2023 GMC TERRAIN washer fluid

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320 Vehicle Care
Finish Care
Application of aftermarket clearcoat sealant/
wax materials is not recommended.
If painted surfaces are damaged, see your
dealer to have the damage assessed and
repaired. Foreign materials such as calcium
chloride and other salts, ice melting agents,
road oil and tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
chemicals from industrial chimneys, etc., can
damage the vehicle's finish if they remain
on painted surfaces. Wash the vehicle as
soon as possible. If necessary, use
non-abrasive cleaners that are marked safe
for painted surfaces to remove foreign
matter.
Occasional hand waxing or mild polishing
should be done to remove residue from the
paint finish. See your dealer for approved
cleaning products.
Do not apply waxes or polishes to uncoated
plastic, vinyl, rubber, decals, simulated
wood, or flat paint as damage can occur.
Caution
Machine compounding or aggressive
polishing on a basecoat/clearcoat paint
finish may damage it. Use only
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Caution (Continued)
non-abrasive waxes and polishes that are
made for a basecoat/clearcoat paint finish
on the vehicle.
To keep the paint finish looking new, keep
the vehicle garaged or covered whenever
possible.
Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Moldings
Caution
Failure to clean and protect the bright
metal moldings can result in a hazy
white finish or pitting. This damage
would not be covered by the vehicle
warranty.
The bright metal moldings on the vehicle
are aluminum, chrome, or stainless steel. To
prevent damage always follow these
cleaning instructions:
.Be sure the molding is cool to the touch
before applying any cleaning solution.
.Use only approved cleaning solutions for
aluminum, chrome, or stainless steel.
Some cleaners are highly acidic or contain
alkaline substances and can damage the
moldings.
.Always dilute a concentrated cleaner
according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
.Do not use cleaners that are not intended
for automotive use.
.Use a nonabrasive wax on the vehicle
after washing to protect and extend the
molding finish.
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses,
Emblems, Decals, and Stripes
Use only lukewarm or cold water, a soft
cloth, and a car washing soap to clean
exterior lamps, lenses, emblems, decals, and
stripes. Follow instructions under "Washing
the Vehicle" previously in this section.
Lamp covers are made of plastic, and some
have a UV protective coating. Do not clean
or wipe them when dry.
Do not use any of the following on lamp
covers:
.Abrasive or caustic agents
.Washer fluids and other cleaning agents
in higher concentrations than suggested
by the manufacturer
.Solvents, alcohols, fuels, or other harsh
cleaners
.Ice scrapers or other hard items

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.Aftermarket appearance caps or covers
while the lamps are illuminated, due to
excessive heat generated
Caution
Failure to clean lamps properly can cause
damage to the lamp cover that would
not be covered by the vehicle warranty.
Caution
Using wax on low gloss black finish
stripes can increase the gloss level and
create a non-uniform finish. Clean low
gloss stripes with soap and water only.
Air Intakes
Clear debris from the air intakes, between
the hood and windshield, when washing the
vehicle.
Shutter System
The vehicle may have a shutter system
designed to help improve fuel economy.
Keep the shutter system clear of debris,
snow and ice. If the check engine light is
activated, please check to see if the shutter
system is clear of debris, snow or ice.
Windshield and Wiper Blades
Clean the outside of the windshield with
glass cleaner.
Clean rubber blades using a lint-free cloth or
paper towel soaked with windshield washer
fluid or a mild detergent. Wash the
windshield thoroughly when cleaning theblades. Bugs, road grime, sap, and a buildup
of vehicle wash/wax treatments may cause
wiper streaking.
Replace the wiper blades if they are worn or
damaged. Damage can be caused by
extreme dusty conditions, sand, salt, heat,
sun, snow, and ice.
Weatherstrips
Apply weatherstrip lubricant to
weatherstrips to make them last longer, seal
better, and not stick or squeak. Lubricate
weatherstrips at least once a year. Hot, dry
climates may require more frequent
application. Black marks from rubber
material on painted surfaces can be removed
by rubbing with a clean cloth. See
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
0332.
Tires
Use a stiff brush with tire cleaner to clean
the tires.
Caution
Using petroleum-based tire dressing
products on the vehicle may damage the
paint finish and/or tires. When applying a
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Service and Maintenance 331
.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 0319.

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332 Service and Maintenance
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 0270.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco
dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0265.
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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Index 361
Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 277
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 112
Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 252
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Distracted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . 180E
ElectricBrake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 284
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 288
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 101
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Engine (cont'd)
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
F
FilterEngine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

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368 Index
Tires (cont'd)Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrakLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . 214
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . 171
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 344
Transporting
a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
TTY Users Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 126U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAhead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Vehicle (cont'd)
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 87
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81