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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0294.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 is recommended. See Engine Oil0289.
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).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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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 23321606 A3212C
Engine Oil Filter
2.0L L4 Engine 12640445 PF64
3.6L V6 Engine 19330000 PF63E
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 13508023 CF185
Spark Plugs
2.0L L4 Engine 12647827 41-125
3.6L V6 Engine 12622561 41-109
Wiper Blades
Front Driver –60.0 cm (23.6 in) 84142870 —
Front Passenger –50.0 cm (19.7 in) 23360287 —
Rear –25.0 cm (9.8 in) 84166522 —

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Technical Data 377
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0373 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System 2.0L L4 Engine 11.0 L 11.6 qt
3.6L V6 Engine - not equipped with the V92 towing
package 14.2 L 15.0 qt
3.6L V6 Engine - equipped with the V92 towing package 14.5 L 15.3 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 2.0L L4 Engine 4.7 L 5.0 qt
3.6L V6 Engine 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank
Front-Wheel Drive 73.4 L 19.4 gal
All-Wheel Drive 82.1 L 21.7 gal

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Index 409
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
DrivingAssistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 259
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 29
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 217
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 219
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 237
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 144
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 310 Electrical System (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 286
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 231
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 392 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 170
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 292
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 261
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

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Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 203
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 54
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 32
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 320
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 168
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 265
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 145
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 171
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 143
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 147
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 168
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 139
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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Lights (cont'd)Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 148
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 365 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 141
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 184
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Mirror
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 54
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 223
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 291
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 97
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 383
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170