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system might indicate that an oil
change is not necessary for up to a
year. The engine oil and filter must
be changed at least once a year
and, at this time, the system must
be reset. Your dealer has trained
service people who will perform this
work and reset the system. It is also
important to check the oil regularly
over the course of an oil drain
interval and keep it at the proper
level.
If the system is ever reset
accidentally, the oil must be
changed at 5 000 km (3,000 mi)
since the last oil change.
Remember to reset the oil life
system whenever the oil is changed.
How to Reset the Engine Oil
Life System
Reset the system whenever the
engine oil is changed so that the
system can calculate the next
engine oil change. To reset the
system:1. Display the REMAINING OIL
LIFE on the DIC. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base
Level) 0123 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0127. This display
shows an estimate of the oil’ s
remaining useful life. If 99% is
displayed, that means that 99%
of the current oil life remains.
2. Press and hold
lor the
thumbwheel while the Oil Life
display is active. The oil life will
change to 100%.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message comes back on when the
vehicle is started, the engine oil life
system has not been reset. Repeat
the procedure.
Automatic Transmission
Fluid
How to Check Automatic
Transmission Fluid
It is not necessary to check the
transmission fluid level.
A transmission fluid leak is the only reason for fluid loss. If a leak
occurs, take the vehicle to your
dealer and have it repaired as soon
as possible.
There is a special procedure for
checking and changing the
transmission fluid. Because this
procedure is difficult, you should
have this done at your dealer.
Change the fluid at the intervals
listed in
Maintenance Schedule
0 390, and be sure to use the fluid
listed in Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0399.
Engine Air Filter Life
System
When to Change Engine Air
Filter
If equipped, this feature provides an
indication of when to change the
engine air filter. It is based on
driving conditions, which can cause
when to change to vary greatly. It is
possible an air filter change may not
be indicated for up to four years.
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Index 433
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . 314
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 418
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
F
Filter,Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 146
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 314
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 225
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 122
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 338
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Fuses (cont'd)
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 140Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 388
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
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Storage Areas (cont'd)Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 92
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 314
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . 334, 335
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 409 Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 29
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 353
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 352
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Terminology and Definitions . . 349
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 363
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 293
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 293
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 375
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 120
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 334, 335