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11-4 Service and Maintenance
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed within
the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven
under the best conditions, the
engine oil life system might not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for more than a year. The engine oil
and filter must be changed at least
once 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 on
page 10‑9.
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 on page 10‑48.
.Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil on page 10‑6 andEngine Oil
Life System on page 10‑9.
.Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant on page 10‑12.
.Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid on
page 10‑17.
.Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care on page 10‑76. Replace
worn or damaged wiper blades.
See Wiper Blade Replacement
on page 10‑22.
.Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure on
page 10‑41.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection on page 10‑48.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on
page 10‑10.
.Inspect brake system.
.Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care on
page 10‑76.
.Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check on page 3‑21.
.Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.

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11-14 Service and Maintenance
UsageFluid/Lubricant
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.
Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or
Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 22753242 A3176C
Engine Oil Filter 89017525 PF63
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 22743911 CF183
Spark Plugs 12622561 41-109
Wiper Blades Driver Side –65 cm (25.6 in) 25892079 —
Passenger Side –45 cm (17.7 in) 25882578 —

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12-2 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and
charge amount, see the refrigerant label under the hood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System 7.1 L 7.5 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank Front-Wheel Drive 70.0 L 18.5 gal
All-Wheel Drive 74.0 L 19.5 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 150 Y110 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 3Automatic 1.10 mm (0.043 in)

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Active Emergency Braking System . . . . . . . . 1-20, 9-49
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . 9-34
Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-10
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11 Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
When Should an
Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 3-30, 3-31
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26, 3-28
Airbags Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-17
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-22, 3-24
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Alert
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 9-51 All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . 10-20, 9-24
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Audio System Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2

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i-4 INDEX
DoorAjar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . 3-13
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-3
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 10-20, 9-24
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . 9-42
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . 1-24
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-7
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Driving (cont'd)
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1, 8-6
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . 5-21
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-5
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-36
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-22
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

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INDEX i-5
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-3
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-5
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-82
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-10
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19 Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-56
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-25
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-56
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-71 Fuses
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-50Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

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INDEX i-9
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . .13-11
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Overview, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-21
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-21 Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-34
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . 7-18, 7-20, 7-24
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 9-19
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Pregnancy, Using Safety
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 Privacy
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . 13-15
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 13-8
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
R
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . 13-15
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Rear Climate Control System . . . 8-9
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6