Engine GMC YUKON 2006 Owner's Manual

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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlet(s)...............................3-20
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-51
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-87
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-5
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-106
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-21
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning..............................3-22, 3-23, 3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-38
Readiness Light..........................................3-38
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM).......7-10
Airbag System................................................1-74
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-87
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-80
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-82
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-86
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-80
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?........1-81
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-79
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-76
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-76
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-136
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-136Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-7
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-43
Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-99
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-103
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-100
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-96
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-98
Finish Care...............................................5-100
Finish Damage..........................................5-103
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-99
Leather......................................................5-98
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-103
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-103
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-104
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-100
Weatherstrips..............................................5-99
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-101
Ashtray(s)......................................................3-21
Audio System(s).............................................3-74
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-76
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-132
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-134
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-135
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-135
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-136
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-136
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California Fuel.................................................. 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-3
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-114
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-35, 4-40, 4-60
Care of
Safety Belts................................................5-99
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-134
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-135
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-135
Cargo Cover..................................................2-59
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-57
Center Passenger Position, Safety Belts.............1-40
Chains, Tire...................................................5-74
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-46
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-103
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-53
Infants and Young Children...........................1-50
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-58
Older Children.............................................1-47
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position...............................1-66
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-70Child Restraints (cont.)
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position...................................1-68
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-70
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-57
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-136
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-102
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-100
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-98
Finish Care...............................................5-100
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-96
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-99
Leather......................................................5-98
Tires........................................................5-103
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-103
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-100
Weatherstrips..............................................5-99
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-101
Climate Control System...................................3-22
Dual..........................................................3-23
Dual Automatic............................................3-25
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......3-32
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic................................................3-33
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Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Comfort Guides, Rear Safety Belt.....................1-44
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-17
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-5
Convenience Net............................................2-58
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-43
Heater, Engine............................................2-22
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-27
Cooling System..............................................5-30
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cruise Control Light........................................3-49
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-56
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors........................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-14
Reporting Safety Defects to the
United States Government.........................7-14
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-15D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-16
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Delayed Locking.............................................2-10
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override......................................3-20
Dome Lamps.................................................3-19
Door
Delayed Locking..........................................2-10
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-12
Driver
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-32
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-52
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-53
DIC Vehicle Customization............................3-67
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-56
Driving
At Night.....................................................4-31
City...........................................................4-34
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-3
Freeway.....................................................4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-38
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-32
Off-Road....................................................4-16
Recovery Hooks..........................................4-45
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Driving (cont.)
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out.................4-44
Winter........................................................4-40
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-25
Dual Climate Control System............................3-23
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment System..................3-118
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Electrical System
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-106
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-108
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-106
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-107
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-106
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-109
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-106
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Battery.......................................................5-41
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-46
Coolant......................................................5-25
Coolant Heater............................................2-22
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-43
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-12
Exhaust.....................................................2-35
Fan Noise..................................................5-35Engine (cont.)
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-30
Overheating................................................5-28
Starting......................................................2-20
Entry Lighting.................................................3-20
Event Data Recorders (EDR)............................7-10
Exit Lighting...................................................3-20
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-46
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Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-103
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-136
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-9
Flat Tire........................................................5-75
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-76
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-92
Fluid
Automatic Transmission................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-36
Windshield Washer......................................5-37
Fog Lamps....................................................3-18
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-26, 5-48
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-50
Front Axle......................................................5-49
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Front Reading Lamps......................................3-20
Front Storage Area.........................................2-56
Fuel............................................................... 5-4
Additives...................................................... 5-5
California Fuel.............................................. 5-5
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-10
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-51
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-51
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-108
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-106
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-107
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-109
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-106
GGage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-43
Fuel..........................................................3-51
Oil Pressure...............................................3-48
Speedometer..............................................3-37
Tachometer.................................................3-37
Transmission Temperature.............................3-44
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-41Garage Door Opener.......................................2-52
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-56
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-7
Headlamps............................................3-14, 5-50
Automatic Headlamp System.........................3-16
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-50
Daytime Running Lamps...............................3-16
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-9
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps...........................5-51
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-50
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Roof Marker Lamps.....................................5-53
Side Identication Marker Lamps...................5-52
Heated Seats................................................... 1-5
Heater...................................................3-22, 3-23
Heater...........................................................3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-50
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-37
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-38
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Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-118
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-19
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-15
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Odometer......................................................3-37
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-37
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-16
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-13
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-48
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-47
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-50
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-31
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-48
Camper-Type Mirrors....................................2-46
Convex Mirror.............................................2-49
Curb View Assist Mirrors..............................2-49
Heated Mirrors............................................2-49
Manual Mirrors............................................2-46Outside (cont.)
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-48
Power Mirrors.............................................2-47
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-30
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
PPark (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-32
Shifting Out of............................................2-34
Parking
Brake........................................................2-31
Over Things That Burn.................................2-34
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-38
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-82
Passing.........................................................4-14
Passlock
®......................................................2-18
Power
Accessory Outlet(s)......................................3-20
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-106
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-20
Seat............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-36
Windows....................................................2-15
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
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Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-88
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-89
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-20
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-40
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-44
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-36
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-37
Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-99
Center Passenger Position............................1-40
Driver Position............................................1-32
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-32
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts........1-31
Rear Outside Passenger Positions.................1-42
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-44
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-40Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-46
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-39
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-26
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
50/50 Split Bench Seat.................................1-13
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-10
Bench Seat................................................1-18
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-23
Head Restraints............................................ 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Manual........................................................ 1-3
Memory.....................................................2-62
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-8
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-6
Secondary Latch System.................................5-88
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-70
Center Rear Seat Position............................1-68
Rear Outside Seat Position...........................1-66
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-70
Security Light.................................................3-49
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-4
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Service (cont.)
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-46
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-86
Setting the Time
Radios with Radio Data Systems (RDS)............3-75
Radios without Radio Data Systems (RDS)........3-75
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-103
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-32
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-34
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Snow Plow....................................................4-51
Spare Tire.....................................................5-95
Installing....................................................5-81
Removing...................................................5-78
Storing.......................................................5-92
Specications, Capacities...............................5-114
Speedometer..................................................3-37
Split Bench Seat (50/50)..................................1-13
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-10
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-9
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-20
Steering........................................................4-11
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-132
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-57
Convenience Net.........................................2-58Storage Areas (cont.)
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-56
Front Storage Area......................................2-56
Glove Box..................................................2-56
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-57
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-58
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-44
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.........................................................2-61
T
Tachometer....................................................3-37
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps......5-54
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-132
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
Passlock
®...................................................2-18
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-21
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-45
Tires.............................................................5-57
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-102
Buying New Tires........................................5-70
Chains.......................................................5-74
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-76
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