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Vehicle Care 269
FusesUsage
TRLR BRK Trailer Brake TRLR
PRK LAMP Trailer Parking
Lamps
TRLR PWR Trailer Power WPR/WSW Windshield Wiper/ Washer
Relays Usage
A/C
CMPRSR
CLTCH Air Conditioning
Compressor Clutch
AUX
VAC PUMP Auxiliary
Vacuum Pump
CRNK Switched Power
FAN 1 Cooling Fan 1
FAN 2 Cooling Fan 2
FAN 3 Cooling Fan 3
FOG LAMP Fog Lamps (GMC) HI BEAM High-Beam Headlamps Relays
Usage
HID/
LO BEAM High Intensity
Discharge (HID)
Low-Beam
Headlamps
HORN Horn
IGN Ignition Main
LT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Left
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal Lamp
PRK LAMP Parking Lamp PWR/TRN Powertrain
RR DEFOG Rear Window Defogger
RT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Right
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal Lamp
STOP
LAMPS
(CHINA ONLY) Stop Lamps
(China Only)
TRLR
BCK/UP Trailer Back-up
Lamps
WPR Windshield Wiper Relays
Usage
WPR HI Windshield Wiper High Speed

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Acadia with Halogen Lighting
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
A/C CLTCH Air Conditioning Clutch
ABS MTR Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Motor
AIRBAG Airbag System
AUX POWER Auxiliary Power AUX
VAC PUMP Auxiliary
Vacuum Pump
AWD All-Wheel-Drive System
BATT 1 Battery 1
BATT 2 Battery 2
BATT 3 Battery 3 CIGAR
LIGHTER Cigarette Lighter
ECM 1 Engine Control Module 1
ECM/
FPM IGN Engine Control
Module/Fuel Pump
Power Module
Ignition
EMISSION 1 Emission 1

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RelaysUsage
A/C
CMPRSR
CLTCH Air Conditioning
Compressor Clutch
AUX
VAC PUMP Auxiliary
Vacuum Pump
CRNK Switched Power FAN 1 Cooling Fan 1
FAN 2 Cooling Fan 2
FAN 3 Cooling Fan 3
FOG LAMPS Fog Lamps HI BEAM High-Beam Headlamps
LT DRL Left Daytime Running Lamp
HORN Horn IGN Ignition Main
LT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Left
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal Lamp
PRK LAMP Parking Lamp
PWR/TRN Powertrain Relays
Usage
RR DEFOG Rear Window Defogger
RT DRL Right Daytime Running Lamp
RT TRLR
STOP/TRN Trailer Right
Stoplamp and Turn
Signal Lamp
TRLR
BCK/UP Trailer Back-up
Lamps
WPR Windshield Wiper
WPR HI Windshield Wiper High SpeedInstrument Panel Fuse
Block
The instrument panel fuse block is
under the instrument panel on the
passenger side of the vehicle. Pull
down on the cover to access the
fuse block.

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Index 361
AudioTheft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 158
Audio Players CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
B
Battery
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery - North America . . . . 260, 304
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 262
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .118 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 204
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 264
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .242, 260, 304
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Management System . . . . . . . . . 100
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 99
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 116
Check Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 261
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 80
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 94
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

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Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 182Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 190
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 343
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Controller Rear Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coolant
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .113
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Cooling System (cont'd)
Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Customer Information Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 345
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 343
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 348
Daytime Running Lamps/Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Delayed Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . 155
Delayed Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Delayed Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Devices
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 335
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 215, 261
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 25
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 198