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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (MRC 8-Speed Transmission) DEXRON AW-1 Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19256039, in
Canada 19256040).
Automatic Transmission (M3D and M3T 9-Speed Transmissions) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 238.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0243.
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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366 Index
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Assistance Program,Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 204
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . 209
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Battery - North America . . . . 251, 306
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 253 Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 121
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 210
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 175
Bulb Replacement Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 257
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .231, 251, 306, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 119
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
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Driver InformationCenter (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 207
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 164
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 169
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 171
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 188
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 122
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 259 Electrical System (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 235
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 184
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .115
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 352
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 147
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 148
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 150
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 241
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
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Lights (cont'd)Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 148
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .117
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 126
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 324
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 119
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Massage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Mirrors (cont'd)
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 33
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . 362
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 175
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 240
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 343
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
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OperationFog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Overview Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
Park
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 252
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 182
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 204
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 65
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 124
Pedestrian Protection System . . . 90
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 232 Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 181
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 57
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 352
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 346
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .231, 251, 306, Back Cover
Publication Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 350
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 204 Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 102
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 310
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 351
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
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TowingDriving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 221
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 221
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 310
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 125
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . . 192
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 257U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 282
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 143
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 336
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 300
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 284
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 77
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33