2018 GMC SIERRA Maintenance

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Service and Maintenance 459
Maintenance Records
After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading, who performed the service, and the
type of services performed in the boxes provided. Retain all maintenance receipts.Date Odometer
Reading Serviced By Services Performed

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468 Customer Information
Overseas
Please contact the local General
Motors Business Unit.
Customer Assistance for
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users
To assist customers who are deaf,
hard of hearing, or speech-impaired
and who use Text Telephones
(TTYs), GMC has TTY equipment
available at its Customer Assistance
Center. Any TTY user in the U.S.
can communicate with GMC by
dialing: 1-888-889-2438. TTY users
in Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830.
Online Owner Center
Online Owner Experience
(U.S.) my.gmc.com
The GMC online owner experience
is a one-stop resource that allows
interaction with GMC and keeps
important vehicle-specific
information in one place.Membership Benefits
E:
Download owner ’s manuals
and view vehicle-specific how-to
videos.
G: View maintenance schedules,
alerts, and OnStar onboard vehicle
diagnostic information. Schedule
service appointments.
I: View and print dealer-recorded
service records and self-recorded
service records.
D: Select a dealer and view
locations, maps, phone numbers,
and hours.
r: Track your vehicle’s warranty
information.
J: View active recalls by Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN). See
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
0 460.
H:View GM Card, SiriusXM
Satellite radio (if equipped), and
OnStar account information (if
equipped).
F: Chat live with online help
representatives. See my.gmc.com to register your
vehicle.
GMC Centre (Canada) gmc.ca
Take a trip to the GMC Centre:
.
Chat live with online help
representatives.
. Use the Vehicle Tools section.
. Access third party enthusiast
sites and social media networks.
. Locate resources such as
lease-end, financing, and
warranty information.
. Retrieve your favorite articles,
quizzes, tips, and multimedia
galleries organized into the
Features and Auto Care
Sections.
. Download the owner ’s manual
for your vehicle, quickly and
easily.
. Find the GMC-recommended
maintenance services for your
vehicle.

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474 Customer Information
.Vehicle make, model, and
model year
. Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Insurance company and policy
number
. General description of the
damage to the other vehicle
Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See “Collision Parts” earlier in this
section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What
Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? 082.
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends
that you take an active role in its
repair. If you have a pre-determined
repair facility of choice, take the
vehicle there, or have it towed there.
Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts
be original equipment parts, either
new Genuine GM parts or recycled original GM parts. Remember,
recycled parts will not be covered by
the GM vehicle warranty.
Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits,
your insurance company may
initially value the repair using
aftermarket parts. Discuss this with
the repair professional, and insist on
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you may be
obligated to have the vehicle
repaired with Genuine GM parts,
even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the repairs,
you are not obligated to accept a
repair valuation based on that
insurance company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that company.
In such cases, you can have control
of the repair and parts choices as
long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.
Service Publications
Ordering Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis
and repair information on the
engines, transmission, axle,
suspension, brakes, electrical,
steering, body, etc.
Owner Information
Owner publications are written
specifically for owners and intended
to provide basic operational
information about the vehicle. The
Owner
’s Manual includes the
Maintenance Schedule for all
models.
In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio,
Owner ’s Manual, and Warranty
Manual.
RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00 –
$40.00 (U.S.) plus handling and
shipping fees.

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484 OnStar
3. Say the entire number withoutpausing, including a “1”and the
area code. System responds:
“OK, calling.”
Calling 911 Emergency
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say “911”without pausing.
System responds: “911.”
4. Say “Call.”System responds:
“OK, dialing 911.”
Retrieve My Number
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready.”
2. Say “My number.” System
responds: “Your OnStar
Hands-Free Calling number is,”
then says the number.
End a Call
Press=. System responds: “Call
ended.”
Verify Minutes and Expiration
Press=and say “Minutes” then
“Verify” to check how many minutes
remain and their expiration date.
Diagnostics
By monitoring and reporting on the
vehicle’s key systems, OnStar
Advanced Diagnostics provides a
way to keep up on maintenance.
Capabilities vary by model. See
www.onstar.com for details and
system limitations. Message and
data rates may apply.
Includes:
. Diagnostic Alerts: Set
preferences to receive real-time
e-mails, texts, or monthly
reports of the vehicle’s health.
Or press
Qto have an Advisor
initiate a remote diagnostic
report. .
Proactive Alerts: Receive a
real-time e-mail or text message
regarding potential issues with
key vehicle components, such
as the battery, fuel system,
or starter system. Alerts for
potential issues appear on the
infotainment display. Proactive
Alerts are designed to help
predict specific types of issues
based on information collected
from the vehicle. Other factors
may affect vehicle performance.
Not all issues will deliver alerts.
In some cases, a dealer service
check may be required to
confirm the accuracy of the
alerts.
. Dealer Maintenance Notification:
Have the vehicle notify your
preferred dealer when it is time
for maintenance. Your dealer will
then contact you to set up an
appointment.
To begin, pressQto speak to an
Advisor, or see www.onstar.com.

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Index 491
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 264
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 336
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 218
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 358
Air Conditioning . . . . . .224, 226, 228
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 86 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 78
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Light On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 149
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Antenna Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 280

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Index 495
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 178
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 180
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 126
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Fluid AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . 354, 357
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Fluid (cont'd)
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 294
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 272, 370
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 153
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 156
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 264
Requirements, California . . . . . 300 Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Fuses
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 381
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385, 386
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Transmission Temperature . . . . 145
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 446
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

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Index 497
Lamps (cont'd)Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 297
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 154
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Lighting (cont'd)
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Lights Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 152
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 155
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 156
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 179
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 153
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 153
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 146
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Lights (cont'd)
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 448

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498 Index
Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 150
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 195
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mirrors (cont'd)
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 51
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
N
Navigation OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 373
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 353
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 143
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 92
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 468
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Operating Mode
Overheated EngineProtection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 474
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode . . . . 364
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 375