warning light GMC ACADIA 2009 Owner's Guide

Notice:Using non-approved tire
sealants could damage the Tire
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)
sensors. TPMS sensor damage
caused by using an incorrect tire
sealant is not covered by the
vehicle warranty. Always use the
GM approved tire sealant available
through your dealer/retailer.
Your vehicle, when new, may have
included a factory-installed Tire
Inator Kit. This kit uses a GM
approved liquid tire sealant. Using
non-approved tire sealants could
damage the TPMS sensors.
See Tire Sealant and Compressor
Kit for information regarding the
inator kit materials and instructions.
TPMS Malfunction Light and
Message
The TPMS will not function properly
if one or more of the TPMS sensors
are missing or inoperable. When the
system detects a malfunction, the
low tire warning light ashes for
about one minute and then stays
on for the remainder of the ignitioncycle. A DIC warning message is
also displayed. The low tire warning
light and DIC warning message
come on at each ignition cycle until
the problem is corrected. Some of
the conditions that can cause the
malfunction light and DIC message
to come on are:
One of the road tires has been
replaced with the spare tire, if
your vehicle has one. The spare
tire does not have a TPMS
sensor. The TPMS malfunction
light and DIC message should go
off once you re-install the road tire
containing the TPMS sensor.
The TPMS sensor matching
process was started but not
completed or not completed
successfully after rotating the
vehicle’s tires. The DIC message
and TPMS malfunction light
should go off once the TPMS
sensor matching process is
performed successfully. See
“TPMS Sensor Matching Process”
later in this section.
One or more TPMS sensors
are missing or damaged. The
DIC message and the TPMS
malfunction light should go off
when the TPMS sensors are
installed and the sensor
matching process is performed
successfully. See your dealer/
retailer for service.
Replacement tires or wheels do
not match your vehicle’s original
equipment tires or wheels. Tires
and wheels other than those
recommended for your vehicle
could prevent the TPMS from
functioning properly. SeeBuying
New Tires on page 5-49.
Operating electronic devices or
being near facilities using radio
wave frequencies similar to the
TPMS could cause the TPMS
sensors to malfunction.
If the TPMS is not functioning it
cannot detect or signal a low tire
condition. See your dealer/ retailer
for service if the TPMS malfunction
light and DIC message comes on
and stays on.
Service and Appearance Care 5-45

A
Accessories and
Modications...................... 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets......3-20
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle....1-60
Additives, Fuel...................... 5-5
Add-On Electrical
Equipment.......................5-89
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.......5-15
Air Conditioning...........3-22, 3-25
Airbag
Passenger Status
Indicator.......................3-36
Readiness Light................3-36
Airbag System.....................1-48
Adding Equipment to
Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-60
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?.....................1-53
Passenger Sensing
System........................1-55
Servicing Your
Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle........................1-59Airbag System (cont.)
What Makes an Airbag
Inate?........................1-53
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inates?........1-54
When Should an
Airbag Inate?..............1-51
Where Are the Airbags?.....1-50
All-Wheel Drive....................5-33
All-Wheel-Drive (AWD)
System............................. 4-7
Antilock Brake
System (ABS).................... 4-4
Antilock Brake, System
Warning Light...................3-39
Appearance Care
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . 5-86
Care of Safety Belts..........5-84
Chemical Paint Spotting.....5-88
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/
Lenses........................5-85
Fabric/Carpet...................5-83
Finish Care......................5-85
Finish Damage.................5-88
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-84Appearance Care (cont.)
Interior Cleaning...............5-81
Leather...........................5-83
Sheet Metal Damage........5-87
Tires...............................5-87
Underbody Maintenance....5-88
Washing Your Vehicle........5-84
Weatherstrips...................5-84
Windshield, Backglass,
and Wiper Blades..........5-86
Appointments, Scheduling
Service............................. 7-8
Audio System......................3-72
Audio Steering Wheel
Controls.....................3-121
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual . . . 3-99
Radio Reception.............3-121
Rear Audio
Controller (RAC)..........3-120
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)....3-118
Setting the Clock..............3-73
Theft-Deterrent Feature....3-120
Audio System(s)..................3-74
Automatic Transmission
Fluid...............................5-16
Operation........................2-24
INDEX i-1

B
Battery...............................5-28
Electric Power
Management.................3-15
Run-Down Protection.........3-16
Bluetooth
®..........................3-99
Brake
Emergencies...................... 4-5
Brake Fluid.........................5-25
Brakes...............................5-25
System Warning Light.......3-38
Braking................................ 4-3
Braking in Emergencies.......... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle..........2-20
Bulb Replacement................5-33
Halogen Bulbs..................5-33
Headlamp Aiming..............5-33
License Plate Lamps.........5-34
Replacement Bulbs...........5-34
Buying New Tires.................5-49
C
Calibration..........................3-54
California Fuel....................... 5-5
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements....... 5-3
California Proposition 65
Warning............................ 5-3
Canadian Owners..................... ii
Capacities and
Specications...................5-96
Carbon
Monoxide........2-11, 2-30, 4-13
Care of
Safety Belts.....................5-84
Cargo Cover.......................2-52
Cargo Management System . . . 2-52
Cargo Tie Downs.................2-52
CD, MP3 ....................3-89, 3-93
Center Console
Storage Area....................2-49Chains, Tire........................5-54
Charging System Light..........3-37
Check
Engine Lamp...................3-41
Checking Things Under
the Hood ........................... 5-9
Chemical Paint Spotting........5-88
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems.....1-34
Infants and Young
Children.......................1-31
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children..................1-37
Older Children..................1-29
Securing a Child Restraint
in a Rear Seat Position....1-43
Securing a Child Restraint
in the Right Front
Seat Position................1-45
Where to Put the
Restraint......................1-35
i-2 INDEX

Cleaning
Aluminum or
Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . 5-86
Exterior Lamps/Lenses......5-85
Fabric/Carpet...................5-83
Finish Care......................5-85
Instrument Panel, Vinyl,
and Other Plastic
Surfaces......................5-84
Interior............................5-81
Leather...........................5-83
Tires...............................5-87
Underbody Maintenance....5-88
Washing Your Vehicle........5-84
Weatherstrips...................5-84
Windshield, Backglass,
and Wiper Blades..........5-86
Climate Control System.........3-22
Dual Automatic.................3-25
Outlet Adjustment.............3-30
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System.............3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and
Heating System,
Electronic.....................3-32
Clock, Setting......................3-73
Collision Damage Repair.......7-10
Compact Spare Tire.............5-81
Compass............................3-54Compressor Kit
Storing............................5-68
Compressor Kit,
Tire Sealant.....................5-56
Content Theft-Deterrent.........2-16
Control of a Vehicle............... 4-3
Convenience Net.................2-52
Coolant
Engine............................5-17
Engine
Temperature Gage.........3-40
Engine Temperature
Warning Light...............3-40
Cooled Seats........................ 1-6
Cooling System...................5-16
Courtesy Lamps
...................3-14
Cruise Control....................... 3-9
Cruise Control Light..............3-44
Cupholders.........................2-49
Customer Assistance
Information
Courtesy Transportation....... 7-9
Customer Assistance for
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users............................ 7-4
Customer Assistance
Offices........................... 7-5
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure...................... 7-1Customer Assistance Information
(cont.)
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program........................ 7-5
Reporting Safety Defects
to General Motors.........7-14
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......7-15
D
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System...........................3-13
Defensive Driving................... 4-2
Delayed Entry Lighting..........3-15
Delayed Exit Lighting............3-15
Delayed Headlamps.............3-12
Delayed Locking.................... 2-8
DIC Compass......................3-54
Disc, MP3...................3-89, 3-93
INDEX i-3

Doing Your Own
Service Work..................... 5-4
Dome Lamp Override...........3-14
Dome Lamps .......................3-14
Door
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Locks............................... 2-8
Power Door Locks.............. 2-8
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks.................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-9
Driver
Seat Height Adjuster........... 1-3
Driver Information
Center (DIC)....................3-46
DIC Operation
and Displays........3-46, 3-51
DIC Vehicle
Customization...............3-64
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-56
Driving
At Night..........................4-10
Before a Long Trip............4-12
Defensive.......................... 4-2
Drunken............................ 4-2
Highway Hypnosis............4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads....4-12Driving (cont.)
In Rain and on
Wet Roads...................4-11
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ....................4-15
Winter.............................4-13
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy........................... 4-1
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System.................3-25
DVD
Rear Seat Entertainment
System......................3-109
E
EDR ..................................7-16
Electrical System
Add-On Equipment............5-89
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-90
Instrument Panel
Fuse Block...................5-90
Power Windows and Other
Power Options..............5-90
Underhood Fuse Block......5-92
Windshield Wiper Fuses....5-90
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+................2-17Electronic Immobilizer
Operation
PASS-Key
®III+................2-18
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter...............5-15
Check and Service Engine
Soon Lamp..................3-41
Coolant...........................5-17
Coolant Heater.................2-23
Coolant
Temperature Gage.........3-40
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light...............3-40
Drive Belt Routing.............6-15
Engine Compartment
Overview......................5-10
Exhaust...........................2-30
Oil ..................................5-11
Oil Life System.................5-13
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode............5-23
Overheating.....................5-21
Starting...........................2-22
Entry Lighting......................3-14
Event Data Recorders..........7-16
Extender, Safety Belt............1-28
Exterior Lamps....................3-11
i-4 INDEX

F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner............5-15
Finish Damage....................5-88
Flashers, Hazard Warning....... 3-5
Flash-to-Pass........................ 3-7
Flat Tire..............................5-55
Flat Tire, Changing...............5-69
Flat Tire, Storing..................5-78
Floor Mats..........................2-50
Fluid
Automatic Transmission.....5-16
Power Steering.................5-23
Windshield Washer...........5-24
Fog Lamp
Fog ................................3-13
Fog Lamp Light...................3-44
Fuel..................................... 5-5
Additives........................... 5-5
California Fuel................... 5-5
Driving for Better Economy . . . 4-1
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container....................... 5-8
Filling the Tank.................. 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 5-6
Gage ..............................3-45Fuel (cont.)
Gasoline Octane................ 5-5
Gasoline Specications........ 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers......................5-90
Instrument Panel
Fuse Block...................5-90
Underhood Fuse Block......5-92
Windshield Wiper..............5-90
G
Gage
Engine Coolant
Temperature.................3-40
Fuel................................3-45
Speedometer...................3-35
Tachometer......................3-35
Voltmeter Gage................3-38
Garage Door Opener............2-44
Gasoline
Octane............................. 5-5
Specications..................... 5-5
Glove Box...........................2-49
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program............................ 7-5
H
Hazard Warning Flashers........ 3-5
Head Restraints..................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming ............................5-33
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.............5-33
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System........................3-13
Delayed..........................3-12
Exterior Lamps.................3-11
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
Halogen Bulbs..................5-33
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Head-Up Display (HUD)........3-17
Heated Seats.................1-5, 1-6
Heater................................3-22
Engine Coolant.................2-23
Heater................................3-25
Height Adjuster, Driver Seat.... 1-3
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring.............................5-89
Highbeam On Light..............3-45
Highway Hypnosis................4-12
Hill and Mountain Roads.......4-12
INDEX i-5

Hood
Checking Things Under....... 5-9
Release............................ 5-9
Horn .................................... 3-5
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly..........................1-18
I
Ignition Positions..................2-20
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints........................1-31
Ination - Tire Pressure.........5-41
Inator Kit, Tire....................5-56
Instrument Panel
Brightness.......................3-14
Cluster............................3-34
Overview........................... 3-4
Storage Area....................2-49
J
Jump Starting......................5-28
K
Keyless Entry System............ 2-3
Keys.................................... 2-2
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall..........5-36
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator.........3-41
Lamps
Courtesy.........................3-14
Dome .............................3-14
Dome Lamp Override........3-14
Reading..........................3-15
Lap-Shoulder Belt................1-23
LATCH System for Child
Restraints........................1-37
License Plate Lamps............5-34
Liftgate
Carbon Monoxide.............2-10
Liftgate, Power....................2-11
Light
Airbag Readiness.............3-36
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning..............3-39
Brake System Warning......3-38
Charging System..............3-37
Cruise Control..................3-44
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning.....3-40
Fog Lamp ........................3-44
Highbeam On...................3-45Light (cont.)
Oil Pressure.....................3-44
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator.......................3-36
Safety Belt Reminders.......3-35
Security...........................3-44
StabiliTrak
®Indicator.........3-39
Tire Pressure...................3-41
Tow/Haul Mode................3-45
Lighting
Delayed Entry..................3-15
Delayed Exit....................3-15
Entry..............................3-14
Parade Dimming...............3-15
Lights
Exterior Lamps.................3-11
Flash-to-Pass..................... 3-7
High/Low Beam Changer..... 3-7
Loading Your Vehicle............4-16
Lockout Protection................. 2-9
Locks
Delayed Locking................. 2-8
Door ................................. 2-8
Lockout Protection.............. 2-9
Power Door....................... 2-8
Programmable Automatic
Door Locks.................... 2-9
Rear Door Security Locks.... 2-9
i-6 INDEX

Loss of Control..................... 4-9
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children......................1-37
Luggage Carrier...................2-51
Lumbar
Manual Controls................. 1-4
Power Controls.................. 1-5
M
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services........................ 6-6
At Each Fuel Fill................ 6-9
At Least Once a Month....... 6-9
At Least Once a Year.......6-10
Introduction....................... 6-1
Maintenance Footnotes....... 6-7
Maintenance Record.........6-16
Maintenance
Replacement Parts........6-14
Maintenance Requirements . . . 6-2
Owner Checks and
Services........................ 6-9
Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants..............6-12Maintenance Schedule (cont.)
Scheduled Maintenance....... 6-3
Using............................... 6-2
Your Vehicle and the
Environment................... 6-2
Malfunction Indicator Lamp....3-41
Manual Lumbar Controls......... 1-4
Manual Seats........................ 1-3
Memory Seat and Mirrors....... 1-6
Message
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-56
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming
Rearview......................2-31
Manual Rearview Mirror.....2-31
Outside Convex Mirror.......2-34
Outside Heated Mirrors......2-34
Outside Power Foldaway
Mirrors.........................2-33
Outside Power Mirrors.......2-32
Park Tilt..........................2-33
MP3 ...........................3-89, 3-93
MyGMLink.com...................... 7-3
N
Navigation System, Privacy . . . 7-17
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual......3-99
New Vehicle Break-In...........2-20
O
Odometer...........................3-35
Off-Road Recovery................ 4-9
Oil
Engine............................5-11
Pressure Light..................3-44
Oil, Engine Oil Life System....5-13
Older Children, Restraints......1-29
Online Owner Center.............. 7-3
OnStar, Privacy....................7-17
OnStar
®System, see
OnStar®Manual...............2-41
Operation, Universal Home
Remote System................2-45
Orange Covered Wiring.........5-89
Outlet Adjustment.................3-30
Outlets
Accessory Power..............3-20
INDEX i-7

Rear Seat Operation............1-10
Rear Vision Camera.............2-37
Rear Windshield
Washer/Wiper.................... 3-9
Rearview Mirror, Automatic
Dimming ..........................2-31
Rearview Mirrors..................2-31
Reclining Seatbacks............... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants........................6-12
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . 4-21
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System............................. 2-3
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System, Operation.............. 2-3
Remote Vehicle Start............. 2-5
Removing the Flat Tire and
Installing the Spare Tire.....5-72
Removing the Spare
Tire and Tools..................5-69
Replacement Bulbs..............5-34
Replacement Parts,
Maintenance....................6-14
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government.......7-14
General Motors................7-14
United States
Government..................7-14Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint
Systems.......................1-61
Replacing Restraint System
Parts After a Crash........1-62
Retained Accessory Power....2-21
Roadside
Assistance Program............ 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out ........................4-15
Routing, Engine Drive Belt....6-15
Running the Vehicle
While Parked...................2-30
S
Safety Belt Reminders..........3-35
Safety Belts
Care of ...........................5-84
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly.......................1-18
Lap-Shoulder Belt.............1-23
Safety Belt Extender.........1-28
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy....................1-28
Safety Belts Are for
Everyone.....................1-15
Safety Warnings and Symbols.... iii
Scheduled Maintenance.......... 6-3Seats
Driver Seat Height
Adjuster......................... 1-3
Heated and Cooled Seats.... 1-6
Heated Seats..................... 1-5
Manual Lumbar.................. 1-4
Memory, Mirrors................. 1-6
Power Lumbar ................... 1-5
Power Seats...................... 1-4
Rear Seat Operation.........1-10
Reclining Seatbacks............ 1-8
Third Row Seat................1-12
Second Row Center
Console..........................2-50
Secondary Latch System.......5-76
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position............1-43
Right Front Seat Position . . . 1-45
Security Light......................3-44
Service................................ 5-3
Accessories and
Modications.................. 5-3
Adding Equipment to the
Outside of the Vehicle..... 5-4
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements.... 5-3
California Proposition 65
Warning......................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work........ 5-4
INDEX i-9

W
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators........................3-33
Warnings
DIC Warnings and
Messages....................3-56
Hazard Warning Flashers.... 3-5
Safety and Symbols.............. iii
Wheels
Alignment and
Tire Balance.................5-53
Different Size...................5-50
Replacement....................5-53
Where to Put the Restraint....1-35
Windows.............................2-14
Power .............................2-14
Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper
Blades, Cleaning...........5-86
Washer............................. 3-8Windshield (cont.)
Washer Fluid....................5-24
Wiper Blade
Replacement................5-34
Wiper Fuses....................5-90
Wipers.............................. 3-7
Windshield, Rear
Washer/Wiper.................... 3-9
Winter Driving......................4-13
Wiring, High Voltage
Devices...........................5-89
X
XM Radio Messages............3-98
Y
Your Vehicle and the
Environment...................... 6-2
i-12 INDEX