GMC SIERRA 2008 Owner's Manual

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Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-38
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-74
Instrument Panel
Overview...............................................3-4, 3-6
Storage Area..............................................2-75
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-21
Cluster.......................................................3-35
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-46
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-67
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp........................3-20
Cargo........................................................3-22
Dome........................................................3-21Lamps (cont.)
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-21
Puddle.......................................................3-20
Reading.....................................................3-22
Lap Belt........................................................1-34
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-28
LATCH System
Child Restraints...........................................1-45
Latches, Seatback..........................................1-11
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-64
Light
Airbag Off..................................................3-39
Airbag Readiness........................................3-38
Antilock Brake System Warning.....................3-45
Brake System Warning.................................3-44
Charging System.........................................3-43
Cruise Control.............................................3-52
Fog Lamp..................................................3-52
Four-Wheel-Drive.........................................3-53
Highbeam On.............................................3-52
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-54
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-48
Oil Pressure...............................................3-51
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-41
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-37
Security.....................................................3-52
StabiliTrak
®Indicator....................................3-46
Tire Pressure..............................................3-47
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-53
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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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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass
and Temperature Display...........................2-57
Automatic Dimming Rearview with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display.............2-55
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-55
Outside Manual Mirrors................................2-58
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors....................2-61
Outside Power Mirrors..................................2-59
Outside Trailer-Tow Mirrors...........................2-59
MP3 ..................................................3-102, 3-106
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-4
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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-112
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-22
Noise Control System, Tampering......................5-56
O
Odometer......................................................3-36
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-36
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-12Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-10
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-50
Pressure Light.............................................3-51
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-35
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-65
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-69
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-8
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-33
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-23
Outside
Manual Mirrors............................................2-58
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-61
Power Mirrors.............................................2-59
Trailer-Tow Mirrors.......................................2-59
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-33
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-11
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
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P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-119
Park Aid........................................................2-63
Park Brake....................................................2-49
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-50
Shifting Out of............................................2-52
Parking
Assist........................................................2-63
Over Things That Burn.................................2-53
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-41
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-80
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-20
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-5
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-50
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................5-123
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-5
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Sliding Rear Window....................................2-17
Steering Fluid.............................................5-39
Windows....................................................2-16
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18Privacy (cont.)
OnStar.......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
Puddle Lamps................................................3-20
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-18
Radios..........................................................3-80
Radio(s)........................................................3-84
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-112
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-122
Reception.................................................3-125
Setting the Clock.........................................3-81
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-123
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-12
Reading Lamps..............................................3-22
Rear Axle......................................................5-51
Locking........................................................ 4-5
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Doors....................................................2-13
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-77
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-122
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-113
Rear Seat Operation...............................1-12, 1-13
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Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-57
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display..................2-55
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-55
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-15
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-35
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-50
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation.... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-98
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-93
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-65
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-17
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-87
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-88
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-34Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-18
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-54
SSafety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-37
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-115
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-19
Lap Belt.....................................................1-34
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-28
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-33
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-14
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches...........................................1-11
Seats
Center Seat................................................1-12
Head Restraints..........................................1-10
Heated Seats............................................... 1-6
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-5
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-6
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-5
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation............................1-12, 1-13
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Seatback Latches........................................1-11
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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
T
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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Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-9
Time, Setting..................................................3-81
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-47
Tires.............................................................5-66
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-118
Buying New Tires........................................5-84
Chains.......................................................5-90
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-92
Cleaning...................................................5-119
Different Size..............................................5-86
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-76
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-91
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-74
Inspection and Rotation................................5-81
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-98
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-78
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-76
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-98
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-93
Secondary Latch System............................5-105
Spare Tire................................................5-112
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-108
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-67
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-71
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-86
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-88Tires (cont.)
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-88
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-84
Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-34
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-53
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-55
Your Vehicle...............................................
4-50
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-94
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-22, 5-25
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-28
Trip Odometer................................................3-36
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-47
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.........................3-10
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-9
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-63
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-86
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-68
Operation...................................................2-69
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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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
W
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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