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390 Technical Data
Fuel injection timing
(static) degree0° Variable 0°
Valve clearance (Between
cam and roller) Both intake and exhaust
valves:
0.15 mm (0.006 in) in cold engine —
Both intake and exhaust
valves:
0.6 mm (0.024 in) in cold engine
Idling speed 576 - 625 r/min 550 r/min 500 - 600 r/min
Fan belt tension New belt: 4 - 6 mm (0.16 -
0.24 in)/212 - 236 Hz
When used: 6 - 8 mm (0.24
- 0.31 in)/181 - 195 Hz —
New belt: 5 - 7 mm (0.20 -
0.28 in)/184 - 206 Hz
When used: 8 - 9 mm (0.31
- 0.35 in)/158 - 170 Hz
Oil filter Replaceable element type Replaceable element type Catridge
Engine oil capacity When changing oil and
filter:
8.2 L (8.7 qt)
*1
When changing oil and filter:
5.7 L (6.0 qt)
*1
When changing oil only: 9.5 L (10.0 qt)*1
When changing oil and
filter:
11.0 L (11.6 qt)
*1
Engine coolant capacity 12.6 L (13.3 qt)*215.0 L (15.9 qt)*219.6 L (20.7 qt)*2
Preheating system Glow plugs—Glow plugs
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Technical Data 395
Oil pan drain plug83.3Y(8.5 kgf m/
61.0 lb ft) 25.0
Y(2.5 kgf m/
18.0 lb ft) 83.3
Y(8.5 kgf m/
61.0 lb ft)
Oil filter drain plug 25.0Y(2.5 kgf m/
18.0 lb ft) —
—
Oil filter —30.0Y(3.1 kgf m/
22.0 lb ft) —
Oil filter cartridge ——63.7Y(6.5 kgf m/
47.0 lb ft)
Remarks:
*1see Engine Oil (Gasoline) 0257 orEngine Oil (Diesel) 0251.
Remarks:*2see Engine Coolant 0263.
Remarks:*3see Automatic Transmission Fluid 0260.
Remarks:*4see Rear Axle (Gear Oil Viscosity Chart) 0283 orRear Axle (Oil Level Check) 0283.
Remarks:*5only for vehicles equipped with optional limited slip differential.
Remarks:*6The fuel tank capacity is stated on a metal plate attached to the fuel tank body. Only fill the tank to
95 percent of its capacity; this allows room for the expansion of the fuel.
Remarks:
*7larger capacity batteries 31 (180-930) × 2 can also be used. However, do not mix batteries of different
types and from different makers.
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Index 409
Diesel Engine (cont'd)High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . 30, 189
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 180
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 396
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 161
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 29
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 144
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 148
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
E
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 161
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Alarm and AutomaticShutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checks Before Operating . . . . . 175
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 249
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 82
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 179
Shutdown Warning Light . . . . . . . . 91
Engine Oil Level Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Engines Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Exhaust Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Exhaust Fluid
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 103
F
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 105
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 260
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Front Seat Position Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 235
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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410 Index
Fuel (cont'd)Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 232
G
Gauges
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 83
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 82
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
General Information Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Getting In and Out of the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 105
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 288, 291
Daytime Running Lamps(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . 92
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 104
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 144
Hooks Shopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
I
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Information on Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 32
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Lamps
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Roofmarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lighting Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 106