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Service and Maintenance 311
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 may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to 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 0241.
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 0276. .
Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0238 andEngine Oil Life
System 0241.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0244.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0249.
. Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0300. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade Replacement
0 254.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0271.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0276.
. Visually check for fluid leaks. .
Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
0 242.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0300.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0300.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 063.
. 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 0300.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0253.
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Service and Maintenance 313
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Normal12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
AWD. (4)@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Normal
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels, or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2)
Check all fuel and vapor lines
and hoses for proper hook-up,
routing, and condition.
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
AWD. (4)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic, poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2)
Check all fuel and vapor lines
and hoses for proper hook-up,
routing, and condition.
(3) Or every four years, whichever
comes first. If driving in dusty
conditions, inspect the filter at each
oil change or more often as needed.
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320 Service and Maintenance
UsageFluid/Lubricant
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 15278634 A3083C
Engine Oil Filter 19330000 PF63E
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 20958479 CF179C
Spark Plugs 12622561 41-109
Wiper Blades
Front Driver –63 cm (24.8 in) 20945799 —
Front Passenger –53.0 cm (20.8 in) 20945800 —
Rear –30.0 cm (11.8 in) 25820122 —
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Technical Data 323
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0319 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System 11.3 L 11.9 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank 83.3 L 22.0 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.0 L 1.0 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 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 DAutomatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 in)
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Index 349
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 232
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . 175
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 242
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 70
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 65
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .112
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alert Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 218
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 253
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 207 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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DrivingCharacteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 24
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 190
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 192
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 258
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 237
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Cooling System Messages . . . 126
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 203
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 337 Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 144
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 146
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 241
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Front Seats Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Park (cont'd)Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 254
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 202
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 70
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 234
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 200
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 62
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 336
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 331
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .234, 252, 293
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 335
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 213
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 103
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 296
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 336
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130