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Once a Year (Minimum)
.On vehicles with diesel engines,
it is recommended to drain the
diesel fuel filter of water when
the WATER IN FUEL -
CONTACT SERVICE message
displays or a minimum of once
a year.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON DIC message displays, have
the engine oil and filter changed
within the next 1 000 km/600 mi.
If driven under the best conditions,
the engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and
filter must be changed at least once
a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system is reset
accidentally, service the vehicle
within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life
system when the oil is changed.
See Engine Oil Life System 0273.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the
following services. See Tire
Rotation 0314.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0270 andEngine Oil Life
System 0273.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0278.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0282.
. Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0342. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0288. .
Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0308.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0314.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0276.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0342.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0342.
. Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 072.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil (Gasoline) Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0270.
Engine Oil (Diesel) Engine oil meeting the dexos2™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos2 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0270.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0278.
Hydraulic Brake/Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment System Diesel Exhaust Fluid (GM Part No. 19286291, in Canada 88862660) or diesel exhaust fluid that meets ISO 22241-1 or displays the API Diesel
Exhaust Fluid Certification Mark.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Manual Transmission Manual Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19259104, in Canada 19259105).
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Index 395
Child Restraints (cont'd)Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99, 101
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Climate Control
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 192
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . 190, 192
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 192
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . 255
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 376
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 322
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 123
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 378
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 376
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 382
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 381
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . 29, 223
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 222
Diesel Particulate Filter Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 368
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 239
Driver InformationCenter (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 137
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 242
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 28
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 204
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 206
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 294
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 267
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cooling System Messages . . . 141
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 222
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engines
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 381
Exhaust Fluid Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 158
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
F
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacement (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 161
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 275
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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Front SeatsAdjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 255
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 132
Requirements, California . . . . . 249
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 258
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
What to Use in the U.S. . . . . . . 251
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 294 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
G
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 351
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 161
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 289, 290
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 133
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 160
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 133
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . .190, 192, 193
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 309
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 204
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109