2023 GMC ACADIA ABS

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-16402009) - 2023 - CRC - 3/28/22
Vehicle Care 329
2. Open the door and open the hood of thevehicle.
3. Connect the negative (–) terminal connector from the 12-volt battery.
4. Press and hold ENGINE START/STOP with your foot off the brake for five seconds.
5. Hold the brake pedal and press the parking brake switch for five seconds
until the parking brake light flashes.
6. Turn the vehicle off.
7. Unsecure the vehicle and remove it from the dolly.
Towing the Vehicle from the RearCaution
Towing the vehicle from the rear could
damage it. Also, repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty. Never
have the vehicle towed from the rear.
Do not tow the vehicle from the rear.
Appearance Care
Exterior Care
Locks
Locks are lubricated at the factory. Use a
de-icing agent only when absolutely
necessary, and have the locks greased after
using. See Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0343.
Washing the Vehicle
To preserve the vehicle's finish, wash it
often and out of direct sunlight.
Caution
Do not use petroleum-based, acidic,
or abrasive cleaning agents as they can
damage the vehicle's paint, metal,
or plastic parts. If damage occurs, it
would not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Approved cleaning products can
be obtained from your dealer. Follow all
manufacturer directions regarding correct
product usage, necessary safety
precautions, and appropriate disposal of
any vehicle care product.

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/-
Mexico-16402009) - 2023 - CRC - 3/28/22
Index 371
IndexA
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
ActiveFuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Additional OnStar Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183, 187
Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . 188
Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . 58
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . 58
What Will You See after an AirbagInflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . 57 Airbag System (cont'd)
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Airbags Adding Equipment to the Vehicle . . . . . . . 63
Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Replacing System Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . 63
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Alert
Lane Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Rear Cross Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215, 280
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . 168

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376 Index
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Indicators Warning Lights and Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . 66
Information
Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Infotainment Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Inspection Multi-Point Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 99
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 135
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
K
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
LampsCourtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 129
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 134
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 78 LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Gear Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113