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Service and Maintenance 263
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0192.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire Pressure
0 227.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0232.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid
0 201.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON DIC message displays, have
the engine oil and filter changed
within the next 1 000 km/600 mi.
If driven under the best conditions,
the engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and
filter must be changed at least once a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system is reset
accidentally, service the vehicle
within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life
system when the oil is changed.
See
Engine Oil Life System 0194.
Air Conditioning Desiccant
(Replace Every Seven Years)
The air conditioning system requires
maintenance every seven years.
This service requires replacement of
the desiccant to help the longevity
and efficient operation of the air
conditioning system. This service
can be complex. See your dealer.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the
following services. See Tire
Rotation 0232. .
Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter,
and reset oil life system. See
Engine Oil 0192 and
Engine Oil Life System 0194.
. Inspect the engine air cleaner
filter. See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0196.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0197.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0201.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0227.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0232.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0252.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damage,
including cracks or tears in the
rubber boots, loose or missing

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272 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0197.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 192.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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304 Index
Climate Control Systems (cont'd)Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 286
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 300
Control
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . 98
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 132
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Cover
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 286
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 292
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 291
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 301
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 278
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 163, 204
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 169
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 140
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 145
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 146
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Index 305
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 213
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 191
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 98
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Engine (cont'd)
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 159
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 291
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 123
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 125
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 195
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Fluid (cont'd)
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fog Lamps Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 140
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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306 Index
FusesEngine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 213
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 119Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 98
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 261
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 125
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 123
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 109
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 132
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 145
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 164
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 132
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 288
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 24
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245