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GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-12146149) - 2019 - crc - 7/30/18
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 28
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 118
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 173
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 205
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 373
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 390
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 400
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 13
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 15
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 17
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 19
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 20
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 22
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 22
Surround Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 23
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Universal Remote System . . . . . 24
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 26
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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1.Air Vents 0203.
2. Exterior Lamp Controls 0164.
Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 168.
3. Instrument Cluster 0127.
4. Windshield Wiper/Washer
0120.
Rear Window Wiper/Washer
0 121.
5. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0167.
6. Infotainment 0173.
7. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0198.
8. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 064 (If Equipped).
9. USB Port 0181 (If Equipped).
Auxiliary Input Jack. See
Auxiliary Devices 0187.
10. Hazard Warning Flashers
0168.
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0236. 11.
Power Outlets 0124.
12. Driver Mode Control 0239.
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0253 (If
Equipped).
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) 0266
(If Equipped).
13. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0230.
14. ENGINE START/STOP Button. SeeStarting the Engine 0223.
15. Steering Wheel Controls 0119
(If Equipped).
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Buttons.
See Driver Information Center
(DIC) (Base and Midlevel)
0 145 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0148.
16. Horn 0120.
17. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0119.
18. Cruise Control 0240.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0243
(If Equipped). Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System
0257 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0120
(If Equipped).
19. Hood Release. See Hood
0 287.
20. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0169 (Out of View).
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0136.
22. Electric Parking Brake 0234.

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Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
1. Seat Adjustment Handle
2. Driver Seat HeightAdjustment Lever
3. Seatback Lever
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle (1) under the seat to unlock it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position, and then release the
handle (1). 3. Try to move the seat back and
forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Move the lever (2) up or down to
raise or lower the seat.
Use the lever (3) to adjust the
seatback.
See Seat Adjustment 058 and
Reclining Seatbacks 059.
Power Seats
1. Seat Adjustment Control
2. Seatback Control
3. Lumbar Control
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.
Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the
control (1) forward or rearward.
. Raise or lower the front part of
the seat cushion by moving the
front of the control (1) up
or down.
. Raise or lower the entire seat by
moving the rear of the control (1)
up or down.
. Adjust the seatback by tilting the
top of the control (2) forward or
rearward.
See Reclining Seatbacks 059.
. Press and hold the control (3)
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease support.
See Lumbar Adjustment 059.
See Power Seat Adjustment 059.

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Memory Features
If equipped, memory seats allow two
drivers to save and recall their
unique seat positions for driving the
vehicle, and a shared exit position
for getting out of the vehicle. Other
feature positions may also be
saved, such as power mirrors and
power steering wheel, if equipped.
Memory positions are linked to RKE
transmitter 1 or 2 for automatic
memory recalls.
Before saving, adjust all available
memory feature positions. Turn the
ignition on and then press and
release SET; a beep will sound.Then immediately press and hold 1,
2, or
B(Exit) until two beeps
sound. To manually recall these
positions, press and hold 1, 2, or
B
until the saved position is reached.
When Auto Memory Recall is
enabled in vehicle personalization,
positions previously saved to
memory buttons 1 and 2 are
recalled when the ignition is
changed from off to on or ACC/
ACCESSORY.
When Easy Exit Options is enabled
in vehicle personalization, the
feature automatically recalls the
previously saved exit position when
exiting the vehicle.
Memory adjustments may not be
available upon delivery or after
service until steps in “Saving
Memory Positions” section are
performed. See Memory Seats061.
Second Row Seats
The second row seat can be folded
to access the third row. Pull the
handle on top of the seat forward
and pull the seat forward.
The second row seatbacks can be
folded forward. See Rear Seats
0 66.
Third Row Seats
The third row seatbacks can be
folded forward. See Third Row
Seats 070.

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Heated and Ventilated
Seats
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat Buttons Similar
If equipped, the buttons are near the
climate controls on the center stack.
To operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
Ior+, if available, to heat
the driver or passenger
seatback only.
Press
Jorzto heat the driver or
passenger cushion and seatback. Press
Cor{, if available, to
ventilate the driver or passenger
seat. A ventilated seat has a fan
that pulls or pushes air through the
seat. The air is not cooled.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The indicator lights
next to the buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the
lowest. If the front heated seats are
on high, the level may automatically
be lowered after approximately
30 minutes.
See Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 064.
The heated and ventilated front
seats can also be programmed to
come on during a remote start. See
Vehicle Personalization 0152.Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 056 and Seat
Adjustment 058.

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The RKE transmitter should be
within 1 m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door
being opened.
Keyless Access can be
programmed to unlock all doors on
the first lock/unlock press from the
driver door. SeeVehicle
Personalization 0152.
If equipped with memory seats, RKE
transmitters 1 and 2 are linked to
seating positions of memory 1 or 2.
See Memory Seats 061.
Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
the Driver Door
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the driver door handle, pressing the
lock/unlock button on the driver door
handle will unlock the driver door.
If the lock/unlock button is pressed
again within five seconds, all
passenger doors will unlock.
Driver Shown, Passenger Similar
Pressing the lock/unlock button will
cause all doors to lock if any of the
following occur:
. It has been more than
five seconds since the first lock/
unlock button press.
. Two lock/unlock button presses
were used to unlock all doors.
. Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed. Keyless Unlocking/Locking from
Passenger Doors
When the doors are locked and the
RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of
the door handle, pressing the lock/
unlock button on that door handle
will unlock all doors. Pressing the
lock/unlock button will cause all
doors to lock if any of the following
occur:
.
The lock/unlock button was used
to unlock all doors.
. Any vehicle door has opened
and all doors are now closed.
Passive Locking
The vehicle will lock several
seconds after all doors are closed if
the vehicle is off and at least one
RKE transmitter has been removed
or none remain in the interior.
If other electronic devices interfere
with the RKE transmitter signal, the
vehicle may not detect the RKE
transmitter inside the vehicle.
If passive locking is enabled, the
doors may lock with the RKE

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counterclockwise, to the unlock
position five times within
10 seconds.
The DIC displays READY FOR
REMOTE #2, 3, 4, ETC.
3. Place the new transmitter intothe transmitter pocket. The
transmitter pocket is inside the
center console storage area
between the driver and front
passenger seats.
4. Press ENGINE START/STOP. When the transmitter is
learned, the DIC will display
that it is ready to program the
next transmitter. 5. Remove the transmitter from
the transmitter pocket and
press the transmitter
KorQ
button.
To program additional
transmitters, repeat Steps 3–5.
When all additional transmitters
are programmed, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
6. Put the key back into the transmitter.
7. Replace the key lock cylinder cap. See Door Locks 037.
Programming without Recognized
Transmitters
If two currently recognized
transmitters are not available, follow
this procedure to program up to
eight transmitters. This feature is
not available in Canada. This
procedure will take approximately
30 minutes to complete. The vehicle
must be off and all of the
transmitters you wish to program
must be with you. 1. Remove the key lock cylinder
cap on the driver door handle.
See Door Locks 037. Insert
the vehicle key of the
transmitter into the key lock
cylinder on the driver door
handle and turn the key,
counterclockwise, to the unlock
position five times within
10 seconds.
The DIC displays REMOTE
LEARN PENDING,
PLEASE WAIT.
2. Wait for 10 minutes until the DIC displays PRESS ENGINE
START BUTTON TO LEARN
and then press ENGINE
START/STOP.
The DIC will again display
REMOTE LEARN PENDING,
PLEASE WAIT.
3. Repeat Step 2 two additional times. After the third time all
previously known transmitters
will no longer work with the
vehicle. Remaining transmitters
can be relearned during the
next steps.

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The DIC should now display
READY FOR REMOTE # 1.
4. Place the new transmitter intothe transmitter pocket. The
transmitter pocket is inside the
center console storage area
between the driver and front
passenger seats.
5. Press ENGINE START/STOP. When the transmitter is
learned, the DIC will display
that it is ready to program the
next transmitter. 6. Remove the transmitter from
the transmitter pocket and
press the transmitter
KorQ
button.
To program additional
transmitters, repeat Steps 4–6.
When all additional transmitters
are programmed, press and
hold ENGINE START/STOP for
12 seconds to exit
programming mode.
7. Put the key back into the transmitter.
8. Replace the key lock cylinder cap. See Door Locks 037.
Starting the Vehicle with a Low
Transmitter Battery
When the vehicle is started, if the
transmitter battery is weak, the DIC
may display NO REMOTE
DETECTED or NO REMOTE KEY
WAS DETECTED PLACE KEY IN
TRANSMITTER POCKET THEN
START YOUR VEHICLE. The DIC
may also display REPLACE
BATTERY IN REMOTE KEY. To start the vehicle:
1. Open the center console storage area by opening the
armrest.
2. Place the transmitter in thetransmitter pocket.
3. With the vehicle in P (Park) or N (Neutral), press the brake
pedal and ENGINE
START/STOP.
Replace the transmitter battery
as soon as possible.

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Battery Replacement
Replace the battery in the
transmitter soon if the DIC displays
REPLACE BATTERY IN
REMOTE KEY.
Caution
When replacing the battery, do
not touch any of the circuitry on
the transmitter. Static from your
body could damage the
transmitter.
To replace the battery:
1. Insert a flat, thin object in the center of the transmitter to
separate and remove the back
cover.
2. Lift the battery with a flat
object.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Insert the new battery, positive side toward the back cover.
Replace with a CR2032 or
equivalent battery.
5. Push together the transmitter.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, this feature allows the
engine to be started from outside of
the vehicle.
/: This button will be on the RKE
transmitter if the vehicle has remote
start.
The climate control system will use
the previous settings during a
remote start. The rear defog may
come on during a remote start
based on cold ambient conditions.
The rear fog indicator light does not
come on during a remote start.
If the vehicle has heated or
ventilated seats, they may come on
during a remote start. See Heated
and Ventilated Front Seats 064.
If equipped with a remote start
heated steering wheel, the heated
wheel will turn on automatically in
remote start along with the heated
seats when it is cold outside. See
Heated Steering Wheel 0120.
Laws in some local communities
may restrict the use of remote
starters. For example, some laws