2005 GMC SIERRA Owner's Manual

Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Curb View Assist Mirrors...................2-63
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-64
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-60
Outside Power Camper-Type.........................2-62
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-62
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-62
Outside West Coast-Type Mirrors...................2-61
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
N
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
Noise Control System, Tampering......................5-61
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-17
O
Odometer......................................................3-33
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-33
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-17
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-20
Pressure Gage............................................3-47
Older Children, Restraints................................1-33
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System.............................................2-64
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
Off Paved Roads.........................................4-20Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-30
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-63
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-61
Convex Mirror.............................................2-64
Curb View Assist Mirrors..............................2-63
Heated Mirrors............................................2-64
Manual Mirrors............................................2-60
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-62
Power Mirrors.............................................2-62
West Coast-Type Mirrors..............................2-61
Outside Power Camper-Type Mirror...................2-62
Overdrive Disable...........................................3-49
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-39
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-49
Shifting Out of............................................2-51
Parking
Brake........................................................2-48
Over Things That Burn.................................2-52
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-52
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-36
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-76
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Passing.........................................................4-17
Passlock®......................................................2-21
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-19
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-122
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-5
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-46
Windows....................................................2-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Programming the HomeLink
®Transmitter...........2-67
Q
QUADRASTEER™..........................................4-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Radios..........................................................3-69
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-70
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-125
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-126
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-126
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-83
Radio with CD............................................3-73
Radio with Six-Disc CD................................3-98Radios (cont.)
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-122
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-70
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-69
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-123
Understanding Reception............................3-125
Rear Axle......................................................5-58
Locking......................................................4-11
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-13
Rear Doors....................................................2-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-30
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-122
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-111
Rear Seat Operation.................................1-9, 1-10
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-27
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-58
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display..................2-55
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-55
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-6
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-14
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-49
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-62
Remote Keyless Entry System............................ 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry System, Operation............ 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing
the Spare Tire.............................................5-97
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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-93
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-71
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-11
General Motors...........................................7-11
United States Government............................7-10
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-82
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-82
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-82
Replacing Parts...........................................1-82
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-25
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-5
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-48
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-54
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-33
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-115
Center Passenger Position............................1-25
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16Safety Belts (cont.)
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-30
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-27
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-25
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-25
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-8
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-74
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation..............................1-9, 1-10
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-8
Secondary Latch System................................5-105
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-53
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-52
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-49
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-50
Right Front Seat Position (Crew Cab).............1-54
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Securing a Child Restraint (cont.)
Right Front Seat Position (Regular
and Extended Cab)..........................1-56, 1-62
Security Light.................................................3-48
Service........................................................... 5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-6
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-80
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-70
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-69
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-118
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-49
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-51
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-18
Spare Tire....................................................5-112
Installing....................................................5-97
Removing...................................................5-93
Storing.....................................................5-109
Specications, Capacities...............................5-130
Speedometer..................................................3-33
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-12
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-124
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-7Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-71
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-70
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-70
Front Storage Area......................................2-71
Glove Box..................................................2-70
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-48
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-73
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-18
T
Tachometer....................................................3-33
Tailgate.........................................................2-15
Taillamps.......................................................5-69
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-123
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-19
Passlock
®...................................................2-21
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-7
Tires.............................................................5-72
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-117
Buying New Tires........................................5-86
Chains.......................................................5-90
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-92
Cleaning...................................................5-118
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-82
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-91
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Tires (cont.)
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-79
Inspection and Rotation................................5-83
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-97
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-97
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-93
Secondary Latch System............................5-105
Spare Tire................................................5-112
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-109
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-74
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-77
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-87
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-88
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-88
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-85
Tonneau Cover...............................................2-71
Top Strap......................................................1-43
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-45
Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-29
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-49
Tow/Haul Mode, Overdrive Disable....................3-49
Towing
Power Take-Off (PTO)..................................4-98
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-62
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-68
Your Vehicle...............................................4-62
Traction
Assist System (TAS)...................................... 4-8
Manual Selectable Ride................................4-10
Off Light.....................................................3-41Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-67
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-27, 5-30
Fluid, Manual..............................................5-33
Temperature Gage.......................................3-43
Up-Shift Light..............................................3-39
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-26
Transmission Operation, Manual........................2-32
Trip Odometer................................................3-33
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-125
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-87
Up-Shift Light.................................................3-39
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Parking Your...............................................2-52
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-63
Vehicle Data Collection and Event
Data Recorders............................................. 7-9
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Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-120
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-121
Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat..............................................2-74
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-30
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-38
W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-31
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-54
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-88
Replacement...............................................5-88
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-42
Windows.......................................................2-16
Manual......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-17
Sliding Rear................................................2-18
Swing-Out Windows.....................................2-18Windshield
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-117
Windshield Washer.........................................3-10
Fluid..........................................................5-48
Windshield Wiper
Blade Replacement......................................5-72
Fuses......................................................5-121
Windshield Wipers......................................... 3-9
Winter Driving................................................4-44X
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-127
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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