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384 Service and Maintenance
.Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0371.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damage,
including cracks or tears in the
rubber boots, loose or missing
parts, or signs of wear at least
once a year. See Exterior Care
0 371. Lubricate the suspension
and steering components at
least every other oil change (if
equipped with grease fittings).
. 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 072.
. 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 0371.
. Check starter switch. See Starter
Switch Check 0311.
. Check ignition transmission lock.
See Ignition Transmission Lock
Check 0311.
. Check parking brake and
automatic transmission park
mechanism. See Park Brake and
P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 312.
. 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) 0314.
. Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof042.
. Verify spare tire key lock
operation and lubricate as
needed. See Tire Changing
0 353.
. Visually inspect the spare tire to
ensure that it is tightly stowed
under the vehicle. Push, pull,
and try to turn the tire. If the
spare tire moves, tighten as
necessary. See Tire Changing
0 353.
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426 Index
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 244
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . 250
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 296, 299
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 172
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Battery - North America . . . . 309, 363
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 312
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brake Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Automatic
Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 204
Bulb Replacement Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 316
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315, 316
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 318 Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .285, 309, 363,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 112
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
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HeatedRear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 182
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 338
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 196
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 231
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 141
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 228
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 182
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 205, 207
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 409
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 13, 16
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 10
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lamps Auxiliary Roof
Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 170
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 254
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 141
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Rear Climate Control System . . . 182
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 244
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 119
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 368
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . .411
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 399
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . .411
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 406
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 73
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 53
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 48
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . .104, 106, 107
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 395
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 406
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 252
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Special Application Services . . . . 388
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 110
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 413
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 403
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 35