service indicator GMC SIERRA 2008 Owner's Guide

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-4
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-43
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-85
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-7
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-122
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-26
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-19
Air Conditioning..............................3-25, 3-27, 3-28
Airbag
Off Light.....................................................3-39
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-41
Readiness Light..........................................3-38
Airbag System................................................1-68
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-75
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-73
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-71
Airbag Systems
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-85
Airbag Off Switch........................................1-76
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-74
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-80
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-84
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-74
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-126Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-126
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-4
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-45
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-118
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-115
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-120
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-116
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-114
Finish Care...............................................5-116
Finish Damage..........................................5-119
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces
...............................................5-115
Interior Cleaning........................................5-112
Leather....................................................5-114
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-119
Tires........................................................5-119
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-119
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-120
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-116
Weatherstrips............................................5-115
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-117
Appointments, Scheduling Service....................... 7-9
Ashtray.........................................................3-24
Audio System.................................................3-80
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-124
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-126
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Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-21
Exit...........................................................3-21
Lights
Exterior Lamps............................................3-17
Flash-to-Pass..............................................3-11
High/Low Beam Changer..............................3-11
On Reminder..............................................3-18
Loading Your Vehicle.......................................4-36
Locking Rear Axle............................................ 4-5
Lockout Protection..........................................2-12
Locks
Delayed Locking..........................................2-10
Door..........................................................2-10
Lockout Protection.......................................2-12
Power Door................................................2-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-11
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-11
Loss of Control...............................................4-11
Low Fuel Warning Light...................................3-54
Luggage Carrier..............................................2-76
Lumbar
Manual Controls............................................ 1-5
Power Controls............................................. 1-5M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required Services........................... 6-7
At Each Fuel Fill.........................................6-11
At Least Once a Month................................6-12
At Least Once a Year..................................6-13
At the First 100, 1,000 and 6,000 Miles
(160, 1 600 and 10 000km).......................6-11
Introduction.................................................. 6-2
Maintenance Footnotes.................................. 6-9
Maintenance Record....................................6-19
Maintenance Replacement Parts....................6-17
Maintenance Requirements............................. 6-2
Owner Checks and Services.........................6-11
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.............6-15
Scheduled Maintenance................................. 6-4
Using.......................................................... 6-3
Your Vehicle and the Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Light................................3-48
Manual Lumbar Controls.................................... 1-5
Manual Seats................................................... 1-3
Manual, Using.................................................... iii
Manual Windows............................................2-16
Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals...................... 1-6
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-63
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Secondary Latch System................................5-105
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-57
Rear Seat Position......................................1-55
Right Front Seat Position..............1-58, 1-62, 1-66
Security Light.................................................3-52
Service........................................................... 5-4
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-6
California Pershlorate Materials Requirements.... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-48
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-84
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-119
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-50
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-52
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change........................3-10
Sliding Rear Window, Power.............................2-17
Snow Plow....................................................4-43
Spare Tire....................................................5-112
Installing....................................................5-98
Removing...................................................5-93
Storing.....................................................5-108
Specications, Capacities...............................5-130
Speedometer..................................................3-36
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light................................3-46
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-124
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-9
Storage Areas
Cargo Management System..........................2-78
Center Console Storage Area........................2-76
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-75
Glove Box..................................................2-74
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-75
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-76
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-77
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-34
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-79
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Tachometer....................................................3-36
Tailgate.........................................................2-14
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-62
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-123
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-20
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-72
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-121
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-122
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-33
Visors...........................................................2-18
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-43
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-34
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-63
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-8
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-8
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. ivWheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-88
Different Size..............................................5-86
Replacement...............................................5-88
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-44
Windows.......................................................2-15
Manual......................................................2-16
Power........................................................2-16
Sliding Rear................................................2-17
Windshield
Rainsense™ II Wipers..................................3-12
Washer......................................................3-13
Washer Fluid..............................................5-40
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-65
Wiper Blades, Cleaning..............................5-117
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-123
Wipers.......................................................3-12
Winter Driving................................................4-31X
XM Radio Messages.....................................3-111
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-126
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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