Vehicle Messages; Battery Voltage And Charging; Messages - GMC 2011 Sierra Owner's Manual

When the remaining oil life is low,
the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
message will appear on the display.
See CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
under
. You should change
the oil as soon as you can.
See
In addition to the engine oil life
system monitoring the oil life,
additional maintenance is
recommended in the Maintenance
Schedule in this manual.
See
for more information.
Remember, you must reset the
OIL LIFE display after each oil
change. It will not reset itself. Also,
be careful not to reset the OIL LIFE
display accidentally at any time
other than when the oil has just
been changed. It cannot be reset
accurately until the next oil change.
To reset the engine oil life system,
see
.

Vehicle Messages

Messages displayed on the DIC
indicate the status of the vehicle
or some action may be needed
to correct a condition. Multiple
messages may appear one after
another.
.
The messages that do not
require immediate action can be
acknowledged and cleared by
pressing (Set/Reset) or the
trip odometer reset stem.
The messages that require
immediate action cannot be cleared
until that action is performed.
All messages should be taken
seriously and clearing the message
does not correct the problem.
The following are the possible
messages and some information
about them.
Instruments and Controls
Battery Voltage and
Charging Messages
BATTERY LOW START
VEHICLE
When the vehicle s battery is
severely discharged, this message
will display and four chimes
will sound. Start the vehicle
immediately. If the vehicle is not
started and the battery continues
to discharge, the climate controls,
heated seats, and audio systems
will shut off and the vehicle may
require a jump start. These systems
will function again after the vehicle
is started.
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