2010 GMC SIERRA DENALI odometer

Driver Information Center (DIC)
The DIC display is located at the bottom of the
instrument panel cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems and enables access to the
personalization menu.
The DIC buttons are
located on the instrument
panel, next to the steering
wheel.
3(Trip/Fuel):Press this button to display the
odometer, trip odometer, fuel range, average economy,
fuel used, timer, and transmission temperature.
The compass and outside air temperature will also be
shown in the display. The temperature will be shown
in °F or °C depending on the units selected.
T(Vehicle Information): Press this button to display
the oil life, units, tire pressure readings for vehicles with
the Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS), trailer brake
gain and output information for vehicles with the
Integrated Trailer Brake Control (ITBC) system, engine
hours, Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
programming, compass zone setting, and compass
recalibration.
U(Customization): Press this button to customize the
feature settings on your vehicle. See DIC Vehicle
Customization (With DIC Buttons)
on page 4‑67for
more information.
V(Set/Reset) : Press this button to set or reset certain
functions and to turn off or acknowledge messages on
the DIC.
Some vehicles do not have the buttons shown, however
some of the menus can be viewed by using the trip
odometer reset stem.
For more information, see Driver Information Center
(DIC) on page 4‑44.
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Resetting the Oil Life System
To reset the Engine Oil Life System on most vehicles:1. Display the OIL LIFE REMAINING on the DIC. If the vehicle does not have DIC buttons, the
vehicle must be in P (Park) to access this display.
2. Press and hold the SET/RESET button on the DIC, or the trip odometer reset stem if the vehicle does
not have DIC buttons, for more than five seconds.
The oil life will change to 100%.
On all vehicles, the Engine Oil Life System can be reset
as follows: 1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with the engine off
2. Fully press the accelerator pedal slowly three times within five seconds.
3. Display the OIL LIFE REMAINING on the DIC. If the display shows 100%, the system is reset.
See Engine Oil Life System on page 6‑20.
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol)
This vehicle has a yellow fuel cap and can use either
unleaded gasoline or ethanol fuel containing up to 85%
ethanol (E85). See Gasoline Octane
on page 6‑7and
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) on page 6‑9.
Driving for Better Fuel Economy
Driving habits can affect fuel mileage. Here are some
driving tips to get the best fuel economy possible.
.Avoid fast starts and accelerate smoothly.
.Brake gradually and avoid abrupt stops.
.Avoid idling the engine for long periods of time.
.When road and weather conditions are
appropriate, use cruise control, if equipped.
.Always follow posted speed limits or drive more
slowly when conditions require.
.Keep vehicle tires properly inflated.
.Combine several trips into a single trip.
.Replace the vehicle's tires with the same TPC
Spec number molded into the tire's sidewall near
the size.
.Follow recommended scheduled maintenance.
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Q(Lock):Press to lock all the doors.
If enabled through the Driver Information Center (DIC),
the turn signal lamps flash once to indicate locking has
occurred. If enabled through the DIC, the horn chirps
when
Qis pressed again within three seconds. See DIC
Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons)
on
page 4‑67for additional information.
Pressing
Qarms the content theft‐deterrent system.
See Content Theft-Deterrent on page 3‑18.
K(Unlock): Press once to unlock only the driver door.
If
Kis pressed again within three seconds, all
remaining doors unlock. The interior lamps may come
on and stay on for 20 seconds or until the ignition is
turned on.
If enabled through the DIC, the turn signal lamps flash
twice to indicate unlocking has occurred. See DIC
Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons)
on
page 4‑67. If enabled through the DIC, the exterior
lights may turn on. See “APPROACH LIGHTING” under
DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons)
on
page 4‑67.
Pressing
Kon the RKE transmitter disarms the content
theft‐deterrent system. See Content Theft-Deterrent
on
page 3‑18.
L(Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm): Press and release
to locate the vehicle. The turn signal lamps flash and
the horn sounds three times.
Press and hold
Lfor more than two seconds to
activate the panic alarm. The turn signal lamps flash
and the horn sounds repeatedly for 30 seconds. The
alarm turns off when the ignition is moved to ON/RUN
or
Lis pressed again. The ignition must be in LOCK/
OFF for the panic alarm to work.
Programming Transmitters to the
Vehicle
Only RKE transmitters programmed to this vehicle will
work. If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can
be purchased and programmed through your dealer/
retailer. When the replacement transmitter is
programmed to this vehicle, all remaining transmitters
must also be reprogrammed. Any lost or stolen
transmitters will no longer work once the new
transmitter is programmed. Each vehicle can have up
to eight transmitters programmed to it. See “Relearn
Remote Key” underDIC Operation and Displays (Using
Trip Odometer Reset Stem)
on page 4‑44or DIC
Operation and Displays (Using DIC Buttons)on
page 4‑48for instructions on how to match RKE
transmitters to your vehicle.
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{WARNING:
Plugging the cord into an ungrounded outlet could
cause an electrical shock. Also, the wrong kind of
extension cord could overheat and cause a fire.
You could be seriously injured. Plug the cord into
a properly grounded three-prong 110-volt AC
outlet. If the cord will not reach, use a heavy-duty
three-prong extension cord rated for at least
15 amps.
4. Before starting the engine, be sure to unplug and store the cord as it was before to keep it away from
moving engine parts. If you do not, it could be
damaged.
The length of time the heater should remain plugged in
depends on several factors. Ask a dealer/retailer in the
area where you will be parking the vehicle for the best
advice on this.
Active Fuel Management™
Vehicles with V8 engines may have Active Fuel
Management™. This system allows the engine to
operate on either all or half of its cylinders, depending
on the driving conditions.
When less power is required, such as cruising at a
constant vehicle speed, the system will operate in the
half cylinder mode, allowing the vehicle to achieve
better fuel economy. When greater power demands are
required, such as accelerating from a stop, passing,
or merging onto a freeway, the system will maintain
full-cylinder operation.
If the vehicle has an Active Fuel Management™
indicator, see DIC Operation and Displays (Using Trip
Odometer Reset Stem)
on page 4‑44or DIC Operation
and Displays (Using DIC Buttons)on page 4‑48for
more information on using this display .
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Section 4 Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Tilt Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Windshield Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Exterior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Headlamps on Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Puddle Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Instrument Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Dome Lamp Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Electric Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Battery Run-Down Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Accessory Power Outlet(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Ashtray(s) and Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Climate Control System (With Air
Conditioning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Climate Control System (With Heater Only) . . . . 4-20
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 4-21
Outlet Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . .4-27
Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Speedometer and Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Voltmeter Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . 4-36
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
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Section 4 Instrument Panel
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Oil Pressure Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Highbeam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Fuel Gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-44
DIC Operation and Displays (Using Trip Odometer Reset Stem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
DIC Operation and Displays (Using DIC Buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
DIC Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67 Audio System(s)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-79
Using an MP3 (Radios with CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Using an MP3 (Radios with CD and DVD) . . . . 4-106
XM Radio Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Navigation/Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System . . . . . . 4-126
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-135
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-136
Audio Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-137
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . . . . . . 4-140
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Speedometer and Odometer
The speedometer shows the vehicle speed in both
miles per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h).
The odometer shows how far the vehicle has been
driven, in either miles (used in the United States) or
kilometers (used in Canada).
Engine Hour Meter Display
The Driver Information Center (DIC) can also display
the number of hours the engine has run. To display the
engine hours, turn the ignition off, press and hold the
reset button for at least four seconds. The hour meter
displays for up to 30 seconds, or until the ignition is
turned on. SeeDIC Operation and Displays (Using Trip
Odometer Reset Stem)
on page 4‑44or DIC Operation
and Displays (Using DIC Buttons)on page 4‑48for
more information.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer shows how far the vehicle has been
driven since the trip odometer was last set to zero.
Press the reset button, located on the instrument panel
cluster next to the voltmeter, to toggle between the trip
odometer and the regular odometer. Holding the reset
button for approximately one second while the trip
odometer is displayed will reset it. To display the odometer reading with the ignition off,
press the reset button.
See
DIC Operation and Displays (Using Trip Odometer
Reset Stem)
on page 4‑44or DIC Operation and
Displays (Using DIC Buttons)on page 4‑48for more
information.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute (rpm).
Notice: If the engine is operated with the
tachometer in the solid red area, the vehicle could
be damaged. The damages would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty. Do not operate the engine in
the solid red area.
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Here are some situations customers may experience
with the fuel gage. None of these indicate a problem
with the fuel gage.
.At the gas station, the fuel pump shuts off before
the gage reads full.
.It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the
fuel gage indicated. For example, the gage may
have indicated the tank was half full, but it actually
took a little more or less than half the tank's
capacity to fill the tank.
.The gage goes back to empty when the ignition is
turned off.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Your vehicle has a Driver Information Center (DIC).
The DIC displays information about your vehicle. It also
displays warning messages if a system problem is
detected.
All messages will appear in the DIC display located
below the tachometer in the instrument panel cluster.
The DIC comes on when the ignition is on. After a short
delay, the DIC will display the information that was last
displayed before the engine was turned off.For the displays available using DIC buttons, see
“DIC
Operation and Displays (Using DIC Buttons)” later in
this section and DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC
Buttons) on page 4‑67.
For the displays available using the trip odometer reset
stem, see “DIC Operation and Displays (Using Trip
Odometer Reset Stem)” later in this section.
DIC Operation and Displays (Using
Trip Odometer Reset Stem)
The DIC has different displays which can be accessed
by pressing the trip odometer reset stem located on the
instrument panel cluster. Pressing the trip odometer
reset stem will also turn off, or acknowledge, DIC
messages.
You can use the trip odometer reset stem to view the
following displays: language selection, trip odometer,
trailer brake gain and output information for vehicles
with the Integrated Trailer Brake Control (ITBC) system,
compass zone setting, compass recalibration, oil life,
Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) programming for
vehicles with the TPMS, and Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter programming.
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