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2. Position the two vehicles so thatthey are not touching.
3. Set the parking brake firmly and put the shift lever in P (Park)
with an automatic transmission,
or Neutral with a manual
transmission.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump starting
procedure, they could be damaged.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Whenever
possible, turn off or unplug all
accessories on either vehicle when
jump starting.
4. Set the ignition to OFF. Turn off all lights and accessories in both
vehicles, except the hazard
warning flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running and
can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode. People
have been hurt doing this, and
some have been blinded. Use a
flashlight if you need more light.
Battery fluid contains acid that can
burn you. Do not get it on you.
If you accidentally get it in your
eyes or on your skin, flush the place
with water and get medical help
immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine parts
can injure you badly. Keep your
hands away from moving parts
once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the remote
positive (+) terminal on the
discharged battery.
6. Connect the other end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the good
battery.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the
negative (–) terminal of the good
battery.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable to the
remote negative (–) grounding
terminal for the discharged
battery.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine at idle speed for at
least four minutes.
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Caution
Use of a shield mounted in front of
the vehicle grille could restrict
airflow and cause damage to the
transmission. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle warranty.
If using a shield, only use one that
attaches to the towing vehicle.
Dolly Towing (Rear-Wheel-Drive
Vehicles)
To dolly tow a rear-wheel-drive vehicle
from the rear:1. Attach the dolly to the tow vehicle following the dolly
manufacturer instructions.
2. Put the rear wheels on the dolly.
3. Shift the transmission to P (Park).
4. Firmly set the parking brake.
5. Use an adequate clamping device designed for towing to ensure
that the front wheels are locked
into the straight-ahead position.
6. Secure the vehicle to the dolly following the manufacturer
instructions.
7. Release the parking brake only after the vehicle being towed is
firmly attached to the towing
vehicle.
8. Turn the ignition to OFF.Dolly Towing (All-Wheel Drive
Vehicles)
Vehicles with all-wheel drive cannot
be dolly towed.
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.Check tire inflation pressures. See
Tire Pressure 0290.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0296.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0261.
. Inspect brake system. See Exterior
Care 0315.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of wear.
See Exterior Care 0315.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 070.
. 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 0315.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0273. .
Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control Function Check 0273.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check 0274.
. 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 Sunroof050.
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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, if recommended for the vehicle, and
perform Required Services. Check engine oil level
and oil life percentage. Change engine oil and filter,
if needed. (1)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (2)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (3)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (4)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
2.0L LTG and 3.6L LF3 Engines: Replace spark plugs.
Inspect spark plug wires.@ @
3.6L LFX Engine Only: Replace spark plugs. Inspect
spark plug wires.@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
AWD. (5)@@@
Change rear axle fluid.@@@
Change front axle fluid, if equipped with AWD.@@@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (6)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (7)@
Replace brake fluid. (8)
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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.
Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD) Clutch System Lubricant (CTS-V Only) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant. See
Engine Coolant 0264.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine Oil0257.
Front Axle (AWD Only) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089).
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) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88862624).
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Customer
Information
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording andPrivacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
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.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs. No data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name,
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Automatic (cont'd)Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 274
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Brakes (cont'd)
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
C
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 336
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Check
Malfunction Indicator Engine
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 84
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95, 97
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . . . . 214
Composite Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . 303
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Engine (cont'd)Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 198
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 159
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 164
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 161
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 260
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 237
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 129
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 278
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 282
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
G
Gauges
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 120
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Gauges (cont'd)
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 323
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 161
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Headlamps Adaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 159