2016 GMC SIERRA DENALI child restraint

GMC Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
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92 Seats and Restraints
In Canada, the law requires that
forward-facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions
of the vehicle's safety belt
through or around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
4. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks.
Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt
quickly if necessary.5. Pull the shoulder belt all theway out of the retractor to set
the lock. When the retractor
lock is set, the belt can be
tightened but not pulled out of
the retractor.
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6. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6. 7. If your child restraint has a top
tether, follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions
regarding the use of the top
tether. See Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 080 for more
information on using the top
tether anchors.
8. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the safety belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and
let it return to the stowed position.
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132 Instruments and Controls
Safety Belt Messages
SHIFTER LOCKED. BUCKLE
SEATBELT
This message displays if the vehicle
is equipped with the Safety Belt
Assurance System and the driver
and front outboard passenger,
if present, safety belts are not
buckled. The vehicle will not shift
out of P (Park). Buckle the safety
belt(s) to unlock the shift lever.
This system may not allow the
vehicle to shift out of P (Park) if an
object—such as a briefcase,
handbag, grocery bag, laptop,
or other electronic device —is on
the front outboard passenger seat.
If this happens, remove the object
from the seat or buckle the
safety belt.
If the driver or front outboard
passenger unbuckles their safety
belt while driving, the safety belt
reminder chime and light(s) will
come on. See Safety Belt
Reminders 0112.
SHIFTER UNLOCKED. BRAKE
TO SHIFT
This message displays when the
Safety Belt Assurance System times
out and allows the vehicle to be
shifted out of P (Park) after
30 seconds following brake apply.
See “Safety Belts” and“Child
Restraints” in the Index for
information about the importance of
proper restraint use.
This system may not function
properly if the airbag readiness light
is on. See Airbag Readiness Light
0 113.
Security Messages
SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT
SYSTEM
This message displays when there
is a problem with the theft-deterrent
system. The vehicle may or may not
restart, so you may want to take the
vehicle to your dealer before turning
off the engine. See Immobilizer
Operation 037.
Steering System
Messages
STEERING ASSIST IS
REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE
This message may display if a
problem occurs with the electric
power steering system. If this
message appears, steering effort
may be slightly higher than normal.
The vehicle is still safe to drive. Use
caution while in reduced assist
mode. If this message is persistent
or appears repeatedly, take the
vehicle to your dealer for service.
See Steering 0166.
SERVICE POWER STEERING
(1500 Series)
This message displays when there
is a problem with electric power
steering. If this message displays
and a reduction in steering
performance or loss of power
steering assistance is noticed. See
your dealer. See Steering0166.
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164 Driving and Operating
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 246
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Driving Information
Distracted Driving
Distraction comes in many forms
and can take your focus from the
task of driving. Exercise good
judgment and do not let other
activities divert your attention away
from the road. Many local
governments have enacted laws
regarding driver distraction. Become
familiar with the local laws in
your area.
To avoid distracted driving, always
keep your eyes on the road, hands
on the wheel, and mind on the drive.
. Do not use a phone in
demanding driving situations.
Use a hands-free method to
place or receive necessary
phone calls.
. Watch the road. Do not read,
take notes, or look up
information on phones or other
electronic devices.
. Designate a front seat
passenger to handle potential
distractions. .
Become familiar with vehicle
features before driving, such as
programming favorite radio
stations and adjusting climate
control and seat settings.
Program all trip information into
any navigation device prior to
driving.
. Wait until the vehicle is parked
to retrieve items that have fallen
to the floor.
. Stop or park the vehicle to tend
to children.
. Keep pets in an appropriate
carrier or restraint.
. Avoid stressful conversations
while driving, whether with a
passenger or on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
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180 Driving and Operating
Warning (Continued)
shift forward and come into
the passenger area, injuring
you and others. If you put
things in the bed of your truck,
you should make sure they
are properly secured.
Caution
Overloading the vehicle may
cause damage. Repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not overload the
vehicle.
Using heavier suspension
components to get added
durability might not change the
weight ratings. Ask your dealer
to help load the vehicle the
right way.
{Warning
Things you put inside the
vehicle can strike and injure
people in a sudden stop or
turn, or in a crash.
.Put things in the cargo
area of the vehicle. Try to
spread the weight evenly.
.Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
.Do not leave an
unsecured child restraint
in the vehicle.
.When you carry
something inside the
vehicle, secure it
whenever you can.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless you
need to. There is also important loading
information for off-road driving in
this manual. See
“Loading the
Vehicle for Off-Road Driving“
under Off-Road Driving 0168.
Two-Tiered Loading
Depending on the model of the
pickup, an upper load platform
can be created by positioning
three or four 5 cm (2 in) by
15 cm (6 in) wooden planks
across the width of the pickup
box. The planks must be
inserted in the pickup box
depressions.
When using this upper load
platform, be sure the load is
securely tied down to prevent it
from shifting. The load's center
of gravity should be positioned
in a zone over the rear axle. The
zone is located in the area
between the front of each wheel
well and the rear of each wheel
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Index 389
Check (cont'd)Malfunction Indicator
Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Child Restraints
Infants and Young Children . . . . . 75
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 89
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Climate Control Systems
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 370
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Connections
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Control Light
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .110
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Customer Information
Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 372
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 370
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 375
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Diagnostics OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 362
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 214
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 218
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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392 Index
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 208
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
I
Idle SystemFast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 42
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 129
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 294
Lamps Auxiliary RoofMounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 149
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . .115
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 221
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 118
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Light Hill Decent Control . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 152
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . .116
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 120
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 120
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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394 Index
Monitor System, TirePressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
N
Navigation
OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 280
O
Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 261
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 366
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 379 OnStar
®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Operating Mode Overheated Engine
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 372
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 272
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 282
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 192
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 215
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 67
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . 252
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 189
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 59
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 374
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 369
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .252, 277, 326
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