2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX tires

Service and Maintenance 10-3
system whenever the oil is changed.
SeeEngine Oil Life Systemon
page 9‑11.
When the Change Engine Oil Soon
message displays, certain services,
checks, and inspections are
required. The services described for
Maintenance Ishould be performed
at every engine oil change. The
services described for Maintenance
II should be performed when:
.Maintenance Iwas performed
the last time the engine oil was
changed.
.It has been 10 months or more
since the Change Engine Oil
Soon message has displayed or
since the last service.
Maintenance I
.Change engine oil and filter. See
Engine Oilon page 9‑10.An
Emission Control Service.
.Engine coolant level check. See
Engine Coolant on page 9‑15.
.Windshield washer fluid level
check. See Washer Fluidon
page 9‑21.
.Tire inflation check. See Tire
Pressure on page 9‑46.
.Tire wear inspection. See Tire
Inspection on page 9‑52.
.Rotate tires. See Tire Rotationon page 9‑52.
.Fluids visual leak check (or
every 12 months, whichever
occurs first). A leak in any
system must be repaired and the
fluid level checked.
.Engine air cleaner filter
inspection (vehicles driven in
dusty conditions only). See
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
on
page 9‑13.
.Brake system inspection (or
every 12 months, whichever
occurs first).
Maintenance II
.Perform all services described in
MaintenanceI.
.Steering and suspension
inspection. Visual inspection for
damaged, loose, or missing
parts or signs of wear.
.Engine cooling system
inspection. Visual inspection of
hoses, pipes, fittings, and
clamps and replacement,
if needed.
.Windshield wiper blade
inspection for wear, cracking,
or contamination and windshield
and wiper blade cleaning,
if contaminated. See Exterior
Care
on page 9‑75. Worn or
damaged wiper blade
replacement. See Wiper Blade
Replacement on page 9‑26.

10-6 Service and Maintenance
ServiceMaintenanceIMaintenance
II
Change engine oil and filter. Reset oil life system. ••
Engine coolant level check. ••
Windshield washer fluid level check. ••
Tire inflation pressures check. ••
Tire wear inspection. ••
Rotate tires. ••
Fluids visual leak check. ••
Engine air cleaner filter inspection (vehicles driven in dusty conditions only). ••
Brake system inspection. ••
Steering and suspension inspection. •
Engine cooling system inspection. •
Windshield wiper blades inspection. •
Body components lubrication. •
Restraint system components check. •
Automatic transmission fluid level check. •
Engine air cleaner filter inspection (vehicles not driven in dusty conditions). •

Customer Information 12-7
.Flat Tire Change:Service is
provided to change a flat tire
with the spare tire. The spare
tire, if equipped, must be in good
condition and properly inflated.
It is the owner's responsibility for
the repair or replacement of the
tire if it is not covered by the
warranty.
.Battery Jump Start: Service is
provided to jump start a dead
battery.
Services Not Included in
Roadside Assistance
.Impound towing caused by
violation of any laws.
.Legal fines.
.Mounting, dismounting or
changing of snow tires, chains,
or other traction devices.
.Towing or services for vehicles
driven on a non-public road or
highway.
Services Specific to Canadian
Purchased Vehicles
.Fuel delivery: Reimbursement
is approximately $5 Canadian.
Diesel fuel delivery may be
restricted. Propane and other
fuels are not provided through
this service.
.Lock-Out Service: Vehicle
registration is required.
.Trip Routing Service: Detailed
maps of North America are
provided when requested either
with the most direct route or the
most scenic route. There is a
limit of six requests per year.
Additional travel information is
also available. Allow three
weeks for delivery.
.Trip Interruption Benefits and
Assistance: Must be over
250 kilometres from where
your trip was started to
qualify. General Motors of Canada Limited requires
pre-authorization, original
detailed receipts, and a copy of
the repair orders. Once
authorization has been received,
the Roadside Assistance advisor
will help you make arrangements
and explain how to receive
payment.
.Alternative Service:
If
assistance cannot be provided
right away, the Roadside
Assistance advisor may give you
permission to get local
emergency road service. You will
receive payment, up to $100,
after sending the original receipt
to Roadside Assistance.
Mechanical failures may be
covered, however any cost for
parts and labor for repairs not
covered by the warranty are the
owner responsibility.

i-2 INDEX
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . 9-26
Bluetooth . . . . 6-42, 6-43, 6-46, 6-58
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34 Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3, 9-31
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Headlamps, Front TurnSignal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30 Bulb Replacement (cont.)
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Camera, Rear Vision . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iv
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21 Cargo
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Cautions, Danger, and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 3-1
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 4-16
Check
Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 9-25
Child Restraints Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51, 2-54
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 2-43

INDEX i-9
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 9-72
Reimbursement Program,GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . 2-36
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . 12-14
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29 Ride Control Systems
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 11-4
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Replacing After a Crash . . . . . . 2-22
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 2-21 Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . 12-14
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 10-2
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . 12-8
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 2-5
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 2-3
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51, 2-54
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

INDEX i-11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 12-4
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 1-13 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9, 4-10
Tires Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Inflation Monitor System . . . . . . 9-49
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21 Tires (cont.)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 9-47
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 8-58
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-63
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 8-64
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72 Traction
Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . 8-41
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 8-64
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-61
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32

i-12 INDEX
U
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . . . 8-46
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Using this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
V
Vehicle Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46 Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Service Parts Identification
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
W
Warning Lights, Gauges,
and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21 Wheels
Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Where to Put the Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . 9-26
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8