GMC 2018 ACADIA - General Information; Default Chapter; Vehicle Care

GMC Acadia/Acadia Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-
11469024) - 2018 - crc - 6/23/17
Vehicle Care 259
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 260
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 266
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 267
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 271
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 276
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 277
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 277
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 279
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 281
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Electrical System Overload . . . 281
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 282
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 303
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 312
Jump Starting
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316