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382 Service and Maintenance
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. See Vehicle Load
Limits 0255.
. Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits.
. Use the recommended fuel. See
Fuel 0298.
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 0311.
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.
Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0314.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire
Pressure 0346.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0351.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer
Fluid 0324.
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
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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 0316.
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 0351.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0314 andEngine Oil Life
System 0316.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0320.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0324. .
Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0371. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0329.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0346.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0351.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0318.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0371.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0371.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 064.
. 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 0371.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0328.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check 0328.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism
Check 0328.
. 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.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof047.
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4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobile
devices can be connected. A data
plan is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to
do so.1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=, wait for
the prompt, then say “Wi-Fi
settings.” On some vehicles,
touch Wi-Fi Settings on the
screen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will display the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID),
password, and on some
vehicles, the connection type
(no Internet connection, 3G,
4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality
(poor, good, excellent).
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor.
OnStar RemoteLink
®Mobile App
(If Equipped)
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to select Apple
®iOS,
Android™, BlackBerry®,
or Windows®mobile devices. OnStar Subscribers can access the
following services from a mobile
device:
.
Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks.
. Activate the horn and lamps.
. Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil
life, or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
. Send directions to the vehicle.
. Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only).
. Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot
on/off, manage settings, and
monitor data consumption,
if equipped.
For OnStar RemoteLink information
and compatibility, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Remote Services
Contact an OnStar Advisor to
unlock the doors or sound the horn
and flash the lamps.
OnStar AtYourService
OnStar Advisors can provide special
offers from restaurants and retailers
on your route, help locate hotels,
or book a room.
OnStar Hands-Free Calling
Make and receive calls with the
built-in wireless calling service,
which requires available minutes.
Make a Call
1. Press
=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. 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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Index 423
Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 270, 328
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 284
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 131
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 289
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 24
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 253
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 255
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 271
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 122
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 333
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 313
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Cooling System Messages . . . 139 Engine (cont'd)
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 266
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 408
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 157
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 159
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
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Lights (cont'd)Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 121
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 124
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 157
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . .117
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Locks (cont'd)
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 126
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 382 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 119
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 179
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Object Detection System . . . . . 141
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 143
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Messaging Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Mirrors (cont'd)Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 44
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
N
Navigation
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 259
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 316 Oil (cont'd)
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 78
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 412
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 405
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
P
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 175
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 328
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 265
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 285
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 72
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 310
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 221, 224
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34