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Service and Maintenance 313
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
maintenance schedule 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 Transmission) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (8-Speed Transmission) DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Chassis Lubrication, 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.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. SeeCooling System 0230.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 222.
Front Wheel Bearings Wheel bearing lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category GC or GC-LB (GM Part No. 1051344, in Canada 993037).
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in Canada 19353127).

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318 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement for more information.
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0313 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant R134a For the air conditioning system refrigerant charge amount, see the refrigerant label located under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System without Rear Heat* 4.3L V6 10.1 L 10.7 qt
6.0L V8 13.1 L 13.8 qt
Engine Cooling System with Rear Heat* 4.3L V6 12.4 L 13.1 qt
6.0L V8 16.1 L 17.0 qt
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Oil with Filter 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank Cutaway (Optional Tank)* 215.7 L 57.0 gal

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346 Index
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 144 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . 146
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 328
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 342
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . 89
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 146
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 328
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 333
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Devices
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 343
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Door
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 14
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sliding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 320
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 182
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Driving
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 151
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 156
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 158

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Driving (cont'd)Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dual Tire
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 253
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 249
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 218
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 89 Engine (cont'd)
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 171
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . 24
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 333
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 110
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 111
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 113
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 228
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 151