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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 120 000 km (75,000 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 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
.Fuel system
.Windshield washer fluid
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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 0265.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco
dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0261.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer. Rear Axle See your dealer.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
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Index 357
Driving (cont'd)Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Dual
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . 178
E
ElectricParking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 278
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 283
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 105
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Engine (cont'd)
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Front Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . 236
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 244
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Parking or BackingAssistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Phone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 163
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Proposition 65 Warning California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . 309
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 342
R
Radiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Radio AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . 232
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 328
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Reimbursement Program, GM
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Replacing
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . 76
Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . 53
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
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Transportinga Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
TTY Users Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 126
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAhead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Vehicle (cont'd)
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 95
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 276