2022 GMC SAVANA immobilizer

GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-15555961) -
2022 - CRC - 4/14/22
6 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) SystemOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Doors
Side Door (60/40 Swing-Out) . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Trailer-Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Swing-Out Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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.

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16 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn off the
alarm if it has been activated:
.PressKon the RKE transmitter.
.Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by accident:
.Lock the vehicle after all occupants have
left the vehicle and all doors are closed.
.Always unlock a door with the RKE
transmitter.
Unlocking the driver door with the key will
not disarm the system or turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper Condition
IfKis pressed and the horn chirps and the
lights flash three times, the alarm was
activated while the alarm system was
armed.
If the alarm system has been activated, and
allowed to complete an event
(approximately one minute), a message will
appear on the Driver Information Center
(DIC) the next time the vehicle is started.
Theft Alarm Notification
To enable e-mail or text notification, see
“Theft Alarm Notification” in OnStarSecurity
0 270.
Testing the Alarm
To test the alarm:
1. Lower the driver window and open the driver door.
2. Press
Qon the RKE transmitter.
3. Close the door and wait for a few seconds.
4. Reach in through the open window, unlock the door with the manual door
lock, and open the door.
This should set off the alarm.
If the alarm does not sound when it
should but the lamps flash, check to see
if the horn works. The horn fuse may be
blown. To replace the fuse, see Fuses and
Circuit Breakers 0199.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement 0266.
Immobilizer Operation
This vehicle is equipped with the
PASS-Key®III+ (Personalized Automotive
Security System) theft-deterrent system.
PASS-Key III+ is a passive theft deterrent
system.
The system is automatically armed when
the key is removed from the ignition.
You do not have to manually arm or disarm
the system.
The security light will come on if there is a
problem with arming or disarming the
theft-deterrent system.
If the engine does not start and the security
light comes on, the key may have a
damaged transponder. Turn the ignition off
and try again.
If the engine still does not start, and the
key appears to be undamaged, try another
ignition key. If the engine still does not
start with the other key, the vehicle needs
service. If the vehicle does start, the first
key may be faulty. See your dealer or a
locksmith who can service the PASS-Key III+
to have a new key made.

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Instruments and Controls 81
pressure value shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. SeeTire Pressure
0 211.
When the Light Flashes First and Then Is On
Steady
If the light flashes for about a minute and
then stays on, there may be a problem with
the TPMS. If the problem is not corrected,
the light will come on at every ignition
cycle. See Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
0 212.
Engine Oil Pressure Light
Caution
Lack of proper engine oil maintenance
can damage the engine. Driving with the
engine oil low can also damage the
engine. The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Check the oil
level as soon as possible. Add oil if
required, but if the oil level is within the
operating range and the oil pressure is
still low, have the vehicle serviced.
Always follow the maintenance schedule
for changing engine oil.
This light should come on briefly as the
engine is started. If it does not come on,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the light comes on and stays on, it means
that oil is not flowing through the engine
properly. The vehicle could be low on oil
and might have some other system
problem. See your dealer.
Low Fuel Warning Light
English Shown, Metric Similar A Low Fuel Warning Light near the fuel
gauge comes on briefly when the ignition is
turned on as a check to show it is working.
It also comes on, and a chime sounds when
the fuel gauge indicator nears empty. The
light turns off when fuel is added. If it does
not, have the vehicle serviced.
Security Light
The security light should come on briefly as
the engine is started. If it does not come on,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine does
not start, there could be a problem with the
theft-deterrent system. See
Immobilizer
Operation 016.

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HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 92
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 116
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . 29
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114, 116
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . 194
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 47
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 96
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . 77
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lamps (cont'd)
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Lamps, Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 59
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lights
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 77
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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T
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . 219
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 220
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . 217
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrakLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . 112
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 262
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . 267
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2