2019 GMC ACADIA keyless

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Driving and Operating 221
Warning (Continued)
. Secure loose items in the
vehicle.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless
needed.
Starting and
Operating
New Vehicle Break-In
Caution
The vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will
perform better in the long run if
you follow these guidelines:
. Do not drive at any one
constant speed, fast or slow,
for the first 800 km (500 mi).
Do not make full-throttle
starts. Avoid downshifting to
brake or slow the vehicle.
. Avoid making hard stops for
the first 300 km (200 mi) or
so. During this time the new
brake linings are not yet
broken in. Hard stops with
new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier
replacement. Follow this
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
breaking-in guideline every
time you get new brake
linings.
Following break-in, engine speed
and load can be gradually
increased.
Ignition Positions
The vehicle has an electronic
keyless ignition with pushbutton
start.

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222 Driving and Operating
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter must be in the vehicle for
the system to operate. If the
pushbutton start is not working, the
vehicle may be near a strong radio
antenna signal causing interference
to the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
system. SeeRemote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation 029.
To shift out of P (Park), the vehicle
must be on and the brake pedal
must be applied.
Stopping the Engine/LOCK/
OFF (No Indicator Lights) : When
the vehicle is stopped, press
ENGINE START/STOP once to turn
the engine off.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), the
ignition will turn off, and Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) will remain
active. See Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) 0226.
If the vehicle is not in P (Park), the
ignition will return to ACC/
ACCESSORY and display the
message SHIFT TO PARK in the
Driver Information Center (DIC). When the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park), the ignition system will
turn off.
Do not turn the engine off when the
vehicle is moving. This will cause a
loss of power assist in the brake
and steering systems and disable
the airbags.
If the vehicle must be shut off in an
emergency:
1. Brake using a firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the
brakes repeatedly. This may
deplete power assist, requiring
increased brake pedal force.
2. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral). This can be done while the
vehicle is moving. After shifting
to N (Neutral), firmly apply the
brakes and steer the vehicle to
a safe location.
3. Come to a complete stop, shift to P (Park), and turn the
ignition off.
4. Set the parking brake. See Electric Parking Brake 0234.{Warning
Turning off the vehicle while
moving may cause loss of power
assist in the brake and steering
systems and disable the airbags.
While driving, only shut the
vehicle off in an emergency.
If the vehicle cannot be pulled over,
and must be shut off while driving,
press and hold ENGINE START/
STOP for longer than two seconds,
or press twice in five seconds.
ACC/ACCESSORY (Amber
Indicator Light) : This mode allows
some electrical accessories to be
used when the engine is off.
With the ignition off, pressing the
button one time without the brake
pedal applied will place the ignition
system in ACC/ACCESSORY.
The ignition will switch from ACC/
ACCESSORY to off after
five minutes to prevent battery
rundown.

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Driving and Operating 223
ON/RUN/START (Green Indicator
Light) :This mode is for driving and
starting. With the ignition off, and
the brake pedal applied, pressing
the button once will place the
ignition system in ON/RUN/START.
Once engine cranking begins,
release the button. Engine cranking
will continue until the engine starts.
See Starting the Engine 0223. The
ignition will then remain in ON/RUN.
Service Mode
This power mode is available for
service and diagnostics, and to
verify the proper operation of the
malfunction indicator lamp as may
be required for emission inspection
purposes. With the vehicle off, and
the brake pedal not applied,
pressing and holding the button for
more than five seconds will place
the vehicle in Service Mode. The
instruments and audio systems will
operate as they do in ON/RUN, but
the vehicle will not be able to be
driven. The engine will not start in
Service Mode. Press the button
again to turn the vehicle off.Starting the Engine
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or
N (Neutral). The engine will not start
in any other position. To restart the
engine when the vehicle is already
moving, use N (Neutral) only.
Caution
Do not try to shift to P (Park) if the
vehicle is moving. If you do, you
could damage the transmission.
Shift to P (Park) only when the
vehicle is stopped.
Caution
If you add electrical parts or
accessories, you could change
the way the engine operates. Any
resulting damage would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
See Add-On Electrical Equipment
0 283.
Starting Procedure
1. With the Keyless Access
system, the RKE transmitter
must be in the vehicle. Press
ENGINE START/STOP with the
brake pedal applied. When the
engine begins cranking, let go
of the button.
The idle speed will go down as
the engine gets warm. Do not
race the engine immediately
after starting it.
If the RKE transmitter is not in
the vehicle, if there is
interference, or if the RKE
battery is low, the Driver
Information Center (DIC) will
display a message.
Caution
Cranking the engine for long
periods of time, by returning the
ignition to the START position
immediately after cranking has
ended, can overheat and damage
the cranking motor, and drain the
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286 Vehicle Care
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements
Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, seat belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications
Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty.Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM
certified parts, including control
module or software modifications, is
not covered under the terms of the
vehicle warranty and may affect
remaining warranty coverage for
affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle
using genuine GM Accessories
installed by a dealer technician.
Also, see
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 090.
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work
{Warning
It can be dangerous to work on
your vehicle if you do not have
the proper knowledge, service
manual, tools, or parts. Always
follow owner ’s manual procedures
and consult the service manual
for your vehicle before doing any
service work.
If doing some of your own service
work, use the proper service
manual. It tells you much more
about how to service the vehicle
than this manual can. To order the
proper service manual, see
Publication Ordering Information
0 399.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own
service work, see Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 089.

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Index 421
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 328
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 215
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 238
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 140
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 235
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 201
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Indicator Pedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 399
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 321
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 166
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 264
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 266 Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 140
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 169
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 138
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 142
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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424 Index
RecordsMaintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 359
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 401
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 389
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 401
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 396
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 78 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 76
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 64
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 59
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 108
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 385
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 386