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378 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (Diesel
Engine) Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19354076).
Automatic Transmission (Gasoline
Engine) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Battery Terminals Petroleum Jelly (outer surfaces)
Brake Fluid DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818).
Cab-Door Hinges and Latches
Lubricant Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241) or equivalent
containing zinc oxide.
Chassis Lubricant Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985) or high temperature equivalent.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Diesel Exhaust Fluid (GM Part No. 19286291) or diesel exhaust fluid that meets ISO 22241-1 or displays the API Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Certification Mark.
Driveshaft Center Bearing, Wheel
Hub Bearing Lubricant NLGI #2 or #3
Driveshaft, Universal Joints and
Sliding Sleeve Lubricant NLGI #1 or #2 multi-purpose type grease

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Service and Maintenance 379
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Coolant (Diesel Engine) 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and GM extended life coolant. (GM Part No. 12378560) SeeEngine Coolant0263.
Engine Coolant (Gasoline Engine) 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0263.
Engine Oil (Diesel Engine) Engine oils with the letters CK-4 are required for your vehicle. The CK-4 designation can appear either alone or in combination with other American
Petroleum Institute (API) designations, such as API CK-4/SL. These letters
show API levels of quality. To determine the preferred viscosity for your
vehicle's diesel engine, seeEngine Oil (Gasoline)0257 orEngine Oil
(Diesel) 0251.
Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine) Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended.
See Engine Oil (Gasoline) 0257 orEngine Oil (Diesel) 0251.
Hydraulic Brake Booster (If
Equipped) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Power Steerig Fluid DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Rear Axle Multi purpose gear oil SAE80W-90 GL-5, SAE90 GL-5
Rear Axle
(Limited slip differential (LSD)) Multi purpose gear oil SAE80W-90 GL-5, SAE90 GL-5 for limited slip
differential together with limited slip differential lubricant additive (GM
Part No. 88900330) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Solvent Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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Technical Data 395
Oil pan drain plug83.3Y(8.5 kgf m/
61.0 lb ft) 25.0
Y(2.5 kgf m/
18.0 lb ft) 83.3
Y(8.5 kgf m/
61.0 lb ft)
Oil filter drain plug 25.0Y(2.5 kgf m/
18.0 lb ft) —
—
Oil filter —30.0Y(3.1 kgf m/
22.0 lb ft) —
Oil filter cartridge ——63.7Y(6.5 kgf m/
47.0 lb ft)
Remarks:
*1see Engine Oil (Gasoline) 0257 orEngine Oil (Diesel) 0251.
Remarks:*2see Engine Coolant 0263.
Remarks:*3see Automatic Transmission Fluid 0260.
Remarks:*4see Rear Axle (Gear Oil Viscosity Chart) 0283 orRear Axle (Oil Level Check) 0283.
Remarks:*5only for vehicles equipped with optional limited slip differential.
Remarks:*6The fuel tank capacity is stated on a metal plate attached to the fuel tank body. Only fill the tank to
95 percent of its capacity; this allows room for the expansion of the fuel.
Remarks:
*7larger capacity batteries 31 (180-930) × 2 can also be used. However, do not mix batteries of different
types and from different makers.

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Index 407
IndexA
About Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 3
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 241
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Adjustments Seat, Initial Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 125
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 263
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Antenna Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 217 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Audio Players
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Automatic Transmission Fluid Temperature Warning Light . . . . . 88
Automatic Transmission Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . 326
Battery Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 286
Brake
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 84
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Exhaust Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Index 409
Diesel Engine (cont'd)High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . 30, 189
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 180
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 396
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 161
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 29
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 144
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 148
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
E
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 161
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Alarm and AutomaticShutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checks Before Operating . . . . . 175
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 249
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 82
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 179
Shutdown Warning Light . . . . . . . . 91
Engine Oil Level Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Engines Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Exhaust Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Exhaust Fluid
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 103
F
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 105
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 260
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Front Seat Position Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 235
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

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LightsAntilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automatic Transmission Fluid Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . 84
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 90
Engine Oil Level Indicator . . . . . . 90
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Engine Shutdown Warning . . . . . 91
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 104
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 91
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Service Transmission Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Locks
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M
Maintenance and CareAdditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 345 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 84
Messages Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 284
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251, 257
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . 172
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 403 Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Overdrive Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Owner Checks and Services . . . . 367
P
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 176
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 245
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . 91
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . 242
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 53
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 405

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412 Index
Proposition 65 Warning,California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 326
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 404
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . 91
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacement Parts Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Reporting Safety Defects
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Roofmarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 396
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
S
Safety Defects ReportingGeneral Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 401
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Three-Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats Position, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Security Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 126
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 245 Service (cont'd)
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 401
Transmission Warning Light . . . . 88
Vehicle Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Shopping Bag Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sidemarker Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Speed Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 168
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storage Areas Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Storage Areas (cont'd)Information on Loading the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
System Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Temperature, Operating . . . . . . . . 172
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 399
Three-Point Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tires If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Towing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Transmission (cont'd)
Overdrive Off, Automatic . . . . . . 215
Service Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 88
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
U
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
VehicleControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Getting In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 383
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Starting and Stopping . . . . 165, 168
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
W
Wait to Start Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Windows Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 286