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Engine Air Filter Change
When the REPLACE AT NEXT OIL
CHANGE message displays, the engine
air filter should be replaced at the
next engine oil change. When the
REPLACE ENGINE AIR FILTER SOON
message displays, the engine air filter
should be replaced at the earliest
convenience. Reset the engine air
filter life system after the engine air
filter is replaced. SeeEngine Air Filter
Life System 0377.
Extended Idle Use
When the vehicle is used in a way
that requires extended idle time,
one hour of use shall be deemed the
same as 53 km (33 mi). See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0133 for
hourmeter.
Air Conditioning Desiccant
(Replace Every Seven Years)
The air conditioning system requires
maintenance every seven years. This
service requires replacement of the
desiccant to help the longevity and efficient operation of the air
conditioning system. This service can
be complex. See your dealer.
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. See
Tire Rotation0417.
.Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed, change
engine oil and filter, and reset oil
life system. See Engine Oil0373 and
Engine Oil Life System 0375.
.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 0377.
.Check engine coolant level. See
Cooling System 0378.
.Check windshield washer fluid level.
See Washer Fluid 0383.
.Check tire inflation pressures,
including the spare. See Tire
Pressure 0409.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire Inspection
0 416.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect brake system. See Exterior
Care 0444.
.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 Care 0444. Lubricate the
suspension and steering
components at least every other oil
change (if equipped with grease
fittings).
.Inspect power steering for proper
attachment, connections, binding,
leaks, cracks, chafing, etc.
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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see“Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants” in the Duramax diesel supplement.
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 ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid. Chassis Lubrication Lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Cooling System0378.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0373.
Front Axle (4WD Only) and Rear Axle. See your dealer. Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Power Assist Steps,Liftgate Hinge, and Fuel Door Hinge Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer.
Transfer Case (4WD Only) See your dealer.
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
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496 INDEX
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
ChargingWireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . 79
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 95
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . 478 Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . 118
Engine Temperature WarningLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221, 225
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Cornering Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cruise Control, Super . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 474
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . 2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . 154
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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DiagnosticsConnected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . 470
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . 302
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 239
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Driving (cont'd)
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Dynamic Fuel Management . . . . . . . . 251
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . 125
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . 367
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 392
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 397
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Engine (cont'd)
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . 372
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . 118
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . 377
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 153
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . 159
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F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . 155
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . 376
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Four Corner Air Suspension System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Dynamic Management . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . 231
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . 392
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . 397
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . 118
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . 119
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . 454
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . 191
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LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Leveling ControlHeadlamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Vehicle Hold . . . . . . . . . . 126
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Four Corner Air Suspension . . . . . 130
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Lights (cont'd)
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . 85 Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . 123
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Massage Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . 171
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Mirror
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33