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Service and Maintenance 419
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 System
0 347.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1
full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0342.
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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OnStar 443
Add-on Electrical Equipment
The OnStar system is integrated into the
electrical architecture of the vehicle. Do not
add any electrical equipment. SeeAdd-On
Electrical Equipment 0334. Added electrical
equipment may interfere with the operation
of the OnStar system and cause it to not
operate.
Vehicle Software Updates
OnStar or GM may remotely deliver
software updates or changes to the vehicle
without further notice or consent. These
updates or changes may enhance or
maintain safety, security, or the operation
of the vehicle or the vehicle systems.
Software updates or changes may affect or
erase data or settings that are stored in the
vehicle, such as saved navigation
destinations or pre-set radio stations.
Neither OnStar nor GM is responsible for
any affected or erased data or settings.
These updates or changes may also collect
personal information. Such collection is
described in the OnStar privacy statement or
separately disclosed at the time of
installation. These updates or changes may
also cause a system to automatically
communicate with GM servers to collect
information about vehicle system status, identify whether updates or changes are
available, or deliver updates or changes. An
active OnStar agreement constitutes consent
to these software updates or changes and
agreement that either OnStar or GM may
remotely deliver them to the vehicle.
Privacy
The complete OnStar Privacy Statement may
be found at www.onstar.com (U.S.),
or www.onstar.ca (Canada). We recommend
that you review it. If you have any
questions, call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) or press
Qto speak with
an Advisor. Users of wireless
communications are cautioned that the
privacy of any information sent via wireless
cellular communications cannot be assured.
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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448 Index
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . .182
ArmrestStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Vehicle Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 230
Automatic Vehicle Hold (AVH) . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . .154
Axle Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 143
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . 354, 398
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 179
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Braking System
Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 398
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center Console
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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FluidAutomatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . . . 120
Four Corner Air Suspension System . . . . . . 243
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231, 355
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . 290
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Dynamic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 304
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Fuel (cont'd)
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 361
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 367
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 106
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 General Information (cont'd)
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 171
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Guidance Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
HeadlampsAdaptive Forward Lighting (AFL) . . . . . . . 138
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 137
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Leveling Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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TransmissionAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 432
Transporting a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
TTY Users Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 140
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Using
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAhead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Vehicle (cont'd)
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Automatic Hold Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Warning (cont'd)
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 106
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104