GMC Sierra - General Information; Vehicle Care

GMC Sierra Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9234758) - 2016 - CRC - 7/31/15
352 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 353
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 354
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 364
Automatic Transmission Fluid
(6 Speed Transmission) . . . . . 365
Automatic Transmission Fluid
(8 Speed Transmission) . . . . . 368
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 368
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 373
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Power Steering Fluid (1500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Power Steering Fluid (2500/
3500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Battery - North America . . . . . . 380
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . 383
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 384
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 385
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 385
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 386
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Electrical System Overload . . . 389
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Instrument Panel Fuse Block
(Right) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block (Left) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 399
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
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