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Technical Data 393
Fuel
Fuel tank capacity
*6113 L (30.0 qt/24.9 gal) 113 L (30.0 qt/24.9 gal) 113 L (30.0 qt/24.9 gal)125 L (33.0 qt/27.5 gal)
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
DEF tank capacity (Diesel Only) 16.0 L (4.23 gal)
Steering
Steering wheel free play 10 - 50 mm (0.39 - 1.97 in)
Power steering fluid capacity 1.5 L (1.6 qt)
Wheel
Wheel alignment Toe-in -2 to 2 mm (-0.08 to 0.08 in)
Camber 0°15’
Caster LH 2°50’, RH 3°40’
King pin 12°
Wheel hub bearing grease capacity 0.11 kg (0.24 lb)
Wheel stud nut torque : Front and rear 500 Y(50 kgf m/363 lb ft)
Disc Brakes
Model 3500/3500HD/4500HD 4500/4500XD/5500HD/5500XD
Brake size (Diameter x
Thickness) 293 x 40 mm (11.54 x 1.57 in) 363 x 42 mm (14.29 x 1.65 in)

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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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Customer Information 405
Reporting Safety
Defects
Reporting Safety Defects
to the United States
Government
If you believe that your vehicle
has a defect which could cause
a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying
General Motors.
If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that
a safety defect exists in a group
of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot
become involved in individual
problems between you, your
dealer, or General Motors.To contact NHTSA, you may call
the Vehicle Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov;
or
write to:
Administrator, NHTSA
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20590
You can also obtain other
information about motor
vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
.
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA in a
situation like this, notify General
Motors.
Call 1-800-862-4389, or write:
Chevrolet Motor Division
Chevrolet Customer Assistance
Center
P.O. Box 33170
Detroit, MI 48232-5170
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
Your vehicle, like other modern
motor vehicles, has a number of
sophisticated computer systems that
monitor and control several aspects
of the vehicle performance. Your
vehicle uses onboard vehicle
computers to monitor emission
control components to optimize fuel
economy and to provide anti-lock
braking and to help the driver
control the vehicle in difficult driving
situations. These computers and
your vehicle's Data Recording
Module (DRM) also store
information about the performance
and status of certain systems in
your vehicle including the engine,
throttle, and braking systems.
General Motors and its affiliates, as
well as service and repair facilities
may access or download and share
this information via a direct
connection to your vehicle in order
to diagnose and repair problems
and properly service the vehicle.
GM and its affiliates may also

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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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410 Index
Fuel (cont'd)Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 232
G
Gauges
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 83
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 82
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
General Information Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Getting In and Out of the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 105
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 288, 291
Daytime Running Lamps(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . 92
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 104
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 144
Hooks Shopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
I
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information on Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 32
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Lamps
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Roofmarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lighting Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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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