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Service and Maintenance 427
For further assistance in
determining the most
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 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
five years. See Brake Fluid
0
345.
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
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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
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 0412.
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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 0338.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended.
See Engine Oil0332.
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.
Front Axle/Rear Axle 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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462 INDEX
AlertLane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . . 297
Rear Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Side Blind
Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . .263, 347
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Parking and Backing . . . . . . 286
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 151
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . 291
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . 336
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
B
BatteryExterior Lighting
Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346, 404
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Brake (cont'd)
System Warning Light . . . . 128
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . 264
Electric Parking Brake . . . 264
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 AutomaticEmergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . 300
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . 294
Braking System
FrontPedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . 302
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . 246
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Front Turn SignalLamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 350
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
C
Calibration
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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ElectricalEquipment, Add-On . . . . . . . 325
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . 352
Electrical System Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . 337
Air Filter Life System . . . . . 336
Check Light(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . 434
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . 134
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Running While Parked . . . 256
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . 322
Event Data Recorders . . . . . 449
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . 150
Lighting Battery Saver . . . 155
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . 337
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flashers, Hazard
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Fluid
Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Front Heated and VentilatedSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Economy, Driving forBetter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . 311
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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Lights (cont'd)Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Check Engine
(Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . 136
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . 133
Electric Parking Brake . . . . 129
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . 134
Gauges and Indicators . . . . 118
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . 135
Performance Shifting . . . . . 130
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . 123
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . 132 Lights (cont'd)
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . 135
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 48 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Maintenance Schedule . . . . 425 Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Massage
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Media Avoiding UntrustedDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mode Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 168
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W
WarningBrake System Light . . . . . . . . 128
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Wheels Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
When It Is Time for
New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Winter
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . 347
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . .115