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Service and Maintenance 225
Service and Maintenance
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Special Application Services
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Additional Maintenance and Care
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . 231
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and
Parts
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . 235
Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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 keep
the vehicle in good working condition,
improves fuel economy, and reduces vehicle
emissions.

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232 Service and Maintenance
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 0234 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. Tires
Tires need to be properly inflated, rotated,
and balanced. Maintaining the tires can save
money and fuel, and can reduce the risk of
tire failure.
.Signs that the tires need to be replaced
include three or more visible treadwear
indicators; cord or fabric showing through
the rubber; cracks or cuts in the tread or
sidewall; or a bulge or split in the tire.
.Trained dealer technicians can inspect and
recommend the right tires. Your dealer
can also provide tire/wheel balancing
services to ensure smooth vehicle
operation at all speeds. Your dealer sells
and services name brand tires.
Vehicle Care
To help keep the vehicle looking like new,
vehicle care products are available from your
dealer. For information on how to clean and
protect the vehicle’s interior and exterior,
see Interior Care 0220 and
Exterior Care 0217.
Wheel Alignment
Wheel alignment is critical for ensuring that
the tires deliver optimal wear and
performance.

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Customer Information 247
If a Crash Occurs
If there has been an injury, call emergency
services for help. Do not leave the scene of
a crash until all matters have been taken
care of. Move the vehicle only if its position
puts you in danger, or you are instructed to
move it by a police officer.
Give only the necessary information to
police and other parties involved in the
crash.
For emergency towing seeRoadside
Assistance Program 0243.
Gather the following information:
.Driver name, address, and telephone
number
.Driver license number
.Owner name, address, and telephone
number
.Vehicle license plate number
.Vehicle make, model, and model year
.Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
.Insurance company and policy number
.General description of the damage to the
other vehicle Choose a reputable repair facility that uses
quality replacement parts. See
“Collision
Parts” earlier in this section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What Will You
See after an Airbag Inflates? 041.
Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair
Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends that you
take an active role in its repair. If you have
a pre-determined repair facility of choice,
take the vehicle there, or have it towed
there. Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts be
original equipment parts, either new
Genuine GM parts or recycled original GM
parts. Remember, recycled parts will not be
covered by the GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair, but
you must live with the repair. Depending on
your policy limits, your insurance company
may initially value the repair using
aftermarket parts. Discuss this with the
repair professional, and insist on Genuine
GM parts. Remember, if the vehicle is
leased, you may be obligated to have the vehicle repaired with Genuine GM parts,
even if your insurance coverage does not
pay the full cost.
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.

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260 Index
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . 103
B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 96
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 211
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 182 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 162
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162, 176, 211, Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Check
Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 75
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 62
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

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262 Index
Engine (cont'd)Reduced Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 96
F
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . .154 Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 160
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 186
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 188
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Gauges
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Gauges (cont'd)
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 71
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 182
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181