2019 GMC SIERRA transmission fluid

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see
“Recommended Fluids and Lubricants”in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (6-Speed Transmission) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (8-Speed Transmission) DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (10-Speed Transmission) DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19352619, in
Canada 19352620).
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL coolant. SeeCooling System 0332.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 326.
Front and Rear Axle Driveshaft Splines Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant (GM Part No. 19257121, in
Canada 19257122).

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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.

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Index 465
Assistance Systems forDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 259
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Battery - North America . . . . 342, 400
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 349
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 153
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . 340
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 269
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 220
Bulb Replacement Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 354
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .318, 342, 400, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 127
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

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F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 183
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 128
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 330
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 268
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 239, 345
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 155 Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 160
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 231
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . 276, 277
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 355 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359, 361
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 175Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 146
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 418
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

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Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SystemBrake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 330
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190, 451
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Task Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 441
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 56
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Tires (cont'd)
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372, 373
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 375
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 374
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Terminology and Definitions . . 369
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 386
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 281
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 281 Towing (cont'd)
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 404
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 299
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Traction Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 255
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 299
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Trailer Towing
App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Trailering App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184