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440 Service and Maintenance
Caution (Continued)
approved by GM could damage
the vehicle, requiring expensive
repairs that are not covered by
the vehicle warranty.
The Tire Rotation and Required
Services are the responsibility of the
vehicle owner. It is recommended to
have your dealer perform these
services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi.
Proper vehicle maintenance helps to
keep the vehicle in good working
condition, improves fuel economy,
and reduces vehicle emissions.
Because of the way people use
vehicles, maintenance needs vary.
There may need to be more
frequent checks and services. The
Additional Required Services -
Normal are for vehicles that:
. Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 200. .
Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits.
. Use the recommended fuel. See
Recommended Fuel (Except
6.2L V8 Engine) 0280 or
Recommended Fuel (6.2L
V8 Engine) 0281.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Normal chart.
The Additional Required Services -
Severe are for vehicles that are:
. Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather
. Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain
. Frequently towing a trailer
. Used for high speed or
competitive driving
. Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Severe chart.
{Warning
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available.
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. See Doing Your Own
Service Work 0330.
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494 Index
Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 137
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Mirror
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 44
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
N
NavigationConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . 484
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 362
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 341
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 132
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 84
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 465
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Operating Mode
Overheated EngineProtection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 352
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Overview Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
P
ParkShifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Parking Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 364
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 219
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 257
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Steering (cont'd)Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Underseat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 112
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . 343
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 System (cont'd)
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 475
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Task Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 465
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 37 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387, 389
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 390
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 389
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Terminology and Definitions . . 385
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 403
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 287
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 287
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 424
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 308
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
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TractionLimited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 242
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 308
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Trailer Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Trailering App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 368U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 402
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 161Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 457
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . 37 Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 276
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 403
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 90
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119