2005 GMC YUKON DENALI maintenance

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Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-19
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-84
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-105
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-22
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-19
Air Conditioning..............................................3-20
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-32
Readiness Light..........................................3-31
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)....7-10
Airbag System................................................1-70
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-84
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-77
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-79
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-84
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-77
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?........................................1-78
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-76
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-73
All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-47
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System.........................2-27
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-102Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio
Antenna System........................................3-102
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-36
Appearance Care............................................5-94
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-100
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-98
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-102
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-95
Finish Care.................................................5-99
Finish Damage..........................................5-101
Glass Surfaces............................................5-97
Instrument Panel.........................................5-97
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-97
Leather......................................................5-97
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-101
Speaker Covers..........................................5-97
Tires........................................................5-101
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-102
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-103
Vinyl..........................................................5-96
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-98
Weatherstrips..............................................5-98
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-100
Wood Panels..............................................5-97
Ashtrays........................................................3-20
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Carbon Monoxide...................2-14, 2-30, 4-38, 4-52
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-98
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-100
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-102
Your CD Player.........................................3-101
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-101
Cargo Cover..................................................2-46
CD Changer...................................................3-96
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-43
Center Passenger Position, Safety Belts.............1-40
Chains, Tire...................................................5-73
Charging System Light....................................3-33
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-39
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-102
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-53
Infants and Young Children...........................1-50
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-61
Older Children.............................................1-47
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System...................................1-63
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position...................................1-65Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position...............................1-63
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-67
Top Strap...................................................1-57
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-58
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-56
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-102
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-20
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels......................................5-100
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-98
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-95
Finish Care.................................................5-99
Glass Surfaces............................................5-97
Instrument Panel.........................................5-97
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-97
Leather......................................................5-97
Speaker Covers..........................................5-97
Tires........................................................5-101
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-102
Vinyl..........................................................5-96
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-98
Weatherstrips..............................................5-98
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-100
Wood Panels..............................................5-97
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Light (cont.)
Highbeam On.............................................3-44
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-45
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-39
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-32
Safety Belt Reminder...................................3-30
Security.....................................................3-43
Tire Pressure..............................................3-39
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-44
Traction Off................................................3-36
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-18
Exit...........................................................3-18
Lockout Protection..........................................2-13
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-10
Door........................................................... 2-8
Lockout Protection.......................................2-13
Power Door.................................................. 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Loss of Control...............................................4-15
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-45
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-44
Lumbar
Power Controls............................................. 1-4M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill........................................... 6-9
At Least Once a Month.................................. 6-9
At Least Once a Year..................................6-10
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........................... 6-9
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-12
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using Your................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-39
Memory Seat.................................................2-48
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-50
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-32
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb
View Assist.............................................2-36
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Mirrors (cont.)
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-35
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-36
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-34
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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Navigation/Radio System..................................3-94
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
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Odometer......................................................3-30
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-14
Pressure Gage............................................3-42
Older Children, Restraints................................1-47
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System.............................................2-37
Operating Your All-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Off
Paved Roads..............................................4-16
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-25Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror with Curb View
Assist.....................................................2-36
Convex Mirror.............................................2-35
Heated Mirrors............................................2-36
Power Mirrors.............................................2-34
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode....5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-28
Shifting Out of............................................2-29
Parking
Brake........................................................2-27
Over Things That Burn.................................2-30
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-32
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-79
Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock
®......................................................2-19
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-19
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-105
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Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-12
General Motors...........................................7-12
United States Government............................7-11
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-85
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-86
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-85
Replacing Parts...........................................1-86
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-20
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-40
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-42
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-31
S
Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-30
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-98
Center Passenger Position............................1-40
Driver Position............................................1-32Safety Belts (cont.)
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-32
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-31
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults.........................1-44
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-41
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-40
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-47
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-39
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-27
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
50/50 Split Bench Seat.................................1-13
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-10
Bench Seat................................................1-18
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-24
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Heated Seats, Rear....................................... 1-9
Memory.....................................................2-48
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Secondary Latch System.................................5-86
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