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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
If the vehicle is a Camaro High Performance model, see“Recommended Fluids and Lubricants”in the Camaro High
Performance 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.
Automatic Transmission (10 Speed) DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. SeeCooling System 0237.
Engine Oil (2.0L L4 and 3.6L V6 Engines) Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See
Engine Oil
0 229.
Engine Oil (6.2L V8 Engine) Engine oil meeting the dexos2 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos2 is recommended. See Engine Oil0229.
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. 19353126, in Canada 19353127).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).

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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Manual Transmission (L4 and V6 Engines) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
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 equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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Technical Data 321
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) without Auxiliary Cooler 5.2 L 5.5 qt
3.6L V6 Engine (LGX) with Auxiliary Cooler 5.7 L 6.0 qt
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
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 cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.

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350 Index
AutomaticClimate Control System . . . . . . . 143
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery - North America . . . . 246, 289
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 248
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .112
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Brakes (cont'd)
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 252
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .220, 246, 289, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 90
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 109
Check
Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 72
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 85
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Climate Control Systems Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 112
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 253
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 224
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 105
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Engine (cont'd)
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 183
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 234
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 336
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 132
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 233
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 153
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .115
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 181
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . 213, 214
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 253
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

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LampsDaytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 131
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 211
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 133
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Lights (cont'd)
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .112
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . .112
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .115
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 130
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 107
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 202
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Locks (cont'd)
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 115
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 306 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 110
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Matching
Active Rev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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358 Index
Tires (cont'd)All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 268
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 270
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 269
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Run-Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Sealant and Compressor
Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Terminology and Definitions . . 265
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 280
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Tires (cont'd)
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 217
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 294
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Track Events and Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . .114
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 202
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 278
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAlarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 319
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 113
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 289
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107