2010 GMC TERRAIN service indicator

Vehicle Care 9-23
Brakes
This vehicle has disc brakes. Disc
brake pads have built-in wear
indicators that make a high-pitched
warning sound when the brake pads
are worn and new pads are needed.
The sound can come and go or be
heard all the time the vehicle is
moving, except when applying the
brake pedal firmly.
{WARNING
The brake wear warning sound
means that soon the brakes will
not work well. That could lead to
an accident. When the brake
wear warning sound is heard,
have the vehicle serviced.
Notice: Continuing to drive with
worn-out brake pads could result
in costly brake repair. Some driving conditions or climates
can cause a brake squeal when the
brakes are first applied or lightly
applied. This does not mean
something is wrong with the brakes.
Properly torqued wheel nuts are
necessary to help prevent brake
pulsation. When tires are rotated,
inspect brake pads for wear and
evenly tighten wheel nuts in the
proper sequence to torque
specifications in
Capacities and
Specifications on page 11‑2.
Brake linings should always be
replaced as complete axle sets.
Brake Pedal Travel
See your dealer/retailer if the brake
pedal does not return to normal
height, or if there is a rapid increase
in pedal travel. This could be a
sign that brake service might be
required.
Brake Adjustment
Every time the brakes are applied,
with or without the vehicle moving,
the brakes adjust for wear.
Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a vehicle is
complex. Its many parts have to be
of top quality and work well together
if the vehicle is to have really good
braking. The vehicle was designed
and tested with top-quality brake
parts. When parts of the braking
system are replaced, be sure to get
new, approved replacement parts.
If this is not done, the brakes might
not work properly. For example,
installing disc brake pads that are
wrong for the vehicle, can change
the balance between the front and
rear brakes —for the worse. The
braking performance expected can
change in many other ways if the
wrong replacement brake parts are
installed.

INDEX i-5
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Economy Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 8-55
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 8-54
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 4-24
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54
Requirements, California . . . . . 8-55
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42G
GasolineSpecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 10-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 5-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-2
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31

INDEX i-7
Lights (cont.)Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 5-2
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 4-14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Locks Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 4-24
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 10-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 4-17
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Mass Storage Media (MEM) . . . 6-24
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . 4-34
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 4-31
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Messages (cont.)
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Object Detection System . . . . . 4-33
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

i-12 INDEX
TransmissionAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-8
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
U
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . . . 8-47
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Using this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
V
Vehicle Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Service Parts IdentificationLabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
W
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . . 4-36
Wheels
Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Where to Put the Child
Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Windshield
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . 9-28
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8