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11-12 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Use only engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE
viscosity grade. Look for the dexos1 approved logo for GM approved
engine oil. See Engine Oil on page 10-6.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant on page 10-12.
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570). Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Manual Transmission Manual Transmission Fluid. (GM Part No. 88861800) Rear Axle Castrol SAF Carbon Modified SAE 75W/85 API GL5 Differential Oil (GM Part No. 92184900).
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668) or lubricant meeting
requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241).
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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Additional Information
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-10
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-16
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-11
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 9-48
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-74
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79 Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Audio System
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Shift Lock Control
Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
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i-4 INDEX
Driving (cont'd)Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . 5-15
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Electrical System
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Emergency
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10 Engine (cont'd)
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 10-5
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . 5-9
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Cooling System Messages . . . 5-27
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-23
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-3
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-56 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-82
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 10-9
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . 3-6
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Locks (cont'd)Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-19
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-14
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . 11-2 Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-12
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-27 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Menu
Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-60
Messages Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-27
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-29
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Messages (cont'd)
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-18
Mode Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
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i-12 INDEX
Track Events andCompetitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 9-38
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
U
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-67
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Identification
Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-65
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73 Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealant
and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 10-64
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Vehicle Diagnostics
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Viewing Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 9-50
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
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