2018 GMC SAVANA child lock

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Warning (Continued)
but it cannot do this if it is
wrapped around a child’s neck.
If the shoulder belt is locked and
tightened around a child’s neck,
the only way to loosen the belt is
to cut it.
Buckle any unused seat belts
behind the child restraint so
children cannot reach them. Pull
the shoulder belt all the way out
of the retractor to set the lock,
and tighten the belt behind the
child restraint after the child
restraint has been installed.
Caution
Do not let the LATCH
attachments rub against the
vehicle’s seat belts. This may
damage these parts. If necessary,
move buckled seat belts to avoid
rubbing the LATCH attachments.(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
Do not fold the rear seatback
when the seat is occupied. Do not
fold the empty rear seat with a
seat belt buckled. This could
damage the seat belt or the seat.
Unbuckle and return the seat belt
to its stowed position, before
folding the seat.
If you need to secure more than one
child restraint in the rear seat, see
Where to Put the Restraint 073.
1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the lower
anchors. If the child restraint
does not have lower
attachments or the desired
seating position does not have
lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top tether and
the seat belts. Refer to the
child restraint manufacturer
instructions and the
instructions in this manual. 1.1. Find the lower anchors
for the desired seating
position.
1.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
1.3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments on the
child restraint to the lower
anchors.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached,
attach and tighten the top
tether to the top tether anchor,
if equipped. Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the
following steps:
2.1. Find the top tether anchor.
2.2. For the second, third, and fourth row with
three-passenger seats
only, in the rear
driver-side seating
positions, use anchor
point (1). For the rear
passenger-side seating
positions, use anchor

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3. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
seat belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.4. 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.5. 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 4 and 5.

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4. Push the latch plate into thebuckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
seat belt could be quickly
unbuckled 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.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.

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198 Driving and Operating
Filling the Tank
{Warning
Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn
violently and can cause injury or
death.. To help avoid injuries to you
and others, read and follow
all the instructions on the
fuel pump island.
. Turn off the engine when
refueling.
. Keep sparks, flames, and
smoking materials away
from fuel.
. Do not leave the fuel pump
unattended.
. Do not use a cell phone
while refueling.
. Do not re-enter the vehicle
while pumping fuel.
. Keep children away from
the fuel pump and never let
children pump fuel.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
.Fuel can spray out if the fuel
cap is opened too quickly.
This spray can happen if the
tank is nearly full, and is
more likely in hot weather.
Open the fuel cap slowly
and wait for any hiss noise
to stop, then unscrew the
cap all the way.
The fuel cap is behind a hinged fuel
door on the driver side of the
vehicle. If the vehicle has E85 fuel capability,
the fuel cap will be yellow and state
that E85 or gasoline can be used.
See
E85 or FlexFuel 0197.
To remove the fuel cap, turn it
slowly counterclockwise.
While refueling, hang the tethered
fuel cap from the hook on the
fuel door.
{Warning
Overfilling the fuel tank by more
than three clicks of a standard fill
nozzle may cause: . Vehicle performance issues,
including engine stalling and
damage to the fuel system.
. Fuel spills.
. Potential fuel fires.
Be careful not to spill fuel. Wait a
few seconds after you have finished
pumping before removing the
nozzle. Clean fuel from painted
surfaces as soon as possible. See
Exterior Care 0290.

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Index 343
Automatic (cont'd)Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 221, 224
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Auxiliary
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Battery - North America . . . . 236, 284
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 240
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 105 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bulb Replacement Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . 245
Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 245
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .212, 236, 284,
Back Cover
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 103
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 240
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 69

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344 Index
Child Restraints (cont'd)Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 83
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 154 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . 156
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 323
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Connections OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Control Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 100
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . . . 325
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 323
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 329
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 328
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Devices
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Diagnostics OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Door
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 30
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sliding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 315
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 23
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 165
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 166
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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346 Index
Fuel (cont'd)Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Requirements, California . . . . . 196
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 251
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 246
G
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 299
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Glass, Enhanced Technology . . . . 39
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 123
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 109
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 121
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 165
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 186 Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 156
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 37
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Index 347
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 254
LampsDaytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 121
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Lamps, Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 243
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Lighting Entry/Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lights Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Lights (cont'd)
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 105
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 108
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 121
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 101
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 30
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Locks (cont'd)
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 108
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 301 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 103
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 136
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114