GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-14583543) -
2021 - crc - 7/10/20
Introduction 5
1.Air Vents 0123.
2. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons (Out of View). See Driver Information
Center (DIC) 081.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and
Lane-Change Signals 092.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 067.
4. Horn 067.
5. Hazard Warning Flashers 092.
6. Instrument Cluster 071.
7. Shift Lever. See Automatic Transmission
0 142.
Manual Mode 0144 (If Equipped).
8. Climate Control Systems 0119.
9. Infotainment. See Overview (AM-FM
Radio) 097 or
Overview (Radio with CD/MP3) 099. 10.
Power Outlets 069.
11. USB Port (If Equipped). See Auxiliary
Devices 0108.
12. Power Outlet 110/120 Volt Alternating Current. See Power Outlets 069.
13. Rear Heating System 0121 (If Equipped).
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 0157 (If
Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 154 (If Equipped).
14. Passenger Airbag On-Off Switch (If Equipped). See Airbag On-Off Switch
0 42.
15. Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0147.
16. Tow/Haul Mode Button (If Equipped). See Tow/Haul Mode 0145.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 066 (If
Equipped).
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment 065 (Out of
View), (If Equipped). 19. Parking Brake Release. See
Parking Brake
0 146.
20. Cruise Control 0149 (If Equipped).
Fast Idle System 0138 (If Equipped).
21. Parking Brake 0146.
22. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). SeeMalfunction Indicator Lamp (Check
Engine Light) 076.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination Control
093.
Dome Lamp Override. See Dome Lamps
0 93.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 090.
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Instruments and Controls 65
Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 73
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light . . . 79
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . 81
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Engine Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment
For vehicles with a tilt steering wheel, the
lever is located on the left side of the
steering column.
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever to move the steering wheel up or down into a comfortable
position.
2. Release the lever to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving.
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288 Index
Replacing LATCH System Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . .138
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . 141
S
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Seat Belts (cont'd)
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 29
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 60
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 178
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . 248
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Side Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sidemarker Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66