2016 GMC ACADIA Get To Know Guide

Review this Quick Reference Guide for an overview of some
important features in your GMC Acadia. More detailed
information can be found in your Owner Manual. Some optional
equipment described in this guide may not be included in your
vehicle. For easy reference, keep this guide with your Owner
Manual in your glove box.
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2016 Acadia
Getting to Know Your

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Cruise Control
Buttons/Heated Steering Wheel Button
F
Driver
Information Center Audio Steering
Wheel
Controls
F
Head-Up Display
Controls
F
Ambient Light Control Instrument Panel
Illumination Control/
Dome Lamp Off Button
Exterior Lamps
ControlTilt/Telescopic
Steering Wheel Lever
Turn Signal Lever/
Windshield
Wipers Lever
Instrument Panel
Low Fuel
Traction Control Off
Engine Coolant
Temperature

Brake System
Cruise Control Set
Low Tire Pressure
StabiliTrak Active
StabiliTrak Off

Security
Check Engine
Oil Pressure
Symbols

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Refer to your Owner Manual
to learn about the information
being relayed by the lights,
gauges and indicators on the
instrument cluster.
See In Brief in your Owner Manual.
Driver Information Center ButtonsF
Audio System/ Navigation System
F
Accessory Power
Outlet
USB Port Lane Departure
Warning Button
F/
Forward Collision Alert ButtonF
Driver’s
Heated/Cooled Seat Buttons
F
Rear Wiper Switch/ Traction Control Off Button/Tow/ Haul Mode ButtonF/ Power Liftgate SwitchF
Climate
Controls
Hazard Warning
Flashers Button
Passenger’s
Heated/Cooled Seat Buttons
F
Charging System
Safety Belt Reminder
Airbag Readiness
Antilock Brake
System
Side Blind Zone Alert
F Optional equipment

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Front Seats
A. Seat Fore/Aft Adjustment
Lift the handle under the front of
the seat to slide the seat forward or
rearward.
B. Seat Height Adjustment
Ratchet the middle lever up or down
repeatedly to raise or lower the seat.
C. Seatback Recline Adjustment
Lift the rear lever to recline or raise the
seatback.
D. Lumbar Adjustment
Pull up/push down the lever on the
inboard side of the seatback to adjust
the amount of lumbar support.
A. Seat Adjustment
Move the horizontal control to move
the seat forward or rearward and to
raise, lower or tilt the seat.
B. Seatback Recline Adjustment
Move the vertical control to recline or
raise the seatback.
C. Lumbar Adjustment
(Driver’s Seat Only)
Press the switch to adjust the amount
of lumbar support.
Manual Seats
Power SeatsF
Head Restraints
The driver and front passenger head
restraints are adjustable.
Press the button on the left side of the
head restraint to raise or lower the head restraint, or move it rearward.
Move the head restraint forward by pulling it forward.
See Seats and Restraints in your Owner Manual.
F Optional equipment
A
B
C
BC
D
A

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2nd-Row Seats
Slide the Seat1.
Make sure nothing is on the 2nd-row
seat or the floor in front of or behind
the seat.
2. Fold up the armrest(s) and make sure
the safety belt is unfastened and in the
stowed position.
3. Rotate the release lever (A) on the
upper-outboard side of the seatback
forward.
4. Push the top of the seatback forward.
The seat cushion will fold and the
entire seat will slide forward.
5. After entering/exiting, push the top of
the seatback rearward until the seat
-back and floor tracks lock.
6. Push down at the rear of the seat
cushion to lock it in place.
1. Make sure nothing is on the floor in
front of or behind the 2nd-row seat.
2. Pull outward on the handle (B) on the
outboard side of the seat cushion and
slide the seat forward or rearward.
3. Release the handle.

1. Make sure the seat is all the way
rearward (when folding the seat), the
armrest(s) are upright and the safety
belt is unfastened.
2. Pull forward on the strap (C) on the
outboard side of the seatback.
3. Fold down or recline the seatback.
Fold/Recline the Seatback
See Seats and Restraints in your Owner Manual.
Enter or Exit the 3rd-Row Seats
B
A
C

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Lighting
Exterior Lamps
Rotate the knob to
operate the exterior
lamps.

Ambient Lighting

Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps

Off/On
AUTO Automatic Headlamp System
Activates the Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) in the
daytime and the headlamps and other exterior lamps
at night or when necessary.
Parking Lamps
Headlamps
Fog Lamps
Press the knob to turn the fog lamps on or off.
Ambient Off
The ambient lighting illuminates across the instru
-ment panel. Press the button to turn the ambient
lighting on or off. Turn the instrument panel bright-ness knob to adjust the lighting. The headlamps must
be on for the ambient lighting to operate.
Instrument Panel Brightness
Press the small knob to extend it. Turn the knob to
adjust the instrument panel lighting. Turn the knob
fully to turn on the dome lamps when all doors are
closed.
Dome Off
Press the button to turn off the dome lamps. The
button indicator will illuminate when the dome lamps
are turned off. With the button depressed, the dome
lamps will not turn on when a door is open.
Press the button again to have the dome lamps turn
on when a door is open.
See Lighting in your Owner Manual.

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Audio Steering Wheel ControlsF
Volume
Pull up the + or – button to adjust the
volume.
SRCE Source
Press to select an audio source. Next/Previous
Press the up or down arrow to go to the
next or previous favorite radio station,
track, or file.
Seek
Press to go to the next radio station on the
same band or CD track.
Push to Talk/Mute
Press to start voice recognition to
interact with the audio, OnStar
®, Bluetooth
or navigationF system.
Press and hold for two seconds to mute
the speakers.
End Call
Press to end or reject an OnStar or a
Bluetooth call.
Cruise Control
Setting Cruise Control
1. Press the
On/Off button. The
Cruise Control symbol will illuminate in
white on the instrument cluster.
2. When traveling at the desired speed,
press the SET/– button to set the speed.
The
symbol will illuminate in green
on the instrument cluster.

Adjusting Cruise Control
RES/+ Resume/Accelerate
Press to resume a set speed.
When the system is active, press to
increase speed.
SET/– Set/Coast
When the system is active, press to
decrease speed.

Cancel
Press to cancel the cruise control
but retain the set speed in memory.
Pressing the brake pedal also will cancel
the cruise control.
The cruise control set speed is erased
when cruise control or the vehicle ignition
is turned off.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.
F Optional equipment

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Infotainment System
Refer to your Owner Manual for important safety information about using the infotainment system
while driving.
The infotainment system is controlled using the faceplate buttons, touch screen, voice
recognition and audio steering wheel controls.
See Infotainment System in your Owner Manual.
Volume/ PowerHOME Home page
BACK Move back one level in the menus
Applications:
Touch the
screen icon
to access the application Eject disc Tune/Menu:
Tune radio
stations/Open and select menus
SRCE
Select the audio source DESTF Open the
Destination menu NAVF Map screen
RPT
F Repeat voice
guidance SEEK
Previous/Next radio
station, track or file
Navigation infotainment systemF shown
Auxiliary
input jack
Setting the Time
1. Touch the Time Display on the touch screen.
2. Touch the desired
down or up screen button to adjust the time.
3. Touch the OK screen button to confirm the setting.
F Optional equipment