2020 GMC SAVANA check transmission fluid

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Vehicle Care 235
If No Steam is Coming from
the Engine Compartment
If an engine overheat warning is
displayed but no steam can be seen
or heard, the problem may not be
too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when the
vehicle:
.Climbs a long hill on a hot day
. Stops after high-speed driving
. Idles for long periods in traffic
. Tows a trailer.
If the overheat warning is displayed
with no sign of steam: 1. Turn the air conditioning off.
2. Turn the heater on to the highest temperature and to the
highest fan speed. Open the
windows as necessary.
3. When it is safe to do so, pull off the road, shift to P (Park) or
N (Neutral) and let the
engine idle.
If the engine coolant temperature
gauge is no longer in the overheat
zone or an overheat warning no longer displays, the vehicle can be
driven. Continue to drive the vehicle
slowly for about 10 minutes. Keep a
safe vehicle distance from the
vehicle in front. If the warning does
not come back on, continue to drive
normally and have the cooling
system checked for proper fill and
function.
If the warning continues, pull over,
stop, and park the vehicle
right away.
If there is still no sign of steam,
push down the accelerator until the
engine speed is about twice as fast
as normal idle speed for at least
three minutes while parked. If the
warning is still on, turn off the
engine until it cools down.
If the decision is made not to lift the
hood, get service help right away.
Engine Fan
The vehicle has a clutched engine
cooling fan. When the clutch is
engaged, the fan spins faster to
provide more air to cool the engine.
In most everyday driving conditions,
the fan is spinning slower and the
clutch is not fully engaged. This
improves fuel economy and reduces
fan noise. Under heavy vehicle
loading, trailer towing, and/or high
outside temperatures, the fan speed
increases as the clutch more fully
engages, so an increase in fan
noise may be heard. This is normal
and should not be mistaken as the
transmission slipping or making
extra shifts. It is merely the cooling
system functioning properly. The fan
will slow down when additional
cooling is not required and the
clutch partially disengages.
This fan noise may be heard when
starting the engine. It will go away
as the fan clutch partially
disengages.
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308 Service and Maintenance
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 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.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.
Lubricate the steering linkage.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Inspect evaporative control system. (1)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (2)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires
and/or boots.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (3)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (4)@
Replace brake fluid. (5)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (6)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (7)
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Severe
(1) Visually check all fuel and vapor
lines and hoses for proper
attachment, connection, routing, and
condition. (2)
Or every four years, whichever
comes first. If driving in dusty
conditions, inspect the filter at each
oil change or more often as needed.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0228. (3)
Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System
0 229.

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318 Technical Data
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Cutaway (Standard Tank) 124.9 L 33.0 gal
Passenger and Cargo 117.3 L 31.0 gal
* 4 039 mm (159 in) wheelbase or 4 496 mm (177 in) wheelbase only
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 Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
4.3L V6 (LV1) PAutomatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 in)
6.0L V8 (L96) GAutomatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 in)
6.0L V8 (LC8) (Capable of
Being Upfit for Gaseous Fuel) B
Automatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 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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344 Index
AutomaticDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 224, 227
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Battery - North America . . . . 239, 286
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 243
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Brakes (cont'd)
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 161
Bulb Replacement Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . 246
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 247
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .214, 239, 286,
Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . 92
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 242
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 57

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346 Index
Driving (cont'd)Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 155
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 157
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dual Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 252
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 248
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 217
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 89
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 170
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . 24
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 332
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 110 Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 112
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Fluid
AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 227
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

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Index 351
Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 325
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 43
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 41
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 27
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 70, 72
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Service (cont'd)
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 143
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 215
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 315
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 325
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 187
Side Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Special Application Services . . . . 309 Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Storage Areas Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 76
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Swing-out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 333
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240