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GMC Acadia 15919282 Owner's Manual (516 pages)

General Motors Company 2009 Automobile Owner Manual

Brand: GMC | Category: Automobile | Size: 3 MB

M 2009 Gmc Acadia Owner Manual

1
- Table of Contents
  1
- Canadian Owners
  2
- Index
  
  3
  - Safety Warnings and Symbols
    3
  - Vehicle Symbols
    3
  - System
    4
  - Head Restraints
    5
- Seats and Restraint System
  
  5
  - Front Seats
    6
  - Head Restraints
    6
  - Seats and Restraint System
    6
  - Front Seats
    7
    
    Manual Seats
    7
    
    Seat Height Adjuster
    7
  - Manual Lumbar
    8
  - Power Seats
    8
  - Heated Seats
    9
  - Power Lumbar
    9
  - Heated and Cooled Seats
    10
  - Memory Seat and Mirrors
    10
  - Manual Reclining Seatbacks
    12
    
    Power Reclining Seatbacks
    13
    
    Rear Seats
    14
  - Rear Seat Operation
    14
    
    Folding the Rear Seat
    15
    
    Reclining the Seatbacks
    15
    
    Returning the Seat to the Seating Position
    15
    
    Adjusting the Seats
    16
    
    Third Row Seats
    16
    
    Removing the Third Row Seats
    18
    
    Safety Belts
    19
    
    How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
    23
    
    Lap-Shoulder Belt
    28
    
    Safety Belt Pretensioners
    30
    
    Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
    30
    
    Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
    31
    
    Safety Belt Extender
    33
    
    Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
    33
    
    Child Restraints
    34
    
    Older Children
    34
    
    Infants and Young Children
    36
    
    Child Restraint Systems
    39
    
    Securing the Child Within the Child Restraint
    40
    
    Where to Put the Restraint
    40
    
    Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
    42
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position
    49
    
    Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
    51
    
    Airbag System
    54
    
    Where Are the Airbags
    56
    
    When Should an Airbag Inflate
    57
    
    How Does an Airbag Restrain
    59
    
    What Makes an Airbag Inflate
    59
    
    What will You See after an Airbag Inflates
    60
    
    Passenger Sensing System
    61
    
    If the on Indicator Is Lit for a Child Restraint
    63
    
    Additional Factors Affecting System Operation
    64
    
    Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    65
    
    Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
    66
    
    Check
    67
    
    Checking the Restraint Systems
    67
    
    Restraint System
    67
    
    Replacing Restraint System Parts after a Crash
    68
2-1 Features and

69
- Features and Controls
  
  69
  - Keys
    69
    
    Starting and Operating
    69
    
    Theft-Deterrent Systems
    69
    
    Windows
    69
    
    Your Vehicle
    69
  - Mirrors
    69
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (Rke) System
    71
    
    Remote Keyless Entry (Rke) System Operation
    72
    
    Battery Replacement
    73
    
    Programming Transmitters to the Vehicle
    73
    
    Remote Vehicle Start
    74
    
    Power Door Locks
    76
  - Delayed Locking
    76
    
    Doors and Locks Door Locks
    76
    
    Lockout Protection
    77
    
    Programmable Automatic Door Locks
    77
  - Rear Door Security Locks
    77
    
    Power Liftgate
    79
    
    Power Windows
    82
  - Content Theft-Deterrent
    84
  - Sun Visors
    84
  - Systems
    84
    
    Theft-Deterrent Systems
    84
    
    Testing the Alarm
    85
  - Ignition Positions
    88
  - New Vehicle Break-In
    88
  - Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In
    88
  - Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
    89
  - Starting the Engine
    90
  - To Use the Engine Coolant Heater
    91
  - Automatic Transmission Operation
    92
  - Tow/Haul Mode
    94
  - Parking Brake
    95
  - Leaving the Vehicle with the Engine Running
    96
  - Shifting into Park
    96
  - Torque Lock
    96
  - Parking over Things that Burn
    97
  - Shifting out of Park
    97
  - Engine Exhaust
    98
  - Running the Vehicle While Parked
    98
    
    Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror
    99
    
    Manual Rearview Mirror
    99
    
    Mirrors
    99
    
    Outside Power Mirrors
    100
    
    Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors
    101
    
    Outside Convex Mirror
    102
    
    Outside Heated Mirrors
    102
    
    Park Tilt Mirrors
    102
- Object Detection Systems Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)
  
  102
  - How the System Works
    103
  - Rear Vision Camera (Rvc)
    105
  - Vehicles Without Navigation System
    105
  - Vehicles with Navigation System
    106
  - Onstar System
    109
  - System
    109
    
    Onstar Steering Wheel Controls
    111
    
    Onstar Virtual Advisor
    111
    
    How Onstar Service Works
    112
    
    Universal Home Remote System Operation
    113
    
    Gate Operator and Canadian Programming
    116
    
    Using Universal Home Remote
    116
- Storage Areas
  
  117
  - Glove Box
    117
  - Cupholders
    117
  - Instrument Panel Storage
    117
  - Center Console Storage
    118
  - Second Row Center Console
    118
  - Floor Mats
    119
  - Luggage Carrier
    119
  - Rear Seat Armrest
    120
  - Convenience Net
    120
  - Cargo Cover
    120
  - Cargo Tie Downs
    120
  - Cargo Management
    120
  - System
    120
- Sunroof
  
  122
Table of Contents

123
- Instrument Panel
  
  125
- Instrument Panel Overview
  
  126
  - Hazard Warning Flashers
    127
    
    Instrument Panel
    127
  - Horn
    127
  - Tilt and Telescopic Steering Wheel
    128
  - Turn and Lane-Change Signals
    128
  - Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
    128
  - Flash-To-Pass
    129
  - Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
    129
  - Windshield Wipers
    129
  - Windshield Washer
    130
  - Cruise Control
    131
    
    Instrument Panel
    132
  - Rear Window Wiper/Washer
    131
  - Exterior Lamps
    133
  - Daytime Running Lamps (Drl)/Automatic Headlamp System
    134
  - Delayed Headlamps
    134
  - Courtesy Lamps
    135
  - Fog Lamps
    135
  - Instrument Panel Brightness
    135
  - Delayed Entry Lighting
    136
  - Dome Lamp Override
    136
  - Dome Lamps
    136
  - Entry Lighting
    136
  - Delayed Exit Lighting
    137
  - Electric Power Management
    137
  - Parade Dimming
    137
  - Reading Lamps
    137
  - Battery Run-Down Protection
    138
  - Head-Up Display (HUD)
    138
    
    Care of the HUD
    141
    
    If the HUD Image Is Not Clear
    141
  - Accessory Power Outlet(S)
    142
  - Power Outlet 115 Volt Alternating Current
    143
    
    Climate Controls
    144
- Climate Controls Climate Control System
  
  144
  - Rear Window Defogger
    146
  - Dual Automatic Climate Control System
    147
    
    Manual Operation
    149
  - Outlet Adjustment
    152
    
    Operation Tips
    152
  - Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System
    153
  - Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System and Electronic Climate Controls
    154
- Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
  
  155
  - Instrument Panel Cluster
    156
  - Safety Belt Reminders
    157
  - Speedometer and Odometer
    157
  - Tachometer
    157
  - Airbag Readiness Light
    158
  - Passenger Airbag Status Indicator
    158
  - Charging System Light
    159
  - Brake System Warning Light
    160
  - Voltmeter Gage
    160
  - Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light
    161
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light
    162
- Driver Information
  
  163
  - Stabilitrak Indicator Light
    162
  - Engine Coolant Temperature Gage
    163
  - Tire Pressure Light
    163
  - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
    164
    
    Check Engine Light
    164
- Maintenance Schedule
  
  166
  - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
    166
  - Oil Pressure Light
    166
  - Security Light
    167
    
    Cruise Control Light
    167
    
    Fog Lamp Light
    167
    
    Center (DIC)
    168
    
    Fuel Gage
    168
    
    Highbeam on Light
    168
    
    Tow/Haul Mode Light
    168
- Driver Information Center (DIC)
  
  169
  - Audio System(S)
    198
  - Setting the Clock
    198
  - Radio(S)
    199
    
    Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
    204
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    206
    
    Using the DVD Player
    211
    
    Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
    215
  - Using an MP3 (Radio with CD)
    216
  - Using an MP3 (Radio with CD and DVD Player)
    221
  - XM Radio Messages
    226
  - Bluetooth
    227
    
    Audio System
    228
    
    Bluetooth Controls
    228
    
    Storing Name Tags
    230
    
    Deleting Name Tags
    232
    
    Making a Call
    233
    
    Receiving a Call
    234
    
    Transferring a Call
    236
    
    Voice Pass-Thru
    236
    
    Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) Tones
    237
  - Navigation/Radio System
    227
  - Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System
    238
    
    Parental Control
    239
    
    Audio/Video (A/V) Jacks
    240
    
    Audio Output
    241
    
    Remote Control
    242
    
    Video Screen
    242
    
    DVD Display Error Messages
    246
    
    DVD Distortion
    246
  - Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
    247
  - Rear Audio Controller (RAC)
    249
  - Theft-Deterrent Feature
    249
  - Audio Steering Wheel Controls
    250
  - Radio Reception
    250
    
    Cellular Phone Usage
    251
  - Multi-Band Antenna
    251
- Center (DIC)
  
  169
Driving Your Vehicle 4-1

253
- Your Driving, the Road and the Vehicle
  253
- Driving Your Vehicle
  
  254
  - Defensive Driving
    254
  - Drunk Driving
    254
  - Braking
    255
  - Control of a Vehicle
    255
  - Antilock Brake System (ABS)
    256
    
    Using ABS
    257
  - Braking in Emergencies
    257
  - Stabilitrak System
    257
    
    Traction Control Operation
    259
  - All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
    259
  - Steering
    260
    
    Power Steering
    260
  - Off-Road Recovery
    261
  - Passing
    261
  - Loss of Control
    262
- Your Driving, the Road, and
  
  263
  - Driving at Night
    263
  - Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads
    263
    
    Other Rainy Weather Tips
    264
  - Before Leaving on a Long Trip
    264
  - Highway Hypnosis
    264
  - Hill and Mountain Roads
    265
  - Winter Driving
    265
    
    Driving on Snow or Ice
    265
    
    Blizzard Conditions
    266
  - If Your Vehicle Is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
    267
  - Loading the Vehicle
    268
  - Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It out
    268
- The Vehicle
  
  263
- Towing
  
  272
  - Towing Your Vehicle
    272
  - Recreational Vehicle Towing
    273
    
    Dinghy Towing
    273
    
    Dolly Towing (All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles)
    275
  - Towing a Trailer
    276
    
    Pulling a Trailer
    277
    
    Weight of the Trailer Tongue
    278
    
    Total Weight on the Vehicle's Tires
    280
    
    Maintenance When Trailer Towing
    284
    
    Parking on Hills
    284
    
    Trailer Wiring Harness
    284
    
    Engine Cooling When Trailer Towing
    285
Service and

287
- Service and Appearance Care
  287
- Service and Appearance Care
  
  289
  - Accessories and Modiﬁcations
    289
  - California Perchlorate Materials Requirements
    290
  - California Proposition 65 Warning
    290
  - Doing Your Own Service Work
    290
  - Adding Equipment to the Outside of the Vehicle
    291
  - Fuel
    291
  - Gasoline Octane
    291
  - Gasoline Speciﬁcations
    291
  - Additives
    292
  - California Fuel
    292
  - Fuels in Foreign Countries
    293
  - Filling the Tank
    294
- Service
  
  289
- Checking Things under the Hood
  
  296
  - Hood Release
    297
  - Filling a Portable Fuel Container
    296
  - Engine Compartment Overview
    298
  - Engine Oil
    299
    
    Checking Engine Oil
    299
    
    When to Add Engine Oil
    300
  - Engine Oil Life System
    301
    
    How to Reset the Engine Oil Life System
    302
    
    What to Do with Used Oil
    303
  - Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    303
    
    When to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    303
    
    How to Inspect the Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
    304
  - Automatic Transmission Fluid
    304
  - Cooling System
    305
  - Engine Coolant
    305
    
    What to Use
    306
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Recovery Tank
    307
    
    How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
    308
  - Engine Overheating
    310
    
    If Steam Is Coming from the Engine Compartment
    310
    
    If no Steam Is Coming from the Engine Compartment
    311
  - Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode
    311
  - Power Steering Fluid
    312
  - Windshield Washer Fluid
    312
    
    Adding Washer Fluid
    313
  - Brakes
    313
    
    Brake Fluid
    313
  - Battery
    316
    
    Vehicle Storage
    316
  - Jump Starting
    316
- All-Wheel Drive
  
  321
  - Headlamp Aiming
    321
  - Bulb Replacement
    321
  - Halogen Bulbs
    321
  - License Plate Lamp
    322
  - Replacement Bulbs
    322
- Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
  
  322
  - Tires
    323
    
    Tire Sidewall Labeling
    324
    
    Tire Terminology and Deﬁnitions
    326
    
    Inﬂation - Tire Pressure
    329
    
    Tire Pressure Monitor System
    330
    
    Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
    332
    
    Tire Inspection and Rotation
    336
  - When It Is Time for New Tires
    337
  - Buying New Tires
    338
  - Different Size Tires and Wheels
    339
  - Uniform Tire Quality Grading
    340
    
    Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
    341
  - Wheel Replacement
    341
    
    Used Replacement Wheels
    342
  - Tire Chains
    342
  - If a Tire Goes Flat
    343
  - Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit
    344
    
    Tire Sealant
    345
    
    Removal and Installation of the Sealant Canister
    351
  - Changing a Flat Tire
    352
  - Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit Storage
    352
  - Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
    353
    
    Removing the Spare Tire
    354
    
    Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire
    356
  - Secondary Latch System
    360
  - Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
    362
    
    Storing the Spare Tire
    362
  - Compact Spare Tire
    365
- Appearance Care Interior Cleaning
  
  366
  - Fabric/Carpet
    367
  - Care of Safety Belts
    368
  - Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces
    368
  - Leather
    368
  - Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses
    369
  - Washing Your Vehicle
    369
  - Weatherstrips
    369
  - Finish Care
    370
  - Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades
    370
  - Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels and Trim
    371
  - Tires
    371
  - Chemical Paint Spotting
    372
  - Finish Damage
    372
  - Sheet Metal Damage
    372
  - Underbody Maintenance
    372
- Electrical System High Voltage Devices and Wiring
  
  373
  - Service Parts Identiﬁcation Label
    373
- Vehicle Identiﬁcation Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)
  
  373
  - Engine Identification
    373
  - Add-On Electrical Equipment
    374
  - Fuses and Circuit Breakers
    374
  - Instrument Panel Fuse Block
    374
  - Power Windows and Other Power Options
    374
  - Windshield Wiper Fuses
    374
  - Underhood Fuse Block
    376
  - Capacities and Speciﬁcations
    380
    
    Engine Specifications
    380
Maintenance Schedule 6-1 Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Requirements Schedule Schedule

381
- Maintenance Schedule Introduction
  
  381
  - Maintenance Requirements
    381
  - Your Vehicle and the Environment
    381
  - Using the Maintenance Schedule
    382
  - Scheduled Maintenance
    383
  - Additional Required Services
    386
  - Maintenance Footnotes
    387
  - At each Fuel Fill
    389
  - At Least Once a Month
    389
  - Owner Checks and Services
    389
  - At Least Once a Year
    390
    
    Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control System Check
    390
    
    Ignition Transmission Lock
    390
    
    Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit
    391
    
    Underbody Flushing Service
    391
  - Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
    392
  - Maintenance Replacement Parts
    394
  - Engine Drive Belt Routing
    395
- Maintenance Record
  
  396
Customer Assistance Information 7-1 Customer Customer Assistance

399
- Customer Assistance Information
  
  399
- Customer Assistance and Information
  
  400
  - Online Owner Center
    401
  - Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users
    402
  - All Overseas Locations
    403
  - Customer Assistance Offices
    403
  - GM Mobility Reimbursement Program
    403
  - Calling for Assistance
    404
  - Roadside Assistance Program
    404
    
    Services Not Included in Roadside Assistance
    405
    
    Services Provided
    405
  - Scheduling Service Appointments
    406
  - Courtesy Transportation
    407
    
    Transportation Options
    407
    
    Additional Program Information
    408
  - Collision Damage Repair
    408
    
    Collision Parts
    408
    
    Insuring Your Vehicle
    409
    
    Repair Facility
    409
    
    If a Crash Occurs
    410
    
    Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process
    411
- Reporting Safety Defects
  
  412
- Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government
  
  412
- Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
  
  414
  - Event Data Recorders
    414
  - Onstar
    415
  - Navigation System
    415
  - Radio Frequency Identiﬁcation (RFID)
    415
I-10 Index

426
- Canadian Owners
  431
- Navigation System Overview
  434
- Getting Started
  436
- English/Metric Units
  438
- Setting the Clock
  439
  - Deleting Personal Information
    439
  - Limit Features While Driving
    439
  - Storing Radio Station Presets
    439
    
    Storing Preset Destinations
    442
    
    Using Your Stored Preset Destinations
    443
  - Guidance Volume
    444
  - Canceling Guidance
    444
  - Cleaning the Video Screen
    444
Section 2 Features and Controls

445
- Features and Controls
  446
- Using the Navigation System
  446
  - Hard Key Operation
    446
  - Touch-Sensitive Screen Buttons
    447
  - Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
    447
- Maps
  448
  - Installing the DVD Map Disc
    448
  - Map Coverage
    448
  - Ejecting the DVD Map Disc
    449
  - Handling the DVD Map Disc
    449
  - Map Adjustments
    450
  - Map Scales
    450
  - Scrolling the Map
    450
- Symbols
  451
  - Map Screen
    453
  - Driving on a Route
    455
  - Auto Reroute
    457
  - Dual Mode
    457
- Destination
  457
  - Address Entry
    458
  - Point of Interest (POI)
    461
  - Address Book
    462
  - Using Destination Download
    464
  - Previous Destinations
    465
  - Route Guidance Not Active
    465
  - Route Guidance Active
    465
  - Getting Started on Your Route
    466
    
    Voice Volume
    468
    
    Cancel Guidance
    469
    
    Suspend Guidance
    469
  - Adding Destinations to the Address Book
    470
  - Adding or Changing Preset Destinations
    470
  - Traffic Options
    471
- Conﬁgure Menu
  471
  - XM Navtraffic™ (Usa and Canada)
    472
  - Display off
    480
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
  482
- Vehicle Positioning
  483
- If the System Needs Service
  484
- Problems with Route Guidance
  484
- Database Coverage Explanations
  485
  - Navigation Audio System
    488
  - Playing the Radio
    488
  - Finding a Station
    489
  - Sound Menu
    491
    
    Adjusting the Speakers
    492
    
    Automatic Equalization
    492
    
    Setting the Tone
    492
  - Radio Menu
    493
    
    Automatic Volume Control
    494
    
    Radio Data System (Rds)
    495
    
    XM™ Satellite Radio Service
    495
  - CD Player
    496
    
    Playing an Audio CD
    496
    
    Using a Compressed Audio CD/DVD
    497
    
    Root Directory
    498
  - DVD Player
    502
  - Navigation DVD Radio
    502
  - DVD Menu Options
    503
  - Playing a DVD
    503
  - Care of Your Cds and Dvds
    507
  - DVD Messages
    507
  - Auxiliary Devices
    508
    
    Voice Recognition
    509
    
    Voice Recognition Commands
    510
    
    Radio Commands
    511
    
    Auxiliary Commands
    512
    
    Voice Help
    512
- Ordering Map Dvds
  485

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Table of Contents

M 2009 Gmc Acadia Owner Manual

Index

Seats and Restraint System

2-1 Features and

Features and Controls

Object Detection Systems Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)

Storage Areas

Sunroof

Table of Contents

Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel Overview

Climate Controls Climate Control System

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

Driver Information

Maintenance Schedule

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Center (DIC)

Driving Your Vehicle 4-1

Driving Your Vehicle

Your Driving, the Road, and

The Vehicle

Towing

Service and

Service and Appearance Care

Service

Checking Things under the Hood

All-Wheel Drive

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

Appearance Care Interior Cleaning

Electrical System High Voltage Devices and Wiring

Vehicle Identiﬁcation Vehicle Identiﬁcation Number (VIN)

Maintenance Schedule 6-1 Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Requirements Schedule Schedule

Maintenance Schedule Introduction

Maintenance Record

Customer Assistance Information 7-1 Customer Customer Assistance

Customer Assistance Information

Customer Assistance and Information

Reporting Safety Defects

Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

I-10 Index

Section 2 Features and Controls

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