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VEHICLE CARE 329
Warning (Continued)
clearance. Tire chains used on a
vehicle without the proper amount
of clearance can cause damage to
the brakes, suspension, or other
vehicle parts. The area damaged by
the tire chains could cause loss of
control and a crash. Use another
type of traction device only if its
manufacturer recommends it for
the vehicle's tire size combination
and road conditions. Follow that
manufacturer's instructions. To
avoid vehicle damage, drive slow
and readjust or remove the traction
device if it contacts the vehicle. Do
not spin the wheels. If traction
devices are used, install them on
the front tires.
Caution
If the vehicle is equipped with a tire
size other than 235/60R18 or
245/45R20, use tire chains only
where legal and only when
necessary. Use low profile chains(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
that add no more than 12 mm
thickness to the tire tread and inner
sidewall. Use chains that are the
proper size for the tires. Install
them on the tires of the front axle.
Do not use chains on the tires of
the rear axle. Tighten them as
tightly as possible with the ends
securely fastened. Drive slowly and
follow the chain manufacturer's
instructions. If the chains contact
the vehicle, stop and retighten
them. If the contact continues, slow
down until it stops. Driving too fast
or spinning the wheels with chains
on will damage the vehicle.
If a Tire Goes Flat
It is unusual for a tire to blow out
while driving, especially if the tires are
maintained properly. See Tires0308.
If air goes out of a tire, it is much
more likely to leak out slowly. But if
there is ever a blowout, here are a few
tips about what to expect and what
to do: If a front tire fails, the flat tire creates
a drag that pulls the vehicle toward
that side. Take your foot off the
accelerator pedal and grip the steering
wheel firmly. Steer to maintain lane
position, and then gently brake to a
stop, well off the road, if possible.
A rear blowout, particularly on a
curve, acts much like a skid and may
require the same correction as used in
a skid. Stop pressing the accelerator
pedal and steer to straighten the
vehicle. It may be very bumpy and
noisy. Gently brake to a stop, well off
the road, if possible.
{Warning
Driving on a flat tire will cause
permanent damage to the tire.
Re-inflating a tire after it has been
driven on while severely
underinflated or flat may cause a
blowout and a serious crash. Never
attempt to re-inflate a tire that has
been driven on while severely
underinflated or flat. Have your
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SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 357
Service and
Maintenance
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Special Application Services
Special Application Services . . . . . 364
Additional Maintenance
and Care
Additional Maintenanceand Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Recommended Fluids,
Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
General Information
Your vehicle is an important
investment. This section describes the
required maintenance for the vehicle.
Follow this schedule to help protect
against major repair expenses
resulting from neglect or inadequate
maintenance. It may also help to
maintain the value of the vehicle if it
is sold. It is the responsibility of the
owner to have all required
maintenance performed.
Your dealer has trained technicians
who can perform required
maintenance using genuine
replacement parts. They have
up-to-date tools and equipment for
fast and accurate diagnostics. Many
dealers have extended evening and
Saturday hours, courtesy
transportation, and online scheduling
to assist with service needs.
Your dealer recognizes the importance
of providing competitively priced
maintenance and repair services. With
trained technicians, the dealer is the
place for routine maintenance such as
oil changes and tire rotations and additional maintenance items like
tires, brakes, batteries, and wiper
blades.
Caution
Damage caused by improper
maintenance can lead to costly
repairs and may not be covered by
the vehicle warranty. Maintenance
intervals, checks, inspections,
recommended fluids, and lubricants
are important to keep the vehicle in
good working condition.
Do not have chemical flushes that
are not approved by GM performed
on the vehicle. The use of flushes,
solvents, cleaners, or lubricants that
are not 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

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.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 0367 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.
Lamps
Properly working headlamps,
taillamps, and brake lamps are
important to see and be seen on
the road.
.Signs that the headlamps need
attention include dimming, failure
to light, cracking, or damage. The
brake lamps need to be checked
periodically to ensure that they light
when braking.
.With a multi-point inspection, your
dealer can check the lamps and
note any concerns.
Shocks and Struts
Shocks and struts help aid in control
for a smoother ride.
.Signs of wear may include steering
wheel vibration, bounce/sway while
braking, longer stopping distance,
or uneven tire wear.
.As part of the multi-point
inspection, trained dealer
technicians can visually inspect the
shocks and struts for signs of
leaking, blown seals, or damage, and
can advise when service is needed.

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CUSTOMER INFORMATION 383
If another party's insurance company
is paying for the repairs, you are not
obligated to accept a repair valuation
based on that insurance company's
collision policy repair limits, as you
have no contractual limits with that
company. In such cases, you can have
control of the repair and parts choices
as long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Publication Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the engine,
transmission, axle, suspension, brakes,
electrical system, steering system,
body, etc.
Customer Literature
Owner’s manuals are written
specifically for owners and are
intended to provide basic operational
information about the vehicle. The
owner’s manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all models.Customer literature publications
available for purchase include owner’s
manuals, warranty manuals, and
portfolios. Portfolios include an
owner’s manual, warranty manual,
if applicable, and zip lock bag or
pouch.
Current and Past Models
Service manuals and customer
literature are available for many
current and past model year GM
vehicles.
To order, call 1-800-551-4123
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
eastern time
For credit card orders only (VISA,
MasterCard, or Discover), see Helm,
Inc. at: www.helminc.com.
To order by mail, write to:
Helm, Incorporated
Attention: Customer Service
47911 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Make checks payable in U.S. funds.
Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle uses license-exempt
transmitters / receivers / systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
complies with Part 15/Part 18 of the
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) rules and with Innovation,
Science and Economic Development
(ISED) Canada's license-exempt RSS(s)
/ RSP-100 / ICES-GEN.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not cause harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.

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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