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GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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186 Lighting
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and the interior
lamps turn on briefly at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when
K
is pressed on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. When a
door is opened, the interior lamps
come on if the dome lamp control is
in the DOOR position. After about
30 seconds the exterior lamps turn
off. Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing the RKE transmitter
Q
button.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights”under
Vehicle Personalization 0167.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and the interior
lamps come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting when the key is
removed from the ignition. The
exterior and interior lamps remain
on for a set amount of time and then automatically turn off. The interior
lamps do not come on if the dome
lamp control is in the Off position.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization
0167.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM), which
estimates the battery's temperature
and state of charge. It then adjusts
the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. The voltmeter
gauge or the voltage display on the
Driver Information Center (DIC),
if equipped, may show the voltage moving up or down. This is normal.
If there is a problem, an alert will be
displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the
power that is needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power, whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.

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390 Vehicle Care
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting
{Warning
The High Intensity Discharge
(HID) lighting system operates at
a very high voltage. If you try to
service any of the system
components, you could be
seriously injured. Have your
dealer or a qualified technician
service them.
After an HID headlamp bulb has
been replaced, the beam might be a
slightly different shade than it was
originally. This is normal.
LED Lighting
This vehicle has several LED lamps.
For replacement of any LED lighting
assembly, contact your dealer.
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps
1. Stoplamp/Taillamp/Turn Signal Lamp
2. Back-Up Lamp
3. Sidemarker Lamp
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Open the tailgate.
2. Remove the two rear lamp assembly screws.
3. Pull the rear lamp assembly outboard away from the box
side until the retainers release.
There will be a noise when the
retainers release.

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Index 503
General InformationService and Maintenance . . . . . 454
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 182
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 151
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 180
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 151
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243, 245, 246
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 410
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 262
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 301
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 147
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 298
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 196
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243, 245, 246
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 160
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 402
Lamps Auxiliary RoofMounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 181
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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504 Index
Lamps (cont'd)Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 313
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 148
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Light
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 147
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Lighting (cont'd)
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 184
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 145
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 149
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 180
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 147
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 140
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Lights (cont'd)
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 149
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 455