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GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-10664916) - 2018 - crc - 9/15/17
194 Driving and Operating
charging or jump starting the
battery. SeeJump Starting - North
America 0335.
To shift out of P (Park): 1. Apply the brake pedal.
2. Press ENGINE START/STOP.
3. Press/Pull the desired shift switch on the front shift
console.
4. The P indicator will turn white and the gear indicator will turn
red when the vehicle is no
longer in P (Park).
If the vehicle cannot shift out of
P (Park), a Driver Information
Center (DIC) message will be
displayed. See your dealer for
service.
Diesel Engine Only
Vehicles with a Diesel do not have
manual park release and the ignition
does not need to be on to shift out
of P (Park). To shift from P (Park) to
N (Neutral) with the engine not
running, the driver must apply the
brake pedal and press the N (Neutral) button until N is
displayed on the console and the
cluster.
Manual Park Release (Gasoline
Engine Only)
Vehicles with a gasoline engine may
include a manual park release that
can be used to shift the vehicle into
N (Neutral) when the engine is not
running.
{Warning
The transmission will be placed in
N (Neutral) when the manual park
release is pulled. The vehicle can
roll and you or others could be
injured. Ensure the vehicle is on
level ground.
Caution
The manual park release is not
intended to be used for towing.
Damage may result from using
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
the manual park release in this
way. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Pulling the manual park release
while the vehicle is on or turning the
ignition on while the manual park
release is pulled, will result in a
Service Transmission message
being displayed.
To place the vehicle in N (Neutral)
using the manual park release: 1. Ensure the vehicle is on level ground and set the parking
brake. Release the brake
pedal.
2. Turn the vehicle off.

GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-10664916) - 2018 - crc - 9/15/17
396 Index
AutomaticDimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . 284, 335
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 286
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 129
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 185
Bulb Replacement
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 289
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 291
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .260, 284, 335, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 106
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 90
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 160 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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400 Index
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 179
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 216
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 131
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 302
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 153
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 232
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 156
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 129
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . 134
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 153

GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-10664916) - 2018 - crc - 9/15/17
406 Index
Wheels (cont'd)Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 94
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 286
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115