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346 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
If the vehicle is an HP model, see“Recommended Fluids and Lubricants” in the HP supplement. Fluids and lubricants
identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (8 Speed) DEXRON
®-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19300536, in
Canada 19300537).
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®
Coolant. See Engine Coolant 0271.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0264.
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.
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Manual Transmission (L4 and V6 Engines) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
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Index 381
ChargingWireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 121
Check Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . 83
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 95
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Climate Control Systems Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 361
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . . 240
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 314
Connections
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .117
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Customer Information
Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 363
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 361
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 367
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Data Recorder Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 366
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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382 Index
Door (cont'd)Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 353
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 245
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driving Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 25
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 209
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . .211
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Track Events andCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 232
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 123
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 286
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 259
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cooling System Messages . . . 137
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .116
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Engine (cont'd)
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 224
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 366
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 157
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 267
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Front Seats
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Index 383
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 283
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 126
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 223
Requirements, California . . . . . 251
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 286
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 152Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gauges Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .116
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Gauges (cont'd)
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 335
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 157
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Headlamps (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 155
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 127
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 193
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 301
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 209
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 234
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268