GMC Yukon/Yukon XL/Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
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274 Driving and Operating
important for your safety and that of
your passengers. Read this section
carefully before pulling a trailer.
When towing a trailer:
.Become familiar with and follow
all state and local laws that
apply to trailer towing. These
requirements vary from state to
state.
. State laws may require the use
of extended side view mirrors.
Even if not required, you should
install extended side view
mirrors if your visibility is limited
or restricted while towing.
. Do not tow a trailer during the
first 800 km (500 mi) of vehicle
use to prevent damage to the
engine, axle, or other parts.
. It is recommended to perform
the first oil change before heavy
towing.
. During the first 800 km (500 mi)
of trailer towing, do not drive
over 80 km/h (50 mph) and do
not make starts at full throttle. .
Vehicles can tow in D (Drive).
Tow/Haul Mode is recommended
for heavier trailers. See Tow/
Haul Mode 0233. If the
transmission downshifts too
often, a lower gear may be
selected using Manual Mode.
See Manual Mode 0231.
If equipped, the following driver
assistance features should be
turned off when towing a trailer:
. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
. Super Cruise Control
. Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
. Park Assist
. Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
. Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB)
If equipped, the following driver
assistance features should be
turned to alert or off when towing a
trailer:
. Forward Automatic Braking
System (FAB)
. Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA) .
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
If equipped with Lane Change Alert
(LCA), the LCA detection zones that
extend back from the side of the
vehicle do not move further back
when a trailer is towed. Use caution
while changing lanes when towing a
trailer.
If equipped with Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA), use caution while
backing up when towing a trailer, as
the RCTA detection zones that
extend out from the back of the
vehicle do not move further back
when a trailer is towed.
{Warning
When towing a trailer, exhaust
gases may collect at the rear of
the vehicle and enter if the
liftgate, trunk/hatch, or rear-most
window is open. (Continued)
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IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 226
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . 248
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 294
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Additional Maintenance
and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 309
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 195
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 98
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 93
Airbags Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 152
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Alert Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 264
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 239 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Check (cont'd)Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 322
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . 106
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 122, 123
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Child-View Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 418
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436 Connected Services (cont'd)
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 434
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . 148
Engine TemperatureWarning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 195
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 248
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Customer Information
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 418
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 2
Data CollectionInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 424
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 423
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 436
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 410
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 255
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Level ControlAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 187
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 155
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 158
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 159
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 183 Lights (cont'd)
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 150
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 159
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 244
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 395 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 153
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Mirror
Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58