Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-10122675) - 2017 - crc - 8/22/16
Service and Maintenance 375
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see therecommended fluids and lubricants section in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) orlubricant 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.SeeEngine Coolant0294.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™specification of the proper SAE viscositygrade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. SeeEngineOil0286.
Floor Shift Linkage Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674)or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2 Category LB or GC-LB.
Front (If Equipped With Four-WheelDrive) and Rear AxleSAE 75W-90 Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, inCanada 88863090).
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, inCanada 19299819).
Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-10122675) - 2017 - crc - 8/22/16
380 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids andLubricants0375.
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type andcharge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System
2.5L L4 9.1 L 9.6 qt
3.6L V6 12.4 L 13.1 qt
Engine Oil with Filter
2.5L L4 4.7 L 5.0 qt
3.6L V6 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank 80 L 21 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.9 L 2.0 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in thismanual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-10122675) - 2017 - crc - 8/22/16
Index 413
Lumbar Adjustment (cont'd)
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 366
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 118
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 170
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 133
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Messages (cont'd)
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Object Detection System . . . . . 135
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Messaging
Te x t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 1
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 40
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
N
Navigation
OnStar®...................... 399
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 232
O
Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 288
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 70
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 386
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
OnStar®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
