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332 Service and Maintenance
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.
SeeTire Rotation 0298.
.Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed, change engine
oil and filter, and reset oil life system.
See Engine Oil 0262 and
Engine Oil Life System 0264.
.If equipped with the engine air filter life
system, check the air filter
life percentage. If necessary, replace the
engine air filter and reset the engine air
filter life system. See Engine Air Filter Life
System 0265. If the vehicle is not
equipped with the engine air filter life
system, inspect the engine air cleaner
filter. See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0265.
.Check engine coolant level. See Cooling
System 0267.
.Check windshield washer fluid level. See
Washer Fluid 0271.
.Check tire inflation pressures. See Tire
Pressure 0293.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire Inspection
0 298.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect engine air cleaner filter. See
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0265.
.Inspect brake system. See Exterior Care
0 322.
.Visually inspect steering, suspension, and
chassis components for damage, including
cracks or tears in the rubber boots, loose
or missing parts, or signs of wear at least
once a year. See Exterior Care0322.
.Inspect power steering for proper
attachment, connections, binding, leaks,
cracks, chafing, etc.
.Visually inspect halfshafts and drive
shafts for excessive wear, lubricant leaks,
and/or damage including: tube dents or
cracks, constant velocity joint or universal
joint looseness, cracked or missing boots,
loose or missing boot clamps, center
bearing excessive looseness, loose or
missing fasteners, and axle seal leaks.
.Check restraint system components. See
Safety System Check 046.
.Visually inspect fuel system for damage
or leaks.
.Visually inspect exhaust system and
nearby heat shields for loose or damaged
parts.
.Lubricate body components. See Exterior
Care 0322.
.Check starter switch. See Starter Switch
Check 0274.
.Check parking brake and automatic
transmission park mechanism. See Park
Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 274.
.Check accelerator pedal for damage, high
effort, or binding. Replace if needed.
.Visually inspect gas strut for signs of
wear, cracks, or other damage. Check the
hold open ability of the strut. If the hold
open ability is low, service the gas strut.
See Gas Strut(s) 0276.
.Check tire sealant expiration date,
if equipped. See Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit 0305.
.Inspect sunroof track and seal,
if equipped. See Sunroof027.
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Index 373
RoadsDriving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . 208
S
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 41
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 70
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 258
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 330
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 95
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Storage Areas
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Storage Areas (cont'd)Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
System Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Sealant and Compressor Kit,
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Tires (cont'd)
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 301
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 302
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . 299
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrakLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . 169
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265