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GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
Vehicle Care 343
California Proposition
65 Warning
{ WarningMost motor vehicles, including
this one, as well as many of its
service parts and fluids, contain
and/or emit chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Engine
exhaust, many parts and
systems, many fluids, and some
component wear by-products
contain and/or emit these
chemicals. For more information
go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle.
See Battery - North America 0 369
and Jump Starting - North America
0 426 and the back cover. California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements Certain types of automotive
applications, such as airbag
initiators, seat belt pretensioners,
and lithium batteries contained in
Remote Keyless Entry transmitters,
may contain perchlorate materials.
Special handling may be necessary.
For additional information, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/
perchlorate.
Accessories and
Modifications Adding non-dealer accessories or
making modifications to the vehicle
can affect vehicle performance and
safety, including such things as
airbags, braking, stability, ride and
handling, emissions systems,
aerodynamics, durability, and
electronic systems like antilock
brakes, traction control, and stability
control. These accessories or
modifications could even cause
malfunction or damage not covered
by the vehicle warranty. Damage to suspension components
caused by modifying vehicle height
outside of factory settings will not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Damage to vehicle components
resulting from modifications or the
installation or use of non-GM
certified parts, including control
module or software modifications, is
not covered under the terms of the
vehicle warranty and may affect
remaining warranty coverage for
affected parts.
GM Accessories are designed to
complement and function with other
systems on the vehicle. See your
dealer to accessorize the vehicle
using genuine GM Accessories
installed by a dealer technician.
Also, see Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 0 90 .

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The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown. Fuses Usage
1 Accessory power
outlet 2 Fuses Usage
2 Special equipment
option/Retained
accessory power
3 Universal remote
system/Interior
rearview mirror
6 Body control module 3
7 Body control module 5
8 Driver window switch/
Mirror switch
9 –
10 Accessory power
outlet/Retained
accessory power
11 Accessory power
outlet battery
12 Accessory power
outlet 1/Cigarette
lighter
13 Discrete logic ignition
switch
14 Switch backlighting
17 Body control module 1

GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349177) - 2018 - CRC - 10/17/17
486 OnStar services. Service involving location
information about the vehicle cannot
work unless GPS signals are
available, unobstructed, and
compatible with the OnStar
hardware. OnStar services may not
work if the OnStar equipment is not
properly installed or it has not been
properly maintained. If equipment or
software is added, connected,
or modified, OnStar services may
not work. Other problems beyond
the control of OnStar — such as
hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather,
electrical system design and
architecture of the vehicle, damage
to the vehicle in a crash, or wireless
phone network congestion or
jamming — may prevent service.
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 475 .
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to help
with physical disabilities and
medical conditions. Press
Q to help:
.
Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas.
.
Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,
that meets accessibility needs.
.
Provide directions to the closest
hospital or pharmacy in urgent
situations.
TTY Users OnStar has the ability to
communicate to deaf,
hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired
customers while in the vehicle. The
available dealer-installed TTY
system can provide in-vehicle
access to all OnStar services,
except Virtual Advisor and OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
OnStar Personal Identification
Number (PIN)
A PIN is needed to access some
OnStar services. The PIN will need
to be changed the first time when
speaking with an Advisor. To change the OnStar PIN, contact an
OnStar Advisor by pressing
Q or
calling 1-888-4ONSTAR.
Warranty OnStar equipment may be
warranted as part of the vehicle
warranty.
Languages The vehicle can be programmed to
respond in multiple languages.
Press
Q and ask for an Advisor.
Advisors are available in English,
Spanish, and French. Available
languages may vary by country.
Potential Issues OnStar cannot perform Remote
Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle
Assistance after the vehicle has
been off continuously for 10 days
without an ignition cycle. If the
vehicle has not been started for
10 days, OnStar can contact
Roadside Assistance or a locksmith
to help gain access to the vehicle.

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496 Index General Information (cont'd)
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
H Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 180
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 179
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 157
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224, 226, 228
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 399
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 245
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 284
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 153
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 282
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224, 226, 228
I Idle System
Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 51
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J Jack
Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
K Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 37
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 391
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof
Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 179
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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Index 501StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Storage Areas
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 124
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switches
Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 478
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
T Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Taillamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 468
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 46
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Tires (cont'd)
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397, 399
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 400
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 399
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Terminology and Definitions . . 395
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 412
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 303
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 303
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 430

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502 Index Towing (cont'd)
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 334
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 334
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 354, 357
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
U Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 410
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 172
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 460
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 154 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . 380
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
W Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 295
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . .411
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 98
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482