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Vehicle Care 161
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 162
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 162
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . . 163
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 165
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 169
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . 178 Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 182
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . 186
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . 193
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 196
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . 197
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 201
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . 203
Wheel Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . 203
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 204
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . 211
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Appearance Care
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
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Caution (Continued)
wheel/tire. Use tire skates or dollies
under any locked wheel/tire while
loading the vehicle. Do not use a sling
type lift to tow the vehicle. This could
damage the vehicle.
Caution
Improper use of the tow eye can damage
the vehicle. If equipped, use the tow eye
to load a disabled vehicle onto a flatbed
tow truck from a flat road surface, or to
move the vehicle a short distance. Use
caution and low speeds. The transmission
must be in (N) Neutral when moving the
vehicle.
GM recommends a flatbed tow truck to
transport a disabled vehicle. Use ramps to
help reduce approach angles, if necessary.
A towed vehicle should have its drive wheels
off the ground. Contact Roadside Assistance
or a professional towing service if the
disabled vehicle must be towed. If the vehicle is equipped with tow eye, only
use the tow eye to pull the vehicle onto a
flatbed car carrier from a flat road surface.
Do not use the tow eye to pull the vehicle
from snow, mud or sand.
Front Tow Eye
The tow eye is in the spare tire and tools
kit, in the storage compartment in the rear
of the vehicle.
Carefully open the cover in the fascia by
using the small notch that conceals the tow
eye socket.
Install the tow eye into the socket and turn
it until it stops. When the tow eye is
removed, reinstall the cover with the notch
in the original position.
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Recreational vehicle towing refers to towing
the vehicle behind another vehicle, such as
behind a motor home. The two most
common types of recreational vehicle
towing are known as dinghy towing and
dolly towing. Dinghy towing is towing the
vehicle with all four wheels on the ground.
Dolly towing is towing the vehicle with two
wheels on the ground and two wheels up
on a device known as a dolly.
Here are some important things to consider
before recreational vehicle towing:
.Before towing the vehicle, become
familiar with the local laws that apply to
recreational vehicle towing. These laws
may vary by region.
.The towing capacity of the towing
vehicle. Be sure to read the tow vehicle
manufacturer's recommendations.
.How far the vehicle will be towed. Some
vehicles have restrictions on how far and
how long they can tow.
.The proper towing equipment. See your
dealer or trailering professional for
additional advice and equipment
recommendations.
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OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Operate Pedal Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
OperationFog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Owner Manual Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake and P (Park) MechanismCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ultrasonic Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . 74
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . 122
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Phone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . 112
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Steering Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162, 176, 211, Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 247
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 234
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9, 11
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Steering (cont'd)Power, Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
System Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Taillamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 203
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 204
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 201
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Towing
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . 117
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 245
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
U
Ultrasonic Parking Sensor Light . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99