remote start GMC YUKON XL 2018 Owner's Guide

GMC Yukon/Yukon XL/Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./
Canada/Mexico-11349262) - 2018 - crc - 6/21/17
OnStar 407information about the vehicle cannot
work unless GPS signals are
available, unobstructed, and
compatible with the OnStar
hardware. OnStar services may not
work if the OnStar equipment is not
properly installed or it has not been
properly maintained. If equipment or
software is added, connected,
or modified, OnStar services may
not work. Other problems beyond
the control of OnStar — such as
hills, tall buildings, tunnels, weather,
electrical system design and
architecture of the vehicle, damage
to the vehicle in a crash, or wireless
phone network congestion or
jamming — may prevent service.
See Radio Frequency Statement
0 396 .
Services for People with
Disabilities
Advisors provide services to help
with physical disabilities and
medical conditions.
Press
Q to help:
.
Locate a gas station with an
attendant to pump gas. .
Find a hotel, restaurant, etc.,
that meets accessibility needs.
.
Provide directions to the closest
hospital or pharmacy in urgent
situations.
TTY Users OnStar has the ability to
communicate to deaf,
hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired
customers while in the vehicle. The
available dealer-installed TTY
system can provide in-vehicle
access to all OnStar services,
except Virtual Advisor and OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
OnStar Personal Identification
Number (PIN) A PIN is needed to access some
OnStar services. The PIN will need
to be changed the first time when
speaking with an Advisor. To
change the OnStar PIN, contact an
OnStar Advisor by pressing
Q or
calling 1-888-4ONSTAR. Warranty OnStar equipment may be
warranted as part of the vehicle
warranty.
Languages The vehicle can be programmed to
respond in multiple languages.
Press
Q and 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;

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Index 417High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 328
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 198
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 231
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 229
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 184
I Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 205, 207
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 55
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 J Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
K Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . 31, 33
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28
L Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 322
Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 173
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 250
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 146 Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Level Control
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 176
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Lights
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 145
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning . . . . . . . 148

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420 Index Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 33
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacement
Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 96
Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 397
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Restraints
Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ride Control Systems
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 385
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
S Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 397
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 392
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 84
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 82 Seats
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 67
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 63
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 62
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 114
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 278
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 382
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 383

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Index 421Service (cont'd)
Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 392
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Shift Lock Control Function
Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 250
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Special Application Services . . . . 376
Specifications and
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Steering (cont'd)
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 118
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward Collision
Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 399
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 System (cont'd)
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
T Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 389
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 51
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327, 328
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 330
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 329

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422 Index Tires (cont'd)
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Terminology and Definitions . . 324
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 339
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 259
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 259
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 355
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 273
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Traction
Control System (TCS)/
StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 273
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 286, 289
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
U Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 337
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 166
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 383
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Vehicle (cont'd)
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
W Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 252
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance . . 339
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339