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GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-15170041) - 2022 - CRC - 10/6/21
356 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here, can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/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 0280.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco
dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0275.
Hood Latch Assembly, Secondary Latch, Pivots, Spring Anchor, and Release Pawl Lubriplate Lubricant Aerosol or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-15170041) - 2022 - CRC - 10/6/21
Technical Data 361
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and Lubricants0356 for more
information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under the hood. See yourdealer for more information.
Engine Cooling System*
I2.0L L4 Engine 9.0 L 9.5 qt
I2.0L L4 Engine with Rear HVAC 10.6 L 11.2 qt
I3.6L V6 Engine 10.6 L 11.2 qt
I3.6L V6 Engine with Rear HVAC 12.0 L 12.7 qt
I3.6L V6 Engine with Heavy Duty Cooling System 10.5 L 11.1 qt

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-15170041) - 2022 - CRC - 10/6/21
362 Technical Data
ApplicationCapacities
Metric English
I3.6L V6 Engine with Rear HVAC and Heavy Duty Cooling System 12.2 L
12.9 qt
Engine Oil with Filter I2.0L L4 Engine 5.0 L
5.3 qt
I3.6L V6 Engine 5.7 L
6.0 qt
Fuel Tank IFront-Wheel Drive 73.4 L
19.4 gal
IAll-Wheel Drive 82.1 L
21.7 gal
Wheel Nut Torque 190Y 140 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 cooling system capacity values are based on the entire cooling system and its components.

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/-
Mexico-15170041) - 2022 - CRC - 10/6/21
Index 387
CleaningExterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 101
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Control
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Traction and Electronic Stability . . . . . . . 227
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Controls Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine Temperature Warning Light . . . . . 113
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192, 196
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . 370
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cruise Control, Adaptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Customer Information
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . 372
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . 365
Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Data Collection Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . 163 Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 287
Driver Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . 116, 118
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 258
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

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388 Index
Driving (cont'd)If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Electrical SystemEngine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 293
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 298
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 108 Engine (cont'd)
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . 113
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Engine Oil Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . .138
F
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . 246
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 257