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310 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
F44 –
F45 –
F46 –
F47 –
F48 Rear wiper 2
F49 Interior rearview mirror/Trailer
F50 Fuel system control module
F51 Heated steering wheel
F52 A/C clutch
F53 Transmission range control
module
F54 Coolant pump
F55 –
F56 –
F57 Engine control module/Ignition
F58 Transmission control module/
Ignition Fuses
Usage
F59 Engine control module battery
F60 Transmission control module 2
F61 O2 sensor 1/ Aeroshutter
F62 Engine control module–odd
F63 O2 sensor 2
F64 Engine control module–even
F65 Engine control module
powertrain 1
F66 Engine control module
powertrain 2
F67 Powertrain TRCM
F68 –
F69 –
F70 –
F71 –
F72 – Fuses
Usage
F73 –
F74 –
F75 –
F76 –
F77 –
K1 Starter 1
K2 Run/Crank
K3 Starter 3
K4 LED/Automatic headlamp (if
equipped)
K5 –
K6 Coolant pump
K7 Engine control module
K8 A/C
K9 –
K10 Starter 2

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Service and Maintenance 369
a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system is reset
accidentally, service the vehicle
within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life
system when the oil is changed.
SeeEngine Oil Life System 0290.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the
following services. See Tire
Rotation 0329.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0288 andEngine Oil Life
System 0290. .
Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0294.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0298.
. Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0358. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0303.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0323.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0328.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0292.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0358. .
Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0358.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 074.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0358.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0302.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check 0302.

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Service and Maintenance 377
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Carrier Assembly - Front Differential (Rear Drive Module) andTransfer Case Dexron Synthetic Gear Lubricant 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88863089, in
Canada 88863090).
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0294.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 is recommended. See Engine Oil0288.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).

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Index 409
CheckMalfunction Indicator
Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 89
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 104
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 391
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 337
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 129
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 205
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 246
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 393
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 391
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 396
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 396
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 383

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410 Index
Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 236, 302
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 254
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 144
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 259
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 218
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 220
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 237
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 135
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 307
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 285
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Cooling System Messages . . . 150
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Engine (cont'd)
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 233
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 396
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 171
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 173
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 291
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

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Index 411
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 261
Forward Collision Alert(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 61
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 139
Requirements, California . . . . . 269
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Fuses (cont'd)
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 307
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 165Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 367
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 173
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 140
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 171
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 140
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 205
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 324