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Technical Data 383
Technical Data
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Vehicle Data
Capacities andSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 386
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the driver side of the vehicle. It can
be seen through the windshield from
outside. The Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) also appears on the
Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement parts. See
“Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 384 for the vehicle's engine code.
Service Parts
Identification Label
There may be a label on the inside
of the glove box that contains the
following information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Model designation
. Paint information
. Production options and special
equipment
If there is no label, there is a
barcode on the certification label on
the center (B) pillar to scan for this
same information.

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Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
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.
Engine Cooling System 1.5L L4 Gas Engine 6.6 L 7.0 qt
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine 7.5 L 7.9 qt
2.0L L4 Gas Engine 7.8 L 8.2 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 1.5L L4 Gas Engine AWD 5.0 L 5.3 qt
1.5L L4 Gas Engine FWD 4.0 L 4.2 qt
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine 5.0 L 5.3 qt
2.0L L4 Gas Engine AWD 5.7 L 6.0 qt
2.0L L4 Gas Engine FWD 4.7 L 5.0 qt

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ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Fuel Tank
FWD 56.0 L 14.8 gal
AWD 59.0 L 15.6 gal
DEF Tank (LH7 engine only) 18.5 L 4.9 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 0.8 L 0.85 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 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 Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
1.5L L4 Gas Engine (LYX) VAutomatic 0.60–0.70 mm (0.024–
0.028 in)
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine (LH7) UAutomatic —
2.0L L4 Gas Engine (LTG) XAutomatic 0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–
0.035 in)

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Engine Drive Belt Routing
1.5L L4 Gas Engine
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine
2.0L L4 Gas Engine

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Customer Information 397
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the
engine, transmission, axle,
suspension, brakes, electrical
system, steering system, body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic
operational information about the
vehicle. The owner ’s manual
includes the Maintenance Schedule
for all models.
Customer literature publications
available for purchase include
owner ’s manuals, warranty
manuals, infotainment manuals, and
portfolios. Portfolios include an
owner ’s manual, warranty manual,
infotainment manual, if applicable,
and zip lock bag or pouch.
Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for many
current and past model year GM
vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
eastern time
For credit card orders only (VISA,
MasterCard, or Discover), see
Helm, Inc. at: www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S. funds.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
complies with Part 15/Part 18 of the
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) rules and with
Innovation, Science and Economic
Development (ISED) Canada's
RSP-100 / license-exempt RSS's /
ICES-001.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not cause harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.

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Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or
Transport Canada) in a situation like
this, notify General Motors.
In the U.S., call 1-800-222-1020,
or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance
Center
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777
(English) or 1-800-263-7854
(French), or write:
General Motors of Canada
Company
Customer Care Centre,
Mail Code: CA1-163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
In Mexico, call 01-800-466-0811.
In other Central America and
Caribbean Countries, call
52-722-236-0680.
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for airbag
deployment and deploy them in a
crash, and, if equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help the dealer
technician service the vehicle.
Some modules may also store data
about how the vehicle is operated,
such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may
retain personal preferences, such as
radio presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air
bag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s
systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
.How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
. Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/
or brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was
traveling.

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OnStar 403
Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these
services:
.With Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
OnStar Advisors can use GPS to
pinpoint the vehicle and help
authorities quickly recover it.
. With Remote Ignition Block,
if equipped, OnStar can block
the engine from being restarted.
. With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,
if equipped, OnStar can work
with law enforcement to
gradually slow the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked
and the vehicle alarm sounds, a
notification by text, e-mail, or phone
call will be sent. If the vehicle is
stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the
vehicle.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
.Prior to vehicle purchase.
Press
Qto set up an account.
. After change in ownership and
at 90 days.
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can cancel or change account
information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately to
terminate your OnStar or connected
services if the vehicle is disposed
of, sold, transferred, or if the
lease ends.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PressQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible. The Advisor will update
vehicle records and explain OnStar
or connected service options.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Remote
Services, Roadside Assistance, and
Hands-Free Calling are available on
most vehicles. Not all OnStar
services are available everywhere
or on all vehicles. For more
information, a full description of
OnStar services, system limitations,
and OnStar User Terms, Privacy
Statement, and Software Terms:
. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827).
. See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
. See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
. Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.

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IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 3
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 224
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 273
Additional Information
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 290
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 83
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 79
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 130
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 246
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 301
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 215
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

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Assistance Systems forParking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 236
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Battery - North America . . . . 300, 351
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 302
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 134 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 244
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 194
Bulb Replacement Front Turn Signal and Fog
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305, 306
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 308
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .276, 300, 351,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 107
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 91
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Child Restraints (cont'd)Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 104
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 169 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 120, 124
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . 255
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 394
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 338
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 410 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 129
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Covers
Rear Compartment/StoragePanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 224
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Customer Information
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 394
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 399
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 412
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . 28, 205
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 204
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Door Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38