child restraint GMC TERRAIN 2018 Owner's Guide

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104 Seats and Restraints
When using the lap-shoulder belt to
secure the child restraint in this
position, follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint and the
following instructions:1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint.
Move the seat upward or the
seatback to an upright position,
if needed, to get a tight
installation of the child
restraint.
When the passenger sensing
system has turned off the front
outboard passenger frontal
airbag, the off indicator on the
passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay
lit when you start the vehicle.
See Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator 0126.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions
of the vehicle's seat belt through or around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the
belt if needed.
4. Push the latch plate into the
buckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on
the buckle, away from the child
restraint system, so that the
seat belt could be quickly
unbuckled if necessary.

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Seats and Restraints 105
5. Pull the shoulder belt all theway out of the retractor to set
the lock. When the retractor
lock is set, the belt can be
tightened but not pulled out of
the retractor.6. To tighten the belt, push downon the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to
use your knee to push down on
the child restraint as you
tighten the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 5 and 6. 7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. To
check, grasp the child restraint
at the seat belt path and
attempt to move it side to side
and back and forth. When the
child restraint is properly
installed, there should be no
more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of
movement.
If the airbag is off, the off indicator in
the passenger airbag status
indicator will come on and stay on
when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed
and the on indicator is lit, see “If the
On Indicator Is Lit for a Child
Restraint” underPassenger Sensing
System 082.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle seat belt and
let it return to the stowed position.

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Driving and Operating 171
.Stop or park the vehicle to tend
to children.
. Keep pets in an appropriate
carrier or restraint.
. Avoid stressful conversations
while driving, whether with a
passenger or on a cell phone.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.
Refer to the infotainment section for
more information on using that
system and the navigation system,
if equipped, including pairing and
using a cell phone.
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always
expect the unexpected.” The first
step in driving defensively is to wear
the seat belt. See Seat Belts069. .
Assume that other road users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, and
other drivers) are going to be
careless and make mistakes.
Anticipate what they might do
and be ready.
. Allow enough following distance
between you and the driver in
front of you.
. Focus on the task of driving.
Drunk Driving
Death and injury associated with
drinking and driving is a global
tragedy.
{Warning
Drinking and then driving is very
dangerous. Your reflexes,
perceptions, attentiveness, and
judgment can be affected by even
a small amount of alcohol. You
can have a serious —or even
fatal —collision if you drive after
drinking.
(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
Do not drink and drive or ride with
a driver who has been drinking.
Ride home in a cab; or if you are
with a group, designate a driver
who will not drink.
Control of a Vehicle
Braking, steering, and accelerating
are important factors in helping to
control a vehicle while driving.
Braking
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is
about three-quarters of a second. In
that time, a vehicle moving at
100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20 m
(66 ft), which could be a lot of
distance in an emergency.

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Driving and Operating 185
{Warning
Things inside the vehicle can
strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a
crash.
.Put things in the cargo
area of the vehicle. In the
cargo area, put them as
far forward as possible.
Try to spread the weight
evenly.
.Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
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Warning (Continued)
. Do not leave an
unsecured child restraint
in the vehicle.
.Secure loose items in the
vehicle.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless
needed.
Starting and
Operating
New Vehicle Break-In
Caution
The vehicle does not need an
elaborate break-in. But it will
perform better in the long run if
you follow these guidelines:
. Do not drive at any one
constant speed, fast or slow,
for the first 800 km (500 mi).
Do not make full-throttle
starts. Avoid downshifting to
brake or slow the vehicle.
. Avoid making hard stops for
the first 300 km (200 mi) or
so. During this time the new
brake linings are not yet
broken in. Hard stops with
new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier
replacement. Follow this
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396 Index
AutomaticDimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
B
BatteryExterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Battery - North America . . . . 284, 335
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 286
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 129
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 185
Bulb Replacement
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 289
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 291
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
California
Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .260, 284, 335, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Carbon Monoxide (cont'd)
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 106
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 90
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 160 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

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400 Index
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 179
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 216
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 131
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 50
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 29
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 302
Lamps Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 153
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 232
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 234
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 131
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 156
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 129
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . 134
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 130
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 133
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 153

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Index 401
Lights (cont'd)Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 125
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Service Electric Parking
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 134
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 353 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 127
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Mirrors (cont'd)
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 50
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Driver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
N
NavigationOnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 185
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 273
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 88
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 372
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

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Reporting Safety DefectsCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 380
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 368
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 380
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Safety Defects Reporting (cont'd)
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 375
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 75
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 63
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 59
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 58
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 103
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Climate Control System . . . . . . . 160
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 261
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 364
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 365
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 375
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193