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260 Vehicle Care
Tire Terminology and
Definitions
Air Pressure:The amount of
air inside the tire pressing
outward on each square inch of
the tire. Air pressure is
expressed in kPa (kilopascal)
or psi (pounds per square inch).
Accessory Weight
:The
combined weight of optional
accessories. Some examples of
optional accessories are
automatic transmission, power
windows, power seats, and air
conditioning.
Aspect Ratio
:The relationship
of a tire's height to its width.
Belt
:A rubber coated layer of
cords between the plies and the
tread. Cords may be made from
steel or other reinforcing
materials. Bead
:The tire bead contains
steel wires wrapped by steel
cords that hold the tire onto
the rim.
Bias Ply Tire
:A pneumatic tire
in which the plies are laid at
alternate angles less than
90 degrees to the centerline of
the tread.
Cold Tire Pressure
:The
amount of air pressure in a tire,
measured in kPa (kilopascal)
or psi (pounds per square inch)
before a tire has built up heat
from driving. See Tire Pressure
0 262
ii.
Curb Weight
:The weight of a
motor vehicle with standard and
optional equipment including the
maximum capacity of fuel, oil,
and coolant, but without
passengers and cargo.
DOT Markings
:A code molded
into the sidewall of a tire
signifying that the tire is in
compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards. The DOT code
includes the Tire Identification
Number (TIN), an alphanumeric
designator which can also
identify the tire manufacturer,
production plant, brand, and
date of production.
GVWR
:Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 177
ii.
GAWR FRT
:Gross Axle Weight
Rating for the front axle. See
Vehicle Load Limits 0177
ii.
GAWR RR
:Gross Axle Weight
Rating for the rear axle. See
Vehicle Load Limits 0177
ii.
Intended Outboard Sidewall
:
The side of an asymmetrical tire
that must always face outward
when mounted on a vehicle.
Kilopascal (kPa)
:The metric
unit for air pressure.

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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 0229
ii.
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 0268
ii.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0227
iiand Engine Oil Life
System 0229ii.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0233
ii. .
Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0238
ii.
. Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0296
ii. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade Replacement
0 243
ii.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0262
ii.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0267
ii.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
0 231
ii.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0296
ii.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0296
ii. .
Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 058
ii.
. 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 0296
ii.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0241
ii.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0242
ii.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0242
ii.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 242
ii.

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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 manual transmission fluid.@@@
Except 1.4L Engine: Replace spark plugs. Inspect
ignition coil boots.@
1.4L Engine Only: Replace spark plugs. Inspect
ignition coil boots.@ @
1.8L Engine Only: Replace timing belt. (6)@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake/clutch fluid. (6)

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Recommended Fluids
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
0 227
ii.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0233ii.
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
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. 19259104, in Canada 19259105).
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.
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).

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Index 349
Driving (cont'd)For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 22
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 175
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 176
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 250
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 224
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cooling System Messages . . . .116
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . .110
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 191
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 335
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 130
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 230
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fog Lamps Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

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Index 351
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 257
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 129
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 104
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Lighting (cont'd)
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 106
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 109
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 128
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . .110
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 102
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 108
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Warning, Power Steering . . . . . 108
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Locks (cont'd)
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 110
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 307
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 104
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

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352 Index
Messages (cont'd)Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . .116
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Object Detection System . . . . . .118
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . .119
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Mirrors
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mirrors (cont'd)
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 42
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 181
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 229
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 72
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 326 OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 338
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Operating Mode Overheated EngineProtection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 137
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 332
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 237
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198