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GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-1500-11698638) - 2019 - crc - 5/15/18
64 Keys, Doors, and Windows Windows Express Movement All windows can be opened without
holding the window switch. Press
the switch down fully and quickly
release to express open the
window.
If equipped, pull the window switch
up fully and quickly release to
express close the window.
Briefly press or pull the window
switch in the same direction to stop
that window ’ s express movement.
Express Window Down
L : If equipped, this button will be
on the center stack.
Press and hold
L to open all
windows. Release
L to stop all
movement.
Use the power window switches to
close each window.
Window Automatic Reversal
System
The express-close feature will
reverse window movement if it
comes in contact with an object. Extreme cold or ice could cause the
window to auto-reverse. The
window will operate normally after
the object or condition is removed.
Automatic Reversal System
Override
{ WarningIf automatic reversal system
override is active, the window will
not reverse automatically. You or
others could be injured and the
window could be damaged.
Before using automatic reversal
system override, make sure that
all people and obstructions are
clear of the window path.
When the engine is on, override the
automatic reversal system by pulling
and holding the window switch if
conditions prevent it from closing. Programming the Power
Windows Programming may be necessary if
the vehicle battery has been
disconnected or discharged. If the
window is unable to express-up,
program each express-close
window:
1. Close all doors.
2. Turn the ignition on or to ACC/
ACCESSORY.
3. Partially open the window to be
programmed. Then close it and
continue to pull the switch
briefly after the window has
fully closed.
4. Open the window and continue
to press the switch briefly after
the window has fully opened.
Remote Window Operation
If equipped, this feature allows the
windows to be opened remotely.
If enabled in vehicle personalization,
press and hold
K on the RKE
transmitter. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 167 .

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76 Seats and Restraints Warning (Continued)heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
cover, or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat
heater may cause a burn or may
damage the seat.
Heated and Ventilated Seat
Buttons Shown, Heated Seat
Buttons Similar
If equipped, the buttons are on the
center stack. To operate, the engine
must be running. Press
I or
+ to heat the driver or
passenger seatback only.
Press
J or
z to heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
Press
C or
{ to ventilate the driver
or passenger seat.
The indicator light on the button
comes on when this feature is on.
Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the seat will change to
the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting. The indicator lights
next to the buttons indicate three for
the highest setting and one for the
lowest. If the heated seats are on
high for an extended time, their level
may automatically be lowered.
Remote Start Heated and
Ventilated Seats
If equipped, the heated seats will
turn on automatically during a
remote start if it is cold outside and
the ventilated seats will turn on
automatically if it is hot outside. If equipped, the heated steering
wheel will turn on automatically
during a remote start if it is cold
outside. The heated and ventilated
seat indicators and heated steering
wheel indicator may not come on
during this operation.
The heated and ventilated seats
and heated steering wheel may
cancel when the vehicle is started.
These features can be manually
selected after the ignition is
turned on.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced.
This is normal.
The heated or ventilated seats will
not turn on during a remote start
unless they are enabled in vehicle
personalization.
See Remote Vehicle Start 0 43 and
Vehicle Personalization 0 167 .

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78 Seats and Restraints Warning (Continued)sure that the seat belts are
properly routed and attached, and
are not twisted.
Heated Rear Seats
{ WarningIf you cannot feel temperature
change or pain to the skin, the
seat heater may cause burns.
See the Warning under Heated
and Ventilated Front Seats 0 75 . If available, the buttons are on the
rear of the center console. To
operate, the engine must be
running.
Press
M or
L to heat the left or
right outboard seat cushion. An
indicator on the climate control
display appears when this feature
is on.
This feature turns on at the highest
setting. With each press of the
button, the heated seat changes to
the next lower setting, and then the
off setting. Three lights indicate the
highest setting, and one light
indicates the lowest. If the heated seats are on high, the level may
automatically be lowered after
approximately 30 minutes.

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92 Seats and Restraints Warning (Continued)moderate crash, there may be
concealed damage that could
make it difficult to safely operate
the vehicle.
Use caution if you should attempt
to restart the engine after a crash
has occurred.
In many crashes severe enough to
inflate the airbag, windshields are
broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may
also occur from the front outboard
passenger airbag.
.
Airbags are designed to inflate
only once. After an airbag
inflates, you will need some new
parts for the airbag system.
If you do not get them, the
airbag system will not be there
to help protect you in another
crash. A new system will include
airbag modules and possibly
other parts. The service manual
for the vehicle covers the need
to replace other parts. .
The vehicle has a crash sensing
and diagnostic module which
records information after a
crash.
See Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy 0 445 and Event Data
Recorders 0 445 .
.
Let only qualified technicians
work on the airbag systems.
Improper service can mean that
an airbag system will not work
properly. See your dealer for
service.
Passenger Sensing
System The vehicle has a passenger
sensing system for the front
outboard passenger position. The
passenger airbag status indicator
will light on the overhead console
when the vehicle is started. United States
Canada
The words ON and OFF, or the
symbols for on and off, will be
visible during the system check.
When the system check is
complete, either the word ON or
OFF, or the symbol for on or off, will
be visible. See Passenger Airbag
Status Indicator 0 148 .
The passenger sensing system
turns off the front outboard
passenger frontal airbag under
certain conditions. No other airbag
is affected by the passenger
sensing system.

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Instruments and Controls 129
Instruments and
Controls Controls Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 130
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 131
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 131
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 131
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 147
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 148
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 149
Brake System Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Service Electric Parking Brake
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 153
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 153
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 153
Lane Keep Assist (LKA)
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 154
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 154
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traction Control System (TCS)/
Electronic Stability Control
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . 156
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine Oil Pressure Light
(Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 157
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 158
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 158
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 158
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Information Displays Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Midlevel and Uplevel) . . . . . . 160
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 163
Vehicle Messages Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 167
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 167
Vehicle Personalization Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 167
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 172

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Warning Lights,
Gauges, and
Indicators Warning lights and gauges can
signal that something is wrong
before it becomes serious enough
to cause an expensive repair or
replacement. Paying attention to the
warning lights and gauges could
prevent injury.
Some warning lights come on briefly
when the engine is started to
indicate they are working. When
one of the warning lights comes on
and stays on while driving, or when
one of the gauges shows there may
be a problem, check the section that
explains what to do. Waiting to do
repairs can be costly and even
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Instruments and Controls 143The trip odometer is accessed and
reset through the Driver Information
Center (DIC).
See Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Midlevel and Uplevel) 0 160 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0 159 .
Tachometer The tachometer displays the engine
speed in revolutions per
minute (rpm).
For vehicles with the Stop/Start
system, when the ignition is on, the
tachometer indicates the vehicle
status. When pointing to AUTO
STOP, the engine is off but the
vehicle is on and can move. The
engine could auto start at any time.
When the indicator points to OFF,
the vehicle is off.
When the engine is on, the
tachometer will indicate the engine ’ s
revolutions per minute (rpm). The
tachometer may vary by several
hundred rpm ’ s, during Auto Stop
mode, when the engine is shutting
off and restarting. Fuel Gauge
Uplevel Metric Fuel Gauge Shown,
Base Level and Midlevel Fuel
Gauge Similar Uplevel English Fuel Gauge
Shown, Base Level and Midlevel
Fuel Gauge Similar
When the ignition is on, the fuel
gauge indicates about how much
fuel is left in the tank.
There is an arrow near the fuel
gauge pointing to the side of the
vehicle the fuel door is on.
When the indicator nears empty, the
low fuel light comes on. There still is
a little fuel left, but the vehicle
should be refueled soon.

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144 Instruments and Controls Here are four things that some
owners ask about. None of these
show a problem with the fuel gauge:
.
At the service station, the fuel
pump shuts off before the gauge
reads full.
.
It takes a little more or less fuel
to fill up than the gauge
indicated. For example, the
gauge may have indicated the
tank was half full, but it actually
took a little more or less than
half the tank's capacity to fill
the tank.
.
The gauge moves a little while
turning a corner or speeding up.
.
The gauge takes a few seconds
to stabilize after the ignition is
turned on, and goes back to
empty when the ignition is
turned off. Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge
Uplevel Metric Shown, Base Level
and Midlevel Similar Uplevel English Shown, Base
Level and Midlevel Similar
The engine oil pressure gauge
shows the engine oil pressure
in kPa (kilopascals) or psi (pounds
per square inch) when the engine is
running.
Oil pressure can vary with engine
speed, outside temperature, coolant
temperature, and oil viscosity.
On some models, the oil pump will
vary engine oil pressure according
to engine needs. Oil pressure may
change quickly as the engine speed
or load varies. This is normal. If the
oil pressure warning light or Driver

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Instruments and Controls 145Information Center (DIC) message
indicates oil pressure outside the
normal operating range, check the
vehicle's oil as soon as possible.
See Engine Oil 0 321 .
CautionLack of proper engine oil
maintenance can damage the
engine. Driving with the engine oil
low can also damage the engine.
The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Check
the oil level as soon as possible.
Add oil if required, but if the oil
level is within the operating range
and the oil pressure is still low,
have the vehicle serviced. Always
follow the maintenance schedule
for changing engine oil.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine,
see the Duramax diesel
supplement. Engine Coolant
Temperature Gauge
Uplevel Metric Shown, Base Level
and Midlevel Similar Uplevel English Shown, Base
Level and Midlevel Similar
This gauge measures the
temperature of the vehicle's engine
coolant.
While driving under normal
operating conditions, if the needle
moves into the red warning area,
the engine is too hot. Pull off the
road, stop the vehicle, and turn off
the engine as soon as possible.

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146 Instruments and Controls
Voltmeter Gauge
Uplevel Shown, Base Level and
Midlevel Similar
When the ignition is on, this gauge
indicates the battery voltage.
When the engine is running, this
gauge shows the condition of the
charging system. The gauge can
transition from a higher to lower or a
lower to higher reading. This is
normal. If the vehicle is operating
outside the normal operating range,
the charging system light comes on.
See Charging System Light 0 148 . The voltmeter gauge may also read
lower when in fuel economy mode.
This is normal.
Readings outside the normal
operating range can also occur
when a large number of electrical
accessories are operating in the
vehicle and the engine is left idling
for an extended period. This
condition is normal since the
charging system is not able to
provide full power at engine idle. As
engine speeds are increased, this
condition should correct itself as
higher engine speeds allow the
charging system to create maximum
power.
The vehicle can only be driven for a
short time with the readings outside
the normal operating range. If the
vehicle must be driven, turn off all
accessories, such as the radio and
air conditioner.
Readings outside the normal
operating range indicate a possible
problem in the electrical system.
Have the vehicle serviced as soon
as possible. Seat Belt Reminders Driver Seat Belt Reminder
Light There is a driver seat belt reminder
light on the instrument cluster.
When the vehicle is started, this
light flashes and a chime may come
on to remind the driver to fasten
their seat belt. Then the light stays
on solid until the belt is buckled.
This cycle may continue several
times if the driver remains or
becomes unbuckled while the
vehicle is moving.
If the driver seat belt is buckled,
neither the light nor the chime
comes on.