Delayed entry lighting, Delayed exit lighting, Parade dimming – GMC 2012 Acadia User Manual

Page 179: Battery load management, Lighting 6-7

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GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual - 2012

Lighting

6-7

When the ignition is on, illuminated
entry is inactive, which means the
courtesy lamps will not come on
unless a door is opened.

Delayed Entry Lighting

Delayed entry lighting illuminates
the interior for a period of time after
all the doors have been closed.

The ignition must be off for delayed
entry lighting to work. Immediately
after all the doors have been closed,
the delayed entry lighting feature
continues to work until one of the
following occurs:

.

The ignition is in ON/RUN.

.

The doors are locked.

.

An illumination period of about
25 seconds has elapsed.

If during the illumination period
a door is opened, the timed
illumination period is canceled
and the interior lamps remain on.

Delayed Exit Lighting

Delayed exit lighting illuminates the
interior for a period of time after the
key is removed from the ignition.

The ignition must be off for delayed
exit lighting to work. When the key
is removed, interior illumination
activates and remains on until one
of the following occurs:

.

The ignition is in ON/RUN.

.

The power door locks are
activated.

.

An illumination period of
20 seconds has elapsed.

If during the illumination period
a door is opened, the timed
illumination period will be canceled
and the interior lamps will remain on
because a door is open.

Parade Dimming

This feature automatically prohibits
the dimming of the instrument
panel displays in daylight while
the headlamps are on so that the
displays are still able to be seen.

Battery Load
Management

The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.

When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the

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