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GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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394 Vehicle Care
Fuses Usage
1 Trailer brake Fuses Usage
2 Trailer battery
3 ABS pump Fuses Usage
4 Instrument
panel BEC 1
5 MSB passenger
6 4WD transfer case
electronic control
7 Electric park brake
8 Instrument
panel BEC 2
9 MSB driver
10 Rear window
defogger
11 Starter
12 Cooling fan 1
13 Cooling fan 2
14 Left trailer stop/
Turn lamps
15 Trailer parking
lamps
16 Trailer reverse
lamps
17 Right trailer stop/
Turn lamps
18 Fuel pump

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396 Vehicle Care Relays Usage
61 Upfitter 3
62 Upfitter 4
63 Trailer parking
lamps
64 Run/Crank
65 Upfitter 1
66 Fuel pump 2
67 A/C control
68 Starter
69 Rear window
defogger
70 Engine control
module
71 Cooling fan clutch
72 CKT 95
73 CKT 92
75 Fuel pump prime Instrument Panel Fuse
Block (Right)
The right instrument panel fuse
block access door is on the
passenger side edge of the
instrument panel.
Pull off the cover to access the fuse
block.

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404 Vehicle Care (8) Temporary Use Only :
Only
use a temporary spare tire until
the road tire is repaired and
replaced. This spare tire should
not be driven on over 112 km/h
(70 mph), or 88 km/h (55 mph)
when pulling a trailer, with the
proper inflation pressure. See
Full-Size Spare Tire 0 434 .
Light Truck (LT-Metric) Tire
(1) Tire Size :
The tire size code
is a combination of letters and
numbers used to define a
particular tire's width, height,
aspect ratio, construction type, and service description. See the
“ Tire Size ” illustration later in this
section for more detail.
(2) TPC Spec (Tire
Performance Criteria
Specification) :
Original
equipment tires designed to
GM's specific tire performance
criteria have a TPC specification
code molded onto the sidewall.
GM's TPC specifications meet or
exceed all federal safety
guidelines.
(3) Dual Tire Maximum Load :
Maximum load that can be
carried and the maximum
pressure needed to support that
load when used in a dual
configuration. For information on
recommended tire pressure see
Tire Pressure 0 408 and Vehicle
Load Limits 0 265 .
(4) DOT (Department of
Transportation) :
The
Department of Transportation
(DOT) code indicates that the
tire is in compliance with the U.S. Department of
Transportation Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards.
DOT Tire Date of
Manufacture :
The last four
digits of the TIN indicate the tire
manufactured date. The first two
digits represent the week
(01-52) and the last two digits,
the year. For example, the third
week of the year 2010 would
have a four-digit DOT date
of 0310.
(5) Tire Identification Number
(TIN) :
The letters and numbers
following the DOT code are the
Tire Identification Number (TIN).
The TIN shows the
manufacturer and plant code,
tire size, and date the tire was
manufactured. The TIN is
molded onto both sides of the
tire, although only one side may
have the date of manufacture.
(6) Tire Ply Material :
The type
of cord and number of plies in
the sidewall and under the tread.

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434 Vehicle Care To store the jack and jack tools:
1. Wing Nut Retaining Wheel
Blocks
2. Wheel Blocks
3. Wing Nut Retaining Tool Kit
4. Wheel Wrench and
Extensions
5. Tool Bag
6. Jack Mounting Bracket
7. Jack
8. Bolt Retaining Wheel Blocks
1. Put the tools (4) in the tool
bag (5) and place them in the
retaining bracket (3).
2. Tighten down the wing nut (3). 3. Assemble the wheel blocks (2)
and jack (7) together with the
wing nut (1) and retaining
bolt (8).
4. Position the jack (7) in the
mounting bracket (6). Position
the holes in the base of the
jack (7) onto the pin in the
mounting bracket (6).
5. Return them to their original
location in the vehicle. See
“ Removing the Spare Tire and
Tools. ”
Full-Size Spare Tire If this vehicle came with a full-size
spare tire, it was fully inflated when
new, however, it can lose air over
time. Check the inflation pressure
regularly.
See Tire Pressure 0 408 and
Vehicle Load Limits 0 265 . For
instructions on how to remove,
install, or store a spare tire, see Tire
Changing 0 425 .
If equipped with a temporary use
full-size spare tire, it is indicated on
the tire sidewall. See Tire Sidewall
Labeling 0 402 . This spare tire should not be driven on over
112 km/h (70 mph), or 88 km/h
(55 mph) when pulling a trailer, at
the proper inflation pressure. Repair
and replace the road tire as soon as
it is convenient, and stow the spare
tire for future use.
CautionIf the vehicle has four-wheel drive
and a different size spare tire is
installed, do not drive in
four-wheel drive until the flat tire
is repaired and/or replaced. The
vehicle could be damaged and
the repairs would not be covered
by the warranty. Never use
four-wheel drive when a different
size spare tire is installed on the
vehicle.
The vehicle may have a different
size spare tire than the road tires
originally installed on the vehicle.
This spare tire was developed for
use on this vehicle, so it is all right
to drive on it. If the vehicle has

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440 Vehicle Care
Recreational Vehicle
Towing Recreational vehicle towing means
towing the vehicle behind another
vehicle, such as a motor home. The
two most common types of
recreational vehicle towing are
dinghy and dolly towing. Dinghy
towing is towing the vehicle with all
four wheels on the ground. Dolly
towing is towing the vehicle with two
wheels on the ground and two
wheels on a dolly.
Follow the tow vehicle
manufacturer ’ s instructions. See
your dealer or trailering professional
for additional advice and equipment
recommendations.
Caution
Use of a shield mounted in front
of the vehicle grille could restrict
airflow and cause damage to the
transmission. The repairs would
not be covered by the vehicle
(Continued) Caution (Continued) warranty. If using a shield, only
use one that attaches to the
towing vehicle.
Dinghy Towing Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles
Caution
If the two-wheel-drive vehicle is
towed with all four wheels on the
ground, the drivetrain
(Continued) Caution (Continued) components could be damaged.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty.
Two-wheel-drive vehicles should not
be towed with all four wheels on the
ground.
Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicles
Only dinghy tow four-wheel-drive
vehicles with a two-speed transfer
case that have an N (Neutral) and a
Four-Wheel Drive Low (4 (
n ) setting.

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Service and Maintenance 455keep the vehicle in good working
condition, improves fuel economy,
and reduces vehicle emissions.
Because of the way people use
vehicles, maintenance needs vary.
There may need to be more
frequent checks and services.
Normal Service
All maintenance services, including
those listed under Additional
Required Services, are for
vehicles that:
.
Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. See Vehicle Load Limits
0 265 .
.
Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits.
.
Use the recommended fuel. See
Fuel 0 315 . Severe Service
In addition to the normal service
schedule, some vehicles require
service more often. Severe service
is for vehicles that are:
.
Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather.
.
Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain.
.
Frequently towing a trailer.
.
Used for high-speed or
competitive driving.
.
Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service.
{ Warning
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available.
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. See Doing Your Own
Service Work 0 358 .Maintenance
Schedule Owner Checks and Services At Each Fuel Stop
.
Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0 364 .
Once a Month
.
Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire Pressure
0 408 .
.
Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0 414 .
.
Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer Fluid
0 380 .
Engine Oil Change When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed within
the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven
under the best conditions, the
engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and
filter must be changed at least once

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Index 505Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 144
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 159
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Object Detection System . . . . . 161
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Messages (cont'd)
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 50
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 N Navigation
OnStar ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 386
O Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 367
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 137
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 87
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 477
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486
OnStar ®
Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
OnStar ®
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 491
OnStar ®
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
OnStar ®
Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
OnStar ®
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490

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Index 509Tires (cont'd)
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408, 410
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Pressure Monitor Operation . . .411
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 410
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Terminology and Definitions . . 406
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 421
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 320
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 320
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 440 Towing (cont'd)
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 349
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak ®
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 349
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 368, 371
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
U Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 420
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 174
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 208
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 469
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 166
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167