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Technical Data 381
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
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.
Engine Cooling System
1.5L L4 Engine 6.1 L 6.4 qt
1.8L L4 Engine 6.8 L 7.2 qt
2.0L L4 Engine 6.8 L 7.2 qt
Engine Oil with Filter
1.5L L4 Engine 4.0 L 4.2 qt
1.8L L4 Engine 5.0 L 5.3 qt
2.0L L4 Engine 4.7 L 5.0 qt
Fuel Tank
1.5L L4 Engine, 1.8L L4 Engine 49.2 L 13.0 gal
2.0L L4 Engine 59.8 L 15.8 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 140Y100 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.
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400 OnStar
from each other and use acombination of letters, numbers,and symbols to increase thesecurity.
.Change the default name of theSSID (Service Set Identifier).This is your network’snamethatis visible to other wirelessdevices. Choose a unique nameand avoid family names orvehicle descriptions.
OnStar Wi-Fi®Hotspot (IfEquipped)
The vehicle may have a built-inWi-Fi hotspot that provides accessto the Internet and web content at4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobiledevices can be connected. A dataplan is required. Use the in-vehiclecontrols only when it is safe todo so.
1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot
information, press=,waitfor
the prompt, then say“Wi-Fisettings.”On some vehicles,touch Wi-Fi Settings on thescreen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will displaythe Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID),password, and on somevehicles, the connection type(no Internet connection, 3G,4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality(poor, good, excellent).
3. To change the SSID or
password, pressQor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connectwith an Advisor.
After initial set-up, your vehicle’sWi-Fi hotspot will connectautomatically to your mobiledevices. Manage data usage byturning Wi-Fi on or off on yourmobile device, using theRemoteLink mobile app, or bycontacting an OnStar Advisor.
OnStar RemoteLink®Mobile App(If Equipped)
Download the OnStar RemoteLinkmobile app to select Apple®iOS,Android™,BlackBerry®,or Windows®mobile devices.OnStar Subscribers can access thefollowing services from a mobiledevice:
.Remotely start/stop the vehicle,if factory-equipped.
.Lock/unlock doors, if equippedwith automatic locks.
.Activate the horn and lamps.
.Check the vehicle’sfuellevel,oillife, or tire pressure,if factory-equipped with the TirePressure Monitor System.
.Send directions to the vehicle.
.Locate the vehicle on a map(U.S. market only).
.Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspoton/off, manage settings, andmonitor data consumption,if equipped.
For OnStar RemoteLink informationand compatibility, seewww.onstar.com (U.S.) orwww.onstar.ca (Canada).
Remote Services
Contact an OnStar Advisor tounlock the doors or sound the hornand flash the lamps.
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410 Index
Door (cont'd)
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 382
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 252
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 134
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 257
Characteristics and
To w i n g T i p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 2
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 29
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 219
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 221
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 238
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 124
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Emergency
OnStar®...................... 398
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 283
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . 293, 294
Cooling System Messages . . . 140
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine (cont'd)
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 233
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 395
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 163
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 165
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 166
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 292
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 208
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator
Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Information
Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 112, 114
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 49
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 141
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 32
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 320
Lamps
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 165
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 122
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 264
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 266
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 125
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Te t h e r s f o r C h i l d r e n . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Light
Ready Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Vehicle Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 167
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 124
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 128
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 165
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . 128, 129
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Lights (cont'd)
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 120
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
StabiliTrak®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak®.......... 127
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . 128, 129
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 369
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 122
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 184
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 140
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Object Detection System . . . . . 142
Messages (cont'd)
Propulsion Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 145
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 49
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
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N
Navigation
OnStar®...................... 399
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 225
O
Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Off-Road
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 291
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 83
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 386
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
OnStar®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Operation
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 176
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 392
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 303
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 232
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 253
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 77
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 126
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 279
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Phone
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 191, 195
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Indicator Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 230
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 69
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 394
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 389