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Service and Maintenance 463of leaking, blown seals,
or damage, and can advise
when service is needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel,
and can reduce the risk of tire
failure.
.
Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the
tread or sidewall; or a bulge or
split in the tire.
.
Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also
provide tire/wheel balancing
services to ensure smooth
vehicle operation at all speeds.
Your dealer sells and services
name brand tires.
Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle ’ s interior and
exterior, see Interior Care 0 449 and
Exterior Care 0 444 .
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver
optimal wear and performance.
.
Signs that the alignment may
need to be adjusted include
pulling, improper vehicle
handling, or unusual tire wear.
.
Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper
wheel alignment.
Windshield
For safety, appearance, and the
best viewing, keep the windshield
clean and clear.
.
Signs of damage include
scratches, cracks, and chips.
.
Trained dealer technicians can
inspect the windshield and
recommend proper replacement
if needed. Wiper Blades
Wiper blades need to be cleaned
and kept in good condition to
provide a clear view.
.
Signs of wear include streaking,
skipping across the windshield,
and worn or split rubber.
.
Trained dealer technicians can
check the wiper blades and
replace them when needed.

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Service and Maintenance 465Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Front Axle Driveshaft Splines (All
1500/2500/3500 Series) and Rear
Axle Driveshaft Splines (All 1500
Series) Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant (GM Part No. 19257121, in
Canada 19257122).
Front Axle – Four-Wheel Drive SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88900401, in
Canada 89021678).
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in
Canada 19299819).
Hydraulic Power Steering System
(2500/3500 Series Only) GM Power Steering Fluid (GM Part No. 19329450, in Canada 19329451).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges,
Body Door Hinge Pins, Tailgate
Hinge and Linkage, Fuel Door Hinge,
Tailgate Handle Pivot Points, Hinges,
Latch Bolt, and Linkage Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Rear Axle (1500 Series) SAE 75W-85 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 19300457, in
Canada 19300458).
Rear Axle (2500/3500 Series) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88900401, in
Canada 89021678).
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).

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Technical Data 471Application Capacities
Metric English
6.0L V8 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank
1500 Series Standard and Short Box 98.4 L 26.0 gal
1500 Series Long Box 128.7 L 34.0 gal
2500 Series and 3500 Series Standard Box 136.3 L 36.0 gal
2500 Series and 3500 Series Long Box 136.3 L 36.0 gal
3500 Series Chassis Cab 240.4 L 63.5 gal
3500 Chassis Cab – Front Tank 89.0 L 23.5 gal
3500 Chassis Cab – Rear Tank (if equipped) 151.4 L 40.0 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.5 L 1.6 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y 140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.

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478 Customer Information .
Retrieve your favorite articles,
quizzes, tips, and multimedia
galleries organized into the
Features and Auto Care
Sections.
.
Download the owner ’ s manual
for your vehicle, quickly and
easily.
.
Find the GMC-recommended
maintenance services for your
vehicle.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment
required for the vehicle, such as
hand controls or a wheelchair/
scooter lift for the vehicle. For more information on the limited
offer, see www.gmmobility.com or
call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935.
General Motors of Canada also has
a Mobility Program. See www.gm.ca
or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483)
for details. TTY users call
1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program For U.S.-purchased vehicles, call
1-888-881-3302; (Text Telephone
(TTY): 1-888-889-2438).
For Canadian-purchased vehicles,
call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.
Your name, home address, and
home telephone number .
Telephone number of your
location
.
Location of the vehicle
.
Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle
.
Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle
.
Description of the problem
Coverage Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle's powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
GMC reserve the right to make any
changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.

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502 Index Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 486
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 180
F Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 182
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 121
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Fluid
Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 368, 371
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Fluid (cont'd)
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 310
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 289, 383
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 147
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 62
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Fuel (cont'd)
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 150
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 281
Requirements, California . . . . . 316
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396, 398
G Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Gauges
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transmission Temperature . . . . 139
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Index 503General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 454
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
H Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 182
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 151
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 180
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 151
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243, 245, 246
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 410
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 262
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 301
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 147
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 298
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 196
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243, 245, 246
I Idle System
Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J Jack
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
K Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 160
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 402
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof
Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 181
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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504 Index Lamps (cont'd)
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 313
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 148
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Light
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 147
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Lighting (cont'd)
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 184
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 145
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 149
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 180
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 147
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 140
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
StabiliTrak ®
OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Lights (cont'd)
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak ®
. . . . . . . . . . 149
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 455

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508 Index Service (cont'd)
Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 245
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 358
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 468
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 469
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 480
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Special Application Services . . . . 461
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Steering System Messages . . . . . 163
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 119
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 487
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
T Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Taillamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 477
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 45
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419