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352 Service and Maintenance
of leaking, blown seals,
or damage, and can advise
when service is needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel,
and can reduce the risk of tire
failure.
. Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the
tread or sidewall; or a bulge or
split in the tire.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also
provide tire/wheel balancing
services to ensure smooth
vehicle operation at all speeds.
Your dealer sells and services
name brand tires.
Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle’s interior and
exterior, see
Interior Care 0338 and
Exterior Care 0333.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver
optimal wear and performance.
. Signs that the alignment may
need to be adjusted include
pulling, improper vehicle
handling, or unusual tire wear.
. Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper
wheel alignment.
Windshield
For safety, appearance, and the
best viewing, keep the windshield
clean and clear.
. Signs of damage include
scratches, cracks, and chips.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect the windshield and
recommend proper replacement
if needed. Wiper Blades
Wiper blades need to be cleaned
and kept in good condition to
provide a clear view.
.
Signs of wear include streaking,
skipping across the windshield,
and worn or split rubber.
. Trained dealer technicians can
check the wiper blades and
replace them when needed.

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Technical Data 357
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0353 for more information.
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 11.3 L 11.9 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank 83.3 L 22.0 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.0 L 1.0 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.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
3.6L V6 Engine DAutomatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 in)

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Customer Information 363
.Find the
Chevrolet-recommended
maintenance services.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment
required for the vehicle, such as
hand controls or a wheelchair/
scooter lift for the vehicle.
For more information on the limited
offer, visit www.gmmobility.com or
call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935. General Motors of Canada also has
a Mobility Program. Visit www.gm.ca
or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483)
for details. TTY users call
1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
For U.S.-purchased vehicles, call
1-800-243-8872. (Text Telephone
(TTY): 1-888-889-2438.)
For Canadian-purchased vehicles,
call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.
Your name, home address, and
home telephone number.
. Telephone number of your
location.
. Location of the vehicle.
. Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle. .
Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle.
. Description of the problem.
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to make
any changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
driver if they decide the claims are
made too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.

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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 264
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 204
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 274
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 78
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Airbag System (cont'd)
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 73
Airbags Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 122
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 250
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 285
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 174
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 238 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

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CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 205 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212, 213
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 366
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 120
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 368
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 366
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 371 Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Delayed Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . 162
Delayed Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Delayed Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Diagnostics
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 358
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 238, 285
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 135
Driving
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

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Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Requirements, California . . . . . 254
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 343
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 159
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 157
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 205 High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 221
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 240
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 47
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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StabiliTrakIndicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 109, 110
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cargo ManagementSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 103
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 372
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) . . . . . . . 194
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Taillamps Turn Signal and Stoplamps . . . 288
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 362
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 43
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 306 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 305
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Terminology and Definitions . . 302
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 315
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 256
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 256
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 330
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

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TransmissionAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 313
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 153Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 356
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 146
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Vehicle (cont'd)
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 290
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 252
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 315
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 89
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 287
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . 290