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GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-9967828) -
2017 - crc - 6/29/17
312 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement for more information.
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0308 for more information.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant R134a For the air conditioning system refrigerant charge amount, see the refrigerant label located under thehood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System without Rear Heat
4.8L V8 11.8 L 12.4 qt
6.0L V8 13.1 L 13.8 qt
Cooling System with Rear Heat
4.8L V8 14.6 L 15.4 qt
6.0L V8 16.1 L 17.0 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank Cutaway (Optional Tank)* 215.7 L 57.0 gal
Cutaway (Standard Tank) 124.9 L 33.0 gal

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332 OnStar
Connections
The following OnStar services help
with staying connected.
For coverage maps, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Ensuring Security
.Change the default passwords
for the Wi-Fi hotspot and
RemoteLink mobile application.
Make these passwords different
from each other and use a
combination of letters, numbers,
and symbols to increase the
security.
. Change the default name of the
SSID (Service Set Identifier).
This is your network’s name that
is visible to other wireless
devices. Choose a unique name
and avoid family names or
vehicle descriptions.
OnStar Wi-Fi
®Hotspot (If
Equipped)
The vehicle may have a built-in
Wi-Fi hotspot that provides access
to the Internet and web content at 4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobile
devices can be connected. A data
plan is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to
do so.
1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=, wait for
the prompt, then say “Wi-Fi
settings.” On some vehicles,
touch Wi-Fi Settings on the
screen.
2. The Wi-Fi settings will display the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID),
password, and on some
vehicles, the connection type
(no Internet connection, 3G,
4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality
(poor, good, excellent).
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor.
After initial set-up, your vehicle’s
Wi-Fi hotspot will connect
automatically to your mobile
devices. Manage data usage by
turning Wi-Fi on or off on your mobile device, using the
RemoteLink mobile app, or by
contacting an OnStar Advisor.
OnStar RemoteLink
®Mobile App
(If Equipped)
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to select Apple
®iOS,
Android™, BlackBerry®,
or Windows®mobile devices.
OnStar Subscribers can access the
following services from a mobile
device:
. Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks.
. Activate the horn and lamps.
. Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil
life, or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
. Send directions to the vehicle.
. Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only).

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342 Index
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Electrical System
Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 252
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 248
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Check and Service Engine
Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 220
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 99
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Cooling System Messages . . . .114
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 185
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . 39
Entry/Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 327
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 127
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 129
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 224
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 108
Requirements, California . . . . . 201
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . 252

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Index 343
Fuses (cont'd)Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 248
G
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 99
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 299
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Glass, Enhanced Technology . . . . 39
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 129
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Headlamps (cont'd)
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 127
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 171
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 37
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 116
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 26
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 127
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 103
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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344 Index
Lamps (cont'd)Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Lamps, Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 244
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Lighting Entry/Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lights
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 105
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 107
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 127
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 100
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Lights (cont'd)
StabiliTrak®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 106
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cargo Door Relocking . . . . . . . . . . 30
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 108
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 300 Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 103
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 142
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . .114
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Object Detection System . . . . . .116
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . .117
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

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Index 345
Messages (cont'd)Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Mirrors
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 37
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
N
Navigation
OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 239
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 223
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . 98
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 67
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 318
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
OnStar
®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 332
OnStar®Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Operation Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 137
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 324
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 136
P
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 241
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 184
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 217
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 181
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 54
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 326