
GMC Yukon/Yukon XL/Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
Canada/Mexico-11349262) - 2018 - crc - 6/21/17
Driving and Operating 213Warning (Continued)And, if you leave the vehicle with
the engine running, it could
overheat and even catch fire. You
or others could be injured. Do not
leave the vehicle with the engine
running unless you have to.
If you have to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, be sure the
vehicle is in P (Park) and the
parking brake is firmly set before
you leave it. After you move the shift
lever into P (Park), hold the regular
brake pedal down. Then, see if you
can move the shift lever away from
P (Park) without first pulling it toward
you. If you can, it means that the
shift lever was not fully locked into
P (Park).
Torque Lock
If you are parking on a hill and you
do not shift the transmission into
P (Park) properly, the weight of the
vehicle may put too much force on
the parking pawl in the
transmission. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of P (Park).
This is called torque lock. To
prevent torque lock, set the parking
brake and then shift into P (Park)
properly before you leave the
driver seat.
When you are ready to drive, move
the shift lever out of P (Park) before
you release the parking brake.
If torque lock does occur, you may
need to have another vehicle push
yours a little uphill to take some of
the pressure from the parking pawl
in the transmission. You will then be
able to pull the shift lever out of
P (Park).
Shifting out of Park This vehicle is equipped with an
electronic shift lock release system.
The shift lock release system is
designed to prevent movement of
the shift lever out of P (Park), unless
the ignition is on and the brake
pedal is applied.
The shift lock release is always
functional except in the case of an
uncharged or low voltage (less than
9 volt) battery. If the vehicle has an uncharged
battery or a battery with low voltage,
try charging or jump starting the
battery. See Jump Starting - North
America 0 351 .
To shift out of P (Park):
1. Apply the brake pedal.
2. Move the shift lever to the
desired position.
If you still are unable to shift out of
P (Park):
1. Ease the pressure on the shift
lever.
2. While holding down the brake
pedal, push the shift lever all
the way into P (Park).
3. Move the shift lever to the
desired position.
If you are still having a problem
shifting, then have the vehicle
serviced soon.

GMC Yukon/Yukon XL/Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
Canada/Mexico-11349262) - 2018 - crc - 6/21/17
Index 413Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 243
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 286, 289
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
B Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Battery (cont'd)
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Battery - North America . . . . 298, 351
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 303
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Brake
Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 145
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 204
Bulb Replacement
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 308
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 C Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .277, 298, 351,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 120
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 142
Check
Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Index 417High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 328
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 198
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 231
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 229
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 184
I Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 205, 207
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 55
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 J Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
K Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . 31, 33
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28
L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 322
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 173
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 250
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 146 Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Level Control
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 176
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 145
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 148

GMC Yukon/Yukon XL/Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
Canada/Mexico-11349262) - 2018 - crc - 6/21/17
Index 423When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 102
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 303
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129