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VEHICLE CARE 289
SeeDriver Information Center (DIC)
0 114. When remaining oil life is
low, the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message will appear on the
display.
2. Press
Von the DIC controls and
hold down for a few seconds to
clear the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message and reset the oil life
at 100%.
Be careful not to reset the oil life
display accidentally at any time
other than after the oil is changed.
It cannot be reset accurately until
the next oil change.
The system is reset when the
CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message
is off.
If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message comes back on when the
vehicle is started, the engine oil life
system has not been reset. Repeat the
procedure.
Automatic Transmission
Fluid
A transmission fluid leak is the only
reason for fluid loss. If a leak occurs,
take the vehicle to your dealer and
have it repaired as soon as possible.
Caution
Use of the incorrect automatic
transmission fluid may damage the
vehicle, and the damage may not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Always use the correct automatic
transmission fluid. See
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
0 367.
See your dealer to have the fluid and
filter changed at the intervals listed in
the Maintenance Schedule 0358.
Engine Air Filter Life
System
If equipped, this feature provides the
engine air filter's remaining life and
best timing for a change. The timing to change an engine air filter depends
on driving and environmental
conditions.
When to Change Engine Air
Filter
When the Driver Information Center
(DIC) displays a message to replace
the engine air filter at the next oil
change, follow this timing.
When the DIC displays a message to
replace the engine air filter soon,
replace the engine air filter at the
earliest convenience. The system must
be reset after the engine air filter is
changed.
If the DIC displays a message to check
the engine air filter system, see your
dealer.
How to Reset Engine Air Filter
Life System
To reset:
1. Place the vehicle in P (Park).
2. Display the Air Filter Life on the DIC. See Driver Information Center
(DIC) 0114.
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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, if recommended for the vehicle, and
perform Required Services. (1) Check engine oil level
and oil life percentage. Change engine oil and filter,
if needed.
Check engine air filter life percentage and status.
Change engine air filter, if needed.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (2)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (3)@ @@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires and/or
boots.@ @
Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with AWD. (4)@ @
Change automatic transmission fluid.@@@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
Replace front and rear wiper blades. (8)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts. (9)@ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (10)
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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here, can be
obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See
Cooling System 0291.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade.
ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0286.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch,
Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer.
Front Axle/Rear Axle See your dealer.
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection
requirements.
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396 INDEX
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 257
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 260
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Battery - North America . . . . . .297, 342
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 299
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake
Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 260
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Bulb Replacement Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . .282, 297, 342, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 371
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . 67
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Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
FluidAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 289
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 205
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 112
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 303
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 306
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 103
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . 99
Gear Shifting Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 357
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Guidance
Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 163
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . 132
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 131
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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Tires (cont'd)Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 317
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 319
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . 318
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . 331
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Terminology and Definitions . . . . 313
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . 326
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 279
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Traction
Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 110
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 132
U
Umbrella Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 326
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 125 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Updates
Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . 151
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 370
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealant andCompressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201