Vehicle care, Vehicle care -1, Vehicle care 10-1 – GMC 2012 Acadia User Manual

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GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual - 2012

Vehicle Care

10-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition

65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

California Perchlorate

Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own

Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Compartment

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-12
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13

Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-18
Overheated Engine

Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19

Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-20
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-24
Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-25

Wiper Blade

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26

Windshield Replacement . . . 10-26

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-27

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Sidemarker, and
Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-28
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Electrical System

High Voltage Devices and

Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Fuses and Circuit

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

Wheels and Tires

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Tire Terminology and

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39

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