GMC ENVOY XL 2006 Owners Manual

Index ................................................................ 1
2006 GMC Envoy, Envoy XL, Envoy Denali,
and Envoy XL Denali Owner Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-14
Child Restraints ....................................... 1-32
Airbag System ......................................... 1-58
Restraint System Check ............................1-73
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys ........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8
Windows ................................................. 2-14
Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................2-17
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ...........2-19
Mirrors .................................................... 2-36
OnStar
®System ...................................... 2-49
Universal Home Remote System ................2-51
Storage Areas ......................................... 2-56
Sunroof .................................................. 2-62
Vehicle Personalization .............................2-62
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-4
Climate Controls ...................................... 3-20
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........3-31 Driver Information Center (DIC)
..................3-50
Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-66
Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Towing ................................................... 4-50
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Service ..................................................... 5-3
Fuel ......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood ...............5-10
Rear Axle ............................................... 5-47
Four-Wheel Drive ..................................... 5-48
Front Axle ............................................... 5-49
Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement .........5-53
Tires ...................................................... 5-55
Appearance Care ..................................... 5-92
Vehicle Identication ...............................5-101
Electrical System .................................... 5-102
Capacities and Specications ...................5-119
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects ...........................7-14

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How to Use This Manual
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end when they rst receive their new vehicle. If this
is done, it can help you learn about the features
and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work
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Index
A good place to quickly locate information about the
vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an
alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the
page number where it can be found.
Safety Warnings and Symbols
There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We
use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things
that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.
{CAUTION:
These mean there is something that could hurt
you or other people.In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.
Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the
hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not,
you or others could be hurt.
You will also nd a circle
with a slash through it in
this book. This safety
symbol means “Do Not,”
“Do Not do this” or “Do Not
let this happen.”
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Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this manual you will nd these notices:
Notice:These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
A notice tells about something that can damage the
vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered
by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But
the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in
different words.
There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
The vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with
the text describing the operation or information
relating to a specic component, control, message,
gage, or indicator.
If you need help guring out a specic name of a
component, gage, or indicator, reference the following
topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3
Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:
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✍NOTES
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Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Power Seats..................................................1-3
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-3
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4
Heated Seats.................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-5
Head Restraints.............................................1-8
Rear Seats.......................................................1-9
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-9
Safety Belts...................................................1-14
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-14
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-18
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-19
Driver Position..............................................1-19
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-26
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides....................1-28
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-31
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-31
Child Restraints.............................................1-32
Older Children..............................................1-32
Infants and Young Children............................1-34Child Restraint Systems.................................1-37
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-42
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)......................................1-43
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position................................1-51
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position....................................1-53
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position....................................1-53
Airbag System...............................................1-58
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-61
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-63
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-65
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-66
Passenger Sensing System............................1-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-71
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-72
Restraint System Check..................................1-73
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-73
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-74
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-1

Front Seats
Manual Seats
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle
is moving. The sudden movement could startle
and confuse you, or make you push a pedal
when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock
it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release
the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure
the seat is locked in place.
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Power Seats
If the vehicle has power
seats, the controls used to
operate them are located
on the outboard side of
the seats.
To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
horizontal control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the horizontal control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by
moving the rear of the horizontal control up or down.
Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire
horizontal control up or down.
If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the control
used to operate them is located behind the power
seat control on the outboard side of the seats. See
“Power Reclining Seatbacks” underReclining Seatbacks
on page 1-5.
Manual Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, there is a knob
located on the outboard
side of the driver’s seat.
Turn the top of the knob toward the front of the
vehicle to increase lumbar support. Turn the top of
the knob toward the rear of the vehicle to decrease
lumbar support.
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Power Lumbar
Your vehicle may have power lumbar on the driver’s
and front passenger’s seats.
The seatback lumbar
support can be adjusted
by moving the control
located on the outboard
side of the seat cushions.
To increase or decrease support, hold the control
forward or rearward.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes,
as it may during long trips, so should the position of your
lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have
heated front seats. The
buttons used to control this
feature are located on
the front door armrests.
The engine must be
running for the heated seat
feature to work.
To heat the entire seat, press the horizontal button with
the heated seat and seatback symbol. Press the
button to cycle through the temperature settings of high,
medium, and low and to turn the heated seat off. The
indicator lights above the button will come on to
designate the level of heat selected: three for high,
two for medium, and one for low. The low setting warms
the seatback and seat cushion until the seat temperature
is near body temperature. The medium and high
settings heat the seatback and seat cushion to a slightly
higher temperature. You will be able to feel heat in
about two minutes.
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