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392 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19352619, in Canada 19352620).
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
Engine Oil (Except 4.2L V8 Twin Turbo Engine) Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See
Engine Oil0299.
Engine Oil (4.2L V8 Twin Turbo Engine Only) Engine oil meeting the dexos2 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos2 is recommended. See
Engine Oil0299.
Hood Latch Assembly, 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 19353127).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Rear Axle (Except V-Series)/Front Axle SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88863089, in Canada 88863090).
Rear Axle (V-Series) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88862624, in
Canada 88862625).
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid (GM Part No. 19331044, in Canada 19331045).
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TECHNICAL DATA 399
Engine Specifications
EngineVIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
2.0L L4 Engine KAutomatic0.75–0.90 mm (0.030–0.035 in)
3.0L V6 Engine 6Automatic 0.65–0.75 mm (0.26–0.030 in)
3.6L V6 Engine SAutomatic0.80–0.90 mm (0.031–0.035 in)
4.2L V8 Engine JAutomatic 0.74–0.75 mm (0.029–0.030 in)
Engine Drive Belt Routing
2.0L L4 Engine
3.0L V6 Engine3.6L V6 Engine
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410 CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends that
you take an active role in its repair.
If you have a pre-determined repair
facility of choice, take the vehicle
there, or have it towed there. Specify
to the facility that any required
replacement collision parts be original
equipment parts, either new Genuine
GM parts or recycled original GM
parts. Remember, recycled parts will
not be covered by the GM vehicle
warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits, your
insurance company may initially value
the repair using aftermarket parts.
Discuss this with the repair
professional, and insist on Genuine
GM parts. Remember, if the vehicle is
leased, you may be obligated to have
the vehicle repaired with Genuine GM
parts, even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.If another party's insurance company
is paying for the repairs, you are not
obligated to accept a repair valuation
based on that insurance company's
collision policy repair limits, as you
have no contractual limits with that
company. In such cases, you can have
control of the repair and parts choices
as long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the engine,
transmission, axle, suspension, brakes,
electrical system, steering system,
body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic operational
information about the vehicle. The
owner’s manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all models.Customer literature publications
available for purchase include owner’s
manuals, warranty manuals,
infotainment manuals, and portfolios.
Portfolios include an owner’s manual,
warranty manual, infotainment
manual, if applicable, and zip lock bag
or pouch.
Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for many
current and past model year GM
vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
eastern time
For credit card orders only (VISA,
MasterCard, or Discover), see Helm,
Inc. at: www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S. funds.
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412 CUSTOMER INFORMATION
or write to:
Transport Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety Directorate
Defect Investigations and Recalls
Division
80 Noel Street
Gatineau
,QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or
Transport Canada) in a situation like
this, notify General Motors.
Call 1-800-458-8006, or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call 1-888-446-2000,
or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Care
Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Company
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Vehicle Data Recording
and Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven. For example, the
vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to monitor
the conditions for airbag deployment
and deploy them in a crash, and,
if equipped, to provide antilock
braking to help the driver control the
vehicle. These modules may store data
to help the dealer technician service
the vehicle. Some modules may also
store data about how the vehicle is
operated, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These
modules may retain personal
preferences, such as radio presets, seat
positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main
purpose of an EDR is to record, in
certain crash or near crash-likesituations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle,
data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR
in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
.
How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
. Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
. How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
. How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
Note
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions
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ONSTAR 419
These updates or changes may also
collect personal information. Such
collection is described in the OnStar
privacy statement or separately
disclosed at the time of installation.
These updates or changes may also
cause a system to automatically
communicate with GM servers to
collect information about vehicle
system status, identify whether
updates or changes are available,
or deliver updates or changes. An
active OnStar agreement constitutes
consent to these software updates or
changes and agreement that either
OnStar or GM may remotely deliver
them to the vehicle.
Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy
Statement may be found at
www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada). We
recommend that you review it. If you
have any questions, call
1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or
press
Qto speak with an Advisor.
Users of wireless communications are
cautioned that the privacy of any
information sent via wireless cellular communications cannot be assured.
Third parties may unlawfully intercept
or access transmissions and private
communications without consent.
OnStar - Software
Acknowledgements
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libcurl and unzip software and other
third party software. Below are the
notices and licenses associated with
libcurl and unzip and for other third
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INDEX 427
Assistance Systems for Parkingand Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . 175, 180
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 220
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Battery - North America . . . . . .316, 367
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 319
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
System Warning Light . . . . . . . 141, 142 Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .289, 316, 367, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 397
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . 97
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 111
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Climate Control Systems Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 180
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Driving (cont'd)Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 143
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 287
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 322
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 330
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 292
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 135
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Engine (cont'd)
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . 304
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 168
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 173
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 169
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 303
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . 264
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 148
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Storage Areas (cont'd)Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sunshade Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . 262
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 413
Night Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . 403
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Thigh Support Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 66
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346, 347
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 349
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 348
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 344
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 357
Wheel Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 146
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407