engine overheat 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
Vehicle Care 381Headlamp Wiring An electrical overload may cause
the lamps to go on and off, or in
some cases to remain off. Have the
headlamp wiring checked right away
if the lamps go on and off or
remain off.
Windshield Wipers If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windshield
wipers will stop until the motor cools
and will then restart.
Although the circuit is protected
from electrical overload, overload
due to heavy snow or ice may
cause wiper linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an
electrical problem and not snow or
ice, be sure to get it fixed. Fuses and Circuit
Breakers The wiring circuits in the vehicle are
protected from short circuits by a
combination of fuses and circuit
breakers. This greatly reduces the
chance of damage caused by
electrical problems.
{ DangerFuses and circuit breakers are
marked with their ampere rating.
Do not exceed the
specified amperage rating when
replacing fuses and circuit
breakers. Use of an oversized
fuse or circuit breaker can result
in a vehicle fire. You and others
could be seriously injured or
killed.
To check a fuse, look at the
silver-colored band inside the fuse.
If the band is broken or melted,
replace the fuse. Be sure to replace
a bad fuse with a new one of the
identical size and rating. Fuses of the same amperage can
be temporarily borrowed from
another fuse location, if a fuse goes
out. Replace the fuse as soon as
possible.
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block If the vehicle has a diesel engine,
see the Duramax diesel
supplement.
The engine compartment fuse block
is in the engine compartment, on
the driver side of the vehicle.

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
494 Index D Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 472
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 478
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 477
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Diagnostics
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Door
Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 464
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 288
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 160
Driving
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 292
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Driving (cont'd)
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 33
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 245
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 247
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
E E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 381
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385, 386
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Engine (cont'd)
Check Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 345
Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 143
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 265
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 477
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 176

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
498 Index Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 150
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 195
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mirrors (cont'd)
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 51
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
N Navigation
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 373
O Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 353
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 143
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 92
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 468
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 OnStar Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
OnStar Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
OnStar Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Operating Mode
Overheated Engine
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Operation
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 474
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overheated Engine
Protection Operating Mode . . . . 364
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
P Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 375