2006 GMC SIERRA steering

Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle suspension,
brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments, and specications for GM
transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to assist
in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product
Service Bulletins can be obtained by contacting
your General Motors dealer or by calling
1-800-GM-DRIVE (1-800-463-7483).
7-15

A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-4
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-20
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-54
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-86
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-123
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-25
Air Conditioning..............................3-21, 3-22, 3-25
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-35
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-37
Readiness Light..........................................3-35
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-70
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-86
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-78
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-76
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-81
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-86
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-76
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-76
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-74
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-72
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-72
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-132
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-133Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-42
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-118
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-116
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-120
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-117
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle..............5-113
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-114
Finish Care...............................................5-117
Finish Damage..........................................5-120
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-115
Leather....................................................5-115
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-119
Tires........................................................5-119
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-120
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-121
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-116
Weatherstrips............................................5-116
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-118
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-20
Audio System(s).............................................3-70
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-72
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-129
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-131
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-132
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-132
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-133
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-132
1

E
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-123
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-126
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-123
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-124
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-123
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-127
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-123
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-25
Battery.......................................................5-51
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-46
Coolant......................................................5-35
Coolant Heater............................................2-25
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-43
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-19
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-57
Fan Noise..................................................5-45
Oil .............................................................5-20
Oil Life System...........................................5-23
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-39
Overheating................................................5-37
Starting......................................................2-23Entry Lighting.................................................3-19
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................. 7-9
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-30
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-25
Finish Damage.............................................5-120
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-132
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-90
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-91
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-108
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-28, 5-30
Manual Transmission....................................5-33
Power Steering...........................................5-45
Windshield Washer......................................5-46
Fog Lamps....................................................3-17
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-38, 5-59
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-50
Front Axle......................................................5-60
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Front Storage Area.........................................2-79
5

P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-53
Shifting Out of............................................2-55
Parking
Brake........................................................2-52
Over Things That Burn.................................2-56
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-56
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-37
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-81
Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock
®......................................................2-21
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-61
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-20
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-123
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-45
Windows....................................................2-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Radios..........................................................3-70
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-72
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-131
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-132
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-132
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-85
Radio with CD............................................3-75
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-100
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-127
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-71
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-71
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-129
Understanding Reception............................3-130
Rear Axle......................................................5-58
Locking......................................................4-11
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-13
Rear Doors....................................................2-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-29
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-127
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-115
Rear Seat Operation...................................1-8, 1-9
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-26
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass....................................................2-63
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-65
10

Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-56
Rear Seat Position......................................1-54
Right Front Seat Position (Crew Cab).............1-57
Right Front Seat Position (Regular and
Extended Cab)................................1-59, 1-65
Security Light.................................................3-49
Service........................................................... 5-4
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-46
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-86
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS).........3-71
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS).....3-71
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-119
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-53
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-55
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Sliding Rear Windows.....................................2-18
Snow Plow....................................................4-54
Spare Tire....................................................5-112
Installing....................................................5-96
Removing...................................................5-92
Storing.....................................................5-108
Specications, Capacities...............................5-133Speedometer..................................................3-33
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-129
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-79
Coinholder(s)..............................................2-79
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-79
Front Storage Area......................................2-79
Glove Box..................................................2-79
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-46
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-82
Swing-Out Windows........................................2-18
T
Tachometer....................................................3-34
Tailgate.........................................................2-14
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-68
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-129
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-19
Passlock
®...................................................2-21
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tires.............................................................5-72
12