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Service and Maintenance 379
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0289.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures, including the spare.
See Tire Pressure 0333.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0340.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid
0 302.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed within
the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven
under the best conditions, the
engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and filter must be changed at least once
a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system is reset
accidentally, service the vehicle
within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life
system when the oil is changed.
See
Engine Oil Life System 0291.
Extended Idle Use
When the vehicle is used in a way
that requires extended idle time,
one hour of use shall be deemed
the same as 53 km (33 mi). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0144 for hourmeter.
Air Conditioning Desiccant
(Replace Every Seven Years)
The air conditioning system requires
maintenance every seven years.
This service requires replacement of
the desiccant to help the longevity
and efficient operation of the air
conditioning system. This service
can be complex. See your dealer.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the
following services. See Tire
Rotation 0340.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0289 and
Engine Oil Life System 0291.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0297.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0302.
. Check tire inflation pressures,
including the spare. See Tire
Pressure 0333.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0340.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
0 296.
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Service and Maintenance 385
Additional
Maintenance and Care
Your vehicle is an important
investment and caring for it properly
may help to avoid future costly
repairs. To maintain vehicle
performance, additional
maintenance services may be
required.
It is recommended that your dealer
perform these services—their
trained dealer technicians know
your vehicle best. Your dealer can
also perform a thorough
assessment with a multi-point
inspection to recommend when your
vehicle may need attention.
The following list is intended to
explain the services and conditions
to look for that may indicate
services are required.
Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power
to start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories. .
To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of
cracking or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the belts and
recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary.
Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are
crucial to safe driving.
. Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping. .
Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the brakes and
recommend quality parts
engineered for the vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved
fluids protect the vehicle’s systems
and components. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0388 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield
washer fluid levels should be
checked at every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be
filled.
Hoses
Hoses transport fluids and should
be regularly inspected to ensure
that there are no cracks or leaks.
With a multi-point inspection, your
dealer can inspect the hoses and
advise if replacement is needed.
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Service and Maintenance 389
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Power Assist Steps, and Outer
Liftgate Handle Pivot Points Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Rear Axle SAE 75W-85 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 19300457, in
Canada 19300458).
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
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Index 425
Fluid (cont'd)Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 219, 305
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 139
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Front Fog Lamp
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 184
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 142
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . .211 Fuel (cont'd)
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 315
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320, 323
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 160Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Transmission Temperature . . . . 132
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Gauges (cont'd)
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 377
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 168
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 143
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 166
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Index 429
Rear Axle (cont'd)Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Rear Climate Control System . . . 179
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 242
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 118
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 364
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacement
Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 86
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 395
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 407
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 401
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 72
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seats
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 54
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 49
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 48
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Vehicle CareTire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 346
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 92
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 309
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122