Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Seats and Restraint Systems
- Front Seats
- Rear Seats
- Safety Belts
- Child Restraints
- Older Children
- Infants and Young Children
- Child Restraint Systems
- Where to Put the Restraint
- Top Strap
- Top Strap Anchor Location
- Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System)
- Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System
- Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
- Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
- Air Bag Systems
- Restraint System Check
- Features and Controls
- Keys
- Doors and Locks
- Windows
- Theft-Deterrent Systems
- Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
- New Vehicle Break-In
- Ignition Positions
- Starting Your Engine
- Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal
- Engine Coolant Heater
- Automatic Transmission Operation
- All-Wheel Drive
- Parking Brake
- Shifting Into Park (P)
- Shifting Out of Park (P)
- Parking Over Things That Burn
- Engine Exhaust
- Running Your Engine While You Are Parked
- Mirrors
- OnStar System
- HomeLink Transmitter
- Storage Areas
- Sunroof
- Vehicle Personalization
- Instrument Panel
- Instrument Panel Overview
- Climate Controls
- Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
- Instrument Panel Cluster
- Speedometer and Odometer
- Tachometer
- Safety Belt Reminder Light
- Air Bag Readiness Light
- Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator
- Charging System Light
- Voltmeter Gage
- Brake System Warning Light
- Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
- Traction Off Light
- Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
- Transmission Temperature Gage
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp
- Oil Pressure Gage
- Cruise Control Light
- Tow/Haul Mode Light
- Fuel Gage
- Low Fuel Warning Light
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
- Audio System(s)
- Setting the Time
- Radio with Cassette and CD
- Rear Seat Entertainment System
- Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
- CD Changer
- Theft-Deterrent Feature
- Audio Steering Wheel Controls
- DVD Distortion
- Understanding Radio Reception
- Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
- Care of Your CDs and DVDs
- Care of Your CD Changer
- Care of Your CD and DVD Player
- Cleaning the Video Screen
- Fixed Mast Antenna
- XM Satellite Radio Antenna System
- DAB Radio Antenna System
- Driving Your Vehicle
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
- Defensive Driving
- Drunken Driving
- Control of a Vehicle
- Braking
- Road Sensing Suspension
- Stabilitrak System
- Steering
- Off-Road Recovery
- Passing
- Loss of Control
- Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off Paved Roads
- Driving at Night
- Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
- City Driving
- Freeway Driving
- Before Leaving on a Long Trip
- Highway Hypnosis
- Hill and Mountain Roads
- Winter Driving
- If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow
- Towing
- Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
- Service and Appearance Care
- Maintenance Schedule
- Maintenance Schedule
- Introduction
- Your Vehicle and the Environment
- Maintenance Requirements
- How This Section is Organized
- Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services
- Using Your Maintenance Schedule
- Scheduled Maintenance
- Part B: Owner Checks and Services
- At Each Fuel Fill
- At Least Once a Month
- At Least Twice a Year
- At Least Once a Year
- Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections
- Steering and Suspension Inspection
- Exhaust System Inspection
- Fuel System Inspection
- Engine Cooling System Inspection
- Transfer Case and Front Axle (All-Wheel Drive) Inspection
- Brake System Inspection
- Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
- Part E: Maintenance Record
- Maintenance Schedule
- Customer Assistance Information
- Supplement
- Index

Section
5
Service and Appearance Care
Service
............................................................
5.3
Doing Your Own Service Work
......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle
......................................................
5-4
Fuel
................................................................
5.5
Gasoline Octane
............................................
5.5
Gasoline Specifications
....................................
5.5
California Fuel
...............................................
5.6
Additives
....................................................... 5.6
Fuels in Foreign Countries
...............................
5.7
Filling Your Tank
............................................
5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
.......................
5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood
......................
5.10
Hood Release
..............................................
5.10
Engine Compartment Overview
....................
5.12
Engine Oil
................................
........ 5.13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
................................ 5.19
Automatic Transmission Fluid
.........................
5.21
Engine Coolant
.............................................
5.24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap
..................
5-27
Engine Overheating
.......................................
5.28
Cooling System
........................................... -5-30
Engine Fan Noise
.........................................
5.36
Power Steering Fluid
.....................................
5.37
Windshield Washer Fluid
................................
5-38
Brakes
........................................................
5-39
Battery
........................................................
5-43
Jump Starting
............................................... 5-44
All-Wheel Drive
...
~~ ~~~~~~ ................................ 5-50
Rear Axle
.......................................................
5-52
Headlamp Aiming
........................................... 5-53
Headlamp Horizontal Aiming
.......
............. 5-55
Headlamp Vertical Aiming
..............................
5-56
Bulb Replacement
.......................................... 5-58
Halogen Bulbs
.............................................. 5-58
Headlamps
..................................................
5-59
Running Lamps
.........................................
5-63
Taillamps
.....................................................
5-64
Replacement Bulbs
.......................................
5-65
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting
............
5-58
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
.........
5-64
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
..............
5-66
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