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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
If the vehicle is an HP model, see“Recommended Fluids and Lubricants” in the HP supplement. Fluids and lubricants
identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (8 Speed) DEXRON
®-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19300536, in
Canada 19300537).
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®
Coolant. See Engine Coolant 0271.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0264.
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/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Manual Transmission (L4 and V6 Engines) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.

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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Manual Transmission (V8 Engine) Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 88861800, in Canada 88861801).
Parking Brake Cable Guides Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Rear Axle (L4 and V6 Engines with Automatic Transmission) Dexron non-LSD Gear Oil (GM Part No. 88863089, in Canada 88863090).
Rear Axle (L4 and V6 Engines with Manual Transmission) Dexron LS Gear Oil (GM Part No. 88862624, in Canada 88862625).
Rear Axle (V8 Engine) Dexron LS Gear Oil (GM Part No. 88862624, in Canada 88862625).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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352 Technical Data
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
6.2L V8 Engine (LT1) 9.5 L 10.0 qt
Fuel Tank 72.0 L 19.0 gal
Rear Axle Fluid 2.0L L4 Engine (LTG) Automatic Transmission 0.5 L 0.53 qt
2.0L L4 Engine (LTG) Manual Transmission 1.1 L 1.2 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) Automatic Transmission 0.5 L 0.53 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) Manual Transmission 1.1 L 1.2 qt
6.2L V8 Engine (LT1) 1.1 L 1.2 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 lb ft
*See Automatic Transmission Fluid 0267 for information on checking fluid level.
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
2.0L L4 Engine (LTG) XAutomatic
Manual 0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–
0.035 in)
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) SAutomatic
Manual 0.80–0.90 mm (0.031–
0.035 in)

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380 Index
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 246
Audio
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 163
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 193
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280B
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery - North America . . . . 279, 320
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 281
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 184
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 123
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 215
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 283
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 284
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 283
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .256, 279, 320
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 100
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

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382 Index
Door (cont'd)Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 353
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 245
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driving Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 25
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 209
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . .211
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Track Events andCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 232
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 123
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 286
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 259
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cooling System Messages . . . 137
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .116
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Engine (cont'd)
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 224
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 366
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 157
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 267
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 336 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 121
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Matching
Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 170
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Messages (cont'd)
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 137
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Object Detection System . . . . . 139
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 140
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 46
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 215
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 266
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . .116
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 81
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 357
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

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Tires (cont'd)Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Terminology and Definitions . . 297
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . .311
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 254
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 325
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Track Events and
Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 242
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 309
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 152Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 350
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Vehicle (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 143
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 320
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . .311