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Chevrolet Blazer Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
16401961) - 2023 - CRC - 5/17/22
Service and Maintenance 319
suitable service maintenance intervals for
your vehicle, please contact your
authorized GM Dealer.
Extreme service is for vehicles mainly
driven off-road in four-wheel drive or used
in farming, mining, forestry, or snow
plowing.
Additional Required Services—Severe
Service
Every 72 000 km (45,000 mi)
.Change automatic transmission fluid.
Every 120 000 km (75,000 mi)
.Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with
AWD. Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate the
transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case and/
or axles and should be replaced.
Owner Checks and Services
Every Five Years
.Replace brake fluid. Every Seven Years
.Replace Air Conditioning Desiccant and
perform air conditioning system
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.
Multi-Point Vehicle
Inspection (MPVI)
A Multi Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
completed by a GM dealer technician is a
maintenance assessment of your vehicle.
The benefit of the MPVI is to identify and
inform the customer of service items that
require immediate attention and those that
may require attention in the future.
The technician will perform the following
checks on your vehicle. For a complete list
of checks, inspections, and services, see your
dealer.
Some items may not apply to your vehicle
and/or region.
Diagnostics
.OnStar active, if equipped
.Service history/recall check
Engine Oil and Filter
.Engine oil
.Oil life monitor
‐
Reset oil life monitor
Exterior Lights
.Visual inspection
Windshield and Wipers
.Visual inspection
Battery
.Battery visual inspection
.Battery test results
.Battery cables and connections
Systems, Fluids, and Visible Leak
Inspection
.Engine oil
.Transmission
.Drive axle
.Transfer case
.Engine cooling system
.Power steering, if equipped
.Fuel system
.Windshield washer fluid

Chevrolet Blazer Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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Customer Information 333
Services Provided
.Emergency Fuel Delivery:Delivery of
enough fuel for the vehicle to get to the
nearest service station.
.Lock-Out Service: Service to unlock the
vehicle if you are locked out. A remote
unlock may be available if you have
OnStar. For security reasons, the driver
must present identification before this
service is given.
.Emergency Tow from a Public Road or
Highway: Tow to the nearest Chevrolet
dealer for warranty service, or if the
vehicle was in a crash and cannot be
driven. Assistance is not given when the
vehicle is stuck in the sand, mud,
or snow.
.Flat Tire Change: Service to change a flat
tire with the spare tire. The spare tire,
if equipped, must be in good condition
and properly inflated. It is the owner's
responsibility for the repair or
replacement of the tire if it is not covered
by the warranty.
.Battery Jump Start: Service to jump start
a dead battery.
.Trip Interruption Benefits and Assistance:
If your trip is interrupted due to a
warranty event, incidental expenses may be reimbursed within the Powertrain
warranty period. Items considered are
reasonable and customary hotel, meals,
rental car, or a vehicle being delivered
back to the customer, up to 500 miles.
Services Not Included in Roadside
Assistance
.Impound towing caused by violation of
any laws
.Legal fines
.Mounting, dismounting, or changing of
snow tires, chains, or other traction
devices
Service is not provided if a vehicle is in an
area that is not accessible to the service
vehicle or is not a regularly traveled or
maintained public road, which includes ice
and winter roads. Off-road use is not
covered.
Services Specific to Canadian-Purchased
Vehicles
.Fuel Delivery: Reimbursement is up to
7 liters. Propane and other fuels are not
provided through this service.
.Lock-Out Service: Vehicle registration is
required.
.Trip Interruption Benefits and Assistance:
Must be over 150 km from where your
trip was started to qualify.
Pre-authorization, original detailed
receipts, and a copy of the repair orders
are required. Once authorization has been
received, the Roadside Assistance advisor
will help to make arrangements and
explain how to receive payment.
.Alternative Service: If assistance cannot
be provided right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give permission to
get local emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100, after
sending the original receipt to Roadside
Assistance. Mechanical failures may be
covered, however any cost for parts and
labor for repairs not covered by the
warranty are the owner responsibility.
Scheduling Service Appointments
When the vehicle requires warranty service,
contact your dealer and request an
appointment. By scheduling a service
appointment and advising the service
consultant of your transportation needs,
your dealer can help minimize your
inconvenience.

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Index 349
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Assistance SystemsDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Auxiliary
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . .134
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 124
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . 264, 301
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Bluetooth (cont'd)
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 155
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 247
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 301
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cargo
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 75
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

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ParkingBrake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Phone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 158
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 155
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Power (cont'd)
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . 148
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Proposition 65 Warning California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . 301
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 336
R
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . 223
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Rear (cont'd)
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . 321
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Reimbursement Program, GM
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Replacing
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . 74