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Service and Maintenance 325
.Engine air cleaner filter
replacement or every 20 000 km/
12,500 Miles. See Engine Air
Cleaner/Filter 0258. If driving in
dusty conditions, inspect the
filter at each oil change or more
often as needed.
Every 40 000 km/25,000 Miles
. Passenger compartment air filter
replacement (or every
24 months, whichever occurs
first). More frequent replacement
may be needed if you drive in
areas with heavy traffic, areas
with poor air quality, or areas
with high dust levels.
Replacement may also be
needed if you notice reduced air
flow, windows fogging up,
or odors. Your dealer can help
you determine when it is the
right time to replace the filter.
Every 72 000 km/45,000 Miles
. Replace brake fluid (or every
three years, whichever occurs
first).
. Rear axle fluid (If equipped with
limited slip). Every 80 000 km/50,000 Miles
.
Evaporative control system
inspection. Check all fuel and
vapor lines and hoses for proper
hook-up, routing, and condition.
Every 100 000 km/60,000 Miles
(2.0L Turbo and 3.6L Twin Turbo
Engines)
. Spark plug replacement and
spark plug wire inspection. An
Emission Control Service.
Every 160 000 km/100,000 Miles
(2.5L and 3.6L Engines)
. Spark plug replacement and
spark plug wire inspection. An
Emission Control Service.
Every 240 000 km/150,000 Miles
. Engine cooling system drain and
refill (or every five years,
whichever occurs first). See
Cooling System (Engine) 0259
or Cooling System (Intercooler)
0 261. An Emission Control
Service. .
Engine drive belts inspection for
fraying, excessive cracks,
or obvious damage (or every
10 years, whichever occurs
first). Replace, if needed.
Severe Conditions Requiring
More Frequent Maintenance*
.Public service, military,
or commercial use vehicles to
include the following:
‐Ambulances, police cars and
emergency rescue vehicles.
‐ Civilian vehicles such as light
duty pick-up trucks, SUVs and
passenger cars that are used
in military applications.
‐ Recovery vehicles such as
tow trucks and flatbed single
vehicle carriers or any vehicle
that is consistently used in
towing trailers or other loads.
‐ High use commercial vehicles
such as courier delivery
vehicles, private security patrol
vehicles or any vehicles that
operate on a 24 hour basis.

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0254.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0261.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818). Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19300536).
Rear Axle (Non-Limited Slip Differential) Gear DEXRON MTF 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88863089).
Rear Axle (Limited Slip Differential) DEXRON LS Gear 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88862624). Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
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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336 Customer Information
Customer
Information
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording andPrivacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 336
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to
monitor the conditions for airbag
deployment and deploy them in a
crash, and, if equipped, to provide
antilock braking to help the driver
control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help the dealer
technician service the vehicle.
Some modules may also store data
about how the vehicle is operated,
such as rate of fuel consumption or
average speed. These modules may
retain personal preferences, such as
radio presets, seat positions, and
temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an
airbag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle's
systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
. How various systems in your
vehicle were operating.
. Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/
or brake pedal; and
. How fast the vehicle was
traveling.

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338 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 214
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 243
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 258
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 76
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Airbag System (cont'd)
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 72
Airbags Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Status Indicator . . . .117
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 230
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 201 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 222
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Automatic (cont'd)Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Voltage and Charging
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 271
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 120
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 203
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 190
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 273
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294C
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Carbon Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 117
Check Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . 84
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 96
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . 164, 168
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 208
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 300
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .115

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Engine (cont'd)Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 197
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 336
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 152
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 154
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 257
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Front Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 124
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 275
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
G
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 322
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 154
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Headlamps Adaptive Forward
Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

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Index 343
LightAdaptive Forward Lighting
(AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lighting Adaptive Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 120
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 123
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 152
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . .116
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Lights (cont'd)
StabiliTrak®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 123
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . 211
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 124
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 323 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 118
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 134
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Object Detection System . . . . . 136
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Messages (cont'd)Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mirrors Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 45
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 190
O
Object Detection SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 256
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 83
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 203
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 270
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 196 Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 222
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 76
Performance Data Recorder (PDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 195
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 69
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 336