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Technical Data 327
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Transfer Case Fluid 1.9 L 2.0 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeSpark Plug Gap
2.5L L4 Engine A0.95–1.10mm
(0.037–0.043 in)
3.6L V6 Engine N0.80–0.90mm
(0.031–0.035 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended and can damage
the spark plug.
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354 Index
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 134Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . 98, 100
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 336
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 350
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 104
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 136 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 336
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 342
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 341
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 351
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . 185
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 328
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 188
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115, 117
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 142
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 151
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 153
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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E
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 249
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 224
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Engine (cont'd)
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 169
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 341
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 125
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 126
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 128
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 231
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Fluid (cont'd)
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 174, 241
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 142
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . .113
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 168
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196