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Reset the oil life system when the oil is
changed. SeeEngine Oil Life System
0 254.
.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. See Engine Air Filter Life
System 0255.
Every 36 000 km (22,500 mi)
.Passenger compartment air filter
replacement (or every 24 months,
whichever occurs first). More frequent
replacement may be needed if the vehicle
is driven in areas with heavy traffic, poor
air quality, areas with high dust levels or
are sensitive to environmental allergens.
Filter replacement may also be needed if
you notice reduced airflow, windows
fogging up, or odors. Your local GM
Service location can help you determine
when it is the right time to replace your
filter. Every 96 000 km (60,000 mi)
.Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug
wires and/or boots.
Every 161 000 km (100,000 mi)
.Replace hood and/or body lift support gas
struts. Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. See Gas Strut(s)0265.
Every 240 000 km (150,000 mi)
.Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with
AWD. Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate the
transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case and/
or axles and should be replaced.
.Drain and fill engine cooling system. Or
every six years, whichever comes first.
See Cooling System 0257.
Severe Conditions Requiring More
Frequent Maintenance*
.Public service, military, or commercial use
vehicles to include the following:
‐ Ambulances, police cars, and
emergency rescue vehicles. ‐
Civilian vehicles such as light duty
pick-up trucks, SUVs, and passenger
cars that are used in military
applications.
‐ Recovery vehicles such as tow trucks
and flatbed single vehicle carriers or
any vehicle that is consistently used in
towing trailers or other loads.
‐ High use commercial vehicles such as
courier delivery vehicles, private
security patrol vehicles, or any vehicles
that operate on a 24–hour basis.
‐ Any vehicle consistently operated in a
high sand or dust environment such as
those used on oil pipelines and similar
applications.
.Vehicles that are regularly used for short
trips of 6 km (4 mi) or less.
The oil life indicator will show you when
to change the oil and filter. Under severe
conditions the indicator may come on
before 12 000 km (7,500 mi).
* Footnote: Under extreme driving
conditions listed above, it may be
necessary to replace your spark plugs at
more frequent intervals. For further
assistance in determining the most

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suitable service maintenance intervals for
your vehicle, please contact your
authorized GM Dealer.
Extreme service is for vehicles mainly
driven off-road in four-wheel drive or used
in farming, mining, forestry, or snow
plowing.
Additional Required Services—Severe
Service
Every 72 000 km (45,000 mi)
.Change automatic transmission fluid.
Every 75 000 km (120,000 mi)
.Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with
AWD. Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate the
transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case and/
or axles and should be replaced.
Owner Checks and Services
Every Five Years
.Replace brake fluid every five years. See
Brake Fluid 0262. Every Seven Years
.Replace Air Conditioning Desiccant 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.
Multi-Point Vehicle
Inspection (MPVI)
A Multi Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
completed by a GM dealer technician is a
maintenance assessment of your vehicle.
The benefit of the MPVI is to identify and
inform the customer of service items that
require immediate attention and those that
may require attention in the future.
The technician will perform the following
checks on your vehicle. For a complete list
of checks, inspections, and services, see your
dealer.
Some items may not apply to your vehicle
and/or region.
Diagnostics
.OnStar active, if equipped
.Service history/recall check
Engine Oil and Filter
.Engine oil
.Oil life monitor
‐
Reset oil life monitor
Exterior Lights
.Visual inspection
Windshield and Wipers
.Visual inspection
Battery
.Battery visual inspection
.Battery test results
.Battery cables and connections
Systems, Fluids, and Visible Leak
Inspection
.Engine oil
.Transmission
.Drive axle
.Transfer case
.Engine cooling system
.Power steering, if equipped

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.Fuel system
.Windshield washer fluid
Tire Inspection
.Tire pressure, tread depth, and wear
.Rotation, if applicable
.Alignment check, optional
.Reset tire pressure monitor
.Check tire sealant expiration date,
if equipped
.Check spare tire, if equipped
Brakes
.Check brake system
Visible and Functional Inspections
.Seat belt components
.Exhaust system
.Accelerator pedal
.Passenger compartment air filter,
if equipped
.Engine air filter
.Hoses
.Belts
.Shocks and struts
.Steering components
.Axle boots or driveshaft and u-joints
.Compartment lift struts, if equipped
.Floor mats secured, no interference with
pedals
.Horn
.Ignition lock, if equipped
.Starter switch
.Evaporative control system
Lubricate
.Chassis components
Special Application Services
.Severe Commercial Use Vehicles Only:
Lubricate chassis components every oil
change.
.Have underbody flushing service
performed. See "Underbody Maintenance"
in Exterior Care 0306.

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
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-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Cooling
System 0257.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco
dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0252.
Hood and Door Hinges, and Key Lock Cylinders Multi-Purpose Lubricant. See your dealer. Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Rear Axle (All-Wheel Drive) See your dealer.
Transfer Case (All-Wheel Drive) Transfer Case Fluid. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Part GM Part NumberACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 84390002A3240C
Engine Oil Filter 12706595PF64
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 13508023CF185
Spark Plugs 1268354141-156
Wiper Blades
IDriver Side –60 cm (24 in) 84566977
—
IPassenger Side –45.0 cm (18 in) 84574892
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IRear –30.0 cm (12 in) 85118765
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Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under the hood. See yourdealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System* 6.6 L 7.0 qt
Engine Oil with Filter
IFWD 4.0 L 4.2 qt
IAWD 5.0 L 5.3 qt
Fuel Tank IFWD 56.0 L
14.8 gal
IAWD 59.0 L
15.6 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 0.5 L0.53 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 140Y 100 lb ft

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350 Index
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 263
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 107
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 238
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Distracted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Dual
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . 171E
ElectricBrake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 275
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 96
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Engine (cont'd)
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fog Lamp Light Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Indicators Warning Lights and Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 59
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Infotainment Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Inspection Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 90
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 121
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 120
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps . . . . . . 268
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Lane
Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 69
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94