
GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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382 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System* 1.5L L4 Gas Engine 6.6 L 7.0 qt
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine 7.5 L 7.9 qt
2.0L L4 Gas Engine 7.8 L 8.2 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 1.5L L4 Gas Engine AWD 5.0 L 5.3 qt
1.5L L4 Gas Engine FWD 4.0 L 4.2 qt
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine 5.0 L 5.3 qt
2.0L L4 Gas Engine AWD 5.7 L 6.0 qt
2.0L L4 Gas Engine FWD 4.7 L 5.0 qt
Fuel Tank
FWD 56.0 L 14.8 gal

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Technical Data 383
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
AWD 59.0 L 15.6 gal
DEF Tank (LH7 engine only) 18.5 L 4.9 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 0.8 L 0.85 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 140 Y100 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
*Engine cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
1.5L L4 Gas Engine (LYX) VAutomatic 0.60–0.70 mm
(0.024–0.028 in)
1.6L L4 Diesel Engine (LH7) UAutomatic —
2.0L L4 Gas Engine (LTG) XAutomatic 0.75–0.90 mm
(0.030–0.035 in)
Spark plug gaps are preset by the manufacturer. Re-gapping the spark plug is not recommended and can damage
the spark plug.

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412 Index
CheckEngine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 72
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Cleaning
Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 153 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 103, 107
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . 252
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 392
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . 336 Connected Services
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 408
Control
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Control Light
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . .112
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 155
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Covers
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . 219
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Customer Information
Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 392
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 397
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Diagnostics Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 409
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

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Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . 192
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 384
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 206, 299
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 230
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 130
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 237
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 163
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 172
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 174 Driving (cont'd)
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 207
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 118
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 307
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 278
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 192
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engines Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 397
Exhaust Fluid Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57