steering GMC SIERRA 1500 2009 Repair Manual

Appearance Care (cont.)
Tires........................................................5-121
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-122
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-118
Weatherstrips............................................5-118
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-120
Ashtray.........................................................3-23
Assistance Program, Roadside........................... 7-7
Audio System.................................................3-84
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-140
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-118
Setting the Clock.........................................3-85
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-142
Audio System(s).............................................3-87
Audio Systems
Radio Reception........................................3-141
Rear Seat (RSA).......................................3-138
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-140
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-18
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..................................................5-24, 5-27
Operation...................................................2-28
Auxiliary
Roof Mounted Lamp....................................3-19
Axle, Rear.....................................................5-51B
Battery..........................................................5-45
Electric Power Management..........................3-21
Run-Down Protection...................................3-22
Belt Routing, Engine.......................................6-18
Bluetooth
®....................................................3-118
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Pedal and Adjustable Throttle........................2-26
Brake Fluid....................................................5-41
Brakes..........................................................5-41
Antilock....................................................... 4-5
Parking......................................................2-50
System Warning Light..................................3-42
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-22
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-66
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
and Cargo Lamp......................................5-62
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-19
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-61
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-58
Headlamps.................................................5-61
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant......................................................5-32
Coolant Heater............................................2-27
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-44
Cooling System...........................................5-30
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-18
Exhaust.....................................................2-55
Fan Noise..................................................5-39
Fast Idle System.........................................2-25
Oil .............................................................5-17
Oil Life System...........................................5-20
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-38
Overheating................................................5-36
Starting......................................................2-24
Entry Lighting.................................................3-20
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-18
Exit Lighting...................................................3-20
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-37
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-16
F
Fast Idle System............................................2-25
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-22
Finish Damage.............................................5-121
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-142
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-8Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-10
Flat Tire........................................................5-93
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-94
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-110
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-24, 5-27
Power Steering...........................................5-39
Windshield Washer......................................5-40
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-19
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-50
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-37, 5-53
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-51
Front Axle......................................................5-56
Fuel............................................................... 5-6
Additives...................................................... 5-8
California Fuel.............................................. 5-7
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-9
Economy Driving........................................... 4-2
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-13
Filling the Tank...........................................5-11
Fuels in Foreign Countries............................5-10
Gage .........................................................3-51
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-7
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-7
Low Fuel Warning Light................................3-52
Fuel Management, Active.................................2-28
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Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-38
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-11
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-121
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-52
Shifting Out of............................................2-54
Park Aid........................................................2-61
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-60
Parking
Assist........................................................2-61
Over Things That Burn.................................2-54
Parking Brake................................................2-50
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-40
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-84
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-20
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-5Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-118
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-47
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................5-123
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-7
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-5
Sliding Rear Window....................................2-17
Steering Fluid.............................................5-39
Windows....................................................2-16
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts..........................1-36
Privacy..........................................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-19
OnStar.......................................................7-19
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID).............7-19
Program
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
Proposition 65 Warning, California....................... 5-5
Puddle Lamps................................................3-19
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Snow Plow....................................................4-40
Spare Tire....................................................5-114
Installing...................................................5-100
Removing...................................................5-95
Storing.....................................................5-110
Specications and Capacities..........................5-131
Speedometer..................................................3-35
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-44
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-140
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-8
Storage Areas
Cargo Management System..........................2-83
Center Console...........................................2-81
Cupholders.................................................2-80
Glove Box..................................................2-80
Instrument Panel.........................................2-81
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-82
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-82
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-84
T
Tachometer....................................................3-35
Tailgate.........................................................2-13
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-63
Tampering with Noise Control System
Prohibited...................................................5-57
Text Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-6
Theft-Deterrent Feature..................................3-140
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-20
Throttle, Adjustable..........................................2-26
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-8
Time, Setting..................................................3-85
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-45
Tires.............................................................5-67
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-120
Buying New Tires........................................5-86
Chains.......................................................5-92
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-94
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