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Black plate (7,1)GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2011
Service and Maintenance 11-7
.Evaporative control system
inspection. Check all fuel and
vapor lines and hoses for proper
hook‐up, routing, and condition.
Check that the purge valve,
if the vehicle has one, works
properly. Replace as needed.
An Emission Control Service.
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board
has determined that the failure
to perform this maintenance
item will not nullify the emission
warranty or limit recall liability
prior to the completion of
the vehicle's useful life.
We, however, urge that all
recommended maintenance
services be performed at the
indicated intervals and the
maintenance be recorded.First Engine Oil Change After
Every 160 000 km/100,000 Miles
.Automatic transmission fluid
change (normal service).
See
Automatic Transmission
Fluid (4-Speed Transmission) on
page 10‑13 orAutomatic
Transmission Fluid (6-Speed
Transmission) on page 10‑16.
.Four‐wheel drive only: Transfer
case fluid change (normal
service). Check vent hose at
transfer case for kinks and
proper installation. Check to be
sure vent hose is unobstructed,
clear, and free of debris. During
any maintenance, if a power
washer is used to clean mud
and dirt from the underbody,
care should be taken to not
directly spray the transfer case
output seals. High pressure
water can overcome the seals and contaminate the transfer
case fluid. Contaminated fluid
will decrease the life of the
transfer case and should be
replaced.
.Spark plug replacement and
spark plug wires inspection.
An Emission Control Service.
First Engine Oil Change After
Every 240 000 km/150,000 Miles
.Engine cooling system drain,
flush, and refill (or every five
years, whichever occurs first).
See Engine Coolant on
page 10‑22. An Emission
Control Service.
.Engine drive belts inspection
for fraying, excessive cracks,
or obvious damage (or every
10 years, whichever occurs
first). Replace, if needed.

Black plate (8,1)GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2011
i-8 INDEX
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts After aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66
Latch, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Lighter, Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Lights Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 5-27
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Lights (cont.)
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-19
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
StabiliTrak
®Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-31
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children
(LATCH SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 11-2
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-25
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . 5-48
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-44
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45

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i-12 INDEX
ServiceAccessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-4
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Maintenance Records . . . . . . .11-12
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Scheduling Appointments . . . 13-10
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43 Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-125
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light . . . . 5-30
StabiliTrak®System . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Starting the Vehicle Messsages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21, 2-22
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
System Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38

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INDEX i-13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-6
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . 2-13 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Tires Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 10-77
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-83
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Dual Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-75
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-97
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . 10-84
Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-69
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49 Tires (cont.)
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-68
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-73
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . 10-58
Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-81
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-82
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 9-91
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-112
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . 10-103 Towing (cont.)
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-95
Trailer Sway
Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-124
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-103
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . 9-124
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-95
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . 10-13, 10-16
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-11
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-46