Vehicle Care - GMC 2014 Sierra Owner's Manual

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-13
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-17
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-23
Overheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode
(6.0L V8 Engine Only) . . . . . 10-25
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Power Steering Fluid (4.3L
V6, 5.3L V8, and 6.2L
V8 Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Power Steering Fluid (6.0L
V8 and 6.6L
V8 Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Noise Control System . . . . . . 10-34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-35
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-36
Wiper Blade
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-37
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Taillamps (Chassis Cab
Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-41
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block (Left) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
(Right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49