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Service and Maintenance 425
Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage.
The brake lamps need to be
checked periodically to ensure
that they light when braking.
. With a multi-point inspection,
your dealer can check the lamps
and note any concerns.
Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
. Signs of wear may include
steering wheel vibration, bounce/
sway while braking, longer
stopping distance, or uneven
tire wear.
. As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect
the shocks and struts for signs of leaking, blown seals,
or damage, and can advise
when service is needed.
Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated,
rotated, and balanced. Maintaining
the tires can save money and fuel,
and can reduce the risk of tire
failure.
. Signs that the tires need to be
replaced include three or more
visible treadwear indicators; cord
or fabric showing through the
rubber; cracks or cuts in the
tread or sidewall; or a bulge or
split in the tire.
. Trained dealer technicians can
inspect and recommend the right
tires. Your dealer can also
provide tire/wheel balancing
services to ensure smooth
vehicle operation at all speeds.
Your dealer sells and services
name brand tires. Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like
new, vehicle care products are
available from your dealer. For
information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle’s interior and
exterior, see
Interior Care 0410 and
Exterior Care 0405.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for
ensuring that the tires deliver
optimal wear and performance.
. Signs that the alignment may
need to be adjusted include
pulling, improper vehicle
handling, or unusual tire wear.
. Your dealer has the required
equipment to ensure proper
wheel alignment.
Windshield
For safety, appearance, and the
best viewing, keep the windshield
clean and clear.
. Signs of damage include
scratches, cracks, and chips.
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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Front Axle (Four-Wheel Drive) and Rear Axle See your dealer.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299570, in Canada 19299571).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Tailgate
Hinge and Linkage, Fuel Door Hinge, Tailgate Handle Pivot Points, Hinges, Latch Bolt, and Linkage Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement.
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Technical Data 433
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Fuel Tank
1500 Series Standard and Short Box (Gas & 4WD Diesel) 90.9 L 24.0 gal
1500 Series Standard and Short Box (2WD Diesel) 83.3 L 22.0 gal
1500 Series Long Box 106.0 L 28.0 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.5 L 1.6 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 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 CodeSpark Plug Gap
2.7L L4 (L3B) K0.65–0.75 mm (0.026–0.030 in)
4.3L V6 (LV3) H0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–0.043 in)
5.3L V8 (L82) F0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–0.043 in)
5.3L V8 (L84) D0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–0.043 in)
6.2L V8 (L87) L0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–0.043 in)
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Customer Information 439
.Download owner ’s manuals.
. Find the
Chevrolet-recommended
maintenance services.
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement, up to certain limits,
of eligible aftermarket adaptive
equipment required for the vehicle,
such as hand controls or a
wheelchair/scooter lift for the
vehicle.
To learn about the GM Mobility
program, see www.gmmobility.com
or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935. General Motors of Canada also has
a Mobility program. See www.gm.ca
or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(800-463-7483) for details. TTY
users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
For U.S.-purchased vehicles, call
1-800-243-8872. (Text Telephone
(TTY): 1-888-889-2438.)
For Canadian-purchased vehicles,
call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.
Your name, home address, and
home telephone number
. Telephone number of your
location
. Location of the vehicle .
Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle
. Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle
. Description of the problem
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to make
any changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
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F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 181
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 127
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 326
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 264
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 236, 341
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 154 Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 75
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 158
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 228
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 351 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355, 358
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 173Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 415
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 181
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 158
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 179
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 159
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heater
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 191
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 370
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 207
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 246
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 154
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 244
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 191
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 218, 220
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 444
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 59
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 34, 42
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 362
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 180
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 268
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 270
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Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 154
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 184
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 152
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 153
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 156
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 179
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 147
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 251
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 158
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 417 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 150
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 441
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 85
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 84
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 75
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 71
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 70
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 121, 124 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 189
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 315
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 430
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 431
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 441
Service Electric Parking
Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 267
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Special Application Services . . . . 423 Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 125
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64