GMC YUKON XL 2008 Owners Manual

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Odometer......................................................3-39
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-39
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-13
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-51
Pressure Light.............................................3-52
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-51
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-4
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-17
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-60
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-64
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-33
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-22
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-57
Convex Mirror.............................................2-57
Heated Mirrors............................................2-57
Manual Mirrors............................................2-54
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-56
Power Mirrors.............................................2-55
Trailer-Tow Mirrors.......................................2-54Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..........................................5-33
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-9
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-114
Park Aid........................................................2-58
Park Brake....................................................2-43
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-44
Shifting Out of............................................2-46
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-57
Parking
Assist........................................................2-58
Over Things That Burn.................................2-46
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-41
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-85
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+..............................................2-24
PASS-Key®III+ Operation................................2-24
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Power
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.......................................5-117
Liftgate......................................................2-15
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-4
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-27
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Power (cont.)
Running Boards..........................................2-18
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-39
Windows....................................................2-20
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-16
Navigation System.......................................7-17
OnStar.......................................................7-17
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-17
Radios..........................................................3-81
Radio(s)........................................................3-84
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-114
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-125
Reception.................................................3-129
Setting the Clock.........................................3-82
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-127
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-10
Reading Lamps..............................................3-21
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........3-33
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System and
Electronic Climate Controls...........................3-35Rear Axle......................................................5-52
Locking........................................................ 4-6
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-12
Rear Heated Seats.........................................1-11
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-73
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-125
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-115
Rear Side Window Antenna............................3-130
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-73
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-12
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-52
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with OnStar
®,
Compass and Temperature Display..................2-49
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-34
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-45
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation..... 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-8
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-94
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-90
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-61
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-14
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Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-92
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-93
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-27
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-34
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running Boards, Power...................................2-18
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-48
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Safety Belt
Reminder Light............................................3-39
Safety Belts
Care of....................................................5-110
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-35
Lap Belt.....................................................1-49
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-43
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-50
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-49
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-30
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-12
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-18
Center Seat................................................1-11
Head Restraints..........................................1-10
Heated Seats............................................... 1-5
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-11
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-4
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-6
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-4
Power Seats................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-8
Third Row Seat...........................................1-25
Secondary Latch System................................5-100
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-71
Rear Seat Position......................................1-69
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-72
Security Light.................................................3-52
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Pershlorate Materials Requirements..... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-48
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments....................... 7-9
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-90
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Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-114
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-44
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-46
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Snow Plow....................................................4-41
Spare Tire....................................................5-107
Installing....................................................5-94
Removing...................................................5-90
Storing.....................................................5-103
Specications, Capacities...............................5-124
Speedometer..................................................3-39
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-12
StabiliTrak
®System.......................................... 4-6
StabiliTrak®Indicator Light................................3-46
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-8
Starting the Engine.........................................2-28
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-128
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-71
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-71
Glove Box..................................................2-71
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-72
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-73
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-73
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-33
Sun Visors.....................................................2-21
Sunroof.........................................................2-74
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Tachometer....................................................3-39
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-60
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-127
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-22
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-22
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-24
PASS-Key®III+ Operation.............................2-24
Third Row Seat..............................................1-25
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-82
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-47
Tires.............................................................5-64
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-113
Buying New Tires........................................5-80
Chains.......................................................5-86
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-88
Cleaning...................................................5-114
Different Size..............................................5-82
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-87
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-72
Inspection and Rotation................................5-78
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-94
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-75
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-73
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-94
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Tires (cont.)
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-90
Secondary Latch System............................5-100
Spare Tire................................................5-107
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-103
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-65
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-69
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-83
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-84
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-85
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-80
Tow/Haul Mode...............................................2-37
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-53
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-45
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-49
Your Vehicle...............................................4-45
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-63
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-22, 5-24
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-31
Trip Odometer................................................3-39
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-83
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-64
Operation...................................................2-64
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-35
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-72
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-116
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-116
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-8
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-33
Visors...........................................................2-21
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-44
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W
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators................3-37
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-64
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Other Warning Devices.................................. 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iii
Vehicle Damage.............................................. iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-84
Different Size..............................................5-82
Replacement...............................................5-85
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-60
Windows.......................................................2-19
Power........................................................2-20Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning........5-113
Rainsense™ II Wipers..................................3-10
Washer......................................................3-11
Washer Fluid..............................................5-40
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-62
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-117
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper........................3-12
Winter Driving................................................4-30
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XM Radio Messages.....................................3-113
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-130
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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