manual transmission GMC YUKON DENALI 2016 Owners Manual

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 12
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Passenger Sensing System . . . 13
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 14
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 16
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 19
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 20
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 20
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 21
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Universal Remote System . . . . . 22
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 23
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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1.Air Vents 0179.
2. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0140.
3.
gTraction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0218.
jPower Assist Steps 040 (If
Equipped).
XParking Assist Button (If
Equipped). See Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing
0 231.
ALane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0240 (If Equipped).
0Pedal Adjust Switch (If
Equipped). See Adjustable
Throttle and Brake Pedal
0 198.
4. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 168.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
0 112.
5. Favorite Switches (Out of View). See “Steering Wheel
Controls” in the infotainment
manual. Volume Switches (Out of View).
See
“Steering Wheel Controls”
in the infotainment manual.
6. Hazard Warning Flashers
0168.
7. Instrument Cluster 0120.
8. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0207.
Tow/Haul Selector Button. See
Tow/Haul Mode 0212.
Range Selection Mode (If
Equipped). See Manual Mode
0 209.
9. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0167.
10. Infotainment 0173.
11. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0174
12. Driver and Passenger Heated and Cooled Front Seat
Buttons. See Heated and
Cooled Front Seats 057.
13. Rear Climate Control Buttons. SeeRear Climate Control
System 0178.
14. Ignition Positions 0199. 15. Steering Wheel Controls. See
the infotainment manual.
16. Horn 0112.
17. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0111.
18. Hood Release. See Hood
0 263.
19. Cruise Control 0221.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0224
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0234 (If Equipped).
20. Trailer Brake Control Panel (If Equipped). See Towing
Equipment 0251.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0129.
22. Automatic Transfer Case Knob (If Equipped). See Four-Wheel
Drive 0213.
23. Parking Brake 0217.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0165.

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Climate Controls
This system controls the heating,
cooling, and ventilation.
1. Driver Temperature Control
2. A/C (Air Conditioning)
3. Air Delivery Mode Controls
4. Fan Control
5. Defrost
6. Passenger TemperatureControl
7. SYNC (Synchronized Temperature)
8. Rear Window Defogger 9. RCTRL (Rear Climate Control
Lockout)
10. Rear Temperature Control
11. Rear Air Delivery Mode Control
12. Rear Fan Control
13. Front Climate Control Power Button
14. Rear AUTO (Automatic Operation)
15. Rear Climate Control Power Button
16. Air Recirculation
17. AUTO (Automatic Operation)
See Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0174 andRear Climate
Control System 0178 (if equipped).
Transmission
Range Selection Mode
The Range Selection Mode switch,
if equipped, is on the shift lever.
1. To enable the Range Selection feature, move the shift lever to
the M (Manual Mode) position.
The current range will appear
next to the M. This is the
highest attainable range with
all lower gears accessible. As
an example, when 5 (Fifth)
gear is selected, 1 (First)
through 5 (Fifth) gears are
available.
2. Tap the plus/minus buttons on the shift lever to select the
desired range of gears for
current driving conditions. See
Manual Mode 0209.

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62 Seats and Restraints
{Warning
Automatically folding and
tumbling the seat when someone
is sitting in the seat, could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always make sure there is no one
sitting in the seat before pressing
the automatic seat release button.
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the safety
belts. Always unbuckle the safety
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat.
The transmission must be in
P (Park) for this feature to work.
Fold the seat to load cargo. Fold
and tumble the seat for entry to the
third row. Folding and Tumbling the Seat
To fold and tumble the seat:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on
the seat.
Driver Side Rear Panel Button
Shown
2. Press the automatic seat release button on the panel
behind the rear doors. The
seatback automatically
folds flat.
3. Press the button again to release the rear of the seat
from the floor. The seat will
tumble forward. Folding and Tumbling the Seat
from the Cargo Area
1. Second Row Power Seat
Buttons
2. Third Row Power Seat Buttons
To fold and tumble the seat from the
cargo area:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on
the seat.
2. Press the button (1) on the side trim of the cargo area to fold
the seatback.

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The left button folds the left
seatback, and the right button
folds the right seatback.
3. Press the button again to release the rear of the seat
from the floor. The seat will
tumble forward.
The buttons (2) can be used to fold
and unfold the third row seatbacks
from the cargo area. See Third Row
Seats 063.
Returning the Seat to the
Sitting Position
{Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked. To return the seat to the sitting
position from the tumbled position:
1. Pull the seat down until both sides of the seat are latched to
the floor. Make sure the seat is
securely latched to the floor
before raising the seatback.
If both sides are not latched to
the floor, the seatback will not
raise.
2. Lift the seatback and push it rearward. Push and pull on the
seatback to make sure it is
locked.
Third Row Seats
Folding the Seatback
Caution
Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause
damage to the seat or the safety
belts. Always unbuckle the safety
belts and return them to their
normal stowed position before
folding a rear seat. The transmission must be in
P (Park) for this feature to work.
The third row seatbacks can be
folded to increase cargo space.
1. Second Row Power Seat
Buttons
2. Third Row Power Seat Buttons
To fold the seatback:
1. Open the liftgate to access the controls for the seat.
2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on
the seat.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 111
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 111
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 111
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 112
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Transmission Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 126
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 127
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 128
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 129
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 131
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 132
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 132
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 133
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 134
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 135
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 135
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 136
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 136
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 136
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 140
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Battery Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Brake System Messages . . . . . 144
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 144
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 145
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 146
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 147
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 147
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 147
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Ride Control System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Airbag System Messages . . . . 151

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Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Steering SystemMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 152
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 155
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 162
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
Power Tilt and Telescoping
Steering Wheel
To adjust the power tilt and
telescoping steering wheel,
if equipped:
Press the control to move the
steering wheel up and down or
forward and rearward.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. See "Steering
Wheel Controls" in the infotainment
manual.
Heated Steering Wheel
((Heated Steering Wheel) : Press
to turn it on or off. A light next to the
button displays when the feature is
turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.

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.Turn the band up to a higher INT
setting for more sensitivity to
moisture.
. Turn the band down to the lower
INT setting for less sensitivity to
moisture.
Move the band out of the
3INT
position to deactivate Rainsense.
zAUTO (Rainsense On/Off) :
Press to turn Rainsense on or off.
When turned on and
zFRONT is
in one of the Rainsense wipe
sensitivity positions, the wipers can
be adjusted for more or less
sensitivity to moisture by adjusting
the INT position. When turned off,
the wipers operate as timed
intermittent wipers and can be
adjusted for more or less frequent
wipes. If
zAUTO is on when the ignition
is turned on, or if the ignition is in
ON/RUN and the
zFRONT band
is in one of the sensitivity settings
when
zAUTO is turned on or off,
a message may display indicating if
Rainsense was turned on or off.
If the ignition is in ON/RUN and
z
FRONT is not in one of the
sensitivity settings when
zAUTO
is turned on, a message may
display indicating that the wiper
band must be in one of the
sensitivity settings for Rainsense to
operate.
Wiper Arm Assembly Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the windshield wiper lever to
OFF. This disables the automatic
Rainsense windshield wipers.
With Rainsense, if the transmission
is in N (Neutral) and the vehicle
speed is very slow, the wipers may
automatically stop at the base of the
windshield. The wiper operations return to
normal when the transmission is no
longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.
Windshield Washer
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
L
m(Washer Fluid) : Push the
paddle marked with the windshield
washer symbol at the top of the turn
signal lever to spray washer fluid
and activate the wipers. The wipers
will continue until the paddle is
released or the maximum wash time
is reached. When the paddle is
released, additional wipes may
occur depending on how long the
windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid0275
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.

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Rear Window Wiper/
Washer
The rear wiper control is on the turn
signal lever.
To turn the rear wiper on, slide the
lever to a wiper position.
OFF :Turns the wiper off.
INT (Intermittent Wipes) : Turns on
the rear wiper with a delay between
wipes.
ON (Rear Wipes) : Turns on the
rear wiper.
=REAR (Rear Wiper Wash) :
Press this button on the end of the
lever to spray washer fluid on the
rear window. The wipers will clear
the rear window and either stop or
return to your preset speed. For
more washer cycles, press and hold
the button. The rear window wiper/washer will
not operate if the liftgate or liftglass
is open or ajar. If the liftgate or
liftglass is opened while the rear
wiper is on, the wiper returns to the
parked position and stops.
Rear Wiper Arm Assembly
Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the rear wiper control to OFF
to disable the rear wiper. In some
vehicles, if the transmission is in
N (Neutral) and the vehicle speed is
very slow, the rear wiper will
automatically park under the rear
spoiler.
The wiper operations return to
normal when the transmission is no
longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.
Reverse Gear Wipes
If the rear wiper control is off, the
rear wiper will automatically operate
continuously when the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing low
or high speed wipes. If the rear
wiper control is off, the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing
interval wipes, then the rear wiper
automatically performs interval
wipes.
This feature can be turned on or off.
See
Vehicle Personalization 0155.
The windshield washer reservoir is
used for the windshield and the rear
window. Check the fluid level in the
reservoir if either washer is not
working. See Washer Fluid 0275.
Compass
The vehicle may have a compass
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC). The compass receives
its heading and other information
from the Global Positioning
System (GPS) antenna,
StabiliTrak
®, and vehicle speed
information.
The compass system is designed to
operate for a certain number of
miles or degrees of turn before
needing a signal from the GPS
satellites. When the compass
display shows CAL, drive the
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Transmission
Temperature Gauge
Metric, Standard Theme Shown
English, Standard Theme Shown
This gauge appears when the
vehicle is in Tow/Haul Mode and
shows the transmission fluid
temperature. If the gauge is reading
in the red area and/or a message
appears in the Driver Information
Center (DIC), the vehicle must be
stopped and the cause checked.
One possible cause is a low fluid
level in the transmission.
See Transmission Messages 0152.
Caution
Do not drive the vehicle while the
transmission fluid is overheating,
or the transmission can be
damaged. This could lead to
costly repairs that would not be
covered by the warranty.
Voltmeter Gauge
Standard Theme Shown
When the ignition is on, this gauge
indicates the battery voltage.