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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.
SeeEngine Oil Life System 0327.
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 0375.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0325 andEngine Oil Life
System 0327.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0333.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0338. .
Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0402. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0345.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0369.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0375.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0331.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0402.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of wear
at least once a year. See
Exterior Care 0402. Lubricate
the suspension and steering
components at least every other
oil change (if equipped with
grease fittings). .
Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 090.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0402.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0344.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check 0344.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0344.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism
Check 0345.
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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Rear Axle SAE 75W-85 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 19300457, in
Canada 19300458).
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 22845992 A3181C
Oil Filter 19330000 PF63E
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 23281440 CF188
Spark Plugs 12622441 41-114
Wiper Blades Driver Side –55 cm (21.7 in) 22756331 —
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454 Index
Antilock Brake System(ABS) (cont'd)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 288
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 199
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Automatic
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
B
Battery
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Voltage and Charging
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Battery - North America . . . . 340, 393
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 345
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 215, 219
Brake Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 153
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 251
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 348
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347, 348
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 350
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .320, 340, 393
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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PortUSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 258
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 89
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 440
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 435
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .320, 340, 393
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 439
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Rear Axle (cont'd)
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Rear Climate Control System . . . 230
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Side Window Antenna . . . . 207
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 288
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 134
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 396
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 37
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 103
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 440
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 428
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
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Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 317
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 379
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 185Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 425
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 177
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 296
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 380
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 110
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 345
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138