341 CHEVROLET COLORADO 2019 User Guide

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Service and Maintenance 341
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the
recommended fluids and lubricants section in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (6 Speed) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (8 Speed) DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL coolant.
See Cooling System 0253.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 246.
Floor Shift Linkage Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674)
or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2 Category LB or GC-LB.
Front (If Equipped With Four-Wheel Drive) and Rear Axle SAE 75W-90 Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 19352759, in
Canada 88863090).
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in Canada 19353127).

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346 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0341.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System
2.5L L4 9.1 L 9.6 qt
3.6L V6 10.6 L 11.2 qt
Engine Oil with Filter
2.5L L4 4.7 L 5.0 qt
3.6L V6 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank 78 L 20.6 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.9 L 2.0 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.

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Index 381
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 331
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 120
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Mirrors (cont'd)
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 39
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . 371
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 174
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 248
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72 Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 352
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 265
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 181
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 210
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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382 Index
Passenger Compartment AirFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 65
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 241
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 179
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 57
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 361
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 355
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .240, 260, 312, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 359
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 210
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 315
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 71 Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 360
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Ride Control Systems Enhanced TractionSystem (ETS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 348
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 360
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360