Owner’s Manual
GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9803770) - 2017 - crc - 3/8/16
280 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 281
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 281
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 289
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 290
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 296
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Battery - North America . . . . . . 300
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 300
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 301
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 302
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 303
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 304
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Electrical System Overload . . . 304
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 305
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 316
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 332
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335