2019 GMC ACADIA seat adjustment

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 13
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 15
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 19
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 22
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 22
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Universal Remote System . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 26
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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1.Air Vents 0203.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0164.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 168.
3. Instrument Cluster 0127.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0120.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 121.
5. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0167.
6. Infotainment 0173.
7. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0198.
8. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 064 (If Equipped).
9. USB Port 0181 (If Equipped).
Auxiliary Input Jack. See
Auxiliary Devices 0187.
10. Hazard Warning Flashers
0168.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0236. 11.
Power Outlets 0124.
12. Driver Mode Control 0239.
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0253 (If
Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0266
(If Equipped).
13. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0230.
14. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeStarting the Engine 0223.
15. Steering Wheel Controls 0119
(If Equipped).
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons.
See Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Base and Midlevel)
0 145 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0148.
16. Horn 0120.
17. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0119.
18. Cruise Control 0240.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0243
(If Equipped). Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System
0257 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0120
(If Equipped).
19. Hood Release. See Hood
0 287.
20. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0169 (Out of View).
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0136.
22. Electric Parking Brake 0234.

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Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
1. Seat Adjustment Handle
2. Driver Seat HeightAdjustment Lever
3. Seatback Lever
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle (1) under the seat to unlock it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position, and then release the
handle (1). 3. Try to move the seat back and
forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Move the lever (2) up or down to
raise or lower the seat.
Use the lever (3) to adjust the
seatback.
See Seat Adjustment 058 and
Reclining Seatbacks 059.
Power Seats
1. Seat Adjustment Control
2. Seatback Control
3. Lumbar Control
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.
Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (1) forward or rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control (1) up
or down.
. Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control (1)
up or down.
. Adjust the seatback by tilting the
top of the control (2) forward or
rearward.
See Reclining Seatbacks 059.
. Press and hold the control (3)
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease support.
See Lumbar Adjustment 059.
See Power Seat Adjustment 059.

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Memory Features
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to save and recall their
unique seat positions for driving the
vehicle, and a shared exit position
for getting out of the vehicle. Other
feature positions may also be
saved, such as power mirrors and
power steering wheel, if equipped.
Memory positions are linked to RKE
transmitter 1 or 2 for automatic
memory recalls.
Before saving, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and
release SET; a beep will sound.Then immediately press and hold 1,
2, or
B(Exit) until two beeps
sound. To manually recall these
positions, press and hold 1, 2, or
B
until the saved position is reached.
When Auto Memory Recall is
enabled in vehicle personalization,
positions previously saved to
memory buttons 1 and 2 are
recalled when the ignition is
changed from off to on or ACC/
ACCESSORY.
When Easy Exit Options is enabled
in vehicle personalization, the
feature automatically recalls the
previously saved exit position when
exiting the vehicle.
Memory adjustments may not be
available upon delivery or after
service until steps in “Saving
Memory Positions” section are
performed. See Memory Seats061.
Second Row Seats
The second row seat can be folded
to access the third row. Pull the
handle on top of the seat forward
and pull the seat forward.
The second row seatbacks can be
folded forward. See Rear Seats
0 66.
Third Row Seats
The third row seatbacks can be
folded forward. See Third Row
Seats 070.

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Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If equipped, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
Ior+, if available, to heat
the driver or passenger
seatback only.
Press
Jorzto heat the driver or
passenger cushion and seatback. Press
Cor{, if available, to
ventilate the driver or passenger
seat. A ventilated seat has a fan
that pulls or pushes air through the
seat. The air is not cooled.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The indicator lights
next to the buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the
lowest. If the front heated seats are
on high, the level may automatically
be lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 064.
The heated and ventilated front
seats can also be programmed to
come on during a remote start. See
Vehicle Personalization 0152.Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 056 and Seat
Adjustment 058.

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Seat Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
seat belts properly:
.Seat Belts 071
. How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
072
. Lap-Shoulder Belt 074
. Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) 099
Passenger Sensing
System
United States and Canada
Mexico
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag under
certain conditions. No other airbag
is affected by the passenger
sensing system. See Passenger
Sensing System 085. The passenger airbag status
indicator will light on the overhead
console when the vehicle is started.
See
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0135.
Mirror Adjustment
Interior Mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear
view of the area behind your
vehicle.
Manual Rearview Mirror
If equipped, push the tab forward for
daytime use and pull it rearward for
nighttime use to avoid glare of the
headlamps from behind.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
If equipped, the mirror will
automatically reduce the glare of the
headlamps from behind. The
dimming feature comes on when the
vehicle is started.
See Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror 050.

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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 59
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated and Ventilated FrontSeats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat Belts
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seat Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 77 Seat Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 80
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Passenger Sensing System . . . 85
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 90
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Infants and Young Children . . . . 93
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 96
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 97
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . 99 Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 105
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Securing Child Restraints (With the Seat Belt in the
Front Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Third Row Seats
The vehicle’s rear third row seats
have head restraints in the outboard
seating positions that cannot be
adjusted up or down.
The rear third row outboard head
restraints are not removable.
The rear third row outboard head
restraints are designed to be folded.
The head restraint can be folded to
allow for better visibility when the
rear seat is unoccupied.
When folding the seatback down,
the head restraint will automatically
fold out of the way as the seat is
folded down.
Return the lowered head restraint to
the upright position until it locks into
place. Push and pull on the head
restraint to make sure it is locked.Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{Warning
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust a manual seat:1. Lift the handle under the seat to unlock it. 2. Move the seat forward or
rearward to adjust the seat
position.
3. Release the handle to stop the seat from moving.
4. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Seat Height Adjuster
If equipped, move the lever up or
down to manually raise or lower
the seat.