
GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13882574) -
2020 - CRC - 11/1/19
Keys, Doors, and Windows 7
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 12
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . 14
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 14
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Doors
Side Door (60/40 Swing-Out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 19
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 20
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Trailer-Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 22
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . 22
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Swing-Out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . 24
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
the ignition key is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the keys in the
ignition, and children or others
could be caught in the path of a
closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with the
ignition key.

GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13882574) -
2020 - CRC - 11/1/19
Climate Controls 145
Rear Window Defogger
If equipped with a rear window
defogger, a warming grid is used to
remove fog or frost from the rear
window.
1:Press to turn the rear window
defogger on or off. An indicator light
on the button comes on to show that
the rear window defogger is on.
The defogger only works when the
ignition is on. The defogger turns off
if the ignition is turned off or to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
Heated Mirrors: If equipped with
heated outside mirrors, the mirrors
heat to help clear fog or frost from
the surface of the mirror when
1is
pressed. See Heated Mirrors 022.
Do not drive the vehicle until all the
windows are clear.
Caution
Do not use a razor blade or sharp
object to clear the inside rear
window. Do not adhere anything
to the defogger grid lines in the
rear glass. These actions may
damage the rear defogger.
Repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty.
Rear Heating System
If equipped, the rear heating system
lets you adjust the amount of air
flowing into the rear of the vehicle,
from the front seating area. This
feature works with the main climate
control system in the vehicle.AUX : The thumbwheel for this
system is on the instrument panel
below the audio system.
9: Turn the thumbwheel up or
down to increase or decrease the
amount of heated air sent to the
rear seating area.
Q: This position supplies the most
amount of heat to the rear
seating area.
c: This position supplies half the
amount of heat to the rear
seating area.

GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13882574) -
2020 - CRC - 11/1/19
346 Index
Driving (cont'd)Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 155
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 157
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Dual Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 252
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 248
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 217
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 89
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 170
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . 24
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 332
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 110 Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 112
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Fluid
AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 227
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13882574) -
2020 - CRC - 11/1/19
348 Index
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 22
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 9
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . .110
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Lamps, Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 244
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . 95
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Entry/Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Lights Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . 94
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Lights (cont'd)
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . .110
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . . . 95
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 14
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 98