
GMC Acadia Limited Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-10283134) -
2017 - crc - 3/30/16
298 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0213.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0219.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Hydraulic Power Steering System DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Carrier Assembly –Differential (Rear
Drive Module) and Transfer Case (Power Transfer Unit) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88900401, in
Canada 89021678).
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).

GMC Acadia Limited Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-10283134) -
2017 - crc - 3/30/16
Index 333
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 244
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lighting Delayed Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Delayed Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 146
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Lighting (cont'd)
Parade Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . 111
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . .113
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . .114
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . .113
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 107
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
StabiliTrak
®Indicator . . . . . . . . . .113
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Locks (cont'd)
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 289 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 109
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 125
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 68
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements, California . . . . . . 209
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 175
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 59
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 316
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 310
Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .209, 227, 271
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 314
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rear Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 157
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 188
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . 99
Rearview Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 275
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 73
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 315
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ride Control Systems Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 303
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 61
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 59