Transmission fluid GMC ACADIA 2019 User Guide

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Vehicle Care 305
All-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case
Under normal driving conditions,
transfer case fluid does not require
maintenance unless there is a fluid
leak or unusual noise. If required,
have the transfer case serviced by
your dealer.
Starter Switch Check
{Warning
When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.
1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room
around the vehicle.
2. Apply both the parking brake and the regular brake. Do not use the accelerator
pedal, and be ready to turn off
the engine immediately if it
starts.
3. Try to start the engine in each gear. The vehicle should start
only in P (Park) or N (Neutral).
If the vehicle starts in any other
position, contact your dealer for
service.
Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control
Function Check
{Warning
When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.
1. Before starting this check, be sure there is enough room
around the vehicle. It should be
parked on a level surface. 2. Apply the parking brake. Be
ready to apply the regular
brake immediately if the vehicle
begins to move.
3. With the engine off, turn the ignition on, but do not start the
engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the
shift lever out of P (Park) with
normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of P (Park), contact
your dealer for service.
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check
{Warning
When you are doing this check,
the vehicle could begin to move.
You or others could be injured
and property could be damaged.
Make sure there is room in front
of the vehicle in case it begins to
roll. Be ready to apply the regular
brake at once should the vehicle
begin to move.

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358 Vehicle Care
3. Set the parking brake firmlyand put the shift lever in
P (Park) with an automatic
transmission, or Neutral with a
manual transmission. See
Shifting Into Park 0226.
Caution
If any accessories are left on or
plugged in during the jump
starting procedure, they could be
damaged. The repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Whenever possible, turn
off or unplug all accessories on
either vehicle when jump starting.
4. Turn the ignition off. Turn off all lights and accessories in both
vehicles, except the hazard
warning flashers if needed.
{Warning
An electric fan can start up even
when the engine is not running
and can injure you. Keep hands,
clothing, and tools away from any
underhood electric fan.
{Warning
Using a match near a battery can
cause battery gas to explode.
People have been hurt doing this,
and some have been blinded.
Use a flashlight if you need more
light.
Battery fluid contains acid that
can burn you. Do not get it on
you. If you accidentally get it in
your eyes or on your skin, flush
the place with water and get
medical help immediately.
{Warning
Fans or other moving engine
parts can injure you badly. Keep
your hands away from moving
parts once the engine is running.
5. Connect one end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal on the
discharged battery.
6. Connect the other end of the red positive (+) cable to the
positive (+) terminal of the good
battery.
7. Connect one end of the black negative (–) cable to the
negative (–) terminal of the
good battery.
8. Connect the other end of the black negative (–) cable to the
remote negative (–) terminal for
the discharged battery.
9. Start the engine in the vehicle with the good battery and run
the engine at idle speed for at
least four minutes.

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Once the destination has been
reached:1. Shift the vehicle to P (Park).
2. Reinstall the shift lever boot by inserting the front edge and
pressing the rear of the trim
plate until it snaps into place.
3. Start the engine and let it idle for more than three minutes
before driving the vehicle.
Caution
Too much or too little fluid can
damage the transmission. Be
sure that the transmission fluid is
at the proper level before towing
with all four wheels on the
ground.
Caution
Do not tow a vehicle with the front
drive wheels on the ground if one
of the front tires is a compact
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
spare tire. Towing with two
different tire sizes on the front of
the vehicle can cause severe
damage to the transmission.
Dolly Towing
To tow a vehicle from the front with
the rear wheels on the ground:
1. Put the front wheels on a dolly.
2. Move the shift lever to P (Park). See Shifting Into Park 0226.
3. Set the parking brake. 4. Secure the vehicle to the dolly.
5. Follow the dolly manufacturer's
instructions for preparing the
vehicle and dolly for towing.
6. Release the parking brake.
Towing the Vehicle from
the Rear

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Service and Maintenance 379
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid.@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5)@
Replace brake fluid. (6)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (7)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas struts.@ @
Footnotes—Maintenance
Schedule Additional Required
Services - Severe
(1) Or every two years, whichever
comes first. More frequent
passenger compartment air filter
replacement may be needed if driving in areas with heavy traffic,
poor air quality, high dust levels,
or environmental allergens.
Passenger compartment air filter
replacement may also be needed if
there is reduced airflow, window
fogging, or odors. Your GM dealer
can help determine when to replace
the filter.
(2)
Visually check all fuel and vapor
lines and hoses for proper
attachment, connection, routing, and
condition.

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Service and Maintenance 383
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant.
See Cooling System 0296.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 291.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and
Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol (GM Part No. 89021668, in
Canada 89021674) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2,
Category LB or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in Canada 19353127).
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

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388 Technical Data
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
Fuel Tank
FWD 73.4 L 19.4 gal
AWD 82.1 L 21.7 gal
Transfer Case Fluid 1.0 L 1.0 qt
Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y140 lb ft
All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this
manual. Recheck fluid level after filling.
Engine Specifications
Engine VIN CodeTransmission Spark Plug Gap
2.5L L4 Engine AAutomatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 in)
3.6L V6 Engine SAutomatic 0.80–0.90 mm (0.031–
0.035 in)

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Index 417
Appearance Care (cont'd)Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 253
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 174
Auto Stop
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Battery - North America . . . . 304, 356
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 306
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 138
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 261
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 221
Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 309
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
California
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .285, 304, 356, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Management System . . . . . . . . . .114
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 112
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 136
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Index 419
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 389
Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 233, 305
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 251
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 148
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 257
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 26
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 215
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 217
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 234
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 139 Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 310
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 288
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Engine (cont'd)
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 229
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 402
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 164
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 166
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 168
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 294
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

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426 Index
Tires (cont'd)Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 328
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Terminology and Definitions . . 324
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 339
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 271
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 271
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 359
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 281
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 Traction
Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 141
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 281
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 337
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 160Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 386
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 140
Vehicle Care
Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 348
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52