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446 Connected Services
PressQ, then ask the Advisor to download
directions to the vehicle’s navigation system,
if equipped. After the call ends, the
navigation screen will provide prompts to
begin driving directions. Routes that are sent
to the navigation screen can only be
canceled through the navigation system.
See www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca
(Canada).
Connections
The following services help with staying
connected.
For coverage maps, see www.onstar.com
(U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Ensuring Security
.Change the default passwords for the
Wi-Fi hotspot and myGMC mobile
application. Make these passwords
different from each other and use a
combination of letters and numbers to
increase the security.
.Change the default name of the SSID
(Service Set Identifier). This is your
network’s name that is visible to other
wireless devices. Choose a unique name
and avoid family names or vehicle
descriptions. Wi-Fi Hotspot (If Equipped)
The vehicle may have a built-in Wi-Fi
hotspot that provides access to the Internet
and web content at 4G LTE speed. Up to
seven mobile devices can be connected.
A data plan is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to do so.
1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=to open the OnStar app on the
infotainment display, then select Wi-Fi
Hotspot. On some vehicles, touch Wi-Fi
or Wi-Fi Settings on the screen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will display the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID), password, and on
some vehicles, the connection type (no
Internet connection, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE), and
signal quality (poor, good, excellent). The
LTE icon shows connection to Wi-Fi. It is
possible that the icon may not illuminate
even though the vehicle has an active
connection.
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call 1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor. On some vehicles, the
SSID and password can be changed in
the Wi-Fi Hotspot menu. After initial set-up, your vehicle’s Wi-Fi
hotspot will connect automatically to your
mobile devices. Manage data usage by
turning Wi-Fi on or off on your mobile
device, using the myGMC mobile app, or by
contacting an OnStar Advisor. On some
vehicles, Wi-Fi can also be managed from
the Wi-Fi Hotspot menu.
MyGMC Mobile App (If Available)
Download the myGMC mobile app to
compatible Apple and Android smartphones.
GMC users can access the following services
from a smartphone:
.Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
.Lock/unlock doors, if equipped with
automatic locks.
.Activate the horn and lamps.
.Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil life,
or tire pressure, if factory-equipped with
the Tire Pressure Monitor System.
.Send destinations to the vehicle.
.Locate the vehicle on a map (U.S.
market only).
.Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot on/off,
manage settings, and monitor data
consumption, if equipped.
.Locate a dealer and schedule service.
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Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
DoorAjar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Driver
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . 124, 125
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 288
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Dual Automatic Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 353
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 357, 358
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 115
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . 121
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 Engine (cont'd)
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . .147
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LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
LightingEntry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Lights (cont'd)
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Lock
Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Mirror Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . 38
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Mirrors (cont'd)Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . 441
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 173
Operating Mode Overheated Engine Protection . . . . . . . . . 340
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Parking
Brake and P (Park) MechanismCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . 114
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . 209
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Phone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 185
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 181
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . 320
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Positioning Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174