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Service and Maintenance 245
Because of the way people use vehicles,
maintenance needs vary. There may need to
be more frequent checks and services. The
Additional Required Services - Normal are for
vehicles that:
.Carry passengers and cargo within
recommended limits on the Tire and
Loading Information label. SeeVehicle
Load Limits 0126.
.Are driven on reasonable road surfaces
within legal driving limits.
.Use the recommended fuel. See
Recommended Fuel 0153.
Refer to the information in the Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required Services -
Normal chart.
The Additional Required Services - Severe are
for vehicles that are:
.Mainly driven in heavy city traffic in hot
weather
.Mainly driven in hilly or mountainous
terrain
.Frequently towing a trailer
.Used for high speed or competitive
driving
.Used for taxi, police, or delivery service Refer to the information in the Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required Services -
Severe chart.
{Warning
Performing maintenance work can be
dangerous and can cause serious injury.
Perform maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools, and
equipment are available. If they are not,
see your dealer to have a trained
technician do the work. See
Doing Your
Own Service Work 0173.
Maintenance Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
Check the engine oil level. See Engine Oil
0 179.
Once a Month
.Check the tire inflation pressures,
including the spare. See Tire Pressure
0 211.
.Inspect the tires for wear. See Tire
Inspection 0215.
.Check the windshield washer fluid level.
See Washer Fluid 0189.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message displays, have the engine oil and
filter changed within the next 1 000 km
(600 mi). If driven under the best conditions,
the engine oil life system may not indicate
the need for vehicle service for up to a year.
The engine oil and filter must be changed at
least once a year and the oil life system
must be reset. Your trained dealer technician
can perform this work. If the engine oil life
system is reset accidentally, service the
vehicle within 5 000 km (3,000 mi) since the
last service. Reset the oil life system when
the oil is changed. See Engine Oil Life
System 0181.
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) 082 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
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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.
SeeTire Rotation 0215.
.Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed, change engine
oil and filter, and reset oil life system.
See Engine Oil 0179 and
Engine Oil Life System 0181.
.Check engine coolant level. See Cooling
System 0183.
.Check windshield washer fluid level. See
Washer Fluid 0189.
.Check tire inflation pressures, including
the spare. See Tire Pressure0211.
.Inspect tire wear. See Tire Inspection
0 215.
.Visually check for fluid leaks.
.Inspect engine air cleaner filter. See
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0182.
.Inspect brake system. See Exterior Care
0 236.
.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 Care0236.
.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 036.
.Visually inspect the fuel system including
the evaporative (EVAP) system for
damage or leaks. Visually check all fuel
pipes, vapor lines, and hoses for proper
attachment, connection, routing, and
condition.
.Visually inspect exhaust system and
nearby heat shields for loose or damaged
parts.
.Lubricate body components. See Exterior
Care 0236.
.Check starter switch. See Starter Switch
Check 0194.
.Check automatic transmission shift lock
control function. See Automatic
Transmission Shift Lock Control Function
Check 0194.
.Check ignition transmission lock. See
Ignition Transmission Lock Check 0194.
.Check parking brake and automatic
transmission park mechanism. See Park
Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
0 194.
.Check accelerator pedal for damage, high
effort, or binding. Replace if needed.
.Lubricate the steering linkage (greasable
joints). See Normal and Severe
Maintenance Schedules. For severe
commercial use vehicles, see Special
Application Services 0248.
.Visually inspect the spare tire to ensure
that it is tightly stowed under the vehicle.
Push, pull, and try to turn the tire. If the
spare tire moves, tighten as necessary.
See Tire Changing 0223.
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ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Oil with Filter
I4.3L V6 Engine 5.7 L 6.0 qt
I6.6L V8 Engine 7.7 L 8.0 qt
Fuel Tank ICutaway (Optional Tank)* 215.7 L 57.0 gal
ICutaway (Standard Tank) 121.1 L 32.0 gal
IPassenger and Cargo 117.3 L
31.0 gal
* 4 039 mm (159 in) wheelbase or 4 496 mm (177 in) wheelbase only
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y 140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this manual. Recheck fluid level
after filling.
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Index 279
Connected Services (cont'd)Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Control Traction and Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 142
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 116
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . 262
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Customer Information Publications Ordering Information . . . . . 265
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . 258
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Data Collection
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Devices Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Door
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sliding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driving Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 155
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Driving (cont'd)
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
E
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 199
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 77
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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Engine (cont'd)Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 96
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Flat Tire (cont'd)
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . 149
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 155
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 199
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 71
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Glass, Enhanced Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22