GMC 2011 Acadia Assembly instructions

Re iew this Quick Reference Guide for an o er iew of some important features in your GMC Acadia.
More detailed information can be found in your Owner Manual. Some optional equipment described in
this guide may not be included in your ehicle.
If you ha e additional questions about the features and controls in your ehicle, press the blue OnStar
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Cruise Control
B uttons
Instrum ent
Cluster
A ud io S teering
W h eel ControlsF
Instrum ent P a nel Illum ina tion
Control/D om e L a m p O ff B utton
E x terior L a m p s
Control
S ta b iliT ra k /
T ra c tion Control
Ch a rg ing S y stem
B ra k e S y stem
S ec urity
O il P ressure
A irb a g R ea d iness
E ng ine Coola nt
T em p era ture
L ow T ire P ressure
S a fety B elt R em ind er
Ch ec k E ng ine or
T ig h ten G a s Ca p
Cruise Control S et
A ntiloc k B ra k e
S y stem
T ilt/T elesc op ic S teering
W h eel L ev er
S y m b o ls
T urn S ig na l L ev er/
W ind sh ield W ip ers L ev er
Instrument Panel

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No e: Refer to your Owner Manual to learn about the information being relayed by the lights, gauges
and indicators of the instrument cluster, as well as what to do to ensure safety and prevent damage.
See Insrumens and Conrols in your Owner Manual.
D riv er Inform a tion
Center B uttonsF
A ud io S y stem /
N a v ig a tion S y stem F
A c c essory
P ow er O utlet
D riv er’s
H ea ted /Cooled
S ea t B uttonsF
R ea r W ip er S w itc h /
T ra c tion Control O ff B utton/
T ow /H a ul M od e B uttonF/
P ow er L iftg a te S w itc h F
Clim a te
Controls
H a z a rd W a rning
F la sh ers B utton
P a sseng er’s
H ea ted /Cooled
S ea t B uttonsF
Fop tiona l eq uip m ent

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Driver’s Seat
A . S e a t F o re /A ft A d ju s tm e n t
L ift th e h a nd le und er th e front of th e
sea t to m a nua lly slid e th e sea t forw a rd
or rea rw a rd .
B . S e a t H e ig h t A d ju s tm e n t
R ep ea ted ly ra c h et th e lev er on th e
outb oa rd sid e of th e sea t up to ra ise
th e sea t or d ow n to low er th e sea t.
C . S e a tb a c k R e c lin e A d ju s tm e n t
L ift th e lev er on th e low er outb oa rd
sid e of th e sea tb a c k (b eh ind th e sa fety
b elt) to m a nua lly rec line or ra ise th e
sea tb a c k .
D . L u m b a r A d ju s tm e n t
P ull up /p ush d ow n th e lev er on th e
inb oa rd sid e of th e sea tb a c k to a d just
th e a m ount of lum b a r sup p ort.
A . S e a t A d ju s tm e n t
M ov e th e h oriz onta l c ontrol to m ov e th e
sea t forw a rd or rea rw a rd a nd to ra ise,
low er or tilt th e sea t.
B . S e a tb a c k R e c lin e A d ju s tm e n t
M ov e th e v ertic a l c ontrol to rec line or
ra ise th e sea tb a c k .
C . L u m b a r A d ju s tm e n t
P ress th e sw itc h to a d just th e a m ount
of lum b a r sup p ort.
AB
M a n u a l D riv e r’s S e a t
C
H e a d R e s tra in t
T h e h ea d restra int is in a forw a rd p osition to m eet th e Insura nc e Institute for H ig h w a y
S a fety (IIH S ) p erform a nc e c riteria for rea r im p a c ts.
• T o ra ise th e h ea d restra int, p ull it up .
• T o low er th e h ea d restra int, p ress th e relea se b utton on th e h ea d restra int p ost a nd
p ush it d ow n.
See Seas and Resrains in your Owner Manual.
D
A B
P o w e r D riv e r ’s S e a t (opional)
C

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A
2nd-RowSeats
S lid e th e S e a t
1 . M a k e sure noth ing is on th e 2 nd -row
sea t or th e floor in front of or b eh ind
th e sea t.
2 . F old up th e a rm rest(s).
3 . R ota te th e relea se lev er (A ) on th e
up p er-outb oa rd sid e of th e sea tb a c k
forw a rd .
4 . P ush th e top of th e sea tb a c k forw a rd .
T h e sea t c ush ion w ill fold a nd th e entire
sea t w ill slid e forw a rd .
5 . A fter entering /ex iting , p ush th e top of
th e sea tb a c k rea rw a rd until th e sea t-
b a c k a nd floor tra c k s loc k .
6 . P ush d ow n a t th e rea r of th e sea t
c ush ion to loc k it in p la c e.
1 . M a k e sure noth ing is on th e floor in
front of or b eh ind th e 2 nd -row sea t.
2 . P ull outw a rd on th e h a nd le (B ) on th e
outb oa rd sid e of th e sea t c ush ion a nd
slid e th e sea t forw a rd or rea rw a rd .
3 . R elea se th e h a nd le.
1 . M a k e sure th e sea t is a ll th e w a y
rea rw a rd (w h en fold ing th e sea t) a nd
th e a rm rest(s) a re up rig h t.
2 . P ull forw a rd on th e stra p (C) on th e
outb oa rd sid e of th e sea tb a c k .
3 . F old d ow n or rec line th e sea tb a c k .
B
F o ld /R e c lin e th e S e a tb a c k
C
See Seas and Resrains in your Owner Manual.
E n te r o r E x it th e 3rd -R o w S e a ts

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Exterior/Interior Lighting
O ff/O n
A U T O A u to m a tic H e a d la m p S y s te m
A c tiv a tes th e D a y tim e R unning L a m p s
(D R L s) in th e d a y tim e a nd th e h ea d la m p s
a nd oth er ex terior la m p s a t nig h t or w h en
nec essa ry .
P a rk in g L a m p s
M a nua l op era tion of th e p a rk ing la m p s.
H e a d la m p s
M a nua l op era tion of th e h ea d la m p s.
F o g L a m p s (opional)
P ress th e k nob to turn th e fog la m p s
on or off.
In s tru m e n t P a n e l B rig h tn e s s
T urn th e sm a ll k nob to inc rea se or
d ec rea se th e instrum ent p a nel lig h ting .
T urn th e k nob fully to turn on th e d om e
la m p s w h en a ll d oors a re c losed .
D o m e L a m p O ff
P ress th e b utton to turn off th e d om e
la m p s. W ith th e b u tto n d e p re s s e d ,
th e d o m e la m p s w ill n o t tu rn o n
w h e n a d o o r is o p e n .
P ress th e b utton a g a in to h a v e th e d om e
la m p s turn on w h en a d oor is op en.
See Lighing in your Owner Manual.
A u to m a tic H e a d la m p S y s te m
In s tru m e n t P a n e l L ig h tin g
D o m e L a m p

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Rear Seat Climate Controls
F ro n t S e a t C o n tro l
P ress th e R E A R b u tto n (A ) o n th e fro n t
c lim a te c o n tro l p a n e l to c y c le th roug h
th ree rea r c ontrol setting s — F ront, R ea r,
a nd O ff.
F ro n t: P rov id e c ontrol to th e front sea t
oc c up a nts; th e rea r setting s a re th e sa m e
a s th e d riv er’s setting s.
R e a r: P rov id e c ontrol to th e rea r sea t
oc c up a nts; th e rea r setting s a re c ontrolled
b y th e rea r c ontrols.
O ff: T urn off th e rea r c lim a te c ontrols
sy stem .
A ir d eliv ery m od es:
V ent
B i-lev el
F loor
T em p era ture
c ontrols
F a n c ontrols
See Climae Conrols in your Owner Manual.
Rear climate controls with rear seat audio (optional) shown.
R e a r s e a t o c c u p a n ts c a n a d ju s t th e re a r s e ttin g s a t a n y tim e b y u s in g th e re a r
c o n tro ls , re g a rd le s s o f th e fro n t c o n tro l p a n e l R E A R s e ttin g .
• T o turn on th e rea r sy stem , p ress a ny rea r c ontrol.
• T o turn off th e rea r sy stem , turn th e left k nob to th e O ff p osition, or p ress th e d ow n
F a n C o n tro l rep ea ted ly (rear climate controls with rear seat audio).
D ual automatic climate controls (optional) shown.
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R e a r S e a t C o n tro l

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Cruise Control
S e t C ru is e C o n tro l
1 . P ress th e O n /O ff b utton. T h e
b utton ind ic a tor w ill illum ina te w h en th e
sy stem is on.
2 . W h en tra v eling a t th e d esired sp eed ,
p ress th e S E T – b utton to set th e sp eed .
T h e C ru is e C o n tro l sy m b ol w ill
illum ina te on th e instrum ent c luster.
A d ju s t C ru is e C o n tro l
R E S + R e s u m e /A c c e le ra te
P ress to resum e a set sp eed .
W h en th e sy stem is a c tiv e, p ress to
inc rea se sp eed .
S E T – S e t/C o a s t
W h en th e sy stem is a c tiv e, p ress to
d ec rea se sp eed .
C a n c e l
P ress to c a nc el th e c ruise c ontrol
b ut reta in th e set sp eed in m em ory .
T h e c ruise c ontrol set sp eed is era sed
w h en c ruise c ontrol or th e v eh ic le ig nition
is turned off.
See Driving and Operaing in your Owner Manual.

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AudioSteeringWheelControls (optional)
+ –V o lu m e
P ull up th e + or – b utton to inc rea se or
d ec rea se th e v olum e.
N e x t/P re v io u s
P ress th e up or d ow n a rrow to g o to th e
nex t or p rev ious fa v orite ra d io sta tion,
CD tra c k or D V D c h a p ter (optional).
S R C E S o u rc e
P ress to selec t a n a ud io sourc e.
P ress a nd h old for one sec ond to initia te
v oic e rec og nition on th e na v ig a tion sy stem
(optional).
S e e k
P ress to g o to th e nex t ra d io sta tion on th e
sa m e b a nd , CD tra c k or D V D c h a p ter
(optional).
M u te /P u s h to T a lk
P ress to m ute th e v eh ic le sp ea k ers.
P ress a nd h old for tw o sec ond s to intera c t
w ith th e O nS ta r or B luetooth sy stem .
E n d
P ress to end or rejec t a n O nS ta r or
B luetooth c a ll.
B lu e to o th ®S y s te m (opional)
A B luetooth -ena b led c ell p h one m ust b e
p a ired w ith th e in-v eh ic le B luetooth sy stem
b efore it c a n b e used in th e v eh ic le. N ot a ll
p h ones w ill sup p ort a ll func tions.
V isit w w w .g m .c o m /b lu e to o th for m ore
inform a tion.
See Insrumens and Conrols in your Owner Manual.

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Rear Wiper/Washer
R e a r W ip e r
P ress th e top of th e sw itc h to turn th e rea r
w ip er on or off.
W a s h e r F lu id
P ress th e b ottom of th e sw itc h to sp ra y
w a sh er fluid on th e rea r w ind ow .
See Insrumens and Conrols in your Owner Manual.
Power Liftgate (optional)
P o w e r L iftg a te S w itc h
• P ress th e P o w e r L iftg a te O F F sw itc h
to turn off th e p ow er liftg a te. T h e
liftg a te c a n only b e op era ted m a nua lly
w h en th e p ow er liftg a te sw itc h is in th e
O ff p osition.
• P ress th e top of th e P o w e r L iftg a te
sw itc h to turn on th e p ow er liftg a te.
No e: If the power liftgate does not open or
close, mak e sure the power liftgate switch is not
in the Off position.
O p e n /C lo s e th e P o w e r L iftg a te
• P ress a nd h old th e P o w e r L iftg a te
b utton on th e R em ote K ey less E ntry
tra nsm itter until th e liftg a te sta rts
m ov ing .
• P ress th e top of th e P o w e r
L iftg a te sw itc h on th e c enter c onsole.
• P ress th e touc h p a d (A ) a b ov e th e
liftg a te h a nd le to op en.
• P ress th e touc h p a d (B ) nex t to th e
liftg a te la tc h to c lose.
See Keys, Doors and Windows in your Owner Manual.
A B