audio GMC YUKON DENALI 2003 Owners Manual

The 2003 GMC Yukon DenaIiNukon XL Denali
Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-3
Rear Seats
............................................... 1-7
Safety Belts
............................................. 1-25
Child Restraints
....................................... 1-48
Air Bag Systems
...................................... 1-72
Restraint System Check
............................ 1-86
Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks
....................................... 2-8
Windows
................................................. 2-14
Theft-Deterrent Systems
............................ 2-1 6
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
....... 2-18
Mirrors
.................................................... 2-31
Onstar@
S stem ...................................... 2-36
HomeLink
J Transmitter ............................. 2-38
Storage Areas
......................................... 2-42
Sunroof
.................................................. 2-46
Vehicle Personalization
............................. 2-47
Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-4
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
......... 3-28
Driver Information Center (DIC)
.................. 3-43
Climate Controls
...................................... 3-1 9
Audio System(s)
....................................... 3-58
Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Towing
................................................... 4-44
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10
All-Wheel Drive
........................................ 5-46
Rear Axle ............................................... 5-48
Bulb Replacement
.................................... 5-49
Tires
...................................................... 5-55
Appearance Care ..................................... 5-78
Vehicle Identification
................................. 5-86
Electrical System
...................................... 5-87
Capacities and Specifications
..................... 5-96
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
...... 5-98
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information .................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information
.................. 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
............................ 7-9
Index ................................................................ 1
Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
......... 5-54
Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1

Vehicle Damage Warnings
Also, in this book you will find these notices:
Notice: These mean there is something that could
damage
your vehicle.
A notice will tell you about something that can damage
your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and
it could be costly. But the
notice will tell you what
to do to help avoid the
damage.
When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION
and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different
words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
Vehicle Symbols
Your vehicle has components and labels that use
symbols instead of text. Symbols, used on your vehicle,
are shown along with the text describing the operation
or information relating
to a specific component, control,
message, gage or indicator.
If you need help figuring out a specific name of a
component, gage or indicator reference the following
topics:
Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1
0 Features and Controls in Section 2
Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3
Climate Controls in Section 3
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in Section 3
0 Audio System(s) in Section 3
Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5
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Section 3 Instrument Panel
Driver Information Center (DIC) ................... 3.43
DIC Operation and Displays
....................... 3.43
DIC Warnings and Messages
..................... 3.52
Audio
System(s) ............................................. 3.58
Setting the Time
........................................... 3.58
Radio with Cassette and CD
.......................... 3-59
Rear Seat Entertainment System
.................... 3-72
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)
................................. 3.81
CD Changer
................................................ 3.83
Theft-Deterrent Feature
.................................. 3-85
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Audio Steering Wheel Controls ........ ....... 3.86
DVD Distortion
............................................. 3.86
Understanding Radio Reception
...................... 3.87
Care
of Your CDs and DVDs ......................... 3-88
Care
of Your
Cassette Tape Player ................. 3-87
Care
of Your CD Changer ............................. 3-88
Care
of Your CD and DVD Player ................... 3-89
Cleaning the Video Screen
............................. 3-89
Fixed Mast Antenna
.................................. 3-89
XMTM Satellite Radio Antenna System ......... 3-89
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The main components of your instrument panel
are the following:
A. Air Outlets
€3. Exterior Lamps Contro!
C. Turn SignaVMultifunction Lever
D. Onstar@ and Radio Steering Wheel Buttons
E. Instrument Panel Cluster
F. Shift Lever/Tow/Haul Selector Button
G. Audio System
H. Dome Override Button
I. Rear Wiper Washer
J. Fog Lamps Button
K. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons
L. Parking Brake Release
M. Tilt Lever
N. Comfort Control System
0. Storage Area
P. Compact Disc Changer
Q. Accessory Power Outlet
R. StabiliTrak@ Button
S. Glove Box
Hazard Warning Flashers
Your hazard warning flashers let you warn others. They
also let police know you have a problem, Your front
and rear turn signal
lamps will flash on and off.
But they won’t flash if you’re braking.
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Audio System(s)
Notice: Before you add any sound equipment to
your vehicle
- like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio
- be sure you can
add what you want. If you can, it’s very important to
do
it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s engine,
Delphi Electronics radio or other systems, and
even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the operation of sound equipment that
has been added improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and to give years of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out of
it if you acquaint yourself with
it first. Find out what your audio system can do and
how to operate all
of its controls to be sure you’re getting
the most out of the advanced engineering that went
into it. Your
vehicle may have a feature called Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your
audio system even after the ignition is turned
off.
See “Retained Accessory Power (RAP)” under Ignition
Positions on page 2- 18.
Setting the Time
Press and hold the HR button until the correct hour
appears
on the display. Press and hold the MN button
until the correct minute appears on the display. The time
may be set with the ignition on or
off.
To synchronize the time with an FM station broadcasting
Radio Data System (RDS) information, press and
hold the hour and minute buttons at the same time until
RDS TIME appears
on the display. To accept this
time, press and hold the hour and minute buttons, at the
same time, for another
2 seconds. If the time is not
available from the station,
NO UPDAT will appear on the
display instead.
RDS time is broadcast once a minute. Once you have
tuned to an RDS broadcast station,
it may take a
few minutes for your time
to update.
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Radio with Cassette and C
Radio Data System (RDS): Your audio system is
equipped with a Radio Data System (RDS).
RDS
features are available for use only on FM stations that
broadcast
RDS information.
With
RDS, your radio can do the following:
* Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
* receive announcements concerning local and
* display messages from radio stations, and
* seek to stations with traffic announcements.
programming,
national emergencies, This system relies upon receiving specific information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display instead
of the frequency.
RDS stations may also provide the
time of day, a program type
(PTY) for current
programming and the name
of the program being
broadcast.
XMTM Radio Satellite Service (USA Only): XMTM is a
continental
U.S. based satellite radio service that
offers
100 coast to coast channels including music,
news, sports, talk and children’s programming.
XMTM
provides digital quality audio and text information,
including song title and artist name.
A service fee is
required in order to receive the XMTM service. For more
information, contact XMTM at www.xmradio.com or
call
1 -800-852-XMXM (9696).
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and
off.
VOL (Volume): Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease volume.
AUTO VOL (Automatic Volume): With automatic
volume, your audio system adjusts automatically
to make up for road and wind noise as you drive.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button
until AVOL ON appears on the display. Then as
you drive, automatic volume increases the volume as
necessary to overcome noise at any speed. The volume
level should always sound the same
to you as you
drive. To turn automatic volume
off, press this button
until AVOL OFF appears on the display.
DlSP (Display): Push this knob to switch the display
between radio station frequency and time. Time display
is available with the ignition turned
off.
For RDS, push this knob to change what appears on
the display while using
RDS. The display options
are station name,
RDS station frequency, PTY and the
name of the program
(if available).
For XMTM
(USA only, if your radio is equipped with
XMTM Satellite Radio Service), push this knob while in
XM mode to retrieve various pieces of information
related to the current song or channel. By pressing and
releasing this knob, you may retrieve four different
categories of information: Artist, Song Title, Category or
PTY, Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, push this knob
until you see the display you want, then hold the knob
for two seconds. The radio will produce one beep
and selected display will now be the default.
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Setting the Tone (Bassnreble)
AUDIO: Press and release the AUDIO knob until
BASS,
MID, or TREB appears on the display. Turn the
knob
to increase or to decrease. The display will
show the bass, midrange, or treble level.
If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want
to decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble
to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob. The radio
will produce one beep and adjust the display level
to the
middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls
to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. The radio will produce
one beep and display
ALL with the level display in
the middle position.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization): Press this button
to choose bass and treble equalization settings.
The setting last chosen will appear on the display when
you first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press this
button, another setting will appear on the display and
AUTO EQ will switch
to one of the preset settings
listed below.
Your audio system allows you
to choose from four
different equalization settings: normal, driver, rear and
spacious. These settings can be used while listening
to
the radio, a cassette or a CD.
NORMAL: This setting enhances the stereo effect.
DRIVER: This setting gives the driver the best
sound quality.
REAR: This setting gives the rear seat passengers the
best sound quality.
SPACIOUS: This setting makes the listening space
seem larger.
The radio will save separate AUTO EQ settings for each
preset and source.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push and release the AUDIO
knob
until BAL appears on the disp!ay. Turr! the knob to
move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release the AUDIO knob until FADE
appears on the display. Turn the knob to move the
sound toward the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and fade
to the middle position,
push the AUDIO knob then push it again and hold it until
the radio produces one beep. The balance and fade
will be adjusted
to the middle position and the display
will show the speaker balance.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, push and hold the AUDIO knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. The radio will produce
one beep and display ALL with the level display in
the middle position.
Finding a PTY Station (RDS and XMTM)
To select and find a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob. TYPE and a PTY
will appear on the display.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press the
SEEK TYPE button or one of the SEEK arrows
to
take you to the category’s first station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and the category
is displajieb, press
the SEEK TYPE button once. If the category is not
displayed, press the SEEK TYPE button twice
to display the category and then
to go to another
station.
If the radio cannot find the desired program type, NONE
will appear on the display and the radio will return to
the last station you were listening
to.
SCAN: You can also scan through the channels within
a category by performing the following:
1. Turn the P-TYPE LIST knob. TYPE and a PTY will
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE
appear
on the display.
LIST knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SCAN arrow, and the radio will begin scanning
within your chosen category.
4. Press wither SCAN arrow again to stop scanning.
2. Select a category by turning the P-TYPE LIST
knob.
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XMTM Radio Messages
Radio Display
Message Condition Action Required
XL
(Explicit Language
Channels)
Updating XL on the
radio display,
after the channel name, indicates content with
explicit language.
Updating encryption
code These channels,
or any others, can be blocked at a
customer’s request, by calling
1 -800-852-XMXM (9696).
The encryption code in your receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process should take no longer
than
30 seconds.
No Signal Loss of signal Your system is functioning correctly, but you are in a
location that is blocking the XM signal. When you move
into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM
Acquiring channel audio Your
radio system is acquiring and processing audio and
(after
4 second delay) text data. No action
is needed. This message should
disappear shortly.
CH Unavail
No Info Channel not
in service nnel is not currently in service. Tune
to another
available Tune
to another station. If this station was one of your
may need
to choose another station for that
available channel. Your system
is working properly.
No Info
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