engine GMC YUKON 2009 Owner's Manual

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Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example, your
vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control
engine and transmission performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in
a crash and, if so equipped, to provide antilock braking
to help the driver control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help your dealer/retailer technician
service your vehicle. Some modules may also store data
about how you operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These modules may also
retain the owner’s personal preferences, such as radio
pre-sets, seat positions, and temperature settings.
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Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-20
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-40
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-96
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-116
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-27
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-19
Air Conditioning......................................3-22, 3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-38
Readiness Light..........................................3-37
Airbag System................................................1-81
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-96
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-88
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-90
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-96
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-88
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-88
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-86
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-83
Antenna, Rear Side Window...........................3-138
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-138
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-42Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-113
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-110
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-114
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-111
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-109
Finish Care...............................................5-112
Finish Damage..........................................5-114
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.....................................5-110
Interior Cleaning........................................
5-108
Leather....................................................5-110
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-114
Tires........................................................5-114
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-114
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-111
Weatherstrips............................................5-111
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-112
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-21
Audio System.................................................3-83
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-136
Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual..................................3-114
Radio Reception........................................3-137
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-134
Setting the Clock.........................................3-84
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-136
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-138
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Audio System(s).............................................3-86
Rear Side Window Antenna.........................3-138
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-16
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..................................................5-21, 5-24
Operation...................................................2-29
Autoride
®.......................................................4-51
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp Switch.................3-18
B
Battery..........................................................5-44
Electric Power Management..........................3-20
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Bench Seat, Split (60/40).................................1-14
Bluetooth
®....................................................3-114
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-41
Brakes..........................................................5-41
System Warning Light..................................3-40
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-24
Bucket Seats, Rear.........................................1-20
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-57
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-57
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-54
License Plate Lamps....................................5-59Bulb Replacement (cont.)
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-60
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-58
Buying New Tires...........................................5-80
C
Calibration.....................................................3-61
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-123
Carbon Monoxide...................2-12, 2-14, 2-46, 4-29
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-110
Cargo Cover..................................................2-77
CD, MP3 ............................................3-102, 3-107
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-75
Center Seat...................................................1-13
Chains, Tire...................................................5-86
Charging System Light....................................3-39
Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-44
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-114
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Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-61
Infants and Young Children...........................1-57
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children..................................................1-66
Older Children.............................................1-54
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-73
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position........................1-77
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........................1-78
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-64
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-113
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-111
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-109
Finish Care...............................................5-112
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-110
Interior.....................................................5-108
Leather....................................................5-110
Tires........................................................5-114
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-114
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-111
Weatherstrips............................................5-111
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-112
Climate Control System...................................3-22
Dual Automatic............................................3-25Climate Control System (cont.)
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating
System...................................................3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating
System, Electronic....................................3-33
Clock, Setting.................................................3-84
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass.......................................................3-61
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-21
Control of a Vehicle
.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-29
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-43
Cooled Seats................................................... 1-8
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-49
Cupholders....................................................2-74
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone
(TTY) Users.............................................. 7-6
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-6
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program............... 7-7
Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors........................................7-15
Reporting Safety Defects to the
Canadian Government..............................7-15
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Electrical System (cont.)
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-22
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-23
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-19
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-44
Coolant......................................................5-29
Coolant Heater............................................2-28
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-43
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-46
Fan Noise..................................................5-38
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-37
Overheating................................................5-35
Starting......................................................2-26
Entry Lighting.................................................3-19
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-53
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-19
Finish Damage.............................................5-114
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-87
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-88
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-103
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-21, 5-24
Power Steering...........................................5-38
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-49
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-37, 5-52
Front Axle......................................................5-53
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
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Fuel (cont.)
Gage .........................................................3-50
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-51
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-119
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-116
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-117
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-120
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-116
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-43
Fuel..........................................................3-50
Oil Pressure...............................................3-46
Speedometer..............................................3-36
Tachometer.................................................3-36
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-40
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-68
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-74
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-54
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-57
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-16
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-57
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-16
Heated Seats............................................1-7, 1-8
Heater...........................................................3-22
Engine Coolant...........................................2-28
Heater...........................................................3-25
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-49
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-27
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-28
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-12
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-37
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N
Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-114
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-24
O
Odometer......................................................3-36
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-36
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-12
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-46
Pressure Light.............................................3-48
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-54
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-64
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-68
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-31
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-51
Convex Mirror.............................................2-52
Heated Mirrors............................................2-52Outside (cont.)
Manual Mirrors............................................2-49
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-50
Power Mirrors.............................................2-50
Towing Mirrors............................................2-49
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-37
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-114
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-44
Shifting Out of............................................2-45
Park Aid................................................2-53, 2-59
Park Brake....................................................2-42
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-51
Parking
Assist........................................................2-53
Over Things That Burn.................................2-46
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-38
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-90
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-22
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-23
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Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-94
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-89
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-60
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-98
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-99
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-26
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-47
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-36
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-110
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-37
Lap Belt.....................................................1-52
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-45
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-53Safety Belts (cont.)
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-52
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-32
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-14
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-20
Center Seat................................................1-13
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-8
Heated Seats............................................... 1-7
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-13
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-6
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-8
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-6
Power Seats................................................. 1-5
Reclining Seatbacks.....................................1-10
Third Row Seat...........................................1-27
Secondary Latch System................................5-100
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-77
Rear Seat Position......................................1-73
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-78
Security Light.................................................3-48
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements............................................ 5-4
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Service (cont.)
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-96
Setting the Clock............................................3-84
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-114
Shifting Into Park............................................2-44
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-45
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-56
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Snow Plow....................................................4-40
Spare Tire....................................................5-107
Installing....................................................5-94
Removing...................................................5-89
Storing.....................................................5-103
Specications, Capacities...............................5-123
Speedometer..................................................3-36
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-14
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-42
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-26
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-136
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6Steps
Power Assist...............................................2-17
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-75
Cupholders.................................................2-74
Glove Box..................................................2-74
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-75
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-76
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-76
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-31
Sun Visors.....................................................2-20
Sunroof.........................................................2-78
T
Tachometer....................................................3-36
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-58
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-136
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-20
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-21
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-22
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-23
Third Row Seat..............................................1-27
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-84
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