Additional Maintenance and Care

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Your vehicle is an important investment and caring for it properly may help to avoid future costly repairs. To maintain vehicle performance, additional maintenance services may be required. It is recommended that your dealer perform these services — their trained dealer technicians know your vehicle best.

Your dealer can also perform a thorough assessment with a multi–point inspection to recommend when your vehicle may need attention. The following list is intended to explain the services and conditions to look for that may indicate services are required.

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PRESS BRAKE TO START ENGINE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ONLY)
If the vehicle has the keyless access system, this message displays if you try to start the engine without having the brake pressed. The brake needs to be pressed when starting the engine. Se ...

CALIBRATING DRIVE IN CIRCLES
This message displays when calibrating the compass. Drive the vehicle in circles at less than 8 km/h (5 mph) to complete the calibration. See Compass for more information. ...

Trailer Sway Control (TSC)
The vehicle has a Trailer Sway Control (TSC) feature as part of the StabiliTrak system. If TSC detects that the trailer is swaying, the vehicle's brakes are automatically applied. When TSC ...