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Vehicle Care 303
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/
Lenses, Emblems, Decals, and
Stripes
Use only lukewarm or cold water, a
soft cloth, and a car washing soap
to clean exterior lamps, lenses,
emblems, decals, and stripes.
Follow instructions under "Washing
the Vehicle" previously in this
section.
Lamp covers are made of plastic,
and some have a UV protective
coating. Do not clean or wipe them
when dry.
Do not use any of the following on
lamp covers:
.Abrasive or caustic agents.
. Washer fluids and other cleaning
agents in higher concentrations
than suggested by the
manufacturer.
. Solvents, alcohols, fuels,
or other harsh cleaners.
. Ice scrapers or other hard items. .
Aftermarket appearance caps or
covers while the lamps are
illuminated, due to excessive
heat generated.
Caution
Failure to clean lamps properly
can cause damage to the lamp
cover that would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty.
Caution
Using wax on low gloss black
finish stripes can increase the
gloss level and create a
non-uniform finish. Clean low
gloss stripes with soap and
water only.
Air Intakes
Clear debris from the air intakes,
between the hood and windshield,
when washing the vehicle.
Shutter System
The vehicle may have a shutter
system designed to help increase
fuel economy. Keep the shutter
system clean for proper operation.
Windshield and Wiper Blades
Clean the outside of the windshield
with glass cleaner.
Clean rubber blades using a lint-free
cloth or paper towel soaked with
windshield washer fluid or a mild
detergent. Wash the windshield
thoroughly when cleaning the
blades. Bugs, road grime, sap, and
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312 Service and Maintenance
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0241.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire Pressure
0 275.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0280.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid
0 252.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON 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 0243.
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 0280.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system.
See Engine Oil 0241 and
Engine Oil Life System 0243.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0247.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0252.
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318 Service and Maintenance
Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power
to start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories.
.To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of
cracking or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the belts and
recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary. Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are
crucial to safe driving.
.
Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the brakes and
recommend quality parts
engineered for the vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved
fluids protect the vehicle’s systems
and components. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0320 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield
washer fluid levels should be
checked at every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be
filled. Hoses
Hoses transport fluids and should
be regularly inspected to ensure
that there are no cracks or leaks.
With a multi-point inspection, your
dealer can inspect the hoses and
advise if replacement is needed.
Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.
Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage.
The brake lamps need to be
checked periodically to ensure
that they light when braking.
. With a multi-point inspection,
your dealer can check the lamps
and note any concerns.
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320 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 0247.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 241.
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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356 Index
Driving (cont'd)Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 176
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 178
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 195
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 128
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 262
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 238
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 190
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 339
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 154
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 156 Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 158
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 244
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 217
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 60
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360 Index
OrderingService Publications . . . . . . . . . . 336
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 256
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 189
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 210
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 78
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 236
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 188
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 70
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 339
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 333
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .235, 254, 294, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 337
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear Climate Control System . . . 166
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 210
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 112 Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 298
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 338
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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Index 363
TransmissionAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 284
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 150Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 323
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Vehicle (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 220
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Washer, Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 285
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 90 Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 257
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112