GMC ENVOY 2009 Get To Know Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of a GMC Envoy. Please read this information and your Owner Manual to
ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the features
described in this booklet. Keep this booklet with your Owner Manual for easy reference.
DRIVER INFORMATION
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . .3
Driver Information Center . . . . . . .4
SAFETY & SECURITY
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . .5
OnStar
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Content Theft-Deterrent System .6
COMFORT
Electric Adjustable Pedals . . . . . .6
Manual Dual-Zone Climate
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Automatic Dual-Zone Climate
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Rear Seat Climate Controls . . . . .9Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
ENTERTAINMENT
Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Multiple-Disc CD Player . . . . . . .11
Touch Screen Navigation
Entertainment System . . . . . . . .12
Bluetooth®System . . . . . . . . . . .12
XM®Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
DVD Rear Seat Entertainment . .13
CONVENIENCE
Headlamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . .13
Headlamp Washers . . . . . . . . . . .14
Interior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Heated, Power Outside Mirrors .15
Universal Home Remote . . . . . . .15Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Luggage Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
PERFORMANCE & MAINTENANCE
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . .16
Electronically Controlled
Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .17
StabiliTrak®– Stability Control
System with Traction Control . .17
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . .18
Tire inflator Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
OWNER INFORMATION
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . .20
My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Instrument Panel
DRIVER INFORMATION
The main features of the instrument
panel include:
A. Exterior Lamp Controls
B. Air Outlets
C. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
D. OnStar
®/Audio Steering Wheel
Controls
E. Instrument Panel Cluster
F. Audio Steering Wheel Controls
G. Ignition Switch
H. Audio SystemI. Climate Controls
J. Hood Release
K. Driver Information Center (DIC)
Steering Wheel Controls
L. Transfer Case Controls
M. Shift Lever
N. Accessory Power Outlet
O. Parking Brake
P. Rear Window Washer/Wiper
Q. Rear Window Defogger
R. Glove Box

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Your vehicle’s instrument panel is
equipped with this cluster or one very
similar to it. The instrument panel cluster
includes these key features:
A. Tachometer
B. Speedometer
C. Oil Pressure Gauge
D. Fuel Gauge
E. Voltmeter
F. Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Note:The instrument panel cluster is
designed to let you know about many
important aspects of your vehicle’s
operation. It is important to read your
Owner Manual and become familiar
with the information being relayed to
you by the lights, gauges and indicators,
as well as what action can be taken to
ensure safety and to prevent damage.
Instrument Panel Cluster
A
BCDE
F

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Fuel Information Button
• Press to scroll through the range,
fuel used, average fuel economy, and
the GM Oil Life System
TM.
• Range estimates the remaining dis-
tance you can drive without refueling.
Range is based on recent fuel econo-
my and the fuel remaining in the tank.
• Average fuel economy calculates how
many miles per gallon you are getting
based on overall driving conditions.
Press and hold the Select button
( ) while AVG. ECON is displayed
and the DIC will begin calculating the
average fuel economy from that point
in time.
• Fuel used shows the current amount
of fuel used in gallons since the last
reset.
• Engine oil life calculates an estimate
(percentage) of the engine oil’s
remaining useful life. It also will alert
you when it is time to change your oil
by illuminating the CHANGE ENG
OIL light on the DIC. Please remem-
ber to always reset the oil life system
after an oil change by pressing and
holding for four seconds while
ENGINE OIL LIFE is displayed. When
successful, the DIC will display
ENGINE OIL LIFE: 100%.
Driver Information Center
(if equipped)
Your vehicle’s Driver Information Center
(DIC) is located in the instrument panel
cluster.
Access DIC modes
• Press one of the following DIC but-
tons located on the steering wheel.
– Trip Information ( )
– Fuel Information ( )
– Customization ( )
– Select settings ( )
Trip Information Button
• Press to scroll through the
odometer, trip A, trip B, tire pres-
sures, and timer. When either trip A
or trip B is displayed, you can press
the Select button ( ) to reset the
displayed odometer.
• You can also reset a trip odometer
to zero by pressing and holding the
reset stem for four seconds. When
TIMER is displayed, you can press
to start or stop the timer. To reset
it to zero, push and hold while
TIMER is displayed.
Note:If your vehicle is not equipped
with DIC steering wheel buttons, press
the trip odometer reset stem located in
the instrument panel cluster to select
the information. Hold the stem for four
seconds to reset trip odometers.

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Customization Button
• Press to scroll through the
customization features.
Select Button
• Press to select your customiza-
tion feature setting while it is
displayed on the DIC.
• The customization features can be
reset to their default mode by holding
and down for four seconds.
Language Options
• If you find that the unit displays a lan-
guage other than the one you prefer
and you are unable to change it, hold
and down until the display
begins cycling through the three
available languages. Release the
buttons when you see the preferred
language.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
SAFETY & SECURITY
Lockout Protection
Prevent your ignition key from being
locked in your vehicle
• When the key is in the ignition and
a door is open, pressing any power
door lock switch unlocks the driver’s
door and locks all other doors.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
OnStar®(if equipped)
Your vehicle may feature the OnStar
Safe & Sound Plan or the uplevel
OnStar Directions & Connections Plan,
with one year of OnStar service from the
date you purchased your new vehicle.
With the help of OnStar Advisors, who
are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, OnStar offers a wide variety of
safety and driver assistance capabilities,
including the following services:
• Driving Directions with Turn-by-Turn
Navigation
• OnStar Vehicle Diagnostic e-mail
• Automatic Notification of Airbag
Deployment
• Automatic Advanced Crash
Notification
• Emergency Services
• Remote Door Unlock
• Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance
• Hands-Free Calling with 30 calling
minutes
• Roadside Assistance
• Fuel Station Location
• Information & Connections services
• Virtual Advisor, GPS-based Traffic &
Weather
For Remote Door Unlock or Stolen
Vehicle Location Assistance, call
1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827).
Press the OnStar button to ask an
OnStar Advisor about the service plan
you have or to upgrade your plan. For
more information, refer to your OnStar
Owner’s Guide or visit onstar.com.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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Content Theft-Deterrent System
Arm the Content Theft-Deterrent
System
• Lock the doors using the power door
lock switch or by pressing the Lock
button on the Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter.
• After closing all doors, the security
light on the instrument panel cluster
stops flashing and remains lit. After a
delay of about 30 seconds, the lamp
darkens and the system arms itself.
• When arming with the power door
lock switch, at least one door must be
open and the key must be removed
from the ignition. (A door does not
have to be open to arm the system
with the Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter.)
• The system will not arm if the door is
locked with a key or the manual door
lock button is pressed.
• If the alarm is tripped, the horn
sounds and the headlamps/taillamps
flash for about two minutes. The
alarm sounds whenever a locked
door is opened without the key or
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter,
or if someone attempts to turn on
the ignition without the correct key.
Turn off the alarm
• Unlock a door with the key or press
Unlock on the Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter.
• Starting the engine with the correct
key will also turn off the alarm.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
COMFORT
Electric Adjustable Pedals
Adjust the brake and accelerator
pedals to comfortable positions
• Press the switch located on the
steering column toward you to move
the pedals closer to you.
• Press the switch away from you to
move the pedals away from you.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Note:The pedals cannot be positioned
farther away from the driver than they
are in their standard position. This
feature can be programmed to work
with the memory function (if equipped)
on your vehicle. Adjustment of the
powered pedals requires that the
vehicle be in Park.

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Manual Dual-Zone Climate
Controls (if equipped)
Select airflow source
• Turn the Mode knob on the right of
the climate control panel to the
desired setting:
( ) Instrument panel vents
( ) Instrument panel vents and
floor vents
( ) Floor vents
( ) Floor, windshield and side
window vents
( ) Windshield and side window
vents
Raise or lower fan speed
• Turn the fan control knob ( ) on the
left of the climate control panel.
Adjust the dual temperature controls
• Use the lever on the left-hand side of
the climate control panel to adjust the
temperature on the driver’s side of
the vehicle.
• Use the right-hand lever to adjust the
temperature on the front passenger’s
side of the vehicle and the tempera-
ture for the second row.
Cool the vehicle interior more quickly
on very hot days
• Open the windows just long enough
to let the hot air escape.
• Choose the coolest temperature
setting.
• Activate the Recirculate ( ) and
A/C ( ) buttons.
• Place the Mode knob in the Vent ( )
mode.
Recirculate interior air and prevent
outside air from entering your vehicle
• Press the Recirculate ( ) button.
This feature can be activated while in
the Vent or Bi-Level mode, but not in
Defog, Defrost or Floor mode.
Turn on the rear window defogger
• Press the rear window defogger
( ) button.
• The indicator light on the button will
come on to let you know the rear
window defogger is active.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Recirculate interior air and prevent
outside air from entering your vehicle
• Press the Recirculate ( ) button.
This feature can be activated while in
the Vent or Bi-Level mode, but not in
Defog, Defrost or Floor mode.
Clear the windshield and front side
windows of fog or frost more quickly
• Press the button and adjust the
fan speed.
Clear the rear glass of fog or frost
more quickly, and activate the heated
outside rearview mirrors (if equipped)
• Press the button.
• The indicator light on the button will
come on to let you know the rear
window defogger is active.
Automatic Operation
In the automatic mode, the system
will automatically control the inside
temperature, air delivery mode and
the fan speed to achieve your set
temperature as quickly as possible.
1. Press the AUTO button.
2. Set the driver’s and passenger’s
temperatures.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Automatic Dual-Zone Climate
Controls (if equipped)
Manually select desired airflow source
• Press and release the Mode ( )
button until the desired source is
indicated on the display. Mode selec-
tions include Vent, Bi-Level, Floor
and Defog.
Manually raise or lower fan speed
• Press the upper or lower portion of
the fan control ( ) button.
Manually adjust the dual temperature
controls
• Use the knob on the left-hand side of
the climate control panel to adjust the
temperature on the driver’s side of
the vehicle. Use the right-hand knob
to adjust the temperature on the
passenger’s side of the vehicle
as well as the second row.
• To match and link the passenger-side
temperature to the driver’s, press
and hold the AUTO button for three
seconds.

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Rear Seat Climate Controls
(if equipped)
Turn the rear controls on and off
• Press the Power button. The rear
controls do not function when the front
climate control is in Defrost mode.
Change the direction of airflow
• Use the Mode knob (on SLE models)
or button (on SLT models) to select
Upper, Bi-Level or Floor.
Set the temperature of air through the
rear outlets
• Temperature of air from the rear
outlets is determined by the front
passenger temperature setting.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
SLT model
SLE model
Heated Front Seats (if equipped)
Select a heat setting for both the
seatback and seat cushion
• Press and release the button labeled
with the heated seat ( ) icon
located on the front door armrest
until the indicator lights designate
your setting: three for High, two for
Medium, one for Low and none
for Off.
Select a heat setting for the seatback
only
• Press and release the vertical heated
seatback ( ) button until the switch
indicates the desired setting: three for
High, two for Medium, one for Low
and none for Off.
The engine must be running to operate
this feature.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

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ENTERTAINMENT
Audio Systems
Memory Seat (if equipped)
Save driver seat preference memory
setting
1. Adjust the driver seat (including seat-
back recliner and lumbar) to a com-
fortable position.
2. Press and hold either the driver 1 or
driver 2 memory button located on
the driver’s door. A double chime will
sound to confirm your settings.
To program settings for a second driver,
repeat the same procedure using the
other numbered memory button.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Set the time
• Press the H or HR button until the
correct hour appears on the display.
• Press and hold the M or MIN button
until the correct minute appears on
the display.
The time may be set with the ignition on
or off.
Set the time with an FM station’s
Radio Data System (RDS) setting
(if equipped)
• Press and hold both HR and MN for
two seconds until UPDATED and the
clock symbol appear on the display.
• If the time is not available from the
station, NO UPDAT appears in the
display.
Program radio station presets
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press the BAND button to select the
band (AM/FM1/FM2/XM1/XM2).
3. Use the seek or tune knob to tune in
the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the
equalization that best suits the type
of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six
numbered pushbuttons until a beep
sounds; release the button.
6. Repeat these steps for each station
preset, using a different numbered
button for each station.