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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.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid.@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4)@
Vehicles with eAssist: Visually inspect both
accessory drive belts.@ @@ @@ @
Vehicles with eAssist: Replace the generator
drive belt.@ @@
Vehicles without eAssist: Visually inspect the
accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake fluid. (6)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (7)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts.@ @
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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
2.5L L4 Engine 23430312 A3208C
3.6L V6 Engine 23451060 A3209C
Engine Oil Filter 2.5L L4 Engine 12640445 PF64
3.6L V6 Engine 19330000 PF63E
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 13508023 CF185
Spark Plugs 2.5L L4 Engine 12627160 41-115
3.6L V6 Engine 12646780 41-130
Wiper Blades Driver Side –65 cm (25.6 in) 26674585 —
Passenger Side –45 cm (17.7 in) 26674584 —
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Technical Data
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Vehicle Data
Capacities andSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . . 334
Vehicle Identification
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
This legal identifier is in the front
corner of the instrument panel, on
the driver side of the vehicle. It can
be seen through the windshield from
outside. The Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) also appears on the
Vehicle Certification and Service
Parts labels and certificates of title
and registration.
Engine Identification
The eighth character in the VIN is
the engine code. This code
identifies the vehicle's engine,
specifications, and replacement parts. See
“Engine Specifications”
under Capacities and Specifications
0 333 for the vehicle's engine code.
Service Parts
Identification Label
There may be a label on the inside
of the spare tire compartment that
contains the following information:
.
Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Model designation
. Paint information
. Production options and special
equipment
If there is no label, there is a
barcode on the certification label on
the center (B) pillar to scan for this
same information.
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 185
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 201
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 233
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 245
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 77 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 72
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 121
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 220
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 256
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 193 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
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Child RestraintsInfants and Young Children . . . . . 85
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 342
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 289
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 358 Control
Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .119
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 201
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Customer Information Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 342
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 348
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 347
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 360
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 334
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 192, 256
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 208
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . . 118
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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DrivingAssistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 214
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 169
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 171
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 193
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 125
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 261
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Electrical System (cont'd)
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Energy Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 238
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 186
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .118 Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 347
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 150
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 151
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 245
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 216
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Forward Collision Alert(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 129
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 185
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 261 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 145Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Gauges Driver Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Engine Oil Temperature . . . . . . . .118
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 318
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 151
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
HeadlampsAdaptive ForwardLighting (AFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 129
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 150
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 130
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 276
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Operating ModeOverheated Engine
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 252
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 185
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 210
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 77
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 236 Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 181
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 69
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 347
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 341
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . 235, 255, 301, 302,
Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 345
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 210
Rear Window Sunshade . . . . . . . . . 50
Rearview MirrorsAutomatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 306
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 83