2009 GMC YUKON Owner's Manual

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Ignition Positions.............................................2-25
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-57
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-70
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-35
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-45
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-63
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-44
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp........................3-18
Dome ........................................................3-18
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-19
Reading.....................................................3-19Lap Belt........................................................1-52
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-45
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-66
Level Control..................................................4-51
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-59
Liftgate, Power...............................................2-14
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-12
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-12
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-37
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-42
Brake System Warning.................................3-40
Charging System.........................................3-39
Cruise Control.............................................3-49
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-49
Highbeam On.............................................3-49
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-51
Oil Pressure...............................................3-48
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-38
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-36
Security.....................................................3-48
StabiliTrak®Indicator....................................3-42
Tire Pressure..............................................3-43
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-49
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-19
Exit...........................................................3-19
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Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-33
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 4-9
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-10
Door ..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door ................................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Loss of Control...............................................4-11
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-51
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.............1-66
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-75
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-6
Power Controls............................................. 1-6
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-10
At Least Once a Month................................6-10
At Least Once a Year..................................6-11Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-8
Maintenance Record....................................6-17
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-15
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services.........................6-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-13
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp...............................3-44
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-6
Manual Seats................................................... 1-4
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals...................... 1-8
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-64
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview........................2-48
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-48
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-51
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-52
Outside Heated Mirrors................................2-52
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-49
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-50
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-50
Outside Towing Mirrors.................................2-49
Park Tilt.....................................................2-51
MP3 ..................................................3-102, 3-107
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-5
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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-114
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-24
O
Odometer......................................................3-36
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-36
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-12
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-46
Pressure Light.............................................3-48
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-54
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-64
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-68
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-31
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-51
Convex Mirror.............................................2-52
Heated Mirrors............................................2-52Outside (cont.)
Manual Mirrors............................................2-49
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-50
Power Mirrors.............................................2-50
Towing Mirrors............................................2-49
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-37
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-114
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-44
Shifting Out of............................................2-45
Park Aid................................................2-53, 2-59
Park Brake....................................................2-42
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-51
Parking
Assist........................................................2-53
Over Things That Burn.................................2-46
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-38
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-90
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-22
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-23
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Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California..................................................... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-114
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................5-116
Liftgate......................................................2-14
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-6
Retained Accessory.....................................2-26
Seat ............................................................ 1-5
Steering Fluid.............................................5-38
Windows....................................................2-19
Power Assist Steps.........................................2-17
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy......7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-86
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-114
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-134Radios (cont.)
Reception.................................................3-137
Setting the Clock.........................................3-84
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-136
Rainsense™ II Wipers....................................... 3-9
Reading Lamps..............................................3-19
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System
and Electronic Climate Controls.....................3-33
Rear Axle......................................................5-50
Locking........................................................ 4-9
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Heated Seats.........................................1-13
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-76
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-134
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-125
Rear Side Window Antenna............................3-138
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-76
Rear Vision Camera........................................2-59
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-11
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-48
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-48
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-32
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-44
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System,
Operation..................................................... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-94
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-89
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-60
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-98
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-99
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-26
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-47
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-36
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-110
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-37
Lap Belt.....................................................1-52
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-45
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-53Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-52
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-32
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-14
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-20
Center Seat................................................1-13
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-7
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-13
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-6
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-8
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-6
Power Seats................................................. 1-5
Reclining Seatbacks.....................................1-10
Third Row Seat...........................................1-27
Secondary Latch System................................5-100
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-77
Rear Seat Position......................................1-73
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-78
Security Light.................................................3-48
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
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Service (cont.)
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-96
Setting the Clock............................................3-84
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-114
Shifting Into Park............................................2-44
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-45
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-56
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Snow Plow....................................................4-40
Spare Tire....................................................5-107
Installing....................................................5-94
Removing...................................................5-89
Storing.....................................................5-103
Specications, Capacities...............................5-123
Speedometer..................................................3-36
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-14
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-42
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-26
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-136
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6Steps
Power Assist...............................................2-17
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-75
Cupholders.................................................2-74
Glove Box..................................................2-74
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-75
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-76
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-76
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-31
Sun Visors.....................................................2-20
Sunroof.........................................................2-78
T
Tachometer....................................................3-36
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-58
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-136
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-20
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-21
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-22
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-23
Third Row Seat..............................................1-27
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-84
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Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-43
Tires.............................................................5-62
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-113
Buying New Tires........................................5-80
Chains.......................................................5-86
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-88
Cleaning...................................................5-114
Different Size..............................................5-82
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-87
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-70
Inspection and Rotation................................5-78
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-94
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-74
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-72
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-94
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-89
Secondary Latch System............................5-100
Spare Tire................................................5-107
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-103
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-63
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-67
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-82
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-84
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-84Tires (cont.)
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-79
Tow/Haul Mode ...............................................2-35
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-49
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-44
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-52
Your Vehicle...............................................4-44
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-73
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-21, 5-24
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-29
Trip Odometer................................................3-36
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-53
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-82
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-68
Operation...................................................2-68
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-33
Running While Parked..................................2-47
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-74
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-115
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-115
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-31
Visors...........................................................2-20
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-40
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-34
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-64
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-84
Different Size..............................................5-82
Replacement...............................................5-84Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-64
Windows.......................................................2-18
Power ........................................................2-19
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning........5-112
Rainsense™ II Wipers................................... 3-9
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-39
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-60
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-116
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper........................3-11
Winter Driving................................................4-29
X
XM Radio Messages.....................................3-113
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-138
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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