
GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali 2500 HD/3500 HD Owner Manual (GMNA-
Localizing-U.S./Canada-16504257) - 2023 - CRC - 5/9/22
218 Driving and Operating
Using heavier suspension components
to get added durability might not
change the weight ratings. Ask your
dealer to help load the vehicle the
right way.
{Warning
Things you put inside the vehicle can
strike and injure people in a sudden
stop or turn, or in a crash.
.Put things in the cargo area of the
vehicle. Try to spread the weight
evenly.
.Never stack heavier things, like
suitcases, inside the vehicle so
that some of them are above the
tops of the seats.
.Do not leave an unsecured child
restraint in the vehicle.
.When you carry something inside
the vehicle, secure it whenever
you can.
.Do not leave a seat folded down
unless you need to. There is also important loading
information for off-road driving in this
manual. See
“Loading the Vehicle for
Off-Road Driving“ underOff-Road
Driving 0208.
Two-Tiered Loading
Depending on the model of the pickup,
an upper load platform can be created
by positioning three or four 5 cm (2 in)
by 15 cm (6 in) wooden planks across
the width of the pickup box. The planks
must be inserted in the pickup box
depressions.
When using this upper load platform,
be sure the load is securely tied down
to prevent it from shifting. The load's
center of gravity should be positioned
in a zone over the rear axle. The zone is
located in the area between the front
of each wheel well and the rear of each
wheel well. The center of gravity height
must not extend above the top of the
pickup box flareboard. Any load that extends beyond the
vehicle's taillamp area must be properly
marked according to local laws and
regulations.
Remember not to exceed the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) of the front or
rear axle.
Add-On Equipment
When carrying removable items, a limit
on how many people carried inside the
vehicle may be necessary. Be sure to
weigh the vehicle before buying and
installing the new equipment.
Caution
Overloading the vehicle may cause
damage. Repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty. Do not overload the
vehicle.
Remember not to exceed the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) of the front or
rear axle.

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420 Index
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Filter Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fog Lamp Light
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 321
Four-Wheel-Drive
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 268
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265, 266
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 329
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 333, 334
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 111
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . 170
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Guidance
Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
MediaAvoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . 41
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mode Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI) . . . . 387N
Navigation Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Online Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Operating Mode
Overheated Engine Protection . . . . . . . . . 315
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5P
ParkAssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 256
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Parking Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302