2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 Owners Manual

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gages on
your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something is
wr

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Instrument Panel Cluster
Your instrument cluster is designed to let you know at a glance how your vehicle is running. You will know how fast
you are going, about how much fuel you have and many other

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven,
in either miles

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Tachometer
Your tachometer displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute (rpm). See “Grade Braking
(Allison Transmission
®)” underTow/Haul Mode on
page 2-31for more information.
Notice:If y

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Airbag Readiness Light
There is an airbag readiness light on the instrument panel
cluster, which shows the airbag symbol. The system
checks the airbag’s electrical system for malfunctions.
The light

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual When you turn the right front passenger’s airbag off, this
light will come on and stay on to remind you that the
airbag has been turned off. This light will go off when you
turn the airbag on.
{CAUT

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
If your vehicle has the passenger sensing system, your
rearview mirror will have a passenger airbag status
indicator.
When the ignition key is turned to RUN or START,

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GMC SIERRA 1500 2006  Owners Manual Never put a rear facing child restraint in the right front
passenger seat unless the airbag is off. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
Even though the passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the passenge