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Vehicle Care 10-31
Mini
Fuses Amps Usage
4 15A Ignition Coils/ Injectors
5 10A Column Lock
6a –Empty
6b –Empty
7 –Empty
8 –Empty
9 7.5A Heated Mirrors
10 5A Air Conditioning Control Module
11 7.5A Traction Power Inverter Module –
Battery
12 –Not Used
13 10A Cabin Heater Pump and Valve
14 –Not Used Mini
Fuses Amps Usage
15 15A Traction Power Inverter Module
and Transmission
Control Module –
Battery
17 5A Engine Control Module–Battery
22 10A Left High-Beam Headlamp
24 –Empty
25 –Empty
26 –Not Used
31 5A Adaptive Cruise Control/Auto
Headlamp
32 5A Vehicle Integration
Control Module
33 10A Run/Crank for Heated Steering
Wheel Mini
Fuses Amps Usage
34 10A Vehicle Integration
Control Module –
Battery
35 –Not Used
36 10A Power Electronics Coolant Pump
37 5A Cabin Heater Control Module
38 10A Rechargeable Energy Storage
System (High
Voltage Battery)
Coolant Pump
39 10A Rechargeable Energy Storage
System (High
Voltage Battery)
Control Module
40 10A Front Windshield Washer
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11-2 Service and Maintenance
Because of the way people use
vehicles, maintenance needs vary.
There may need to be more
frequent checks and services. The
Additional Required Services -
Normal are for vehicles that:
.Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. SeeVehicle Load Limits
on page 9-12.
.Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits.
.Use the recommended fuel. See
Fuel on page 9-67.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Normal chart.
The Additional Required Services -
Severe are for vehicles that are:
.Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather.
.Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain.
.Frequently towing a trailer.
.Used for high speed or
competitive driving.
.Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Severe chart.
{Warning
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available.
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. See Doing Your Own
Service Work on page 10-5.
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil on page 10-9.
Once a Month
.Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire Pressure on
page 10-47.
.Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection on page 10-53.
.Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid on
page 10-19.
.Engine, power electronics, and
high voltage battery pack
coolant level checks. See
Cooling System (Engine) on
page 10-14 orCooling System
(High Voltage Battery) on
page 10-15 orCooling System
(Power Electronics and Charger
Modules) on page 10-16.
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Service and Maintenance 11-3
Engine Oil Change
Every 24 months or when the
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message displays, change the
engine oil and filter as soon as
possible, within the next 1 000 km/
600 mi. The engine oil and filter
must be changed at least once
every 24 months. After each oil and
filter change, the oil life system must
be reset. SeeEngine Oil Life
System on page 10-12. More
frequent changes may be required
when the vehicle is exposed to a
corrosive environment, such as
areas of high humidity, along an
ocean coast, and/or areas that
apply road salt during winter.
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.
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 10-53.
.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 10-9 andEngine Oil
Life System on page 10-12.
.Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant on page 10-16.
.Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid on
page 10-19.
.Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care on page 10-79. Replace
worn or damaged wiper blades.
See Wiper Blade Replacement
on page 10-26.
.Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure on
page 10-47.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection on page 10-53.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on
page 10-13.
.Inspect brake system.
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11-12 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Use only engine oil licensed to the dexos1
®specification of the proper
SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended.
See Engine Oil on page 10-9.
Engine Cooling System Premix DEX-COOL
®(GM Part No. 12378390, in Canada 10953456). See
Engine Coolant on page 10-16.
High Voltage Battery Cooling System Premix DEX-COOL (GM Part No. 12378390, in Canada 10953456). Power Electronics Cooling System Premix DEX-COOL (GM Part No. 12378390, in Canada 10953456). Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Parking Brake Cable Guides Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Electric Drive Unit DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474).
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INDEX i-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
CoolantEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Cooling System . . . . . . . . 10-14–10-16 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Cruise Control, Active . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Customer Information Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . .13-11
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . 13-9
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-14
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Delayed Charging Override . . . . 9-60
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Display Center Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-4
Drive Mode Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Drive Unit Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28 Driver Assistance Systems . . . . 9-47
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . 5-13
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Driver Selected Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-9
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . 1-26, 9-2
Driving Mode
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
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i-4 INDEX
E
Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Electric Drive UnitMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Electric Drive Unit Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Electric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . 5-21
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Electrical Requirements for Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Electrical System
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 10-33, 10-35
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2 Energy Efficiency
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26, 9-2
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-8
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Cooling System . . . . . . 10-14–10-16
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-44
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-27
Engine Unavailable
Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Extended Range Mode . . . . . . . . 9-22
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-3
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-5
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-87
Fluid Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
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i-6 INDEX
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Information
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . 1-2
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 2-18
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 5-45
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-2
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-43
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-4
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-40 LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Lifting the Vehicle, Tires . . . . . . . 10-3
Light
Ready Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-20
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 5-21
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 5-23
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 5-22
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