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Service and Maintenance 347
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)@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
4WD. (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 - Normal
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
replacement may be needed if the
vehicle is driven in areas with heavy
traffic, poor air quality, areas with
high dust levels or are sensitive to environmental allergens. Filter
replacement may also be needed if
you notice reduced airflow, windows
fogging up, or odors. Your local GM
Service location can help you
determine when it is the right time to
replace your 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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Service and Maintenance 349
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 and filter.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with AWD
or 4WD. (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
replacement may be needed if the
vehicle is driven in areas with heavy
traffic, poor air quality, areas with high dust levels or are sensitive to
environmental allergens. Filter
replacement may also be needed if
you notice reduced airflow, windows
fogging up, or odors. Your local GM
Service location can help you
determine when it is the right time to
replace your 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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354 Service and Maintenance
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Front Axle Propshaft Spline or One-Piece Propshaft Spline
(Two-Wheel Drive with Auto. Trans.) Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant (GM Part No. 19257121, in
Canada 19257122).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Power Assist Steps, and Outer
Tailgate Handle Pivot Points 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).
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
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 22845992 A3181C
Oil Filter 89017525 PF63
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 22808781 CF188
Spark Plugs 12622441 41-114
Wiper Blades
Driver Side –55 cm (21.7 in) 22756331 —
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358 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0353 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 16.5 L 17.4 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 7.6 L 8.0 qt
Fuel Tank Short Wheelbase 98.4 L 26.0 gal
Long Wheelbase 119.2 L 31.5 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.5 L 1.6 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y 140 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.
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384 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . . 205
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 224
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 259
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 269
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Airbag System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 80
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Airbag System (cont'd)
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 75
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 127
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 238
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 216
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
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Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
E
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291, 294
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 264
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cooling System Messages . . . 146 Engine (cont'd)
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 123
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 206
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 372
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 165
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 166
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 168
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 268
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fog Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 169, 285
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 213, 278
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Front Seats Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 369
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 282
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 205
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 231
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 80
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 261
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 203
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 71
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 372
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 366
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .261, 278, 326
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 370
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rear Climate Control System . . . 178
Rear Seats Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 114
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 330
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85