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Normal Vehicle Use

The maintenance instructions contained in this Maintenance Schedule are based on the assumption that the vehicle will be used as designed:

    • To carry passengers and cargo within the recommended limitations as indicated on the Tire Placard located on the edge of the driver's door.
    • On reasonable road surfaces within legal driving limits.
    • On unleaded gasoline of the recommended type. For information on the proper type of fuel to use, refer to the Owner's Manual.

Maintenance Schedule Intervals

The services shown in this schedule up to 166 000 km (100,000 mi) should be performed after 166 000 km (100,000 mi) at the same intervals. The services shown in this schedule to be performed at 240 000 km (150,000 mi) should be performed after 240 000 km (150,000 mi) at the same intervals.

For explanations of the maintenance inspections and services included in this Maintenance Schedule, refer to Explanation of Scheduled Services .

For additional maintenance inspections and services which are not included in this Maintenance Schedule, refer to Periodic Maintenance Inspection .

Footnotes

[Dagger] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air Resources Board has determined that the failure to perform this maintenance item will not nullify the emissions warranty or limit recall liability prior to the completion of the vehicle's useful life. We, however, urge that all recommended maintenance services be performed at the indicated intervals and the maintenance be recorded.

Engine Oil Scheduled Maintenance

Change engine oil and filter as indicated by the GM Oil Life Systemâ„¢ or every 12  months, whichever occurs first. Reset the system.

Your vehicle has a computer system that lets you know when to change the engine oil and filter. This is based on engine revolutions and engine temperature and not on mileage. Based on driving conditions, the mileage at which an oil change will be indicated can vary considerably. For the oil life system to work properly, you must reset the system every time the oil is changed.

When the system has calculated that oil life has been diminished, it will indicate that an oil change is necessary. A CHANGE ENGINE OIL message will come on. Change your oil as soon as possible within the next two times you stop for fuel. It is possible that, if you are driving under the best conditions, the oil life system may not indicate that an oil change is necessary for over a year. However, your engine oil and filter must be changed at least once a year and at this time the system must be reset. It is also important to check your oil regularly and keep it at the proper level.

If the system is ever reset accidentally, you must change you oil at 5,000 km (3,000 mi) since your last oil change. Remember to reset the oil life system whenever the oil is changed. Refer to GM Oil Life System Resetting .

Refer to the mileage intervals for additional services that my be performed with an engine oil change. After the services are performed, record the date, odometer reading and who performed the service on the maintenance record page.

Scheduled Maintenance

25 000 km (15,000 mi)

Inspect the air cleaner filter. Replace the filter if necessary. If the vehicle is driven in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect filter at every engine oil change. Refer to Air Cleaner Element Replacement in Engine Controls.

This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].

50 000 km (30,000 mi)

Inspect the air cleaner filter. Replace the filter if necessary. If the vehicle is driven in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect filter at every engine oil change. Refer to Air Cleaner Element Replacement in Engine Controls.

This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].

75 000 km (45,000 mi)

Inspect the air cleaner filter. Replace the filter if necessary. If the vehicle is driven in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect filter at every engine oil change. Refer to Air Cleaner Element Replacement in Engine Controls.

This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].

83 000 km (50,000 mi)

Change the automatic transmission fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or more of these conditions:

    • In heavy traffic where the outside temperature regularly reaches 32°C (90°F) or higher.
    • In hilly or mountainous terrain.
    • Uses such as high performance operation.

If the vehicle is not used under any of these conditions, change the fluid and filter at 166 000 km (100,000 mi).

Manual transmission fluid does not require change.

100 000 km (60,000 mi)

Inspect the air cleaner filter. Replace the filter if necessary. If the vehicle is driven in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect filter at every engine oil change. Refer to Air Cleaner Element Replacement in Engine Controls.

This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].

125 000 km (75,000 mi)

Inspect the air cleaner filter. Replace the filter if necessary. If the vehicle is driven in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect filter at every engine oil change. Refer to Air Cleaner Element Replacement in Engine Controls.

This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].

150 000 km (90,000 mi)

Inspect the air cleaner filter. Replace the filter if necessary. If the vehicle is driven in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect filter at every engine oil change. Refer to Air Cleaner Element Replacement in Engine Controls.

This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].

166 000 km (100,000 mi)

    • Replace the spark plugs.
        This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].
    • Inspect the spark plug wires.
        This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].
    • Change the automatic transmission fluid and filter if the vehicle is mainly driven under one or more of these conditions:
       - In heavy traffic where the outside temperature regularly reaches 32°C (90°F) or higher.
       - In hilly or mountainous terrain.
       - Uses such as high performance operation.

If the vehicle has not been used under any of the severe conditions listed previously and, therefore, has not had the automatic transmission fluid and filter changed, change both the fluid and filter.

Manual transmission fluid does not require change.

240 000 km (150,000 mi)

    • Drain, flush and refill the cooling system (or every 60 months since the last cooling system service, whichever occurs first). For information on the proper coolant to use, refer to Fluid and Lubricant Recommendations .
    • Inspect engine accessory drive belt.
    • This is An Emission Control Service [Dagger].