2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 four wheel drive

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11-8 Service and Maintenance
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services —Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
replacement may be needed if the
vehicle is driven in areas with heavy
traffic, areas with poor air quality,
or areas with high dust levels.
Replacement may also be needed if
there is a reduction in air flow,
excessive window fogging, or odors.
(1) Check all fuel and vapor lines
and hoses for proper hook-up,
routing, and condition.
(2) Or every four years, whichever
comes first.
(3) Do not directly power wash the
transfer case output seals. High
pressure water can overcome the
seals and contaminate the transfer
case fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer
case and should be replaced. (4)
Extreme service. For vehicles
mainly driven off-road in four-wheel
drive or used in farming, mining,
forestry, Department of Natural
Resources (DNR), or snow plowing.
(5) Or every five years, whichever
comes first. See Cooling System on
page 10-19.
(6) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first. Inspect for fraying,
excessive cracking, or damage;
replace, if needed.
(7) Or every 10 years, whichever
comes first.Special Application
Services
.Vehicles with Dual Wheels:
Check dual wheel nut torque at
160, 1 600 and 10 000 km
(100, 1,000 and 6,000 mi) of
driving. Repeat this service
whenever a tire/wheel is
serviced or removed.
.Severe Commercial Use
Vehicles Only: Lubricate chassis
components every 5 000 km/
3,000 mi.
.Have underbody flushing service
performed. See “Underbody
Maintenance” inExterior Care
on page 10-96.

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Service and Maintenance 11-13
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Floor Shift Linkage Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2 Category LB or GC-LB.
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Front Axle (1500 Series) –
Four-Wheel Drive SAE 80W-90 Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 89021671, in
Canada 89021672).
Front Axle (2500/3500) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 89021677, in Canada 89021678).
Rear Axle (1500) SAE 75W-85 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 19300457, in
Canada 19300458).
Rear Axle (2500/3500) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 89021677, in Canada 89021678).
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Front Axle Driveshaft Splines (All
1500/2500/3500 Series) and Rear Axle Driveshaft Splines (All 1500
Series with Automatic Transmission) Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant (GM Part No. 19257121, in
Canada 19257122).
Hood Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474).

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INDEX i-5
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-2
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-4
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-105 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-14
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 6-5, 10-40
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 9-39, 10-32
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . 5-25
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Fuel (cont'd)
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-70
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-28
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-70
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-88
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43 Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 10-47, 10-49
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-51Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70

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INDEX i-7
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
IndicatorVehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 2-18
Internet Radio
Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . 5-38
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . 2-3
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . 10-54
Lamps
Auxiliary RoofMounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . 6-3
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58 LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Light Hill Decent Control . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Lights
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-24
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 5-26
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-17