GMC Sierra Denali 2006 Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................... 1-1

Front Seats

............................................... 1-2

Rear Seats

............................................... 1-6

Safety Belts

.............................................. 1-8

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-27

Airbag System

......................................... 1-49

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-61

Features and Controls

..................................... 2-1

Keys

........................................................ 2-2

Doors and Locks

....................................... 2-7

Windows

................................................. 2-10

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-13

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-15

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-28

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-33

Universal Home Remote System

................ 2-36

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-40

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-43

Vehicle Personalization

............................. 2-43

Instrument Panel

............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview

.......................... 3-4

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-21

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-27

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-44

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-62

Driving Your Vehicle

....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

..... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-49

Service and Appearance Care

.......................... 5-1

Service

..................................................... 5-3

Fuel

......................................................... 5-4

Checking Things Under the Hood

................. 5-8

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-44

Rear Axle

............................................... 5-45

Front Axle

............................................... 5-46

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 5-47

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-52

Tires

...................................................... 5-54

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-90

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 5-100

Electrical System

.................................... 5-101

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-110

Maintenance Schedule

..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule

................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance and Information

.............. 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information

........... 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-14

Index

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2006 GMC Sierra Denali Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC,

the GMC Truck Emblem, and the names SIERRA and

DENALI are registered trademarks of General Motors

Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it

was printed. We reserve the right to make changes

after that time without further notice. For vehicles ﬁrst

sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of

Canada Limited” for GMC whenever it appears in this

manual.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it

is needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is

sold, leave this manual in the vehicle.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained

from your dealer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning to

end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this

is done, it can help you learn about the features and

controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work

together in the owner manual to explain things.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about the

vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an

alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page

number where it can be found.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 06SDENALI A First Printing

©

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Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We

use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things

that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

{CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt

you or other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.

Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce

the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not,

you or others could be hurt.

You will also ﬁnd a circle

with a slash through it in

this book. This safety

symbol means “Do Not,”

“Do Not do this” or “Do Not

let this happen.”

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Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the

vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered

by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But

the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in

different words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that use

symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with

the text describing the operation or information relating

to a speciﬁc component, control, message, gage, or

indicator.

If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a

component, gage, or indicator, reference the following

topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• Climate Controls in Section 3

• Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3

• Audio System(s) in Section 3

• Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5

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These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

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✍ NOTES

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Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Power Seats ..................................................1-2

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3

Heated Seats .................................................1-3

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4

Head Restraints .............................................1-6

Rear Seats .......................................................1-6

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-6

Safety Belts .....................................................1-8

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-13

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-14

Driver Position ..............................................1-14

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-21

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-22

Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-22

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-25

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-27

Child Restraints .............................................1-27

Older Children ..............................................1-27

Infants and Young Children ............................1-30

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-33

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-36

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-38

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Seat Position ....................................1-44

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-46

Airbag System ...............................................1-49

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-51

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-53

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-54

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-54

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? ........1-54

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-56

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-60

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-60

Restraint System Check ..................................1-61

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-61

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-62

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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Front Seats

Power Seats

Horizontal Control: You can adjust your vehicle’s front

seats with the horizontal control located on the

outboard edge of each front seat.

Raise or lower the front of the seat by raising or

lowering the forward edge of the control. Raise or lower

the rear of the seat by raising or lowering the rear

edge of the control.

Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the whole

control toward the front or toward the rear of the

vehicle.

Moving the whole control up or down raises or lowers

the entire seat cushion.

Vertical Control: See Reclining Seatbacks on

page 1-4.

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Power Lumbar

Your vehicle’s seats may be equipped with power

lumbar.

You can increase or

decrease lumbar support

in an area of the lower

seatback with this control,

located on the outboard

sides of the front seat(s).

To increase support, press and hold the front of the

control. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of

the control. Let go of the control when the lower

seatback reaches the desired level of support.

You can also reshape the side wing area of the lower

seatback for more lateral support.

To increase support, press and hold the top of the

control. To decrease support, press and hold the bottom

of the control. Let go of the control when the lower

seatback reaches the desired level of support.

Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows

seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory

Seat on page 2-44 for more information.

Heated Seats

If your vehicle has this

feature, the buttons are

located on the front doors.

The engine must be

running for the heated

seats to work.

To heat the entire seat, press the horizontal button

with the heated seat and seatback symbol. Press the

button to cycle through the temperature settings of

high, medium and low and to turn the heated seat

off. Indicator lights will be lit to designate the level

of heat selected: three for high, two for medium,

and one for low.

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To heat only the seatback, press the vertical button

with the heated seatback symbol. An indicator light on

the seatback button will be lit to designate that only

the seatback is being heated. Additional presses of the

seatback button will cycle through the heat levels for

the seatback only. Press the horizontal button again to

heat the whole seat.

The heated seats will be canceled after the ignition is

turned off. If you still want to use the heated seat feature

after you restart your vehicle, you will need to press

the heated seat button again.

Reclining Seatbacks

The front seats have a power recline feature.

Vertical Control: You can use the vertical control of

the power seat controls to adjust the angle of the

seatback. Press the control rearward to recline the

seatback. Press the control forward to raise the

seatback.

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{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle

is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you

buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their

job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash,

you could go into it, receiving neck or other

injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a

crash the belt could go up over your abdomen.

The belt forces would be there, not at your

pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal

injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in

motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit

well back in the seat and wear your safety belt

properly.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

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Head Restraints

Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces

the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

Pull the head restraint up to raise it. Push the head

restraint down to lower it.

Each front head restraint can also be tilted forward to

four positions by pulling on it.

A click will sound after each tilt position is reached.

Pull the head restraint forward, past the last position, to

release it to the upright position.

The rear seat head restraints are also adjustable up and

down, but they do not tilt.

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

The second row seat is a 60/40 split seat. Either side

of the rear seat may be ﬂipped and folded for added

cargo space.

Make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat

and that the head restraints are completely lowered.

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To ﬂip and fold the seat, do the following:

1. Pull up on the strap

loop at the rear of the

seat cushion. Then,

pull the seat cushion up

and ﬂip it forward.

2. After folding the seat cushion fully forward, pull the

seatback forward until it is ﬂat. If the seatback

cannot fold ﬂat because it interferes with the

cushion, try moving the front seat forward and/or

bringing the front seat more upright. The lever at the

base of the seat must be turned rearward to

release the seatback.

To return the seat to the normal seating position, do the

following:

1. Lift the seatback up and push it rearward all

the way.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is

locked into place.

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3. Lower the seat cushion until it latches into position.

Pull up on the seat cushion to make sure it is

locked into place.

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not provide

the protection needed in a crash. The person

wearing the belt could be seriously injured.

After raising the rear seatback, always check

to be sure that the safety belts are properly

routed and attached, and are not twisted.

Make sure the buckles on the driver’s side seatback are

accessible to the outboard and center occupant and

are not under the seat cushions.

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety

belts properly. It also tells you some things you should

not do with safety belts.

{CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot

wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a

crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,

your injuries can be much worse. You can hit

things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.

You can be seriously injured or killed. In the

same crash, you might not be, if you are

buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,

and check that your passengers’ belts are

fastened properly too.

1-8

{CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo

area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a

collision, people riding in these areas are more

likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not

allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle

that is not equipped with seats and safety

belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a

seat and using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has a light

that comes on as a

reminder to buckle up. See

Safety Belt Reminder

Light on page 3-30.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law

says to wear safety belts. Here is why: They work.

You never know if you will be in a crash. If you do have

a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one.

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so

serious that even buckled up, a person would not

survive. But most crashes are in between. In many of

them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes

walk away. Without belts they could have been badly

hurt or killed.

After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,

the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up

does matter...a lot!

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Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as

it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on

wheels.

Put someone on it.

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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider

does not stop.

The person keeps going until stopped by something.

In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield...

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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.

You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,

and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why

safety belts make such good sense.

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Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts

Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident

if I am wearing a safety belt?

A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety

belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,

even if you are upside down. And your chance of

being conscious during and after an accident,

so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if

you are belted.

Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to

wear safety belts?

A: Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be in

most of them in the future. But they are

supplemental systems only; so they work with

safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag

system ever offered for sale has required the use of

safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has

airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most

protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions,

but especially in side and other collisions.

Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from

home, why should I wear safety belts?

A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an

accident — even one that is not your fault — you

and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good

driver does not protect you from things beyond your

control, such as bad drivers.

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)

of home. And the greatest number of serious

injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than

40 mph (65 km/h).

Safety belts are for everyone.

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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

This part is only for people of adult size.

Be aware that there are special things to know about

safety belts and children. And there are different

rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be

riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-27

or Infants and Young Children on page 1-30. Follow

those rules for everyone’s protection.

First, you will want to know which restraint systems your

vehicle has.

We will start with the driver position.

Driver Position

Lap-Shoulder Belt

The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear

it properly.

1. Close and lock the door.

2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see

how, see “Seats” in the Index.

3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.

Do not let it get twisted.

The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt

across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt

go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt

across you more slowly.

4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.

Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.

If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt

Extender on page 1-27.

Make sure the release button on the buckle is

positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the

safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

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