bluetooth GMC SIERRA DENALI 2018 Owner's Manual

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
216 Infotainment System versions over 1.2 must be
registered and connected to the
product.
.
From the cell phone or Bluetooth
device, find the Bluetooth device
type to set/connect the item as a
stereo headset.
.
e will appear on the screen if
the stereo headset is
successfully connected.
.
The sound played by the
Bluetooth device is delivered
through the infotainment system.
.
Bluetooth music can be played
only when a Bluetooth device
has been connected. To play
Bluetooth music, connect the
Bluetooth phone to the
infotainment system.
.
If the Bluetooth device is
disconnected while playing
phone music, the music is
discontinued. The audio
streaming function may not be
supported in some Bluetooth
phones. Only one function can
be used at a time between the
Bluetooth hands-free or Phone music function. For example,
if you convert to Bluetooth
hands-free while playing Phone
music, the music is
discontinued. Playing music from
the vehicle is not possible when
there are no music files stored in
the cell phone.
Playing Bluetooth Music
1. Press
{ .
2. Touch AUDIO.
3. Touch Source.
4. Touch Bluetooth.
Pause
Touch
j to pause.
Touch
r to resume.
Playing the Next Song
Touch
l .
Playing the Previous Song
Touch
g within two seconds of
playback time to play the
previous song. Returning to the Beginning of the
Current Song
Touch
g after two seconds of
playback time.
Search
Touch and hold
g or
l to rewind
or fast forward.
Playing Music Randomly
Touch
Z during playback. Touch
again to return to normal play.
This function may not be supported
depending on the Bluetooth device.
Do not change the track too quickly
when playing Bluetooth music.
Conditions that may occur when
playing Bluetooth music:
.
It takes time to transmit data
from the Bluetooth device to the
infotainment system.
.
If the cell phone or Bluetooth
device is not in the waiting
screen mode, it may not
automatically play.

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
Infotainment System 217.
The infotainment system
transmits the order to play from
the Bluetooth device in the
Bluetooth music play mode.
If this is done in a different
mode, then the device transmits
the order to stop. Depending on
the Bluetooth device options,
this order to play/stop may take
time to activate.
.
If the Bluetooth music playback
is not functioning, then check to
see if the Bluetooth device is in
the waiting screen mode.
.
Sounds may be cut off during
the Bluetooth music playback.
.
The infotainment system outputs
the audio from the cell phone or
Bluetooth device as it is
transmitted.
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto If equipped, Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay capability may be
available through a compatible
smartphone. If available, PROJECTION will appear on the
Home Page of the infotainment
display.
To use Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay:
1. Download the Android Auto
app to your phone from the
Google Play store. No app is
required for Apple CarPlay.
2. Connect an Android phone or
iPhone by using the compatible
phone USB cable and plugging
into a USB data port. For best
performance, use the device ’ s
factory-provided USB cable.
Aftermarket or third-party
cables may not work.
3. When the phone is first
connected to activate Apple
CarPlay or Android Auto, the
message “ Device Projection
Privacy Consent ” will appear.
.
Select Continue to launch
Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto. .
Select Disable to remove
Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto capability from the
vehicle Settings menu.
Other functions may
still work.
PROJECTION on the Home Page
will change to Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay depending on the phone.
Android Auto and/or Apple CarPlay
may automatically launch upon USB
connection. If not, touch the
ANDROID AUTO and/or APPLE
CARPLAY icon on the Home Page
to launch.
Press
{ on the center stack to
return to the Home Page.
For further information on how to set
up Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
in the vehicle, see my.gmc.com or
see Customer Assistance Offices
0 467 .

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
Infotainment System 219Explicit Language Notice: Channels
with frequent explicit language are
indicated with an “ XL ” preceding the
channel name. Channel blocking is
available for SiriusXM Satellite
Radio receivers by notifying
SiriusXM:
.
USA Customers — See
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296.
.
Canadian Customers — See
www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677.
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the SiriusXM
Satellite Radio System or that
support the SiriusXM website, the
Online Service or any of its content.
Furthermore, the AMBER voice
compression software included in
this product is protected by
intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights, and trade
secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc. General Requirements:
1. A License Agreement from
SiriusXM is required for any
product that incorporates
SiriusXM Technology and/or for
use of any of the SiriusXM
marks to be manufactured,
distributed, or marketed in the
SiriusXM Service Area.
2. For products to be distributed,
marketed, and/or sold in
Canada, a separate agreement
is required with Canadian
Satellite Radio Inc. (operating
as SiriusXM Canada).
Other Information The Bluetooth word mark and logos
are owned by the Bluetooth SIG,
Inc. and any use of such marks by
General Motors is under license.
Other trademarks and trade names
are those of their respective owners. Schedule I: Gracenote EULA
Music recognition technology and
related data are provided by
Gracenote. Gracenote is the
industry standard in music
recognition technology and related
content delivery. For more
information visit
www.gracenote.com.
Music-related data from Gracenote,
Inc., copyright 2000 to present
Gracenote. Gracenote Software,
copyright 2000 to present
Gracenote. One or more patents
owned by Gracenote may apply to
this product and service. See the
Gracenote website for a
non-exhaustive list of applicable
Gracenote patents. Gracenote,
CDDB, MusicID, MediaVOCS, the
Gracenote logo and logotype, and
the "Powered by Gracenote" logo

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
492 Index Antilock Brake System
(ABS) (cont'd)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 289
Audio
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 187
Audio Players
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 354, 357
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Automatic Transmission (cont'd)
Shift Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Auxiliary
Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 182
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
B Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Battery - North America . . . . 369, 426
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 375
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 213
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Brake
Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 152
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Brakes (cont'd)
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 255
Bulb Replacement
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
C Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 300

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Index 499Parking (cont'd)
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 264
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 289
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 86
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 343
Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Phone
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 213
Pickup Conversion to
Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Power
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 260 Power (cont'd)
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 74
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 477
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 471
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .343, 369, 426,
Back Cover
R Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 475
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 68
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 289
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Rearview Mirrors (cont'd)
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recognition
Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 430
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 92
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 476
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476