GMC ACADIA 2021 Get To Know Guide

Review this Quick Reference Guide for an overview of some important features in your
GMC Acadia. Some optional equipment described in this guide may not be included in your vehicle. More information can be found in your Owner’s Manual and at my.gmc.com.
For easy reference, keep this guide with your Owner’s Manual in your glove box.
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2021 ACADIA
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
Certain restrictions, precautions, and safety procedures apply to your v\
ehicle.
Please read your Owner’s Manual for complete instructions.

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Memory Seat
ButtonsF
Electric Parking Brake Switch/Instrument Panel Illumination Control Turn Signal Lever/
Exterior Lamp
Controls/IntelliBeam Button
FWindshield
Wipers Lever Engine
Start-Stop Button
Driver
Information Center
Power
Liftgate
Control
F
Cruise Control/
Forward Collision Alert
F/Heated
Steering WheelF Buttons
Power
Mirror/
Window
Controls
Audio Volume Controls (behind
steering wheel) Driver
Information Center
Controls/Voice Recognition Buttons
Audio Next-
Previous Favorite Station Controls (behind steering wheel) Steering
Wheel
Adjustment Lever
INSTRUMENT PANEL
Check Engine
Engine Oil Pr essure
Lane Keep Assist
Airbag Readiness
Cruise Control Set
Service Electric
Parking Brake
Traction Control/
StabiliTrak Active
Charging System
Security
Seat Belt Reminder
Brake System Warning
PARK Electric Parking Brake
Symbols

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Read your Owner’s Manual to
learn about the information being
relayed by the lights, gauges
and indicators on the instrument
cluster.
See Introduction in your
Owner’s Manual.
Infotainment System Touch Screen Infotainment
System Controls
Electronic Precision Shift
Transmission Controls Traction Select
Knob/Hill
Descent Button
F/
Lane Keep
Assist
F Button
Driver’s Heated/
Ventilated Seat Buttons
F
Auto Engine Stop-Start Disable/
Traction Control-
StabiliTrak/Hazard Warning Flashers/
Park Assist Buttons USB Ports/
Accessory
Power Outlet
Climate
Controls
Passenger’s
Heated/Ventilated Seat Buttons
F
IntelliBeam Lighting
Lights On Reminder
Antilock Brake System
Warning
Low Tire Pressure
Power Steering Warning
Vehicle Ahead
StabiliTrak Off
2 Passenger Seat Belt
Reminder
F Optional equipment

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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER (KEY FOB)
Lock
Press to lock all
doors.
Unlock
Press to unlock the
driver’s door. Press
again to unlock all
doors.
Power Liftgate
Press twice to open
or close the liftgate. Press once to stop
power liftgate operation.
Vehicle Locator/Panic Alarm
Press and release to locate your vehicle. The exterior lamps fla sh  and  the  horn 
chirps 3 times.
Press and hold to activate the alarm. Press
again to cancel the alarm.
Note: To change the remote lock, unlock, and
remote start settings, go to Settings > Vehicle
> Remote Lock, Unlock, Start.
Remote Vehicle StartF
Press and release the Lock button and then immediately press and hold the
button for at least 4 seconds to start
the engine from outside the vehicle. After
entering the vehicle, turn on the ignition.
• During a remote start, the engine will run for 15 minutes. Repeat these steps
to run the engine for an additional 15
minutes. A remote start can be extend-ed once.
• Press and hold the button until the parking lamps tu rn  off  to  c ancel  a remote start.
Remote Star t and Heated/ Ventilated
SeatsF: Select the remote start heated
and ventilated seat options in the Vehicle
Settings to have the heated or ventilated seats turn on during a remote start. The seat button indicators do not illuminate and the temperature of the unoccupied
seat may be reduced during a remote start.
The Keyless Access System enables operation of the doors and liftgate without removing the
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter (key fob) from your pocket or purse. The key fob must be
within 3 feet of the door being unlocked or within 3 feet of the liftgate.
KEYLESS UNLOCKING
With the key fob within range:
Press the button on the driver’s door handle to unlock the driver’s door; press it again within 5
seconds to unlock all doors.
Press the button on a passenger door handle to unlock all doors.
Press the touchpad on the liftgate handle to open the liftgate.
KEYLESS LOCKING
With the  ignition  off,  the  key  fob  removed  from  the  vehicle,  and  all  doors c losed: 
Press the button on any door handle to lock all doors immediately.
If Passive Locking is turned on in the Settings menu, all doors will lock automatically after a short delay.
Note: To change the keyless locking and unlocking settings, go to Settings > Vehicle > Remote Lock, Unlock, Start. See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.
KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.
F Optional equipment

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KEYLESS (PUSHBUTTON) START
AUTO ENGINE STOP/START OPERATION
The Remote Keyless Entry transmitter (key fob) must be in the vehicle to turn on the ignition.
STARTING THE ENGINE
With the vehicle in Park or Neutral, press
the brake pedal and then press the
ENGINE START/STOP button to start the
engine. The green indicator on the button
will illuminate.
Note: If the key fob battery is weak, place the key
fob in the pocket in the center console storage
area to enable the engine to start. Replace the
key fob battery as soon as possible.
STOPPING THE ENGINE/OFF
Shift to Park and pres s the ENGINE START/STOP button to  tu rn  off  the  engine. 
Power will be available for 10 minutes to operate the audio system until the driver’s door is
opened and to operate the windows and sunroofF until any door is opened.
ACCESSORY MODE
 With the  engine  off  and  the  brake  pedal  NOT  depress ed,  press the  ENGINE START/STOP button to place the ignition system in the accessory mode. The amber indicator on the button will illuminate. See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
The fuel-saving s top/start  s ystem  au tomatically  tu rns off  the  engine,  referred  to  as an  Au to Stop, when the brake pedal is pressed and the vehicle is at a complete stop, if operating
conditions are met. In Auto Stop mode, the tachometer gauge will read AUTO STOP. When
the brake pedal is released or the accelerator pedal is pressed, the engine will restart. After
parking the vehicle  and  tu rning  off  the  engine,  the  tac hometer  gau ge  will  read  OFF. 
The engine may remain running or restart when the vehicle is stopped if:
• A minimum vehicle speed is not reached.
• The engine or transmiss ion is not at the required operating temperature.
• The outside temperature is not in the required operating range.
• The shift lever is in any gear other than Drive (D).
• The battery charge is low.
• The current climate control settings require the engine to run.
• The Auto Stop has reached the maximum allowed time.
AUTO ENGINE STOP/START DISABLE
Press the $ Auto Stop
button on the center console when the engine is running to turn off the stop/start  s ystem.  The  bu tton  indic ator  is not  illu minated  when  the  s ystem  is off.
The system automatically turns on each time the vehicle is started.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
F Optional equipment

6F Optional equipment
ELECTRONIC PRECISION SHIFT TRANSMISSION
The Electronic Precision Shift transmission control switches are located on the front c onsole. The selected gear position illuminates in red on the switch.
Park – Press the P button to shift to Park.
Reverse – Pull the R switch to shift to Reverse.
Neutral – Press the N button to shift to
Neutral.
Drive – Pull the D switch to shift to Drive.
ELECTRONIC RANGE SELECT MODE
Electronic Range Select Mode allows you to
choose the top gear limit. It can be used to
limit the vehicle’s speed when driving on a downhill grade or towing a trailer.
1. Press the L (Low) button.
2. Press the + (plus) or – (minus) button to increase or decrease the gear range available.
The current gear is displayed on the Driver Information Center.
If vehicle speed is too high or low for the requested gear, the shift will not occur.
AUTOMATED CAR WASH MODE
There are  different  proc edures for  plac ing  the  tra nsmission  in  Neu tral  with  the  engine  on  or off and if  the  driver  ex its the  vehicle.  Refer  to  you r  Owner’s Ma nual  for  eac h  proc edure.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC)
The DIC displays a variety of vehicle system information and warning messages.
DIC CONTROLS
Use the controls on the right side of the steer-
ing wheel to move through the DIC menus.
Press the or button to move between the display zones. Press the button to go back to the previous menu.
Press the or button to scroll through the menus.
Press the button to open a menu,

or to select or reset an item.
SELECT INFO PAGES
1. Use the controls to view the Options menu.
2. Scroll to display Info Pages. Press to view the pages.
3. Scroll through the list of items.
4. Press to select or deselect an item to display in the Info menu.
Uplevel displayF shown
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.

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POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENTSF
A. Seat Adjustment
Move the horizontal control to move the seat forward or rearward and to tilt, raise
or lower the seat.
B. Seatback Recline Adjustment
Move the vertic al control to recline or raise the seatback.
C. Lumbar Support Adjustment
Press the rear control to adjust the amount of lumbar support.
SET MEMORY SEAT POSITIONSF
With the ignition On or in Accessory mode:
1. Adjust the seat and power outside mirrors to the desired positions.
2. Press and release the SET button on the
driver’s door. A beep will sound.
3. Immedia tely press and hold button 1 or 2
until two beeps sound.
To store a s eat position for more clearance when exiting the vehicle, repeat these steps using the Exit
button instead of button 1 or 2 .
RECALL MEMORY SEAT POSITIONSF
Press and hold button 1, 2 or Exit until the seat and mirrors reach the set position.
The memory/exit positions can be programmed to be recalled automatically.
To set the Memory Rec all options, go to Settings > Vehicle > Seating Position.
FRONT SEATS
HEAD-UP DISPLAYF
The Head-Up Display (HUD) projects some operating information on the windshield. Temporary information, such as audio changes and navigationF maneuvers, also may be displayed. The HUD controls are located on the left side of the instrument panel.
HUD HUD
Lift up or press down to adjust the position of the image.
It cannot be adjusted side-to-side.
INFO
Press to select from four displays: Speed View; Audio/Phone
View; Navigation View; and Performance View.
+ – Brightness
Lift up  or  pres s  down  to  brighten  or  dim  the  dis play.  Hold  down  to  tu rn  off  the  dis play.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.
F Optional equipment
See Seats and Restraints in your Owner’s Manual.
AC
B

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ENTER OR EXIT THE 3RD-ROW SEATS
1. Remove anything on the 2nd-row seat or the floor in front  of  or  behind  the  s eat. 
2. Pull the lever on top of the s eatback (A) and pull the seat forward. The driver’s side seat will tip and slide forward; the passenger’s side seat will tip, pitch and slide forward.
3. After entering/exiting, push or pull the seat-
back rearward until the seat locks in place.
SLIDE THE 2ND-ROW SEAT
Lift the bar (B) under the seat cushion to slide the seat forward or rearward.
RECLINE THE 2ND-ROW SEAT
Pull the lever on the s ide of the seat cushion (C) and move the seatback to the desired position. Release the lever.
FOLD THE 2ND-ROW SEATBACK
1. Press the button on top of the seatback
and lower the head restraint.
2. Pull the lever on the s ide of the seat cushion (C) and fold the seatback forward or, from
the cargo area, pull the top lever (driver’s
side seat) or bottom lever (passenger’s side
seat) located on the driver’s side of the
cargo area (D).
FOLD THE 3RD-ROW SEATBACK
1. Remove anything on the 3rd- row seat or the floor in front  of  or  u nder  the  s eat. 
2. Pull and hold the strap on the seatback and push the seatback forward.
3. To raise the seatback, pull the strap on the seatback or push up the seatback from inside the vehicle until it locks in place.
REAR SEAT REMINDER
A Rear Seat Reminder message may display on
the Driver Information Center when the vehicle
is turned off.  Chec k  the  rear  s eat  before  ex iting the vehicle. The system does not actually detect
people or items in the rear seat; instead, under
certain conditions, it detects when a rear door is opened and closed during a trip, indicat -
ing that there may be something in the rear seat.
See Seats and Restraints in your Owner’s Manual.
REAR SEATS
B
D
C
A

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POWER LIFTGATEF
F Optional equipment
OPEN/CLOSE THE POWER LIFTGATE
Press the Power Liftgate button on the
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter (key fob)
twice.
Press the Power Liftgate knob on the driver’s door (A).
Press the touchpad (B) on the liftgate handle to open the liftgate.
Press the button (C) next to the liftgate latch to close the liftgate.
PROGRAMMING THE LIFTGATE HEIGHT
1. Turn the Power Liftgate knob to the 3/4 mode position.
2. Open the liftgate.
3. Adjust the liftgate manually to the desired height.
4. To save the setting, press and hold the bu tton next to the liftgate latch (C) for 3 seconds. The turn signals will  fla sh  when  the  s etting  is saved.
HANDS-FREE OPERATIONF
To open or close the liftgate hands-free, kick your foot straight under the driver’s side of the rear bumper, left of center. The key fob must be within 3 feet of the liftgate. The GMC logo is projected on the ground near the rear bumper, indicating the kicking motion loca -tion. The logo is shown for 1 minute, depending on operating conditions.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.
SUNROOF/SUNSHADEF
Press and release the SLIDE switch (A)
to express-open the sunroof.
Press the TILT switch (B) to vent the sunroof.
Press and release either Close switch to
express-close the sunroof.
To open the sunshade, push up on the handle
and slide it rearward.
To close the sunshade, pull the handle forward until it latches.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner’s Manual.
C
A
A
B
B

10F Optional equipment
AUDIO STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
Push to Talk
Press to answer an incoming call or to use
natural voice recognition with the Bluetooth
or OnStar
® system.
Press and hold to activate phone voice recog -
nition (Siri or Google Assistant) with a paired,
compatible phone.
End Call/Mute
Press to end or decline a call.
Press to mute/unmute the vehicle s peakers.
Next/Previous Favorite Station
(behind left side of steering wheel)
Press the top or bottom button to go to the next or previous favorite radio station or track.
Volume
(behind right side of steering wheel)
Press the top or bottom button to adjust the volume.
See Infotainment System in your Owner’s Manual.
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
To apply the parking brake, pres s the
Parking Brake switch.
To release the parking brake, turn on the ignition, press the brake pedal, and then
press the
switch.
Note: The parking brake will release
automatically if the vehicle is running, placed
into gear and an attempt is made to drive.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
UNIVERSAL REMOTE SYSTEMF
The Universal Remote System on the overhead console enables your vehicle to control 3 different devic es,  ranging  from  garage  doors  and  gates  to  home  lighting.  Go  to 
homelink.com for detailed videos and instructions on how to program the Universal Remote
System. For  additional  as sistance,  c all  1- 800-355-3515.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner’s Manual.