2016 GMC ACADIA seats

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9159268) - 2016 - crc - 7/31/15
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 27
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 103
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 157
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 193
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 320
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 336
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 346
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

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In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 13
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 15
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Vehicle Features
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 21
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 21
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Universal Remote System . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 25
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 25
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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1.Air Vents 0191.
2. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0105 (Out of View).
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 152.
3. Instrument Cluster 0111.
4. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0127
(If Equipped).
5. Instrument Panel Storage 098.
6. Infotainment 0157.
7. Passenger Airbag Status Indicator. See Passenger
Sensing System 073.
8. Hazard Warning Flashers
0152.
9. Heated and Cooled Front
Seats 053 (If Equipped).
10. Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0106.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0217.
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0224 (If Equipped). Lane Departure Warning
(LDW)
0228 (If Equipped).
Tow/Haul Button (If Equipped).
See Tow/Haul Mode 0214.
Power Liftgate Button (If
Equipped). See Liftgate035.
11. Power Outlets 0108.
12. USB Port. See Auxiliary
Devices 0169.
13. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0211.
14. Climate Control Systems 0182
or Dual Automatic Climate
Control System 0185 (If
Equipped).
15. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 0123.
16. Steering Wheel Controls 0105
(If Equipped).
17. Horn 0105.
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0104.
19. Cruise Control 0219. 20. Dome Lamp Override. See
Dome Lamps 0153.
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0153.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0117.
22. Parking Brake 0216.
23. Hood Release. See Hood
0 243.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0150.

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.PressO.
. Press the touch pad on the
outside liftgate handle.
See Liftgate 035.
Windows
Uplevel Shown, Base Similar
Press the switch to lower the
window. Pull the switch up to
raise it.
For more information, see Power
Windows 043.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
1. Seat Adjustment Handle
2. Driver Seat Height
Adjustment Lever
3. Seatback Lever
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle (1) under the seat to unlock it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position, and then release the
handle (1).

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3. Try to move the seat back andforth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Move the lever (2) up or down to
raise or lower the seat.
Use the lever (3) to adjust the
seatback.
See Seat Adjustment 049 and
Reclining Seatbacks 051.
Power Seats
1. Seat Adjustment Control
2. Seatback Control
3. Lumbar Control
To adjust a power seat, if equipped: .
Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (1) forward or rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control (1) up
or down.
. Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control (1)
up or down.
. Adjust the seatback by tilting the
top of the control (2) forward or
rearward.
See Reclining Seatbacks 051.
. Increase or decrease lumbar
support by pressing the front or
rear of the control (3).
See Lumbar Adjustment 050.
See Power Seat Adjustment 050.
Memory Features
If available, the controls on the
driver door are used to program and
recall memory settings for the driver
seat, outside mirrors, and power
steering column (if equipped).
See Memory Seats 052 and
Vehicle Personalization 0140.

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Second Row Seats
The second row seat can be folded
to access the third row. Pull the
sliding seat lever forward; the seat
cushion folds, and the seat slides
forward.
SeeRear Seats 054.
Third Row Seats
The third row seatbacks can be
folded forward, and the seats can
be removed.
To fold the third row seatback: 1. If the second row seat is in the
full rear position, adjust it
forward to allow the third row
seat to fold fully flat.
2. Remove anything on or under the seat.
3. Disconnect the rear safety beltmini-latch using a key in the
slot on the mini-buckle, and let
the belt retract into the
headliner.
4. Stow the mini-latch in the
holder in the headliner.
5. Pull up on the release lever onthe back of the seat.

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6. Push the seatback forward tolay flat.
See Third Row Seats 056.
Heated and Cooled Front
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seat Buttons
Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If equipped, the buttons are on the
center stack. To operate, the engine
must be running.
I: If equipped, press to heat the
seatback only.
H: If equipped, press to cool the
entire seat.
J: Press to heat the seat and
seatback. Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The lights indicate
three for the highest setting and one
for the lowest.
See
Heated and Cooled Front Seats
0 53.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 048 and Seat
Adjustment 049.
Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly:
.
Safety Belts 059.
. How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly 060.
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 061.
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 086.

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Universal Remote System
If equipped, the Universal Home
Remote System allows for garage
door openers, security systems, and
home automation devices to be
programmed to work with these
buttons in the vehicle.
SeeUniversal Remote System
0 146.
Sunroof
The ignition must be in ON/RUN or
ACC/ACCESSORY, or Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) must be
active to operate the sunroof and
power sunshade. See Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0208.
The vehicle may have a sunroof
over the front seats and a rear
sunroof over the second row seats.
The rear sunroof does not open.
Vent : Press the front or rear of the
switch to vent or close the sunroof.
Express-open/Express-close :
Press and release the rear or front
of the switch to express-open or
express-close the sunroof.
Manual Sunshade
The sunshades must be opened
and closed manually. To open the
sunshade, press the button on the
sunshade handle to release it and
guide it back. To close the
sunshade, pull the sunshade
forward until it latches.
See Sunroof 045.
Performance and
Maintenance
Traction Control/
Electronic Stability
Control
The vehicle has a traction control
system that limits wheel spin, and
the StabiliTrak system that assists
with directional control of the vehicle
in difficult driving conditions. Both
systems turn on automatically every
time the vehicle is started.
.
To turn off traction control and
StabiliTrak, press and release
4
on the center stack, and the
appropriate DIC message
displays. See Ride Control
System Messages 0136.
. Press and release
4again to
turn on both systems.
See Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0217.