2005 GMC ENVOY XL Owners Manual

Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-17
Cluster.......................................................3-32
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-39
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labelling, Tire Sidewall....................................5-51
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-19
Dome........................................................3-17
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-18
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-46LATCH System (cont.)
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-13
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-13
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-35
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-40
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Change Engine Oil......................................3-45
Charging System.........................................3-37
Check Gages Warning.................................3-47
Check Gas Cap..........................................3-48
Cruise Control.............................................3-46
Gate Ajar...................................................3-47
Highbeam On.............................................3-46
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-48
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-41
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-36
Passenger Safety Belt Reminder....................3-34
Reduced Engine Power................................3-46
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-34
Security.....................................................3-45
Service Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.........3-47
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-18
Exit...........................................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-43
Locking Rear Axle...........................................4-10
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
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Locks
Delayed Locking........................................... 2-9
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-13
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-48
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-54
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-5
Power Controls............................................. 1-5
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-8
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year.................................... 6-9
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-7
Maintenance Record....................................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts.........6-14
Owner Checks and Services........................... 6-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-41
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-5
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Memory Seat.................................................2-60
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Mirrors
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-37
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass...........2-38
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass
and Temperature......................................2-42
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar®.............2-37
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar®
and Compass..........................................2-40
Manual Rearview Mirror with OnStar®,
Compass, and Temperature Display............2-44
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-47
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror....................2-46
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-47
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-46
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-46
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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N
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-113
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-12
Oil
Change Engine Oil Light...............................3-45
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-44
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-31
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-47
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
Off Paved Roads.........................................4-15
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-27
Outside
Convex Mirror.............................................2-47
Curb View Assist Mirror................................2-46
Heated Mirrors............................................2-47
Manual Mirrors............................................2-46
Power Mirrors.............................................2-46Outside (cont.)
Overhead Console..........................................2-53
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-32
Shifting Out of............................................2-34
Parking
Brake........................................................2-31
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-62
Passing.........................................................4-12
Passlock
®......................................................2-18
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-19
Electrical System.........................................5-91
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-5
Rear Quarter Windows.................................2-16
Reduced Engine Light..................................3-46
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-21
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-34
Windows....................................................2-14
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-30
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
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Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-17
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-26
Radios..........................................................3-62
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-127
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-128
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-128
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual..................................3-113
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-87
Radio with CD....................................3-63, 3-73
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-100
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-124
Setting the Time..........................................3-62
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-125
Understanding Reception............................3-127
Rainsense™ Wipers.......................................... 3-9
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-43
Locking......................................................4-10
Rear Climate Control System............................3-28
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover............2-56
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Floor Storage Lid....................................2-58
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-27Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-124
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-113
Rear Seat Operation......................................... 1-9
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-24
Rearview Mirror with Compass..........................2-38
Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature...............................................2-42
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®...........................2-37
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®and Compass.......2-40
Rearview Mirror with OnStar®, Compass,
and Temperature Display..............................2-44
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-37
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-7
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-50
Reduced Engine Power Light............................3-46
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-5
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-6
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-70
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-67
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-47
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-67
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-68
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Restraint System Check (cont.)
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-21
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-43
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-36
S
Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-34
Pretensioners..............................................1-30
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-85
Driver Position............................................1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-18
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-17
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-27
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-24
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-24
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-12
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-9
Heated Seats............................................... 1-6
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-5
Memory.....................................................2-60
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-9
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-7
Secondary Latch System.................................5-75
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Seat Position....................................1-48
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-46
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-46
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-49
Security Light.................................................3-45
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-41
Four-Wheel-Drive Warning Light.....................3-47
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-66
Setting the Time.............................................3-62
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-88
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-32
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Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Snow Plow....................................................4-50
Spare Tire.....................................................5-81
Accessory Inator........................................5-64
Installing....................................................5-70
Removing...................................................5-67
Storing.......................................................5-78
Specications, Capacities...............................5-103
Speedometer..................................................3-33
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-21
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-126
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-54
Convenience Net.........................................2-58
Glove Box..................................................2-53
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-54
Overhead Console.......................................2-53
Rear Compartment Storage Panel/Cover.........2-56
Rear Floor Storage Lid.................................2-58
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-42
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.........................................................2-60T
Tachometer....................................................3-33
Taillamps
Turn Signal, and Stoplamps..........................5-46
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-125
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
Passlock
®...................................................2-18
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-22
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-50
Accessory Inator........................................5-64
Aluminum Wheels, Cleaning..........................5-87
Buying New Tires........................................5-59
Chains.......................................................5-63
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-66
Cleaning....................................................5-88
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-65
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-56
Inspection and Rotation................................5-57
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-70
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-70
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-67
Secondary Latch System..............................5-75
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Tires (cont.)
Spare Tire..................................................5-81
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools............5-78
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-51
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-60
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-61
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-62
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-59
Top Strap......................................................1-41
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-42
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-55
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50
Traction
Assist System (TAS)...................................... 4-8
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-21
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-24
Trip Odometer................................................3-33
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-127
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-60
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-43
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-56
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders............................................. 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN).............................................5-90
Service Parts Identication Label...................5-90
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-60
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-27
Visors...........................................................2-16
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-38
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-31
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-53
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-61
Replacement...............................................5-62
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-40
Windows.......................................................2-14
Power........................................................2-14
Power Rear Quarter.....................................2-16
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning..........5-86Windshield Washer.........................................3-10
Fluid..........................................................5-34
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-48
Fuses........................................................5-91
Rainsense™ Wipers...................................... 3-9
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-38
X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-129
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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