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264 Service and Maintenance
parts, or signs of wear at least
once a year. SeeExterior Care
0 252.
. Inspect power steering for
proper attachment, connections,
binding, leaks, cracks,
chafing, etc.
. Visually inspect halfshafts and
drive shafts for excessive wear,
lubricant leaks, and/or damage
including: tube dents or cracks,
constant velocity joint or
universal joint looseness,
cracked or missing boots, loose
or missing boot clamps, center
bearing excessive looseness,
loose or missing fasteners, and
axle seal leaks. .
Check restraint system
components. See Safety System
Check 049.
. Visually inspect fuel system for
damage or leaks.
. Visually inspect exhaust system
and nearby heat shields for
loose or damaged parts.
. Lubricate body components. See
Exterior Care 0252.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0204.
. Check automatic transmission
shift lock control function. See
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function Check
0205. .
Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 205.
. Check accelerator pedal for
damage, high effort, or binding.
Replace if needed.
. Visually inspect gas strut for
signs of wear, cracks, or other
damage. Check the hold open
ability of the strut. If the hold
open is low, service the gas
strut. See Gas Strut(s) 0207.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof027.
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Index 303
AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Battery - North America . . . . 204, 245
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 206
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 105
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 151
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 212
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Backup Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 210
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .187, 204, 245, Back Cover
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 84
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 101
Check Engine Light
(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 64
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 80
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 130
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dual Automatic ClimateControl System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 213
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 191
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 98
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Engine (cont'd)
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 159
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 291
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 123
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
F
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 125
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 195
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Fluid (cont'd)
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fog Lamps Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 140
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
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K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 222
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 124
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . 101, 103
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 126
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 105
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 107
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 123 Lights (cont'd)
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 106
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 108
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
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Maintenance and CareAdditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 263 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 24
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 299
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 151
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 194
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 63
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 282
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Overview Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkShifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 205
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 158
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 56
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 188
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 156
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 48