GMC TERRAIN 2018 - General Information; Vehicle Care

GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-10664916) - 2018 - crc - 4/6/17
Vehicle Care 253
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 254
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 255
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 267
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 268
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 274
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Battery - North America . . . . . . 278
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 279
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 279
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 280
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 283
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 285
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 285
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 295
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 312
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 326