automatic transmission GMC ACADIA LIMITED 2017 Owner's Guide

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294 Service and Maintenance
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.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
AWD. (4)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
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.
(3) Or every four years, whichever
comes first. If driving in dusty
conditions, inspect the filter at each
oil change or more often as needed.

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE viscosity
grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine
Oil 0213.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®Coolant.
See Engine Coolant 0219.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Hydraulic Power Steering System DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission DEXRON
®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Carrier Assembly –Differential (Rear
Drive Module) and Transfer Case (Power Transfer Unit) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88900401, in
Canada 89021678).
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.
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood and Door Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).

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Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0298 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 thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System 11.3 L 11.9 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank 83.3 L 22.0 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
3.6L V6 Engine DAutomatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037–
0.043 in)

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328 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 207
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 217
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 68
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 63 Airbags
Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 108
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Alert
Side Blind Zone (SBZA) . . . . . . 193
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 182, 228
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 182 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 216

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Automatic TransmissionManual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
B
BatteryLoad Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Battery - North America . . . . 227, 271
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 229
Brake
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 111
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 231
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .209, 227, 271
Camera
Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Management System . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 93
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 109
Check
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 229
Malfunction IndicatorEngine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 75
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 89
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 157
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 311
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

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Electrical System (cont'd)Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 233
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 212
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cooling System Messages . . . 125
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Engine (cont'd)
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 178
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 316
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 143
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 144
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 216
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Front Seats
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Requirements, California . . . . . 197
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 233
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

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G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 139Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General Information
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 288
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 144
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Headlamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running Lamps/
Automatic Headlamp
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Delayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . .115
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 143
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 165
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ignition Transmission LockCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 38
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 127
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 25
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Messages (cont'd)Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Object Detection System . . . . . 127
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 129
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 38
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250N
NavigationOnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 171
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 216
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 73
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 307
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 320
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Operating Mode
Overheated Engine
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 313
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 223
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
P
Parade Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 229
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 177
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 315
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 310
Seats Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 45
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 45
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Securing Child Restraints . . . . 87, 89
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Service Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 210
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 300 Service (cont'd)
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 301
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 310
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 193
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Spare Tire Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Special Application Services . . . . 295
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
StabiliTrak Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cargo Management System . . . . 94
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 92
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 317
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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2017 - crc - 3/30/16
Index 337
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 307
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 35Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 251
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 250
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Terminology and Definitions . . 247
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Tires (cont'd)
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 260
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 200
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 200
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 275
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 258
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 139Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 301
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 132
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 113
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40