GMC Acadia Limited (2017) Getting Started Guide

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Getting to Know Your

2017 Acadia Limited

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Review this Quick Reference Guide for an overview of some important features in your

GMC Acadia Limited. More detailed information can be found in your Owner Manual. Some optional equipment described in this guide may not be included in your vehicle.

For easy reference, keep this guide with your Owner Manual in your glove box.

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Instrument Panel

Cruise Control

Buttons/Heated

Steering Wheel Button

Turn Signal Lever/

Windshield

Wipers Lever

Driver

Information

Center

Audio Steering

Wheel

Controls

Head-Up

Display

Controls

Exterior Lamps

Symbols

Low Fuel

Traction Control Off

Engine Coolant Temperature

Control

Ambient Light

Control

Brake System

Instrument Panel

Illumination Control/

Dome Lamp Off Button

Cruise Control Set

Low Tire Pressure

StabiliTrak Active

Tilt/Telescopic

Steering Wheel

StabiliTrak Off

Security

Check Engine

Oil Pressure

Lever

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Driver

Information Center

Buttons

Audio System/

Navigation

System

Hazard Warning

Flashers Button

Lane Departure Warning Button/ Forward Collision

Alert Button

Driver’s

Heated/Cooled

Seat Buttons

Charging System

Safety Belt Reminder

Airbag Readiness

Optional equipment

USB Port

Rear Wiper Switch/

Traction Control

Off Button/Tow/

Haul Mode ButtonF/

Power Liftgate Switch

Antilock Brake System

Side Blind Zone Alert

Accessory

Power Outlet

Passenger’s

Heated/Cooled

Seat Buttons

Climate

Controls

Refer to your Owner Manual to learn about the information being relayed by the lights, gauges and indicators on the instrument cluster.

See In Brief in your Owner Manual.

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Front Seats

Power Seats

Head Restraints

A. Seat Adjustment

Move the horizontal control to move

the seat forward or rearward and to

raise, lower or tilt the seat.

B. Seatback Recline Adjustment

Move the vertical control to recline or

raise the seatback.

C. Lumbar Adjustment

Press the switch to adjust the amount

of lumbar support.

The driver and front passenger head restraints are adjustable.

Press the button on the left side of the

head restraint to raise or lower the head restraint, or move it rearward. Move the head restraint forward by pulling it forward.

See Seats and Restraints in your Owner Manual.

(Driver’s Seat Only)

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2nd-Row Seats

Enter or Exit the 3rd-Row Seats

Slide the Seat

1. Make sure nothing is on the 2nd-row

seat or the oor in front of or behind

the seat.

2. Fold up the armrest(s) and make sure the safety belt is unfastened and in the stowed position.

3. Rotate the release lever (A) on the upper-outboard side of the seatback forward.

4. Push the top of the seatback forward. The seat cushion will fold and the entire seat will slide forward.

5. After entering/exiting, push the top of the seatback rearward until the seat

back and oor tracks lock.

6. Push down at the rear of the seat cushion to lock it in place.

1. Make sure nothing is on the oor in

front of or behind the 2nd-row seat.

2. Pull outward on the handle (B) on the outboard side of the seat cushion and slide the seat forward or rearward.

3. Release the handle.

Fold/Recline the Seatback

1. Make sure the seat is all the way rearward (when folding the seat), the armrest(s) are upright and the safety belt is unfastened.

2. Pull forward on the strap (C) on the outboard side of the seatback.

3. Fold down or recline the seatback.

See Seats and Restraints in your Owner Manual.

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Lighting

Exterior Lamps

Rotate the knob to operate the exterior lamps.

Ambient Lighting

Interior Lighting

Dome Lamps

Off/On

AUTO Automatic Headlamp System

Activates the Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) in the daytime and the headlamps and other exterior lamps at night or when necessary.

Parking Lamps

Headlamps

Fog Lamps

Press the knob to turn the fog lamps on or off.

Ambient Off

The ambient lighting illuminates across the instru ment panel. Press the button to turn the ambient lighting on or off. Turn the instrument panel bright ness knob to adjust the lighting. The headlamps must be on for the ambient lighting to operate.

Instrument Panel Brightness

Press the small knob to extend it. Turn the knob to adjust the instrument panel lighting. Turn the knob fully to turn on the dome lamps when all doors are closed.

Dome Off

Press the button to turn off the dome lamps. The button indicator will illuminate when the dome lamps are turned off. With the button depressed, the dome

lamps will not turn on when a door is open.

Press the button again to have the dome lamps turn on when a door is open.

See Lighting in your Owner Manual.

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Audio Steering Wheel Controls

Volume

Pull up the + or – button to adjust the volume.

SRCE Source

Press to select an audio source.

Cruise Control

Setting Cruise Control

1. Press the Cruise Control symbol will illuminate in white on the instrument cluster.

2. When traveling at the desired speed, press the SET/– button to set the speed. The on the instrument cluster.

On/Off button. The

symbol will illuminate in green

Next/Previous

Press the up or down arrow to go to the next or previous favorite radio station,

track, or le.

Seek

Press to go to the next radio station on the same band or CD track.

Push to Talk

Press to start voice recognition to interact with the audio, OnStar

, Bluetooth

or navigation system.

End Call

Press to end or reject an OnStar or a Bluetooth call.

See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.

Adjusting Cruise Control

RES/+ Resume/Accelerate

Press to resume a set speed. When the system is active, press to

increase speed.

SET/– Set/Coast

When the system is active, press to decrease speed.

Cancel

Press to cancel the cruise control but retain the set speed in memory.

Pressing the brake pedal also will cancel the cruise control.

The cruise control set speed is erased when cruise control or the vehicle ignition is turned off.

Optional equipment

See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.

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Infotainment System

Refer to your Owner Manual for important safety information about using the infotainment system while driving.

The infotainment system is controlled using the faceplate buttons, touch screen, voice recognition and audio steering wheel controls.

Volume/

Power

SRCE

Select the audio

source

Eject

disc

Previous/Next radio

station, track or le

Home

page

SEEK

Applications:

Touch the

screen icon

to access the

application

Move back one

level in the

menus

DEST

Open the

Destination

BACK

Auxiliary

input jack

NAV Map

screen

Tune/Menu:

Tune radio

stations/Open

and select

menus

Repeat voice

guidance

RPT

Setting the Time

1. Touch the Time Display on the touch screen.

2. Touch the desired

down or up screen button to adjust the time.

3. Touch the OK screen button to conrm the setting.

See Infotainment System in your Owner Manual.

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Infotainment System

Storing Favorite Stations

Radio stations from all bands (AM, FM or Sirius XM on up to six pages of favorites.

1. Tune in the desired radio station.

2. Press and hold one of the six preset screen buttons until a beep is heard.

3. Repeat the steps for each desired station.

Portable Audio Devices

) can be stored, in any order,

A USB port is located at the front of the center console.

, iPhone®, MP3 Player, a USB ash

An iPod drive or a USB mass storage device can be connected to the USB port. Compatible devices connected to the USB port can be controlled by the audio system. Not all devices may be supported. Use the audio controls and audio steering wheel controls to access various functions.

See Infotainment System in your Owner Manual.

Bluetooth® System

Refer to your Owner Manual for important safety information about using the Bluetooth system while driving.

Before using a Bluetooth-enabled device in the vehicle, it must be paired with the in-vehicle Bluetooth system. The pairing process is disabled when the vehicle is moving. Not all devices will support all functions. Bluetooth streaming audio is available with the IntelliLink system. For more information, visit my.gmc.com/learn.

Pair a Phone

1. To use voice recognition, press the

To use the screen buttons (IntelliLink system only), press the Settings screen button

and then touch Bluetooth Device List > New Device.

2. Start the pairing process on the phone. Locate your vehicle name or IntelliLink on the phone.

3. Enter the four-digit code that appears on the touch screen into the phone or conrm

the six-digit code on the phone.

4. If your phone prompts you to accept the connection or phone book download, select Always Accept and Allow.

Push to Talk button; after the beep, say “Pair.”

See Infotainment System in your Owner Manual.

Optional equipment

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GMC IntelliLink

IntelliLink uses a Bluetooth or USB connection to link to a compatible device, such as a

smartphone, cell phone, USB ash drive or portable audio player/iPod

streaming audio through a smartphone and hands-free voice control. Music also can be

played from a USB ash drive.

For assistance with the IntelliLink system, contact Customer Assistance at 1-855-4-SUPPORT (1-855-478-7767) or go to www.gmc.com and click the More GMC link.

Voice Recognition

Control the music source and make phone calls hands-free (after pairing your Bluetoothenabled phone) using the enhanced voice recognition system.

1. Press the

Push to Talk button on the steering wheel.

2. The radio will say “Command please,” followed by a beep.

3. After the beep, say what you want it to do.

Phone (using your paired phone):

Example command: “Call Amanda” or “Dial 555-1212”

Media Music Device Search (when connected to USB only):

Example command: “Play artist [name]” or “Play song [name]”

Radio Control:

Example command: “Tune FM 104.3” or “Tune XM Classic Vinyl”

PANDORA

Internet Radio

Listen to personalized radio stations based on favorite artists or genres.

Download the Pandora app to your smartphone. Restart the smartphone and sign in

to Pandora.

Create a station on your phone to listen to a customized song list in the vehicle. Connect your smartphone/device to the system by Bluetooth or, for Apple devices,

by a USB cable.

Touch the Pandora icon on the touch screen to access Pandora. A slight delay may

occur when loading a song or changing a station.

See Infotainment System in your Owner Manual.

. IntelliLink enables

OnStar® with 4G LTE and Wi-Fi®

With OnStar 4G LTE and Wi-Fi, up to seven devices (smartphones, tablets and laptops) can be connected to high-speed Internet through the vehicle’s built-in Wi-Fi hotspot.

To retrieve the SSID and password for the hotspot, press the OnStar Voice Command

button on the overhead console or rearview mirror, wait for the prompt, and then say “Wi-Fi settings.” The information will be displayed on the screen.

For assistance, press the blue OnStar button or call 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827).

Note: See onstar.com for a detailed instruction guide, vehicle availability, details, and system limitations.

See OnStar in your Owner Manual.

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Climate Controls

Driver’s

Temperature

Control

Vent Mode

Floor

Mode

SYNC

Link all settings

to driver’s

setting

Defrost

Mode

AUTO

Automatic

operation

Rear Window/

Outside Mirror

Defogger

Fan Speed

Control/Off

Recirculation

Mode

REAR

Activate Rear

Climate Control

operation

A/C

Air

Conditioning

Control

Passenger’s

Temperature

Control

Bi-level

Mode

Defog Mode

Automatic Operation

1. Press AUTO.

2. Set the temperature for the driver and front passenger. If desired, press SYNC to link all temperature settings to the driver’s setting. Allow time for the system to automatically reach the desired temperature.

If the air delivery mode or fan speed is adjusted manually, automatic operation is canceled.

Recirculation Mode

The vent outside odors from entering the vehicle. It is not available while the Floor, Defog or

Recirculation Mode can help to quickly cool the air inside the vehicle or pre

Defrost Mode is selected. When the Recirculation Mode is used without air conditioning, the air humidity increases and the windows may fog.

See Climate Controls in your Owner Manual.

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Rear Seat Climate Controls

Front Controls

Press the REAR button (A) to activate rear climate control operation. REAR will illumi-

nate on the fan control knob and temperature control knob.

Use the fan control knob (B) to adjust the rear climate control fan speed. Turning the

fan control knob to

Off turns off the climate control system.

Use the temperature control knob (C) to adjust the rear climate control temperature.

Note: Maximum system operation is achieved by turning on the rear system even if the rear seats are unoccupied.

Rear Seat Controls

Rear seat occupants can adjust the rear settings at any time by using the rear controls, regardless of the front control panel REAR setting.

Fan Controls

Air Delivery Modes:

Vent

Bi-level

Floor

Temperature

Controls

Rear climate controls with rear seat audio shown

See Climate Controls in your Owner Manual.

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Driver Assistance Systems

The driver assistance systems use advanced technologies to help avoid collisions by providing visual and audible alerts under some imminent collision conditions.

Lane Departure Warning – When crossing a detected lane marking without using a turn

signal, the system ashes an amber

Press the Lane Departure Warning button (A) on the center of the instrument

panel to turn the system on or off.

Forward Collision Alert – When approaching a vehicle directly ahead too quickly, the

system ashes a visual alert.

The

Vehicle Ahead indicator will illuminate in green on the instrument cluster when a vehicle is detected and will illuminate in amber when following a vehicle ahead too closely. If your vehicle approaches another vehicle much too rapidly, the collision alert will

ash on the windshield and beep rapidly.

Press the Collision Alert button (B)

on the center of the instrument panel to set the alert sensitivity to Far, Medium, Near, or Off. The setting is displayed in the Driver Information Center.

Side Blind Zone Alert – While driving, the

Side Blind Zone Alert displays a warning symbol on the left or right side mirror when a vehicle is detected in that side blind zone

area. The warning symbol ashes if a turn

signal is activated when a vehicle has been detected.

To turn the system on or off, go to the Vehicle Information menu in the Driver

Information Center.

Rear Vision Camera – Provides a view directly behind the vehicle when backing up.

To turn the Rear Vision Camera Guidelines or Rear Park Assist Symbols on or off, go to

Settings > Rear Camera.

Rear Cross Trafc Alert – Warns of trafc coming in either direction behind the vehicle by

displaying a visual alert on the Rear Vision Camera display.

To turn the system on or off, go to the Vehicle Information menu in the Driver

Information Center.

Rear Parking Assist – When the vehicle is in Reverse, detected objects are indicated by

audible beeps. The interval between beeps becomes shorter as the vehicle gets closer to an object. When the distance is less than 12 in. (30 cm), the beeps are continuous. The system operates only at speeds less than 5 mph.

To turn the system on or off, go to the Vehicle Information menu in the Driver

Information Center.

visual alert on the instrument cluster.

See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.

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Rear Wiper/Washer

Power Liftgate

Rear Wiper

Press the top of the switch to turn the rear wiper on or off.

Washer Fluid

Press the bottom of the switch to spray

washer uid on the rear window.

See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.

Power Liftgate Switch

Press the

to turn off the power liftgate. The lift

Power Liftgate OFF switch

gate can only be operated manually when the switch is in the Off position.

Press the top of the

Power Liftgate

switch to turn on the power liftgate.

Note: If the power liftgate does not open or close, make sure the power liftgate switch is not in the Off position. The Driver Information Center will display POWER LIFTGATE OFF if the power liftgate is disabled.

Open/Close the Power Liftgate

Press and hold the

button on the Remote Keyless Entry

transmitter until the liftgate starts moving.

Press the top of the

Power Liftgate

switch on the center console.

Press the touchpad (A) in the liftgate

handle to open.

Press the touchpad (B) next to the lift-

gate latch to close.

See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner Manual.

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Wind Noise

If a rear window is open, there may be a buffeting wind noise inside the vehicle. Opening a front window slightly when a rear window is open will prevent this noise from occurring.

See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner Manual.

Towing

The Acadia base towing capacity is 2,000 lbs. Vehicles equipped with the Trailer Towing Package have a towing capacity of 5,200 lbs.

Use the Tow/Haul mode mission shifts and improve the control of vehicle speed.

To turn the Tow/Haul mode on or off, press the Tow/Haul button on the

center console.

when pulling a heavy trailer to reduce the frequency of trans-

See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.

Battery Location

The battery is located beneath the oor behind the front passenger seat. Jump-start positive and negative posts are located under the hood on the passenger’s side of the vehicle.

See Vehicle Care in your Owner Manual.

Tire Pressure Monitor

Low Tire Pressure warning light on the instrument cluster illuminates when one

The

or more of the vehicle’s tires is signicantly underinated. Fill the tires to the proper tire

pressures. The proper tire pressures for the vehicle are listed on the Tire and Loading Information label, located below the driver’s door latch. Current tire pressures can be viewed in the Driver Information Center.

Tire pressure is affected by cold weather and distance driven. If the low tire pressure

warning light illuminates when the vehicle is rst started in cooler temperatures and

then turns off as the vehicle is driven, check for the proper tire pressures.

Refer to your Owner Manual for additional information about normal monthly tire maintenance.

See Vehicle Care in your Owner Manual.

Optional equipment

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Roadside Assistance

1-888-881-3302 TTY Users: 1-888-889-2438

As the owner of a new GMC, you are automatically enrolled in the GMC Roadside

Assistance program for up to 5 years/60,000 miles, whichever occurs rst, at no expense

to you. GMC’s Roadside Assistance toll-free number is staffed by a team of trained advi sors who are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to contact a service provider for

light services (fuel delivery, jump-starts, at tire and lock-outs) or make arrangements to

tow your vehicle to the nearest GMC dealer for any repairs.

Roadside Assistance and OnStar®

If you require roadside service and have a current OnStar subscription, press the OnStar button and the vehicle will send your current GPS location to an OnStar Advisor who will speak to you, assess your problem, contact Roadside Assistance and relay your exact location so you will get the help you need.

myGMC and OnStar® Mobile Apps

The myGMC mobile app connects owners to a variety of vehicle information and services, such as a searchable Owner Manual, real-time fuel information and Roadside Assistance.

Download the OnStar RemoteLink mobile app and enjoy select features

device, owners can access many services, including remotely starting/stopping the vehicle, locking/unlocking the doors, and locating the vehicle on a map (on properly equipped vehicles). To learn more about OnStar services, press the blue OnStar button, call 1-888-466-7827, visit onstar.com or refer to your Owner Manual

Download the mobile apps from your compatible mobile device’s app store.

for 5 years from date of vehicle delivery. With a compatible mobile

GMC Owner Center

Get to know your vehicle inside and out with the GMC Owner Center. Check out personalized information, including an online Owner Manual and helpful how-to videos, track your service history and warranty status, review your current OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics report (active OnStar account required) and more. Create an account today at my.gmc.com.

We recommend always using ACDelco or genuine GM service parts.

Certain restrictions, precautions and safety procedures apply to your vehicle. Please read your Owner Manual for complete instructions. All information contained herein is based on the latest information available at the time of printing and is subject to change without notice. Copyright 2016 General Motors. All rights reserved.

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