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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0200.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0195.
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.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Key Lock Cylinders, 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).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
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EmergencyOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 192
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cooling System Messages . . . .117
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 163
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 290
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 126F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 198
First Aid Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 128
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 198
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fog Lamps Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .112
Requirements, California . . . . . 183
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 215
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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Proposition65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .188, 207, 246
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 288
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 173
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 97
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 250
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 70 Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 289
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 277
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 58
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 289
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 284
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 44
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 44
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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Tires (cont'd)Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 230
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 229
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Terminology and Definitions . . 226
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 239
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Towing General Information . . . . . . . . . . 185
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Transmission (cont'd)
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Triangle, Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 237
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 275
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 110 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 180
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 239
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 76
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211