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Service and Maintenance 11-3
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil on page 10-15.
Once a Month
.Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire Pressure on
page 10-65.
.Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection on page 10-72.
.Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid on
page 10-38.
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.
See Engine Oil Life System on
page 10-20.
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 10-72.
.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 10-15 andEngine
Oil Life System on page 10-20.
.Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant on page 10-30.
.Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid on
page 10-38.
.Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care on page 10-101. Replace
worn or damaged wiper blades.
See Wiper Blade Replacement
on page 10-43.
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11-4 Service and Maintenance
.Check tire inflation pressures.
SeeTire Pressure on
page 10-65.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection on page 10-72.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
(Except ZL1 and Z/28) on
page 10-22 orEngine Air
Cleaner/Filter (ZL1 Only) on
page 10-23 orEngine Air
Cleaner/Filter (Z/28 Only) on
page 10-24.
.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 10-101.
.Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check on page 3-14.
.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 on page 10-101.
.Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check on page 10-42.
.Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check on
page 10-42.
.Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check on page 10-43.
.Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check on
page 10-43.
.Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
.Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. See your
dealer if service is required.
.Check tire sealant expiration
date, if equipped. See Tire
Sealant and Compressor Kit on
page 10-82.
.Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof on
page 2-18.
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Customer Information 13-15
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID)
RFID technology is used in some
vehicles for functions such as tire
pressure monitoring and ignition
system security, as well as in
connection with conveniences such
as Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitters for remote door locking/
unlocking and starting, and
in-vehicle transmitters for garage
door openers. RFID technology in
GM vehicles does not use or record
personal information or link with any
other GM system containing
personal information.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
comply with Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and with Industry Canada
Standards RSS‐GEN/210/220/310.Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not cause
harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.
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14-4 OnStar
2. Say“Repeat.” System responds
with the last direction given, then
responds with “OnStar ready,”
then a tone.
Get My Destination
1. Press
Q. System responds:
“OnStar ready,” then a tone.
2. Say “Get my destination.”
System responds with address
and the distance to the
destination, then responds with
“OnStar ready,” then a tone.
Other Navigation Services
Available from OnStar
OnStar eNav:Allows subscribers
to send destinations from
MapQuest.com to their Turn-by-Turn
Navigation or screen-based
navigation system. When ready, the
directions will be downloaded to the
vehicle.
Destination Download: Press
|,
then request the Advisor to
download directions to the
navigation system in the vehicle. After the call ends, press the
“Go”
button on the navigation screen to
begin driving directions.
Once directions have been
downloaded to the navigation
system, the route must be canceled
through the navigation system.
Destinations can also be
downloaded on the go. For
information about eNav, Destination
Download, and coverage maps, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Connections
OnStar Hands-Free Calling allows
calls to be made and received from
the vehicle. The vehicle can also be
controlled from a cell phone through
the OnStar RemoteLink
®mobile
app. For coverage maps, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
OnStar Mobile App
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to your Apple®,
Android™ and BlackBerry®devices
to check vehicle fuel level, oil life,
or tire pressure; to start the vehicle
(if equipped) or unlock it; or to
connect to an OnStar Advisor. For
OnStar RemoteLink information and
compatibility, see www.onstar.com
(U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Hands-Free Calling
1. PressQ. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Please say the name or number
to call.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing, including a “1”and the
area code. System responds:
“OK calling.”
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OnStar 14-5
Calling 911 Emergency
1. PressQ. The system responds
“OnStar Ready,” followed by
a tone.
2. Say “Call.”The system responds
“Please say the name or number
to call.”
3. Say “911”without pausing. The
system responds “911.”
4. Say “Call.”The system responds
“OK, dialing 911.”
Retrieve My Number
1. PressQ. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “My number.” System
responds: “Your OnStar
Hands-Free Calling number is,”
then says the number.
End a Call
PressQ. System responds: “Call
ended.”
Store a Name Tag for Speed
Dialing
1. PressQ. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Store.” System responds:
“Please say the number you
would like to store.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing. System responds:
“Please say the name tag.”
4. Pick a name tag. System responds: “About to store
5. Say “Yes”or“No” to try again.
System responds: “OK, storing
Place a Call Using a Stored
Number
1. PressQ. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call
responds: “OK, calling
Verify Minutes and Expiration
PressQand say “Minutes” then
“Verify” to check how many minutes
remain and their expiration date.
Vehicle Diagnostics
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will
perform a vehicle check every
month. It will check the engine,
transmission, antilock brakes, and
major vehicle systems. It also
checks the tire pressures, if the
vehicle is equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System. If an
On-Demand Diagnostics check is
needed between e-mails, press
|,
and an Advisor can run a check.
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i-4 INDEX
Driving (cont'd)Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . 1-19
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-11
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Electrical System
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54 Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-22–10-24
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-6
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Cooling System . . 10-26, 10-27, 10-29
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-35
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-13
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
F
Filter,
Engine AirCleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22–10-24
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-4
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-90
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-110
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-21
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Fog Lamps Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
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i-6 INDEX
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 2-15
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-97
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 5-36
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-59
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-2
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Headlamps, FrontTurn Signal, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . 10-45, 10-46
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Latches, Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Theater Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-19
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-14
Taillamp Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Traction Control OFF/ StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
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INDEX i-7
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . 9-44
LocksAutomatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-16
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-34 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21 Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-35
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-37
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42 Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-15
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5