GMC Acadia Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................ 7

Front Seats

.............................................. 9

Rear Seats

............................................. 18

Safety Belts

............................................ 24

Child Restraints

...................................... 48

Airbag System

........................................ 76

Restraint System Check

......................... 92

Features and Controls

................................. 95

Keys

....................................................... 97

Doors and Locks

.................................. 106

Windows

............................................... 114

Theft-Deterrent Systems

....................... 118

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

..... 123

Mirrors

.................................................. 140

OnStar

®

System

................................... 145

Universal Home Remote System

.......... 149

Storage Areas

...................................... 161

Sunroof

................................................ 164

Instrument Panel

........................................ 167

Instrument Panel Overview

................... 170

Climate Controls

................................... 199

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

... 214

Driver Information Center (DIC)

............ 232

Audio System(s)

................................... 264

Driving Your Vehicle

.................................. 329

Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

..................................... 330

Towing

................................................. 367

Service and Appearance Care

................... 383

Service

................................................. 385

Fuel

...................................................... 387

Checking Things Under the Hood

......... 394

All-Wheel Drive

..................................... 430

Headlamp Aiming

................................. 431

Bulb Replacement

................................ 432

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

... 434

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Tires

..................................................... 435

Appearance Care

.................................. 478

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................. 488

Electrical System

.................................. 489

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................ 497

Maintenance Schedule

............................... 499

Maintenance Schedule

.......................... 500

Customer Assistance Information

............. 517

Customer Assistance and Information

.... 518

Reporting Safety Defects

...................... 533

Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy

..... 536

Index

........................................................... 539

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GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

GMC, and the GMC Emblem, are registered

trademarks, and the name ACADIA is a trademark

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.

This manual describes features that may be

available in this model, but your vehicle may not

have all of them. For example, more than one

entertainment system may be offered or your

vehicle may have been ordered without a front

passenger or rear seats.

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/retailer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 15861570 A First Printing

©

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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.

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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Front Seats ..................................................... 9

Manual Seats ................................................ 9

Driver Seat Height Adjuster ......................... 10

Power Seats ............................................... 10

Manual Lumbar ........................................... 11

Power Lumbar ............................................. 12

Heated Seats .............................................. 12

Memory Seat and Mirrors ............................ 13

Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 15

Head Restraints .......................................... 17

Rear Seats .................................................... 18

Rear Seat Operation ................................... 18

Third Row Seats ......................................... 21

Safety Belts .................................................. 24

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 24

Questions and Answers About

Safety Belts ............................................. 28

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 29

Driver Position ............................................. 30

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 38

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 39

Right Front Passenger Position ................... 39

Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 40

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 43

Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 47

Safety Belt Extender ................................... 47

Child Restraints ............................................ 48

Older Children ............................................. 48

Infants and Young Children ......................... 51

Child Restraint Systems .............................. 55

Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 60

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) .................................... 61

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position ........................................... 69

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position .................................. 72

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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Airbag System .............................................. 76

Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 79

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .................. 81

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? ................... 83

How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 83

What Will You See After an Airbag

Inﬂates? ................................................... 84

Passenger Sensing System ......................... 85

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 90

Adding Equipment to Your

Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 91

Restraint System Check ............................... 92

Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 92

Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ........................................... 93

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

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Front Seats

Manual Seats

{CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you

try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while

the vehicle is moving. The sudden

movement could startle and confuse you,

or make you push a pedal when you do

not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only

when the vehicle is not moving.

A. Manual Seat Adjustment Bar.

B. Driver Seat Height Adjuster. See Driver Seat

Height Adjuster on page 10.

C. Manual Reclining Seatback Lever. See

Reclining Seatbacks on page 15.

If your vehicle has a manual bucket seat you can

adjust the seat forward or rearward with the

bar located under the front of the seat cushion.

Lift the bar to unlock the seat. Slide the seat

to where you want it and release the bar. Try to

move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is

locked in place.

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Driver Seat Height Adjuster

If your vehicle has a manual driver seat height

adjuster, it is located on the outboard side of the

seat. See Manual Seats on page 9 for more

information. To raise the seat, move the lever

upward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired

height. To lower the seat, move the lever

downward repeatedly until the seat is at the

desired height.

Power Seats

A. Power Seat Adjustment Control.

B. Power Reclining Seatback Control.

See Reclining Seatbacks on page 15.

C. Power Lumbar Control. See Power Lumbar on

page 12.

If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used

to operate them are located on the outboard

side of the seats.

Driver’s Seat with Power Seat Control, Power

Recline, and Power Lumbar shown

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Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the

control forward or rearward.

Your vehicle may have additional features to

adjust your vehicle’s power seat:

• Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the

entire control up or down.

• Raise or lower the front part of the seat

cushion by moving the front of the control up

or down.

• Raise or lower the rear part of the seat

cushion by moving the rear of the control up

or down.

Your vehicle may have a memory function which

allows seat settings to be saved and recalled.

See Memory Seat and Mirrors on page 13 for more

information.

Manual Lumbar

If your vehicle has this

feature, the handle is

located on the inboard

side of the seatback.

See Manual Seats

on page 9 for more

information.

Turn the handle rearward to decrease lumbar

support. Turn the handle forward to increase

lumbar support.

Keep in mind that as your seating position

changes, as it may during long trips, so should the

position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat

as needed.

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Power Lumbar

If the seats have power lumbar, the controls used

to operate this feature are located on the

outboard side of the seats. See Power Seats on

page 10 for more information.

• To increase lumbar support, press and hold

the front of the control.

• To decrease lumbar support, press and hold

the rear of the control.

• To raise the height of the lumbar support,

press and hold the top of the control.

• To lower the height of the lumbar support,

press and hold the bottom of the control.

Release the control when the lower seatback

reaches the desired level of lumbar support.

Keep in mind that as your seating position

changes, as it may during long trips, so should the

position of your lumbar support. Adjust the seat

as needed.

Heated Seats

On vehicles with heated front seats the controls

are located on the center console near the climate

controls. To operate the heated seats the

ignition must be on.

I (Heated Seatback): Press this button to turn

on the heated seatback.

The light on the button will come on to indicate

that the feature is working. Press the button

to cycle through the temperature settings of high,

medium, and low and to turn the heat to the

seatback off. Indicator lights below the button show

the level of heat selected: three for high, two for

medium, and one for low.

J (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press this

button to turn on the heated seat and seatback.

The light on the button will come on to indicate that

the feature is working. Press the button to cycle

through the temperature settings of high, medium,

and low and to turn the heat to the seat off.

Indicator lights above the button will show the level

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

and one for low.

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The heated seats will turn off ten seconds after

the ignition is turned off. If you want to use

the heated seat feature after you restart your

vehicle, you will need to press the heated seat

or seatback button again.

If your vehicle has remote vehicle start and is

started using the remote keyless entry transmitter,

the front heated seats will be turned on to the

high setting if it is cold outside. See “Remote

Vehicle Start” under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

System Operation on page 100. When the key is

inserted into the ignition and the ignition is turned

on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn

the heated seat feature back on, press the

desired button.

Memory Seat and Mirrors

Your vehicle may have the memory package.

The controls for this feature are located on the

driver’s door panel, and are used to program and

recall memory settings for the driver’s seat and

outside mirrors.

To save your positions in memory, do the

following:

1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback

recliner and lumbar and both outside mirrors

to a comfortable position.

See Outside Power Mirrors on page 142 for

more information.

Not all mirrors will have the ability to save and

recall the mirror positions.

2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let

you know that the position has been stored.

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A second seating and mirror position can be

programmed by repeating the above steps and

pressing button 2.

To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must

be in PARK (P). Press and release either button 1

or button 2 corresponding to the desired driving

position. The seat and outside mirrors will move to

the position previously stored. You will hear a

single beep.

If you use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)

transmitter to enter your vehicle and the remote

recall memory feature is on, automatic seat

and mirror movement will occur. See “MEMORY

SEAT RECALL” under DIC Vehicle Customization

(With DIC Buttons) on page 255 for more

information.

To stop recall movement of the memory feature at

any time, press one of the power seat controls,

memory buttons, or power mirror buttons.

If something has blocked the driver’s seat while

recalling a memory position, the driver’s seat recall

may stop working. If this happens, press the

appropriate control for the area that is not recalling

for two seconds, after the obstruction is removed.

Then try recalling the memory position again by

pressing the appropriate memory button. If

the memory position is still not being recalled, see

your dealer/retailer for service.

Easy Exit Seat

The control for this feature is located on the

driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2.

With the vehicle in PARK (P), the exit position can

be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will

hear a single beep. The driver’s seat will

move back.

If the easy exit seat feature is on in the Driver

Information Center (DIC), automatic seat

movement will occur when the key is removed

from the ignition. See “EASY EXIT SEAT” under

DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons)

on page 255 for more information.

Further programming for the memory seat feature

can be done using the DIC. You can select or

cancel the following:

• The automatic easy exit seat feature.

• The remote memory seat recall feature.

For programming information, see DIC Vehicle

Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 255.

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Reclining Seatbacks

Manual Reclining Seatbacks

{CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you

try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while

the vehicle is moving. The sudden

movement could startle and confuse you,

or make you push a pedal when you do

not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only

when the vehicle is not moving.

{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.

In vehicles with seats that have manual reclining

seatbacks, the lever used to operate them is

located on the outboard side of the seat.

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1. Lift the recline lever.

2. Move the seatback to the desired position,

then release the lever to lock the seatback

in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked.

To return the seatback to an upright position, do

the following:

1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to

the seatback and the seatback will return to

the upright position.

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

is locked.

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Power Reclining Seatbacks

In vehicles with seats that have power reclining

seatbacks, the control used to recline them

is located on the outboard side of the seat behind

the power seat control. See Power Seats on

page 10 for more information.

• To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the

control rearward.

• To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of

the control forward.

{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

because it will not be against your body.

Instead, it will be in front of you. 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.

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Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle

is moving.

Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the

restraint is at the same height as the top of

the occupant’s head. This position reduces the

chance of a neck injury in a crash.

Pull the head restraint

up to raise it. To lower

the head restraint,

press the release

button, located on the

top of the seatback,

while you push the head

restraint down.

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Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

A. Seat Adjustment Handle.

B. Reclining Seatback Strap.

C. Sliding Seat Lever.

Entering and Exiting the Third Row

{CAUTION:

Using the third row seating position while

the second row is folded, or folded and

tumbled, could cause injury in a sudden

stop or crash. Be sure to return the seat

to the passenger seating position. Push

and pull on the seat to make sure it is

locked into place.

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety

belts still fastened may cause damage to the

seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle

the safety belts and return them to their normal

stowed position before folding a rear seat.

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To access the third row:

1. Make sure there are no objects on the ﬂoor in

front of or on the second row seat, or in the

seat tracks on the ﬂoor.

2. On seats with folding armrests, make sure the

armrest is in the upright position.

3. Make sure the safety belt is unfastened and in

the stowed position.

4. Turn the sliding seat lever (C) forward and

push the seatback forward. The seat cushion

will automatically fold, and the entire seat

will slide forward.

Returning the Seat to the Seating

Position

To return the second row seat to its normal

seating position:

1. Make sure there are no objects on the ﬂoor

behind the second row seat, or in the seat

tracks on the ﬂoor.

2. Pull the seatback rearward until it is locked in

place.

3. Slide the seat rearward by pushing on the

seatback until it is locked in place.

4. Push down on the rear of the seat cushion

until it is locked in place.

5. Push and pull on the seatback and seat

cushion to make sure they are locked in place

6. Make sure the safety belt is not under the seat

cushion.

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Reclining the Seatbacks

To recline the seatback:

1. Leaning forward in the seat, pull the reclining

seatback strap (B).

2. Move the seatback to the desired position,

then release the lever to lock the seatback

in place.

3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked.

Folding the Rear Seat

To fold the second row seats:

1. Make sure there is nothing on or under

the seat.

2. Make sure the armrest is in the upright

position, and the safety belt is unfastened.

3. Pull forward on the reclining seatback

strap (B) and push down on the seatback.

4. If the headrest hits the front seat, slide the

second row seat rearward.

To return the seatback to the seating position, lift

the upper corner of the seatback and push it

rearward until it locks into place. Push and pull on

the seatback to make sure it is locked.

Adjusting the Seats

To adjust the second row seats, pull outward on

the seat adjustment handle (A). Slide the seat

forward or rearward to the desired position.

Release the handle and push and pull on the seat

to make sure it is locked.

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