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GMC Yukon/Yukon XL/Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
Canada/Mexico-13690468) - 2021 - crc - 8/14/20
OnStar 413
Languages
The vehicle can be programmed to respond
in multiple languages. Press
Qand 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.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
.Obstruction of the GPS can occur in a
large city with tall buildings; in parking
garages; around airports; in tunnels and
underpasses; or in an area with very
dense trees. If GPS signals are not
available, the OnStar system should still
operate to call OnStar. However, OnStar
could have difficulty identifying the exact
location.
.In emergency situations, OnStar can use
the last stored GPS location to send to
emergency responders. A temporary loss of GPS can cause loss of
the ability to send a Turn-by-Turn
Navigation route. The Advisor may give a
verbal route or may ask for a call back after
the vehicle is driven into an open area.
Cellular and GPS Antennas
Cellular reception is required for OnStar to
send remote signals to the vehicle. Do not
place items over or near the antenna to
prevent blocking cellular and GPS signal
reception.
Unable to Connect to OnStar Message
If there is limited cellular coverage or the
cellular network has reached maximum
capacity, this message may come on. Press
Qto try the call again or try again after
driving a few miles into another
cellular area.
Vehicle and Power Issues
OnStar services require a vehicle electrical
system, wireless service, and GPS satellite
technologies to be available and operating
for features to function properly. These
systems may not operate if the battery is
discharged or disconnected.
Add-on Electrical Equipment
The OnStar system is integrated into the
electrical architecture of the vehicle. Do not
add any electrical equipment. See Add-On
Electrical Equipment 0306. Added electrical
equipment may interfere with the operation
of the OnStar system and cause it to not
operate.
Vehicle Software Updates
OnStar or GM may remotely deliver
software updates or changes to the vehicle
without further notice or consent. These
updates or changes may enhance or
maintain safety, security, or the operation
of the vehicle or the vehicle systems.
Software updates or changes may affect or
erase data or settings that are stored in the
vehicle, such as saved navigation
destinations or pre-set radio stations.
Neither OnStar nor GM is responsible for
any affected or erased data or settings.
These updates or changes may also collect
personal information. Such collection is
described in the OnStar privacy statement or
separately disclosed at the time of
installation. These updates or changes may
also cause a system to automatically
communicate with GM servers to collect
information about vehicle system status,

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Assistance Systems for Parking andBacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Auto Stop Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . 151
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 141
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .327, 367
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182 Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Brake
Electric Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Bulb Replacement
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 California
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309, 327, 367, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . 111
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 86, 88

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Driving (cont'd)Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Dynamic Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
E
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Electrical System Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 332
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 337
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 111
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . 116
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 141
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Case . . . . . . . . 236
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . 267
Four Corner Air Suspension Light . . . . . . . . . 117
Four Corner Air Suspension System . . . . . . 248
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236, 327
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

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HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 207
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . .72
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 142
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 367
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 136
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . 141
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 83
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Four Corner Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 174
OperationFog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Parking Brake and P (Park) MechanismCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . .110
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . 209
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Phone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 186
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Positioning
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Proposition 65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309, 327, 367,
Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 406
R
Radio HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Rear Seat Infotainment (RSI) System . . . . . 156
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30