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GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349114) - 2018 - crc - 9/21/17
Service and Maintenance 377
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0291.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 is recommended. See Engine Oil0286.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in Canada 19299819).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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Index 413
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
DrivingAssistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 256
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 215
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 217
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 233
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 139
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 306 Electrical System (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 283
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 229
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 396 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 164
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 166
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
F
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 168
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 289
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 258
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

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OperationFog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 176
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 393
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Parking Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 300
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 228
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 252
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 85
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 141 Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 281
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 226
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 76
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 396
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 390
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .280, 299, 351, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 394
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Rear Climate Control System . . . 201
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 252
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 121
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 354
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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420 Index
Tires (cont'd)Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 334
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 270
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 270
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 354
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 332
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 160Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Updates Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 380
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Vehicle (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 343
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 305
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 264
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 333
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

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Wheels (cont'd)Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 97
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 301
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Wiring, High Voltage Devices . . . 305