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VEHICLE CARE 301
Caution
Chrome wheels and other chrome
trim may be damaged if the vehicle
is not washed after driving on roads
that have been sprayed with
magnesium, calcium, or sodium
chloride. These chlorides are used
on roads for conditions such as ice
and dust. Always wash the chrome
with soap and water after exposure.
Caution
To avoid surface damage, do not
use strong soaps, chemicals,
abrasive polishes, cleaners, brushes,
or cleaners that contain acid on
aluminum or chrome-plated wheels.
Use only approved cleaners. Also,
never drive a vehicle with
aluminum or chrome-plated wheels
through an automatic car wash that
uses silicone carbide tire cleaning
brushes. Damage could occur and
the repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty.
Brake System
Visually inspect brake lines and hoses
for proper hook-up, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing, etc. Inspect disc brake
pads for wear and rotors for surface
condition. Inspect drum brake linings/
shoes for wear or cracks. Inspect all
other brake parts.
Steering, Suspension, and
Chassis Components
Visually inspect steering, suspension,
and chassis components for damaged,
loose, or missing parts or signs of
wear at least once a year.
Inspect power steering for proper
attachment, connections, binding,
leaks, cracks, chafing, etc.
Visually check constant velocity joint
boots and axle seals for leaks.
Body Component Lubrication
Lubricate all key lock cylinders, hood
hinges, liftgate hinges, and the steel
fuel door hinge, unless the
components are plastic. Applying
silicone grease on weatherstrips with aclean cloth will make them last
longer, seal better, and not stick or
squeak.
Underbody Maintenance
At least twice a year, spring and fall,
use plain water to flush any corrosive
materials from the underbody. Take
care to thoroughly clean any areas
where mud and other debris can
collect.
Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate
the fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case
and/or axles and should be replaced
Sheet Metal Damage
If the vehicle is damaged and requires
sheet metal repair or replacement,
make sure the body repair shop
applies anti-corrosion material to
parts repaired or replaced to restore
corrosion protection.
Original manufacturer replacement
parts will provide the corrosion
protection while maintaining the
vehicle warranty.
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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19331925).
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant. See
Engine Coolant 0248.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine Oil0241.
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.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241).
Rear Axle (Limited Slip Differential) DEXRON LS Gear 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88862624). Rear Axle (Non-Limited Slip Differential) Gear DEXRON MTF 75W-90 (GM Part No. 88863089).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
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INDEX 325
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . 232
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . 230
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Thigh Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 245
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 163
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . 72
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . 73
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . 71
What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . 113
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 222
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . 195 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 218
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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Coolant (cont'd)Engine Temperature Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 163
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246, 248
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
D
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 147
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Door (cont'd)
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear Seat Pass-Through . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 322
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 214
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 178
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Track Events and Competitive . . . 174
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160, 163
E
Easy Entry Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 230 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 261
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 265
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 234
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 111
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246, 248
Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . 129
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
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Lights (cont'd)Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . 117
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 85
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 114
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery Voltage and Charging . . . . 127
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Object Detection System . . . . . . . . . 131
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Messages (cont'd)
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . 45
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . 274
N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
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OilEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . 73
Performance Data
Recorder (PDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . 188
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . 66
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . 323
R
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear AxleLimited-Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rear Seat Pass-Through Door . . . . . . . 61
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . 215
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . 296
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Replacing LATCH System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ride Control Systems Limited Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278