2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX automatic transmission

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Service and Maintenance 377
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.
Drain the diesel fuel filter of water. (Diesel Only)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Diesel Engine Only: Replace fuel filter. (3)@@@@@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (4)@ @@
Change automatic transmission fluid.@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@ @
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2)
Visually check all fuel and vapor
lines and hoses for proper
attachment, connection, routing, and
condition.

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Service and Maintenance 381
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment System Diesel Exhaust Fluid (GM Part No. 19286291, in Canada 88865751) or diesel exhaust fluid that meets ISO 22241-1 or displays the API Diesel
Exhaust Fluid Certification Mark.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0295.
Engine Oil (Diesel) Engine oil meeting the dexos2 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos2 is recommended. See Engine Oil0288.
Engine Oil (Gasoline) Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 288.
Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474).
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and
Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in Canada 19299819).
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid (GM Part No. 88900401, in Canada 89021678).

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Technical Data 387
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Fuel Tank
FWD 56.0 L 14.8 gal
AWD 59.0 L 15.6 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 0.8 L 0.85 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 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.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
1.5L L4 Gas Engine VAutomatic 0.60–0.70 mm (0.024–
0.028 in)
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine UAutomatic —
2.0L L4 Gas Engine XAutomatic 0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–
0.035 in)

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416 Index
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 245
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 166
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Battery - North America . . . . 303, 354
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 305
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 181
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 132
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 215
Bulb Replacement Front Turn Signal and FogLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 309 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . .311
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .279, 303, 354, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3

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Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 160
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 293
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Diesel Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 250
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 262 Fuel (cont'd)
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . 266, 268
Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 137
Requirements, California . . . . . 257
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
What to Use in Canada and Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
What to Use in the U.S. . . . . . . 259
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 258
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 312
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Garage Door Opener (cont'd)
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 371
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 160
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

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Seats (cont'd)Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 105
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 190
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 280
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 384
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 385
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 395
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 252
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Special Application Services . . . . 378
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Storage Areas Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Storage Areas (cont'd)
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 108
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, 402
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

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T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 392
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 50Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 329
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 328
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Terminology and Definitions . . 324 Tires (cont'd)
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 338
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 271
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 271
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 358
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 277
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 277
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 337
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 154
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Updates Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 385