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464 SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
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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480 CUSTOMER INFORMATION
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.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.
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or write to:
Transport Canada
Motor Vehicle Safety Directorate
Defect Investigations and Recalls
Division
80 Noel Street
Gatineau
,QC J8Z 0A1
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or
Transport Canada) in a situation like
this, notify General Motors.
In the U.S., call 1-800-458-8006,
or write:
Cadillac Customer Assistance Center
Cadillac Motor Car Division
P.O. Box 33169
Detroit, MI 48232-5169
In Canada, call 1-888-446-2000,
or write:
Canadian Cadillac Customer Care
Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005
General Motors of Canada Company
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7In Mexico, call 800-466-0805 or
800-212-234-5522.
In other Central America and
Caribbean Countries, call
52-555-901-2369.
Vehicle Data Recording
and Privacy
The vehicle has a number of
computers that record information
about the vehicle’s performance and
how it is driven or used. For example,
the vehicle uses computer modules to
monitor and control engine and
transmission performance, to monitor
the conditions for airbag deployment
and deploy them in a crash, and,
if equipped, to provide antilock
braking to help the driver control the
vehicle. These modules may store data
to help the dealer technician service
the vehicle or to help GM improve
safety or features. Some modules may
also store data about how the vehicle
is operated, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These
modules may retain personal
preferences, such as radio presets, seat
positions, and temperature settings.
Cybersecurity
GM collects information about the use
of your vehicle including operational
and safety related information. We
collect this information to provide,
evaluate, improve, and troubleshoot
our products and services and to
develop new products and services.
The protection of vehicle electronics
systems and customer data from
unauthorized outside electronic access
or control is important to GM. GM
maintains appropriate security
standards, practices, guidelines and
controls aimed at defending the
vehicle and the vehicle service
ecosystem against unauthorized
electronic access, detecting possible
malicious activity in related networks,
and responding to suspected
cybersecurity incidents in a timely,
coordinated and effective manner.
Security incidents could impact your
safety or compromise your private
data. To minimize security risks,
please do not connect your vehicle
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Third parties may unlawfully intercept
or access transmissions and private
communications without consent.
OnStar - Software
Acknowledgements
To obtain the source code under
GPL, LGPL, MPL, and other open
source licenses, that is contained
in this product, please visit
https://opensource.lge.com. In addition
to the source code, all referred license
terms, warranty disclaimers, and
copyright notices are available for
download. This offer is valid for a
period of three years after our last
shipment of this product. This offer is
valid to anyone in receipt of this
information.
*Provided through LG Electronics Inc.,
who is solely responsible for
provisions of related OSS compliance.
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INDEX 495
Appearance CareExterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . 319
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . 321
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . 264
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . . .386, 436
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . 388
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 199
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brake Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . 321
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386, 436, Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . 468
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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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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Towing (cont'd)Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . 354
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . 128
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Trailer Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Trailering App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Transfer Case Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . 155U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . 420
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . 147
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . 181
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . 467
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Vehicle Hold Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle Hold (AVH) Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383