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11-4 Service and Maintenance
.Engine air cleaner filter
inspection. SeeEngine Air
Cleaner/Filter on page 10‑16.
.Brake system inspection (or
every 12 months, whichever
occurs first).
.Steering and suspension
inspection. Visual inspection for
damaged, loose, or missing
parts or signs of wear.
.Body hinges and latches, key
lock cylinders, folding seat
hardware, and sunroof
(if equipped) lubrication. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
on page 11‑7. More
frequent lubrication may be
required when the vehicle is
exposed to a corrosive
environment. Applying silicone
grease on weatherstrips with a
clean cloth makes them last
longer, seal better, and not stick
or squeak.
.Restraint system component
check. See Safety System
Check on page 3‑28.
.Fuel system inspection for
damage or leaks.
.Exhaust system and nearby heat
shields inspection for loose or
damaged components.
Additional Required Services
Every 12 000 km/7,500 Miles
.Rotate tires. Tires should be
rotated every 12 000 km/
7,500 miles. See Tire Rotation
on page 10‑81.
At Each Fuel Stop
.Engine oil level check. See
Engine Oil on page 10‑11.
.Engine coolant level check. See
Engine Coolant on page 10‑19.
.Windshield washer fluid level
check. See Washer Fluidon
page 10‑26. Once a Month
.Tire inflation check. See
Tire
Pressure on page 10‑74.
.Tire wear inspection. See Tire
Inspection on page 10‑80.
.Sunroof track and seal
inspection, if equipped. See
Sunroof (Sedan and Wagon)
on
page 2‑32or Sunroof (Coupe)on page 2‑34.
Once a Year
.See Starter Switch Checkon
page 10‑32.
.See Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control Function
Check on page 10‑33.
.See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check on page 10‑33.
.See Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Checkon
page 10‑33.
.Accelerator pedal check for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
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INDEX i-11
Replacing LATCH SystemParts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-16
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Ride Control Systems Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 9-40
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Roadside Service . . . . . . . 13-7, 13-10
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32, 2-34
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-4
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Replacing After a Crash . . . . . . 3-29
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 3-28
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-16
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 11-3
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-10
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-92 Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Heated and Ventilated
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-7
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-4
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60, 3-62
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Service Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . 11-11
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i-12 INDEX
Service (cont.)Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Scheduling Appointments . . . 13-10
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 3-42
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-111
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speed Limiter, Engine . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 StabiliTrak®System . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . 1-4, 9-19
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cargo Management System . . . 4-3
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . 10-101, 10-102
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32, 2-34
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
System
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-6
Theft-DeterrentSystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24, 2-26
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . 3-8
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tires Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-83
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-102
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-111
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-70
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-85
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-90
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-77
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