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300 Service and Maintenance
Service and
Maintenance
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 300
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . 301
Owner Checks and Services
Owner Checks andServices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Additional Maintenance
and Care
Additional Maintenanceand Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Recommended Fluids,
Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 309
General Information
Your vehicle is an important
investment. This section describes
the required maintenance for the
vehicle. Follow this schedule to help
protect against major repair
expenses resulting from neglect or
inadequate maintenance. It may
also help to maintain the value of
the vehicle if it is sold. It is the
responsibility of the owner to have
all required maintenance performed.
Your dealer has trained technicians
who can perform required
maintenance using genuine
replacement parts. They have
up-to-date tools and equipment for
fast and accurate diagnostics. Many
dealers have extended evening and
Saturday hours, courtesy
transportation, and online
scheduling to assist with service
needs.
Your dealer recognizes the
importance of providing
competitively priced maintenance
and repair services. With trained
technicians, the dealer is the place for routine maintenance such as tire
rotations and additional
maintenance items like tires, brakes,
batteries, and wiper blades.
Caution
Damage caused by improper
maintenance can lead to costly
repairs and may not be covered
by the vehicle warranty.
Maintenance intervals, checks,
inspections, recommended fluids,
and lubricants are important to
keep the vehicle in good working
condition.
Do not have chemical flushes that
are not approved by GM
performed on the vehicle. The
use of flushes, solvents, cleaners,
or lubricants that are not
approved by GM could damage
the vehicle, requiring expensive
repairs that are not covered by
the vehicle warranty.
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Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Drain and fill vehicle coolant circuits. (2)@
Replace brake fluid. (3)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (4)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas
struts. (5)@ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (6)
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if
driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2)
Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System
0 238.
(3) Replace brake fluid every five
years. See Brake Fluid 0241. (4)
Or every 12 months, whichever
comes first. See Wiper Blade
Replacement 0244.
(5) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. See Gas Strut(s)0246.
(6) Replace air conditioning
desiccant every seven years.
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336 Index
ArmrestRear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 200
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 136
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 163
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . 205
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Battery - North America . . . . 242, 284
Battery Gauge High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 244 Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 102
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . 194
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 207
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 182
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 249
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .233, 242, 284, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Carbon Monoxide Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 82
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Charging Delay Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . 229
Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Programmable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Utility Interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
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PrivacyVehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 324
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 318
Programmable Charging . . . . . . . . 107
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .233, 242, 284,
Back Cover
Propulsion Power Messages . . . 120
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 322
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ready Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 200
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 88
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 289
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 323
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Requirements
Electrical Battery Charging . . . 229
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 323
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety Signal Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 318
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 46
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Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 249
W
WarningBrake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 275
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
When to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 65
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 244
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . 249