GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-16540740) - 2023 - CRC - 6/16/22
Service and Maintenance 327
Service and Maintenance
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
Multi-Point VehicleInspection (MPVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Special Application Services
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and
Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . 332
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . 333
Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
General Information
Your vehicle is an important investment.
This section describes the required
maintenance for the vehicle. Follow this
schedule to help protect against major repair
expenses resulting from neglect or
inadequate maintenance. It may also help to
maintain the value of the vehicle if it is
sold. It is the responsibility of the owner to
have all required maintenance performed.
Your dealer has trained technicians who can
perform required maintenance using genuine
replacement parts. They have up-to-date
tools and equipment for fast and accurate
diagnostics. Many dealers have extended
evening and Saturday hours, courtesy
transportation, and online scheduling to
assist with service needs.
Your dealer recognizes the importance of
providing competitively priced maintenance
and repair services. With trained technicians,
the dealer is the place for routine
maintenance such as oil changes and tire
rotations and additional maintenance items
like tires, brakes, batteries, and wiper blades.
Caution
Damage caused by improper maintenance
can lead to costly repairs and may not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Maintenance intervals, checks,
inspections, recommended fluids, and
lubricants are important to keep the
vehicle in good working condition.
Do not have chemical flushes that are not
approved by GM performed on the
vehicle. The use of flushes, solvents,
cleaners, or lubricants that are not
approved by GM could damage the
vehicle, requiring expensive repairs that
are not covered by the vehicle warranty.
The Tire Rotation and Required Services are
the responsibility of the vehicle owner. It is
recommended to have your dealer perform
these services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi.
Proper vehicle maintenance helps to keep
the vehicle in good working condition,
improves fuel economy, and reduces vehicle
emissions.
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suitable service maintenance intervals for
your vehicle, please contact your
authorized GM Dealer.
Extreme service is for vehicles mainly
driven off-road in four-wheel drive or used
in farming, mining, forestry, or snow
plowing.
Additional Required Services—Severe
Service
Every 72 000 km (45,000 mi)
.Change automatic transmission fluid.
Every 75 000 km (120,000 mi)
.Change rear axle fluid, if equipped with
AWD. Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water can
overcome the seals and contaminate the
transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case and/
or axles and should be replaced.
Owner Checks and Services
Every Five Years
.Replace brake fluid every five years. See
Brake Fluid 0275. Every Seven Years
.Replace Air Conditioning Desiccant every
seven years. The air conditioning system
requires maintenance every seven years.
This service requires replacement of the
desiccant to help the longevity and
efficient operation of the air conditioning
system. This service can be complex. See
your dealer.
Multi-Point Vehicle
Inspection (MPVI)
A Multi Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
completed by a GM dealer technician is a
maintenance assessment of your vehicle.
The benefit of the MPVI is to identify and
inform the customer of service items that
require immediate attention and those that
may require attention in the future.
The technician will perform the following
checks on your vehicle. For a complete list
of checks, inspections, and services, see your
dealer.
Some items may not apply to your vehicle
and/or region.
Diagnostics
.OnStar active, if equipped
.Service history/recall check
Engine Oil and Filter
.Engine oil
.Oil life monitor
‐
Reset oil life monitor
Exterior Lights
.Visual inspection
Windshield and Wipers
.Visual inspection
Battery
.Battery visual inspection
.Battery test results
.Battery cables and connections
Systems, Fluids, and Visible Leak
Inspection
.Engine oil
.Transmission
.Drive axle
.Transfer case
.Engine cooling system
.Power steering, if equipped
GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/-
Mexico-16540740) - 2023 - CRC - 6/16/22
Index 359
Assistance SystemsDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Auxiliary
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . 140
B
Battery Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 129
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276, 313
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Bluetooth (cont'd)
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
High Intensity Discharge (HID)Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 California
Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 261
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 313
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Mexico-16540740) - 2023 - CRC - 6/16/22
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Tires (cont'd)Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrakLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . 214
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . 171
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 344
Transporting
a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
TTY Users Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . 126U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
VehicleAhead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Vehicle (cont'd)
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 87
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81