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Service and Maintenance 449.
Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0 397 .
.
Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0 404 .
.
Visually check for fluid leaks.
.
Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
0 358 .
.
Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0 435 .
.
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 0 435 . 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 0 75 . .
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 0 435 .
.
Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0 374 .
.
Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0 374 .
.
Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0 374 .
.
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 375 . .
Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
.
Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open ability is low, service the
gas strut. See Gas Strut(s)
0 376 .
.
Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof 0 55 .
.
Verify spare tire key lock
operation and lubricate as
needed. See Tire Changing
0 415 .
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492 Index Antilock Brake System
(ABS) (cont'd)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 289
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 187
Audio Players
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 354, 357
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Automatic Transmission (cont'd)
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Auxiliary
Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 182
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
B Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Battery - North America . . . . 369, 426
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 375
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 213
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Brake
Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 152
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Brakes (cont'd)
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 255
Bulb Replacement
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
C Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 300
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498 Index Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 150
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 195
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mirrors (cont'd)
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 51
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
N Navigation
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 373
O Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 353
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 143
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 92
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 468
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Operating Mode
Overheated Engine
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 474
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode . . . . 364
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
P Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 375