GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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In Brief ...... 1-1 Storage ...... 4-1 Climate Controls ...... 8-1 Instrument Panel ...... 1-2 Storage Compartments ...... 4-1 Climate Control Systems ...... 8-1 Initial Drive Information ...... 1-4 Air Vents ...... 8-7 Vehicle Features ...... 1-15 Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1 Performance and Controls ...... 5-2 Driving and Operating ...... 9-1 Maintenance ...... 1-19 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Driving Information ...... 9-2 Indicators ...... 5-8 Starting and Operating ...... 9-14 Keys, Doors, and Information Displays ...... 5-25 Engine Exhaust ...... 9-21 Windows ...... 2-1 Vehicle Messages ...... 5-30 Automatic Transmission ...... 9-22 Keys and Locks ...... 2-1 Vehicle Personalization ...... 5-39 Drive Systems ...... 9-30 Doors ...... 2-8 Brakes ...... 9-30 Vehicle Security...... 2-11 Lighting ...... 6-1 Ride Control Systems ...... 9-32 Exterior Mirrors ...... 2-12 Exterior Lighting ...... 6-1 Cruise Control ...... 9-34 Interior Mirrors ...... 2-14 Interior Lighting ...... 6-5 Driver Assistance Systems . . . 9-37 Windows ...... 2-14 Lighting Features ...... 6-6 Fuel ...... 9-41 Infotainment System ...... 7-1 Trailer Towing...... 9-46 Seats and Restraints ...... 3-1 Conversions and Add-Ons . . . 9-57 Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Introduction ...... 7-1 Front Seats ...... 3-2 Radio ...... 7-8 Vehicle Care ...... 10-1 Rear Seats ...... 3-5 Audio Players ...... 7-12 General Information ...... 10-2 Safety Belts ...... 3-8 Phone ...... 7-22 Vehicle Checks ...... 10-3 Airbag System ...... 3-16 Headlamp Aiming ...... 10-33 Child Restraints ...... 3-33 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-34 Electrical System ...... 10-39 Wheels and Tires ...... 10-46 Jump Starting ...... 10-79 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Towing the Vehicle ...... 10-83 Technical Data ...... 12-1 OnStar ...... 14-1 Appearance Care ...... 10-86 Vehicle Identification ...... 12-1 OnStar Overview...... 14-1 Vehicle Data ...... 12-2 OnStar Services ...... 14-2 Service and Maintenance . . . 11-1 OnStar Additional General Information ...... 11-1 Customer Information ...... 13-1 Information ...... 14-5 Maintenance Schedule ...... 11-3 Customer Information ...... 13-1 Special Application Reporting Safety Defects . . . . 13-12 Index ...... i-1 Services ...... 11-8 Vehicle Data Recording and Additional Maintenance Privacy...... 13-14 and Care ...... 11-8 Recommended Fluids ...... 11-11 Maintenance Records ...... 11-14 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Please refer to the purchase Canadian Vehicle Owners documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm each of Propriétaires Canadiens the features found on your vehicle. A French language manual can be For vehicles first sold in Canada, obtained from your dealer, at substitute the name “General www.helminc.com, or from: Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC The names, logos, emblems, wherever it appears in this manual. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de slogans, vehicle model names, and ® ce guide en français auprès du vehicle body designs appearing in If the vehicle has the Duramax concessionnaire ou à l'adresse this manual including, but not limited Diesel engine, see the Duramax savant: to, GM, the GM logo, GMC, the diesel supplement for additional and GMC Truck Emblem, and SAVANA specific information on this engine. Helm, Incorporated are trademarks and/or service Attention: Customer Service Keep this manual in the vehicle for 47911 Halyard Drive marks of General Motors LLC, its quick reference. subsidiaries, affiliates, or licensors. Plymouth, MI 48170 This manual describes features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle either because they are options that you did not purchase or due to changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual.

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iv Introduction

Using this Manual information relating to a specific { Caution component, control, message, To quickly locate information about gauge, or indicator. the vehicle, use the Index in the Text marked { Caution provides M : This symbol is shown when back of the manual. It is an information that may indicate a you need to see the owner manual alphabetical list of what is in the hazard that could result in injury manual and the page number where for additional instructions or or death. It could also result in information. it can be found. possible damage to the vehicle. * : This symbol is shown when Danger, Warnings, and you need to see a service manual Cautions for additional instructions or information. { Danger Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols Text marked { Danger provides that may be found on the vehicle information on risk of fatal injury. and what they mean. For more Disregarding this information may A circle with a slash through it is a information on the symbol, refer to endanger life. safety symbol which means “Do the Index. Not,”“Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.” 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning { Warning Symbols ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) The vehicle has components and Text marked { Warning provides % : Audio Steering Wheel Controls labels that use symbols instead of or OnStar® (if equipped) information on risk of accident or text. Symbols are shown along with injury. Disregarding this the text describing the operation or J : Brake System Warning information may lead to injury. Light GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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" : Charging System 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam / : Remote Vehicle Start I : Cruise Control Changer > : Safety Belt Reminders i B : Engine Coolant Temperature : Top Tether Anchors for Child : Tire Pressure Monitor Restraints 7 : Exterior Lamps _ : Tow/Haul Mode O * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp . : Fuel Gauge d : Traction Control/StabiliTrak® : : Oil Pressure + : Fuses : Windshield Washer Fluid } : Power M GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

In Brief 1-1

In Brief Vehicle Features Performance and Maintenance Radio(s) ...... 1-15 Traction Control/Electronic Satellite Radio ...... 1-16 Stability Control ...... 1-19 Instrument Panel Portable Audio Devices ...... 1-16 Tire Pressure Monitor ...... 1-20 Instrument Panel ...... 1-2 Bluetooth® ...... 1-16 Engine Oil Life System ...... 1-20 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-17 E85 or FlexFuel ...... 1-20 Initial Drive Information Cruise Control ...... 1-18 Driving for Better Fuel Initial Drive Information ...... 1-4 Navigation System ...... 1-18 Economy ...... 1-20 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Rear Vision Roadside Assistance System ...... 1-4 Camera (RVC) ...... 1-18 Program ...... 1-21 Remote Vehicle Start ...... 1-4 Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 1-18 OnStar® ...... 1-21 Door Locks ...... 1-5 Power Outlets ...... 1-19 Windows ...... 1-6 Seat Adjustment ...... 1-6 Safety Belts ...... 1-8 Airbag On-Off Switch ...... 1-8 Passenger Sensing System . . . 1-9 Mirror Adjustment ...... 1-9 Steering Wheel Adjustment ...... 1-10 Interior Lighting ...... 1-11 Exterior Lighting ...... 1-12 Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-13 Climate Controls ...... 1-13 Transmission ...... 1-14 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

1-2 In Brief

Instrument Panel GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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1. Air Vents on page 8-7. 10. Instrument Panel Illumination 19. Passenger Airbag On-Off 2. Driver Information Center (DIC) Control on page 6-5. Switch (If Equipped). See Buttons. See Driver Information Dome Lamp Override. See Airbag On-Off Switch on Center (DIC) on page 5-25. Dome Lamps on page 6-5. page 3-23. 3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn and 11. Cruise Control on page 9-34 (If 20. Front Storage on page 4-1 (If Lane-Change Signals on Equipped). Equipped). page 6-4. Fast Idle System on page 9-18 21. Passenger Airbag Status Windshield Wiper/Washer on (If Equipped). Indicator on page 5-17 (If Equipped). page 5-3. 12. Steering Wheel Adjustment on 4. Hazard Warning Flashers on page 5-2 (If Equipped). 22. Rear Heating System on page 8-4 (If Equipped). page 6-4 (Out of View). 13. Data Link Connector (DLC) 5. Instrument Cluster on page 5-10. (Out of View). See Malfunction 23. USB Port (If Equipped). See Indicator Lamp on page 5-18. Auxiliary Devices on 6. Shift Lever. See Starting the page 7-17. Engine on page 9-16. 14. Horn on page 5-3. Manual Mode on page 9-28 (If 15. Steering Wheel Controls on Equipped). page 5-2 (If Equipped). 7. Climate Control Systems on 16. Tow/Haul Mode Button. See page 8-1. “Tow/Haul Mode” under Towing 8. Infotainment on page 7-1. Equipment on page 9-54. 9. Exterior Lamp Controls on 17. Power Outlets on page 5-7. page 6-1. 18. Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control on page 9-32 (If Equipped). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Initial Drive L : Press and release to locate Information the vehicle. Press L and hold for more than two seconds to sound the This section provides a brief panic alarm. Press L again to overview about some of the cancel the panic alarm. important features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle. See Keys on page 2-1 and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System For more detailed information, refer Operation on page 2-2. to each of the features which can be found later in this owner manual. Remote Vehicle Start With this feature the engine can be Remote Keyless Entry RKE Transmitter with Remote started from outside of the vehicle. (RKE) System Start Shown If equipped, the RKE transmitter is Q : Press to lock all doors. Starting the Vehicle used to remotely lock and unlock Lock and unlock feedback can be 1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the the doors from up to 60 m (195 ft) personalized. See Vehicle vehicle. away from the vehicle. Personalization on page 5-39. 2. Press and release Q. K : Press to unlock the driver door. K 3. Immediately after completing Press again within five seconds Step 2, press and hold / for to unlock all remaining doors. four seconds or until the turn j : Press to unlock only the cargo signal lamps flash. doors. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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When the vehicle starts, the parking Door Locks Power Door Locks lamps will turn on and remain on as long as the engine is running. The Manual Door Locks doors will be locked and the climate control system may come on. The engine will continue to run for 10 minutes. Repeat the steps for a 10-minute time extension. Remote start can be extended only once. Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start, do one of the following: . Aim the RKE transmitter at the vehicle and press and hold / On vehicles with power door locks, the switches are located on the until the parking lamps turn off. Lock and unlock the door from the doors. . Turn on the hazard warning outside using the key or the Remote T : Press to lock and unlock the flashers. Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter, if equipped. From the inside, slide doors. . Turn the vehicle on and then the manual lever on the door up See Power Door Locks on page 2-7. back off. or down. See Remote Vehicle Start on See Door Locks on page 2-6. page 2-4. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Windows Press or pull up on the switch to Seat Adjustment lower or raise the window. Manual Windows Manual Seats Express-Down Operate the manual windows by turning the hand crank on each door The driver window switch also has to raise or lower the side door an express-down feature that allows windows. the window to be lowered without holding the switch. Press fully and See Manual Windows on page 2-14. release the window switch marked Power Windows AUTO to activate the express-down mode. This mode can be canceled at any time by pulling up on the switch. To open the window part way, lightly tap the switch until the window is at the desired position. See Power Windows on page 2-14. To adjust a manual seat: 1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. 3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure the seat is If the vehicle has power windows, locked in place. the controls are on the front doors. See Seat Adjustment on page 3-2. The driver door also has a control to operate the front passenger window. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Power Seats Reclining Seatbacks To return the seatback to the upright position: 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. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 3-3.

To adjust a power seat, if available, To recline the seatback: use the controls on the front of 1. Lift the lever on the inboard side the seat: of the seat. . Adjust the seat by moving the 2. Move the seatback to the center knob up, down, right, desired position, and then or left. release the lever to lock the . Raise and lower the front or rear seatback in place. of the seat cushion by moving 3. Push and pull on the seatback to the right or left lever up or down. make sure it is locked. See Power Seat Adjustment on page 3-3. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Safety Belts Airbag On-Off Switch If the instrument panel has one of the switches pictured in the following illustrations, the vehicle has an airbag on-off switch that you can use to manually turn on or off the front outboard passenger airbag.

United States

Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly. . Safety Belts on page 3-8. . How to Wear Safety Belts Properly on page 3-9. . Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3-10. . Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 3-41. Canada and Mexico GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To operate the airbag on-off switch, Mirror Adjustment use the vehicle key. Exterior Mirrors See Airbag On-Off Switch on page 3-23 for important information. Vehicles with outside manual mirrors can be adjusted by moving Passenger Sensing the mirror up and down or left to System United States right so you can see a little of the side of the vehicle, and have a clear The passenger sensing system, view of objects behind you. if equipped, will turn off the right front passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. The driver airbag and roof‐rail airbags, if equipped, are not affected by this. Canada and Mexico If the vehicle has a passenger sensing system, the passenger See Passenger Sensing System on airbag status indicator will be visible page 3-26 for important information. on the instrument panel when the vehicle is started.

Select each mirror by turning the knob clockwise for the passenger side mirror or counterclockwise for the driver side mirror. Adjust the mirror angle by moving the knob in the desired direction. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Keep the selector switch in the Interior Mirror Steering Wheel center position when not adjusting To adjust the inside rearview mirror, either outside mirror. Adjustment hold the rearview mirror in the center and move it to view the area behind the vehicle. For vehicles with a manual rearview mirror, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it for nighttime use to avoid glare from the headlamps from behind. See Manual Rearview Mirror on page 2-14.

Vehicles with towing mirrors can be For vehicles with a tilt steering adjusted manually for a clear view wheel, the lever is located on the of the objects behind you. left side of the steering column. Manually fold the mirrors inward to To adjust the steering wheel: prevent damage when going 1. Pull the lever to move the through an automatic car wash. To steering wheel up or down into a fold, pull the mirror toward the comfortable position. vehicle. Push the mirror outward, to 2. Release the lever to lock the return it to the original position. steering wheel in place. See Steering Wheel Adjustment on page 5-2. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Interior Lighting lamps, press D then turn the knob Reading Lamps clockwise to the farthest position. In Dome Lamps For vehicles with reading lamps, this position, the dome lamps press the button located next to The dome lamps come on when any remain on whether a door is opened each lamp to turn it on or off. door is opened. They turn off after or closed. all the doors are closed. The vehicle may also have reading E DOME OFF: This button is lamps in other locations. The lamps located above the instrument panel cannot be adjusted. brightness knob. For more information on interior Press the button in and the dome lighting, see: lamps remain off when a door is . opened. Press the button again so Instrument Panel Illumination that the dome lamps come on when Control on page 6-5. a door is opened. . Entry/Exit Lighting on page 6-6.

The instrument panel brightness knob extends when D is pressed. To manually turn on the dome GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Exterior Lighting For vehicles first sold in Canada, See: the off position only works for . Exterior Lamp Controls on vehicles that are shifted into the page 6-1 P (Park) position. . Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) AUTO: Automatically turns the on page 6-2 exterior lamps on and off, depending on outside lighting. . Automatic Headlamp System on page 6-3 ; : Turns on the parking lamps including all lamps, except the headlamps. The exterior lamp control is on the 2 : Turns on the headlamps instrument panel to the left of the together with the parking lamps and steering wheel. instrument panel lights. O : Briefly turn the control to this position to turn the automatic headlamps and Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) off or back on. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Windshield Wiper/Washer Climate Controls The vehicle's heating, cooling, and ventilation can be controlled with these systems.

The lever is located on the left side of the steering column. 8 : Use for a single wiping cycle. 6 : Use to adjust the delay time between wipes. Turn the band up or down for more frequent wipes or less frequent wipes. d : Slow wipes. Vehicles without Air Conditioning a : Fast wipes. 1. Fan Control 9 : Use to turn the wipers off. 2. Temperature Control L : Push the paddle on top of the 3. Air Delivery Mode Control turn signal lever to spray washer fluid on the windshield. See Windshield Wiper/Washer on page 5-3. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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vehicle's transmission and vehicle speed while driving downhill or towing a trailer by letting you select a desired range of gears. To use this feature: 1. Move the shift lever to M (Manual Mode). 2. Press the +/− buttons on the shift lever, to select the desired range of gears for current driving conditions. Vehicles with Air Conditioning When M (Manual Mode) is selected, a number displays in the DIC next to 1. Fan Control Transmission the M indicating the current gear. 2. Temperature Control Range Selection Mode Grade Braking is not available when 3. Air Delivery Mode Control Range Selection Mode is active. See Tow/Haul Mode on page 9-29. 4. Rear Window Defogger While using Range Selection Mode, See Climate Control Systems on Cruise Control and the Tow/Haul page 8-1. See Rear Heating System Mode can be used. See Manual on page 8-4 (If Equipped) or Rear Mode on page 9-28. Climate Control System on page 8-4 (If Equipped). The vehicle may have a Range Selection Mode. The Range Selection Mode helps control the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Features © SEEK or ¨ SEEK: Seek or scan stations. Radio(s) 4 : Press to switch the display between the radio station frequency and the time. While the ignition is off, press this button to display the time. Press to display additional text information related to the current FM-RDS station or MP3 song. A choice of additional information such as Channel, Song, Artist, and CAT (category) can display. Continue pressing to highlight the desired tab, or press the softkey located under any one of the tabs and the information about that tab displays. For more information about these and other radio features, see Infotainment on page 7-1. Storing a Favorite Station Radio with CD (MP3) Depending on which radio the O : Press to turn the system on BAND: Press to choose between vehicle has, radio stations are and off. Turn to increase or FM1, FM2, AM, and SiriusXM®. stored as either favorites or presets. decrease the volume. f : Select radio stations. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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For vehicles with a FAV button, a 2. Press the softkey located below For more information, refer to: maximum of 36 stations can be any one of the tabs that you . www.siriusxm.com or call stored as favorites using the six want to change. 1-866-635-2349 (U.S.) softkeys below the radio station 3. Increase or decrease the time or . www.xmradio.ca or call frequency tabs and by using the date, depending on the radio, by radio FAV button. Press FAV to go 1-877-209-0079 (Canada) pressing the © SEEK or ¨ SEEK through up to six pages of favorites, See Satellite Radio on page 7-9. each having six favorite stations buttons, s REV or \ FWD available per page. Each page of buttons, or by turning f Portable Audio Devices favorites can contain any clockwise or counterclockwise. combination of AM and FM stations. This vehicle may have an auxiliary For detailed instructions on setting input on the radio faceplate and a If the radio does not have a FAV the clock for your specific audio USB port on the instrument panel. button, up to 18 stations (six FM1, system, see Clock on page 5-6. External devices such as an iPod®, six FM2, and six AM), can be laptop computer, MP3 player, CD programmed on the six numbered Satellite Radio changer, or USB storage device can buttons. be connected to the auxiliary port SiriusXM® is a satellite radio service For more information on storing a using a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) input cable based in the 48 contiguous United favorite station, see Operation on or the USB port depending on the States and 10 Canadian provinces. page 7-6. audio system. SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide Setting the Clock variety of programming and See "Using the Auxiliary Input Jack" commercial-free music, coast to and "Using the USB Port" in To set the time and date for the coast, and in digital-quality sound. Auxiliary Devices on page 7-17. Radio with CD (MP3): A fee is required to receive the ® 1. Press H and the HR, MIN, MM, SiriusXM service. Bluetooth DD, and YYYY (hour, minute, If equipped with a Bluetooth system, month, day, and year) display. it allows users with a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (17,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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make and receive hands-free calls Steering Wheel Controls c / x : Press to go to the using the vehicle’s audio system previous favorite radio station, track and controls. on a CD, or folder on an iPod® or The Bluetooth-enabled cell phone USB device. Also press to reject an must be paired with the Bluetooth incoming call, or end a current call. system before it can be used in the b / g : Press to silence the vehicle vehicle. Not all phones will support speakers only. Press again to turn all functions. For more information, the sound on. Press and hold longer see www.gm.com/bluetooth and than two seconds to interact with Bluetooth on page 7-22. OnStar® or Bluetooth systems, if equipped. + e : Press to increase volume. − e : Press to decrease volume. For vehicles with audio steering wheel controls, some audio controls SRCE: Press to switch between can be adjusted at the steering the radio and CD, and for equipped wheel. vehicles, the front auxiliary. w : Press to go to the next favorite ¨ : Press to seek the next radio radio station, track on a CD, station, the next track while sourced ® to the CD, or to select tracks and or folder on an iPod or USB ® device. folders on an iPod or USB device. For more information, see Steering Wheel Controls on page 5-2. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Cruise Control SET−: Press briefly to set the Rear Vision speed and activate cruise control. If cruise control is already active, Camera (RVC) use to decrease vehicle speed. If equipped, the RVC displays a [ : Press to disengage cruise view of the area behind the vehicle control without erasing the set when the vehicle is shifted into speed from memory. R (Reverse). The display will appear on either the inside rearview mirror See Cruise Control on page 9-34. or navigation screen, if equipped. To clean the camera lens, located Navigation System above the license plate, rinse it with If the vehicle has a navigation water and wipe it with a soft cloth. system, there is a separate See Rear Vision Camera (RVC) on infotainment manual that includes page 9-38. If equipped with cruise control, use information on the radio, audio the following buttons: players, and navigation system. Ultrasonic Parking Assist : Press to turn the system on or The navigation system provides I detailed maps of most major If equipped, this system uses off. The indicator light on the button sensors on the rear bumper to turns on when cruise control is freeways and roads. After a destination has been set, the assist with parking and avoiding turned on and goes off when cruise objects while in R (Reverse). is turned off. system provides turn-by-turn instructions for reaching the It operates at speeds less than +RES: Press briefly to make the destination. In addition, the system 8 km/h (5 mph). Ultrasonic Rear vehicle resume to a previously set can help locate a variety of points of Parking Assist (URPA) uses audible speed, or press and hold to interest (POIs), such as banks, beeps to provide distance and accelerate. If cruise control is airports, restaurants, and more. system information. already active, use to increase vehicle speed. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (19,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Keep the sensors on the vehicle's Performance and rear bumper clean to ensure proper operation. Maintenance See Ultrasonic Parking Assist on page 9-37. Traction Control/ Electronic Stability Power Outlets Control The accessory power outlets can be The vehicle may have a traction used to plug in electrical equipment, control system that limits wheel spin such as a cell phone or an MP3 and the StabiliTrak system that player. assists with directional control of the The vehicle may have two vehicle in difficult driving conditions. . To turn off traction control, press accessory power outlets on the Both systems turn on automatically and release the StabiliTrak instrument panel. every time the vehicle is started. button g. The appropriate DIC Remove the cover to access and message will display. See Ride replace when not in use. Control System Messages on page 5-34. See Power Outlets on page 5-7. . To turn off both traction control and StabiliTrak, press and hold the StabiliTrak button g until the StabiliTrak OFF light Y illuminates and the appropriate DIC messages display. See Ride Control System Messages on page 5-34. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (20,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Press and release the The low tire pressure warning light 2. Fully press and release the StabiliTrak button again to turn may come on in cool weather when accelerator pedal three times on both systems. the vehicle is first started, and then within five seconds. See Traction Control/Electronic turn off as the vehicle is driven. This 3. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF. Stability Control on page 9-32. may be an early indicator that the tire pressures are getting low and See Engine Oil Life System on Tire Pressure Monitor the tires need to be inflated to the page 10-10. proper pressure. This vehicle may have a Tire E85 or FlexFuel Pressure Monitor System (TPMS). The TPMS does not replace normal monthly tire maintenance. Maintain Vehicles with a yellow fuel cap can the correct tire pressures. use either unleaded gasoline or See Tire Pressure Monitor System ethanol fuel containing up to 85% on page 10-56. ethanol (E85). See E85 or FlexFuel on page 9-43. For all other vehicles, use only the unleaded gasoline Engine Oil Life System described under Recommended The engine oil life system calculates Fuel on page 9-42. The low tire pressure warning light engine oil life based on vehicle use alerts to a significant loss in and displays a DIC message when Driving for Better Fuel pressure of one of the vehicle's it is necessary to change the engine Economy tires. If the warning light comes on, oil and filter. The oil life system stop as soon as possible and inflate should be reset to 100% only Driving habits can affect fuel the tires to the recommended following an oil change. mileage. Here are some driving tips pressure shown on the Tire and to get the best fuel economy Loading Information label. See Resetting the Oil Life System possible. Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10. 1. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN, . Avoid fast starts and accelerate The warning light will remain on until with the engine off. the tire pressure is corrected. smoothly. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (21,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

In Brief 1-21

. Brake gradually and avoid Roadside Assistance OnStar® abrupt stops. Program If equipped, this vehicle has a . Avoid idling the engine for long comprehensive, in-vehicle system periods of time. U.S.: 1-888-881-3302 that can connect to a live Advisor . When road and weather TTY Users (U.S. Only): for Emergency, Security, Navigation, conditions are appropriate, use 1-888-889-2438 Connection, and Diagnostic cruise control. Canada: 1-800-268-6800 Services. See OnStar Overview on page 14-1. . Always follow posted speed As the owner of a new GMC, you limits or drive more slowly when are automatically enrolled in the conditions require. Roadside Assistance program. . Keep vehicle tires properly See Roadside Assistance Program inflated. on page 13-5. . Combine several trips into a single trip. . Replace the vehicle's tires with the same TPC Spec number molded into the tire's sidewall near the size. . Follow recommended scheduled maintenance. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (22,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

1-22 In Brief

2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-1

Vehicle Security Keys and Locks Keys, Doors, and Vehicle Security ...... 2-11 Windows Immobilizer ...... 2-11 Immobilizer Operation ...... 2-11 Keys Exterior Mirrors Keys and Locks { Warning Convex Mirrors ...... 2-12 Keys ...... 2-1 Manual Mirrors ...... 2-12 Leaving children in a vehicle with Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Trailer-Tow Mirrors ...... 2-13 System ...... 2-2 the ignition key is dangerous and Power Mirrors ...... 2-13 children or others could be Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Heated Mirrors ...... 2-13 System Operation ...... 2-2 seriously injured or killed. They Remote Vehicle Start ...... 2-4 Interior Mirrors could operate the power windows Door Locks ...... 2-6 Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . 2-14 or other controls or make the Power Door Locks ...... 2-7 Manual Rearview Mirror ...... 2-14 vehicle move. The windows will Cargo Door Relocking ...... 2-7 function with the keys in the Delayed Locking ...... 2-7 Windows ignition, and children or others Automatic Door Locks ...... 2-7 Windows ...... 2-14 could be caught in the path of a Lockout Protection ...... 2-7 Manual Windows ...... 2-14 closing window. Do not leave Safety Locks ...... 2-8 Power Windows ...... 2-14 children in a vehicle with the Swing-Out Windows ...... 2-15 ignition key. Doors Enhanced Technology Side Door (60/40 Glass ...... 2-16 Swing-Out) ...... 2-8 Sun Visors ...... 2-17 Sliding Door ...... 2-9 Rear Doors ...... 2-10 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-2 Keys, Doors, and Windows

With an active OnStar subscription, Remote Keyless Entry an OnStar Advisor may remotely unlock the vehicle. See OnStar (RKE) System Operation Overview on page 14-1. If equipped, the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter functions Remote Keyless Entry work up to 60 m (195 ft) away from (RKE) System the vehicle. Other conditions can affect the See Radio Frequency Statement on performance of the transmitter. See page 13-15. Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) If there is a decrease in the RKE System on page 2-2. operating range: The key is used for the ignition and . Check the distance. The all door locks. transmitter may be too far from The key has a bar-coded key tag the vehicle. that the dealer or qualified locksmith . Check the location. Other can use to make new keys. Store vehicles or objects may be this information in a safe place, not blocking the signal. in the vehicle. . Check the transmitter's battery. See your dealer if a replacement See “Battery Replacement” later key or additional key is needed. in this section. If it becomes difficult to turn a key, . If the transmitter is still not inspect the key blade for debris. working correctly, see your Periodically clean with a brush dealer or a qualified technician or pick. for service. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-3

K (Unlock): Press to unlock the Press and hold L for more than driver door. If K is pressed again two seconds to activate the panic within five seconds, all remaining alarm. The turn signal lamps flash doors unlock. and the horn sounds repeatedly for 30 seconds. The alarm turns off The interior lamps come on and when the ignition is moved to ON/ stay on for 20 seconds or until the ignition is turned on. If enabled RUN or L is pressed again. The through the DIC, the parking lamps ignition must be in LOCK/OFF for flash twice to indicate unlocking has the panic alarm to work. occurred. See Vehicle Programming Transmitters to Personalization on page 5-39. the Vehicle j RKE Transmitter with Remote (Cargo Door): Press to unlock Only RKE transmitters programmed Start Shown only the cargo doors. to the vehicle will work. If a Q (Lock): Press once to lock all / (Remote Vehicle Start): For transmitter is lost or stolen, a doors. If enabled through the Driver vehicles with this feature, press Q replacement can be purchased and programmed through your dealer. Information Center (DIC), the and then press and hold / within parking lamps flash once to indicate When the replacement transmitter is five seconds to start the engine from locking has occurred. programmed to the vehicle, all outside the vehicle using the RKE remaining transmitters must also be The horn may chirp when Q is transmitter. See Remote Vehicle programmed. Any lost or stolen pressed again within five seconds. Start on page 2-4. transmitters no longer work once the See Vehicle Personalization on L (Vehicle Locator/Panic new transmitter is programmed. page 5-39. Alarm): Press and release to Each vehicle can have up to initiate vehicle locator. The turn four transmitters programmed to it. signal lamps flash and the horn sounds three times. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Battery Replacement 3. Insert the new battery, positive side facing down. Replace with a Replace the battery if the REPLACE CR2032 or equivalent battery. BATTERY IN REMOTE KEY message displays in the DIC. See 4. Snap the transmitter back Key and Lock Messages on together. page 5-34. Remote Vehicle Start { Caution This vehicle may have a remote start feature. This feature allows you When replacing the battery, do to start the engine from outside the not touch any of the circuitry on vehicle. It may also start the the transmitter. Static from your vehicle's heating or air conditioning To replace the battery: body could damage the systems. See Climate Control transmitter. 1. Separate the transmitter with a Systems on page 8-1 for additional flat, thin object, such as a flat information. head screwdriver. Laws in some local communities . Carefully insert the tool into may restrict the use of remote the notch located along the starters. For example, some laws parting line of the may require a person using remote transmitter. Do not insert start to have the vehicle in view the tool too far. Stop as when doing so. Check local soon as resistance is felt. regulations for any requirements on . Twist the tool until the remote starting of vehicles. transmitter is separated. Do not use the remote start feature 2. Remove the old battery. Do not if the vehicle is low on fuel. The use a metal object. vehicle may run out of fuel. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-5

The RKE transmitter range may be 3. Immediately press and hold / If the remote start procedure is used less while the vehicle is running. until the turn signal lamps flash. again before the first 10 minute time There are other conditions which If you cannot see the vehicle's frame has ended, the first can affect the performance of the lamps, press and hold for 10 minutes will immediately expire transmitter, see Remote Keyless four seconds. and the second 10 minute time frame will start. Entry (RKE) System on page 2-2 for When the engine starts, the additional information. parking lamps will turn on and After the engine has been remote / (Remote Vehicle Start): This remain on while the engine is started two times, the ignition switch button will be on the RKE running. The doors will be must be turned to ON/RUN and then transmitter if you have remote start. locked. The airbag readiness back to LOCK/OFF using the key light will be on during a remote before the remote start procedure To start the engine using the remote start. It should turn off when the can be used again. start feature: ignition is turned to ON/RUN. To cancel a remote start do any of 1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the See Airbag Readiness Light on the following: vehicle. page 5-15 for more information. . Aim the RKE transmitter at the 2. Press and release Q on the The engine will continue to run vehicle and press / until the transmitter. for 10 minutes. Repeat the steps parking lamps turn off. for a 10-minute time extension. Remote start can be extended . Turn on the hazard warning only once. flashers. After entering the vehicle during a . Turn the ignition on and then remote start, insert and turn the key back off. to ON/RUN to drive the vehicle. The remote vehicle start feature will The maximum number of remote not operate if: starts between ignition cycles with . The key is in the ignition. the key is two. . The hood is open. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. The hazard warning flashers are on. Warning (Continued) . There is an emission control crash is increased if the system malfunction. See doors are not locked. So, all Malfunction Indicator Lamp on passengers should wear page 5-18. safety belts properly and the . The engine coolant temperature doors should be locked is too high. whenever the vehicle is driven. . The oil pressure is low. . Young children who get into . Two remote vehicle starts have unlocked vehicles may be already been provided. unable to get out. A child can be overcome by extreme heat To lock the door from the inside, Door Locks and can suffer permanent slide the manual lever on the door injuries or even death from down. To unlock the door, slide the { Warning heat stroke. Always lock the manual lever up. vehicle whenever leaving it. From the outside, use the key. Unlocked doors can be . dangerous. Outsiders can easily enter If the vehicle is equipped with through an unlocked door Keyless Entry, see Remote Keyless . Passengers, especially when you slow down or stop Entry (RKE) System Operation on children, can easily open the the vehicle. Locking the doors page 2-2. doors and fall out of a moving can help prevent this from vehicle. When a door is happening. locked, the handle will not open it. The chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-7

Power Door Locks cargo door will lock immediately Automatic Door Locks when it is closed or when the delayed locking feature functions. The vehicle may have an automatic lock/unlock feature. This feature can Delayed Locking be programmed using the Driver Information Center (DIC). See When locking the doors with the Vehicle Personalization on power lock switch and a door open, page 5-39. the doors will lock five seconds after the last door is closed. The horn Lockout Protection chirps to signal that the delayed locking feature is in use. This feature protects you from locking the key in the vehicle when Pressing e or Q on the RKE the key is in the ignition and a door transmitter will override the delayed is open. locking feature and immediately lock If the power lock switch is pressed If equipped, press T to lock and all the doors. unlock the doors. when either the driver, passenger, This feature will not operate if the or rear door is open, all the doors When a door is locked, the inside key is in the ignition. will lock and then the driver door will door handle will not work. This feature can be programmed unlock. This feature does not include the side cargo door. Cargo Door Relocking using the Driver Information Center (DIC). See “DELAY DOOR If the vehicle has an ambulance If the cargo door is open when the LOCK” in Vehicle Personalization on package, this feature is disabled. lock button is pressed on the door page 5-39. or the RKE transmitter, all doors will lock except the cargo door. The GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-8 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Safety Locks Move the button to the left for the Doors driver side door or to the right for Security locks are located on the the passenger side door to return front portion of the 60/40 side the door locks to normal operation. Side Door (60/40 swing-out door or the side Swing-Out) sliding door.

Side Sliding Door For the side sliding door, move the 60/40 Swing-Out Side To open the front portion of a 60/ button up to engage the security Door — Driver Side Shown, 40 door from the outside, pull out on feature. Move the button down to Passenger Side Similar the handle and open the door. return the door locks to normal For the 60/40 side swing-out door, operation. move the button to the right for the driver side door or to the left for the passenger side door to engage the security feature. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-9

then open the door. When the door is closed, the check strap will automatically re-engage. Sliding Door

To open the front portion of a 60/ To open the rear portion of a 60/ 40 door from the inside, pull the 40 door from the outside, pull the handle toward you and push the handle on the side of the rear door door open. and pull the door toward you. To close the 60/40 side doors, close the rear door first. Then close the front door. Check to make sure that To open the sliding side door from both doors are completely closed. the outside, pull the handle toward the rear of the vehicle and slide the The swing-out doors have a check door open. strap assembly in the door frame to keep the door from opening beyond To close the sliding side door from 90 degrees. the outside, use the handle to slide the door toward the front of the To open the door beyond vehicle. 90 degrees, close the door partially, pull the check strap toward you and GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-10 Keys, Doors, and Windows

When the door is closed, it will be Rear Doors flush with the side of the body. Warning (Continued) { Warning injuries or even death from heat stroke. Always lock the Unlocked doors can be vehicle whenever leaving it. dangerous. . Outsiders can easily enter . Passengers, especially through an unlocked door children, can easily open the when you slow down or stop doors and fall out of a moving the vehicle. Locking the doors vehicle. When a door is can help prevent this from locked, the handle will not happening. open it. The chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a crash is increased if the To open the rear doors from the doors are not locked. So, all outside, pull the handle toward you To open the sliding side door from passengers should wear to open the passenger side rear the inside, pull the handle toward safety belts properly and the door first. the rear of the vehicle. Then, slide doors should be locked the door toward the rear of the whenever the vehicle is vehicle. driven. To close the sliding side door from . Young children who get into the inside, grasp the handle and unlocked vehicles may be slide the door toward the front of the unable to get out. A child can vehicle. be overcome by extreme heat Make sure the door is completely and can suffer permanent closed before driving away. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-11

Vehicle Security When the PASS-Key III+ system senses that someone is using the This vehicle has theft-deterrent wrong key, it shuts down the features; however, they do not make vehicle's starter and fuel systems. the vehicle impossible to steal. The starter will not work and fuel will stop being delivered to the engine. Immobilizer Anyone using a trial-and-error method to start the vehicle will be See Radio Frequency Statement on discouraged because of the high page 13-15. number of electrical key codes. Immobilizer Operation If the engine does not start and the security message comes on, the This vehicle is equipped with the key may have a damaged To open the driver side rear door, ® pull the latch release at the inside PASS-Key III+ (Personalized transponder. Turn the ignition off edge of the door. Automotive Security System) and try again. theft-deterrent system. PASS-Key III To close the rear doors, close the + is a passive theft deterrent If the engine still does not start, and driver side rear door first. Then system. the key appears to be undamaged, close the passenger side rear door. try another ignition key. If the engine Check to make sure both doors are The system is automatically armed still does not start with the other key, completely closed. when the key is removed from the the vehicle needs service. If the ignition. vehicle does start, the first key may You do not have to manually arm or be faulty. See your dealer or a disarm the system. locksmith who can service the PASS-Key III+ to have a new The security light will come on if key made. there is a problem with arming or disarming the theft-deterrent system. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-12 Keys, Doors, and Windows

It is possible for the PASS-Key III+ 3. After the engine has started, turn Exterior Mirrors decoder to learn the transponder the key to LOCK/OFF and value of a new or replacement key. remove the key. Convex Mirrors Up to eight keys may be 4. Insert the key to be programmed programmed for the vehicle. This and turn it to ON/RUN within procedure is for learning additional 10 seconds of removing the { Warning keys only. If all the currently previous key. programmed keys are lost or do not A convex mirror can make things, operate, you must see your dealer The security message will turn like other vehicles, look farther or a locksmith who can service off once the key has been away than they really are. If you PASS-Key III+ to have keys made programmed. It may not be cut too sharply into the right lane, and programmed to the system. apparent that the security you could hit a vehicle on the message went on due to how right. Check the inside mirror or See your dealer or a locksmith who quickly the key is programmed. can service PASS-Key III+ to get a glance over your shoulder before new key blank that is cut exactly as 5. Repeat Steps 1–4 if additional changing lanes. the ignition key that operates the keys are to be programmed. system. If you lose or damage a The passenger side mirror is convex To program the new key: PASS-Key III+ key, see your dealer shaped. A convex mirror's surface is or a locksmith who can service curved so more can be seen from 1. Verify the new key has 1 PASS-Key III+ to have a new the driver seat. stamped on it. key made. 2. Insert the original, already Do not leave the key or device that Manual Mirrors programmed key into the ignition disarms or deactivates the Adjust the mirrors by pressing the lock cylinder and start the theft-deterrent system in the vehicle. mirror up and down and left and engine. If the engine will not right. start, see your dealer for service. The mirrors can be manually folded in or out. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-13

On the lower portion of each mirror On the lower portion of each mirror Then, adjust the mirror angle by is an auxiliary convex mirror. there is an auxiliary convex mirror moving the knob in the desired A convex mirror's surface is curved that can be adjusted manually to direction. The auxiliary convex so you can see more from the driver provide an extended field of view. mirrors can only be adjusted seat. The auxiliary convex mirrors The mirrors can be manually folded manually. can be adjusted manually by in or out. pressing the mirror. Heated Mirrors Trailer-Tow Mirrors Power Mirrors For vehicles with heated mirrors: 1 (Rear Defogger): Press to heat the mirrors. An indicator light in the button lights when the outside heated mirrors are activated. See “Rear Window Defogger” under Climate Control Systems on page 8-1 for more information.

Select each mirror by turning the Vehicles with towing mirrors can be knob clockwise for the passenger adjusted manually for a clear view side mirror or counterclockwise for of the objects behind you. the driver side mirror. The center position is neutral. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-14 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Interior Mirrors Windows Manual Windows Operate the manual windows by Interior Rearview Mirrors { Warning turning the hand crank on each door Adjust the rearview mirror for a clear to raise or lower the side door Never leave a child, a helpless view of the area behind your windows. adult, or a pet alone in a vehicle, vehicle. especially with the windows Power Windows Do not spray glass cleaner directly closed in warm or hot weather. on the mirror. Use a soft towel They can be overcome by the { Warning dampened with water. extreme heat and suffer permanent injuries or even death Children could be seriously Manual Rearview Mirror from heat stroke. injured or killed if caught in the For vehicles with a manual rearview path of a closing window. Never mirror, push the tab forward for leave keys in a vehicle with daytime use and pull it for nighttime children. See Keys on page 2-1. use to avoid glare from the headlamps from behind. Cargo vans without rear door glass may not have an inside rearview mirror. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-15

Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is Swing-Out Windows active. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 9-19. Press the switch to lower the window. Pull up on the front edge of the switch to raise the window. Express-Down The driver window switch also has an express-down feature that allows the window to be lowered without If the vehicle has power windows, holding the switch. Press fully and the controls are on each of the front release the window switch marked Side Swing-Out Window doors. AUTO to activate the express-down To open the side door swing-out mode. This mode can be canceled The driver door has a switch for the window, pull up on the latch at the at any time by pulling up on the passenger window also. The power edge of the window. Swing the switch. To open the window part windows will work when the ignition window out and push down on the way, lightly tap the switch until the has been turned to ON/RUN or latch to lock the window into place. ACC/ACCESSORY, or when window is at the desired position. To close the window, pull the latch toward you and push down on the latch to lock it. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-16 Keys, Doors, and Windows

Enhanced Technology Glass The vehicle may be equipped with Enhanced Technology Glass (ETG). ETG is part of the overall occupant protection system on passenger and crew vans. ETG may help keep passengers sitting next to these fixed windows from being ejected through the glass in some, but not all crashes. Even with this glass, safety belts must still be worn at all Rear Swing‐Out Windows times. For passenger and crew The vehicle also has rear swing‐out vans, use only ETG glass approved windows. The rear swing-out for the vehicle for replacement when windows work the same way as the damaged. side swing‐out window, but the latch is located at the bottom edge of the The following table shows laminated window. glass location, based on vehicle model and options. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (17,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-17

Vehicle Configuration ETG Locations Eight-Seat Passenger Vans Sliding door forward window Sliding door forward window and 12- and 15-Seat Passenger Vans rear-most side windows Long Wheelbase Cargo Vans Rear-most side windows Crew Vans Sliding door forward window

Sun Visors Visor Vanity Mirror To block out glare, swing down the The vehicle may have visor vanity sun visors. You can also swing them mirrors, with or without lamps. Lift to the side. the mirror cover to turn the lamps on, if equipped. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

2-18 Keys, Doors, and Windows

2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Seats and Restraints 3-1

Seats and Safety System Check ...... 3-15 Adding Equipment to the Safety Belt Care ...... 3-15 Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-31 Restraints Replacing Safety Belt System Airbag System Check ...... 3-32 Parts after a Crash ...... 3-15 Replacing Airbag System Parts after a Crash ...... 3-32 Head Restraints Airbag System Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Airbag System ...... 3-16 Child Restraints Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-19 Older Children ...... 3-33 Front Seats When Should an Airbag Infants and Young Seat Adjustment ...... 3-2 Inflate? ...... 3-20 Children ...... 3-35 Power Seat Adjustment ...... 3-3 What Makes an Airbag Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-37 Reclining Seatbacks ...... 3-3 Inflate? ...... 3-21 Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-39 Rear Seats How Does an Airbag Lower Anchors and Tethers Restrain? ...... 3-21 for Children (LATCH Rear Seats ...... 3-5 What Will You See after an System) ...... 3-41 Safety Belts Airbag Inflates? ...... 3-22 Replacing LATCH System Safety Belts ...... 3-8 Airbag On-Off Switch ...... 3-23 Parts After a Crash ...... 3-47 How to Wear Safety Belts Passenger Sensing Securing Child Restraints Properly ...... 3-9 System ...... 3-26 (Rear Seat) ...... 3-47 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...... 3-10 Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Securing Child Restraints Safety Belt Use During Vehicle ...... 3-30 (Front Seat with Passenger Pregnancy ...... 3-14 Sensing System) ...... 3-49 Safety Belt Extender ...... 3-15 Securing Child Restraints (Front Seat with Airbag On/ Off Switch) ...... 3-52 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

3-2 Seats and Restraints

Head Restraints Front Seats On vehicles with factory installed seats, the front seats have built-in Seat Adjustment head restraints that are not adjustable in the outboard seating { Warning positions. You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a driver seat while the vehicle is moving. Adjust the driver seat only when the vehicle is not moving. To adjust the seat: 1. Lift the bar under the front edge of the seat cushion to unlock the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. 3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure the seat is locked in place. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Seats and Restraints 3-3

Power Seat Adjustment . Move the center knob up or down to raise or lower the seat. . Move the right or left lever up or down to raise or lower the front or rear of the seat cushion. Reclining Seatbacks

{ Warning

If either seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause To recline the seatback: injury to the person sitting there. 1. Lift the lever on the inboard side To adjust a power seat, if available, Always push and pull on the of the seat. use the controls on the front of seatbacks to be sure they are 2. Move the seatback to the the seat: locked. desired position, and then . Move the center knob to the release the lever to lock the right or left to move the seat seatback in place. forward or rearward. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

3-4 Seats and Restraints

To return the seatback to the upright position: Warning (Continued) 1. Lift the lever fully without The lap belt could go up over applying pressure to the your abdomen. The belt forces seatback, and the seatback will would be there, not at your pelvic return to the upright position. bones. This could cause serious 2. Push and pull on the seatback to internal injuries. make sure it is locked. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the { Warning seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear the Sitting in a reclined position when safety belt properly. the vehicle is in motion can be Do not have a seatback reclined if the vehicle is moving. dangerous. Even when buckled up, the safety belts cannot do their job. The shoulder belt 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. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Rear Seats 2. Locate the pins. The left side pin has a gray cap On a three-passenger seat there with a black “L” marked on it. Removing the Rear Seat are two pins on the inboard sides Disconnect the mini-latch plates for of the rear seats. the lap-shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed.

Three-Passenger Seat The right side pin has a Three-Passenger Seat black cap with a white “R” marked on it. 1. To do this, press the tip of a key On a four-passenger seat, each into the release hole of the half of the seat has a set of pins. safety belt buckle while pulling The left side has a set up on the safety belt. marked “L,” and the right side has a set marked “R.” If the vehicle has floor mats, the pins are under a flap that has been cut into the mat. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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3. Pull the pin handle up to 7. For the second- and third-row Reinstalling the Rear Seats disengage the pin from the seats, stow the safety belt latch retaining clip, and then pull the by attaching the clip on the { Warning pin out. safety belt latch to the trim just 4. Repeat this procedure for the inside the side door. A seat that is not locked into other pins. place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. 5. Pull the seat rearward about People in the vehicle could be 5 cm (2 in), and then lift the seat injured. Be sure to lock the seat from the floor rails. into place properly when 6. Remove the seat from the installing it. vehicle.

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A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, For the last row of seats, stow or twisted will not provide the the safety belt latch plate on the protection needed in a crash. The clip at the window trim. Roll the person wearing the belt could be mini-latch into the safety belt seriously injured. After raising the webbing and then hook the rear seatback, always check to be safety belt latch plate on the clip. sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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1. Position the seat into the open On a four-passenger seat, the slots in both rails. Push the seat pins marked “R” must be forward in the rail, hooking both installed on the half of the seat seat bases onto the pins inside on the right side. The pins of the rails. marked “L” must be installed on 2. Locate the hole in the rail to the half of the seat on the install the locking pins at the rear left side. of the seat base. If the vehicle has floor mats, pull the flap that has been cut into the mat. 3. Insert the locking pins into the seat base and push the seat to Three-Passenger Seat line up the pins with the base. 5. Push the pin(s) marked L down On a three-passenger seat, the “ ” until they are in the pin with the black cap retaining clip. marked “R” must be installed on the right side and the pin with 6. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the gray cap marked “L” on the the flap back to its original position. left side. Three-Passenger Seat 7. Repeat this procedure for the 4. Push the pin(s) marked R down “ ” other seat base. until they are in the retaining clip. 8. Connect the mini-latch plates for the lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates into the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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mini-buckles attached at the Safety Belts outboard positions of the bench Warning (Continued) seat. Do not twist the belts. This section of the manual describes how to use safety belts 9. Check that all locking pins are It is extremely dangerous to ride properly. It also describes some locked into place before in a cargo area, inside or outside things not to do with safety belts. operating the vehicle. of a vehicle. In a collision, passengers riding in these areas { Warning are more likely to be seriously Do not let anyone ride where a injured or killed. Do not allow safety belt cannot be worn passengers to ride in any area of properly. In a crash, if you or your the vehicle that is not equipped passenger(s) are not wearing with seats and safety belts. safety belts, injuries can be much Always wear a safety belt, and worse than if you are wearing check that all passenger(s) are safety belts. You can be seriously restrained properly too. injured or killed by hitting things inside the vehicle harder or by This vehicle has indicators as a being ejected from the vehicle. In reminder to buckle the safety belts. addition, anyone who is not See Safety Belt Reminders on buckled up can strike other page 5-15. passengers in the vehicle. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Why Safety Belts Work safety belts. That is why wearing Also, in nearly all states and in safety belts makes such good all Canadian provinces, the law sense. requires wearing safety belts. Questions and Answers About How to Wear Safety Belts Safety Belts Properly Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if I am wearing a This section is only for people of safety belt? adult size. A: You could be — whether you are There are special things to know wearing a safety belt or not. about safety belts and children. And Your chance of being conscious there are different rules for smaller during and after a crash, so you children and infants. If a child will be can unbuckle and get out, is riding in the vehicle, see Older When riding in a vehicle, you travel much greater if you are belted. Children on page 3-33 or Infants and Young Children on page 3-35. as fast as the vehicle does. If the Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why vehicle stops suddenly, you keep Follow those rules for everyone's should I have to wear safety protection. going until something stops you. belts? It could be the windshield, the It is very important for all occupants instrument panel, or the safety belts! A: Airbags are supplemental to buckle up. Statistics show that systems only; so they work with unbelted people are hurt more often When you wear a safety belt, you safety belts — not instead of and the vehicle slow down together. in crashes than those who are them. Whether or not an airbag wearing safety belts. There is more time to stop because is provided, all occupants still you stop over a longer distance and, have to buckle up to get the There are important things to know when worn properly, your strongest most protection. about wearing a safety belt properly. bones take the forces from the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Wear the shoulder belt over the detachable safety belt and the shoulder and across the chest. safety belt is not attached, see These parts of the body are best “Reinstalling the Rear Seats” under able to take belt restraining Rear Seats on page 3-5 for forces. The shoulder belt locks if instructions on reconnecting the there is a sudden stop or crash. safety belt to the mini-buckle. The following instructions explain { Warning how to wear a lap-shoulder belt You can be seriously injured, properly. or even killed, by not wearing 1. Adjust the seat, if the seat is your safety belt properly. adjustable, so you can sit up straight. To see how, see Seats . Sit up straight and always keep . “ ” Never allow the lap or in the Index. your feet on the floor in front shoulder belt to become of you. loose or twisted. 2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Do not let it . Always use the correct buckle . Never wear the shoulder belt get twisted. for your seating position. under both arms or behind The lap-shoulder belt may lock if . Wear the lap part of the belt low your back. you pull the belt across you very and snug on the hips, just . Never route the lap or quickly. If this happens, let the touching the thighs. In a crash, shoulder belt over an belt go back slightly to unlock it. this applies force to the strong armrest. Then pull the belt across you pelvic bones and you would be more slowly. less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt Lap-Shoulder Belt If the shoulder portion of a would apply force on your All seating positions in the vehicle passenger belt is pulled out all abdomen. This could cause have a lap-shoulder belt. If you are the way, the child restraint serious or even fatal injuries. using a rear seating position with a GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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locking feature may be engaged. 4. If equipped with a shoulder belt If this happens, let the belt go height adjuster, move it to the back all the way and start again. height that is right for you. See “Safety Belt Height Adjuster” later in this section for instructions on use and important safety information.

To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle. The belt should return to its stowed position. Slide the latch plate up the safety belt 3. Push the latch plate into the webbing when the safety belt is not buckle until it clicks. in use. The latch plate should rest on the stitching on the safety belt, Pull up on the latch plate to near the guide loop on the side wall. make sure it is secure. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety 5. To make the lap part tight, pull Before a door is closed, be sure the Belt Extender on page 3-15. up on the shoulder belt. safety belt is out of the way. If a door is slammed against a safety Position the release button on It may be necessary to pull belt, damage can occur to both the the buckle so that the safety belt stitching on the safety belt could be quickly unbuckled if through the latch plate to fully safety belt and the vehicle. necessary. tighten the lap belt on smaller occupants. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Safety Belt Height Adjuster Safety Belt Pretensioners The vehicle has a safety belt height If the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight adjuster for the driver and right front Rating) of the vehicle is below passenger positions. 3 855 kg (8,500 lb) then the vehicle Adjust the height so the shoulder has safety belt pretensioners for the portion of the belt is on the shoulder front outboard occupants. See and not falling off of it. The belt Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10 to should be close to, but not locate the certification label which contacting, the neck. Improper contains the GVWR. shoulder belt height adjustment Although the safety belt could reduce the effectiveness of pretensioners cannot be seen, they the safety belt in a crash. See How are part of the safety belt assembly. to Wear Safety Belts Properly on To move it down, pull on the center They can help tighten the safety page 3-9. adjuster control labeled PULL. You belts during the early stages of a can move the height adjuster up just moderate to severe frontal, near by pushing up on the shoulder belt frontal, or rear crash if the threshold guide. conditions for pretensioner After the adjuster is set to the activation are met. And, if the desired position, try to move it down vehicle has roof-rail airbags, safety without pushing in to make sure it belt pretensioners can help tighten has locked into position. the safety belts in a side crash or a rollover event. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Pretensioners work only once. If the pretensioners are activated in a crash, the pretensioners and possibly other parts of the safety belt system will need to be replaced. See Replacing Safety Belt System Parts after a Crash on page 3-15. Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides This vehicle may have rear shoulder belt comfort guides. If not, they are available through your dealer. Here is how to install a comfort 2. Place the guide over the belt, The guides may provide added guide to the safety belt: and insert the two edges of the safety belt comfort for older children belt into the slots of the guide. who have outgrown booster seats 1. Locate the guide in a pocket on and for some adults. When installed the side of the seatback. and properly adjusted, the comfort guide positions the shoulder belt away from the neck and head. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To remove and store the comfort Warning (Continued) guide, squeeze the belt edges together so that the safety belt can and across the chest. These parts be removed from the guide. Slide of the body are best able to take the guide into its storage pocket on belt restraining forces. the side of the seatback. Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to 3. Be sure that the belt is not be seriously injured if they do not twisted and it lies flat. The wear safety belts. elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top.

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A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the 4. Buckle, position, and release the protection needed in a crash. The safety belt as described person wearing the belt could be previously in this section. Make sure the shoulder portion of the seriously injured. The shoulder belt is on the shoulder and not belt should go over the shoulder falling off of it. The belt should (Continued) be close to, but not contacting, the neck. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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A pregnant woman should wear a use it for securing child seats. To Safety Belt Care lap-shoulder belt, and the lap wear it, attach it to the regular safety portion should be worn as low as belt. See the instruction sheet that Keep belts clean and dry. possible, below the rounding, comes with the extender. throughout the pregnancy. { Warning Safety System Check The best way to protect the fetus is Do not bleach or dye safety belts. to protect the mother. When a safety Now and then, check that the safety It may severely weaken them. In belt is worn properly, it is more likely belt reminder light, safety belts, a crash, they might not be able to that the fetus will not be hurt in a buckles, latch plates, retractors, and provide adequate protection. crash. For pregnant women, as for anchorages are all working properly. anyone, the key to making safety Clean safety belts only with mild Look for any other loose or soap and lukewarm water. belts effective is wearing them damaged safety belt system parts properly. that might keep a safety belt system from doing its job. See your dealer Replacing Safety Belt Safety Belt Extender to have it repaired. Torn or frayed safety belts may not protect you in a System Parts after a If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten Crash around you, you should use it. crash. They can rip apart under impact forces. If a belt is torn or But if a safety belt is not long frayed, get a new one right away. { Warning enough, your dealer will order you Make sure the safety belt reminder an extender. When you go in to A crash can damage the safety order it, take the heaviest coat you light is working. See Safety Belt Reminders on page 5-15. belt system in the vehicle. will wear, so the extender will be A damaged safety belt system long enough for you. To help avoid Keep safety belts clean and dry. may not properly protect the personal injury, do not let someone See Safety Belt Care on page 3-15. person using it, resulting in else use it, and use it only for the serious injury or even death in a seat it is made to fit. The extender has been designed for adults. Never (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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New parts and repairs may be Airbag System Warning (Continued) necessary even if the safety belt system was not being used at the The vehicle has the following crash. To help make sure the time of the crash. airbag: safety belt systems are working properly after a crash, have them Have the safety belt pretensioners . A frontal airbag for the driver. inspected and any necessary checked if the vehicle has been in a The vehicle may have the following replacements made as soon as crash, or if the airbag readiness light airbags: possible. stays on after you start the vehicle or while you are driving. See Airbag . A frontal airbag for the front Readiness Light on page 5-15. outboard passenger. After a minor crash, replacement of . A roof-rail airbag for the driver safety belts may not be necessary. on vans with single row seating. But the safety belt assemblies that were used during any crash may . A roof-rail airbag for the front have been stressed or damaged. outboard passenger on vans See your dealer to have the safety with single row seating. belt assemblies inspected or . A roof-rail airbag for the driver replaced. and the passenger seated directly behind the driver on vans with two row seating. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (17,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. A roof-rail airbag for the front . A roof-rail airbag for the front For roof-rail airbags, the word outboard passenger and the outboard passenger and the AIRBAG is on the ceiling or trim. passenger seated directly second and third row behind the front outboard passengers seated directly Airbags are designed to supplement passenger on vans with two row behind the front outboard the protection provided by safety seating. passenger on vans with three or belts. Even though today’s airbags more seating rows. are also designed to help reduce If the van is equipped with a the risk of injury from the force of an sliding door, the roof-rail airbag If the van is equipped with a inflating airbag, all airbags must for the front outboard passenger sliding door, the roof-rail airbag inflate very quickly to do their job. is separate from the roof-rail for the front outboard passenger airbag for the passenger seated is separate from the roof-rail Here are the most important things directly behind the front outboard airbag for the second and third to know about the airbag system: passenger. If the van is row passengers seated directly equipped with a 60/40 swing-out behind the front outboard { Warning door, a single roof-rail airbag passenger. If the van is covers both seating positions. equipped with a 60/40 swing-out You can be severely injured or killed in a crash if you are not . door, a single roof-rail airbag A roof-rail airbag for the driver wearing your safety belt, even and the second and third row covers all three seating with airbags. Airbags are passengers seated directly positions. designed to work with safety behind the driver on vans with All vehicle airbags have the word three or more seating rows. AIRBAG on the trim or on an belts, not replace them. Also, attached label near the deployment airbags are not designed to inflate opening. in every crash. In some crashes safety belts are the only restraint. For frontal airbags, the word See When Should an Airbag AIRBAG is on the center of the Inflate? on page 3-20. steering wheel for the driver and on the instrument panel for the front (Continued) outboard passenger. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued)

Wearing your safety belt during a position before and during a crash helps reduce the chance of crash. Always wear your safety hitting things inside the vehicle or belt, even with airbags. The driver being ejected from it. Airbags are should sit as far back as possible There is an airbag readiness light supplemental restraints to the while still maintaining control of “ ” on the instrument panel, which safety belts. Everyone in the the vehicle. shows the airbag symbol. vehicle should wear a safety belt Occupants should not lean on or The system checks the airbag properly, whether or not there is sleep against the door or side an airbag for that person. electrical system for malfunctions. windows in seating positions with The light tells you if there is an roof-rail airbags. electrical problem. See Airbag Readiness Light on page 5-15. { Warning

Airbags inflate with great force, { Warning faster than the blink of an eye. Children who are up against, Anyone who is up against, or very or very close to, any airbag when close to, any airbag when it it inflates can be seriously injured inflates can be seriously injured or killed. Always secure children or killed. Do not sit unnecessarily properly in the vehicle. To read close to the airbag, as you would how, see Older Children on be if you were sitting on the edge page 3-33 or Infants and Young of your seat or leaning forward. Children on page 3-35. Safety belts help keep you in (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (19,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Where Are the Airbags?

If the vehicle has one, the front Driver Side Shown, Passenger outboard passenger airbag is in the Side Similar The driver frontal airbag is in the instrument panel on the If the vehicle has a single seating center of the steering wheel. passenger side. row and it has roof-rail airbags for the driver and front outboard passenger, the roof-rail airbags are in the ceiling above the side windows. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (20,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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When Should an Airbag { Warning Inflate? If something is between an This vehicle is equipped with one or occupant and an airbag, the more airbags. See Airbag System airbag might not inflate properly on page 3-16. Airbags are designed or it might force the object into to inflate if the impact exceeds the that person causing severe injury specific airbag system's deployment or even death. The path of an threshold. Deployment thresholds inflating airbag must be kept are used to predict how severe a clear. Do not put anything crash is likely to be in time for the between an occupant and an airbags to inflate and help restrain Driver Side Shown, Passenger airbag, and do not attach or put the occupants. The vehicle has Side Similar anything on the steering wheel electronic sensors which help the hub or on or near any other airbag system determine the If the vehicle has two seating rows, airbag covering. severity of the impact. Deployment roof-rail airbags for the driver, front thresholds can vary with specific outboard passenger, and second Never secure anything to the roof vehicle design. row outboard passengers are in the of a vehicle with roof-rail airbags ceiling above the side windows. by routing a rope or tie down Frontal airbags are designed to If the vehicle has three or more through any door or window inflate in moderate to severe frontal seating rows, roof-rail airbags for opening. If you do, the path of an or near-frontal crashes to help reduce the potential for severe the driver, front outboard passenger, inflating roof-rail airbag will be injuries mainly to the driver or front and second and third row outboard blocked. passengers are in the ceiling above outboard passenger head and the side windows. chest. Whether the frontal airbags will or should deploy is not based primarily on how fast the vehicle is traveling. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (21,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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It depends largely on what you hit, inflate in moderate to severe side For airbag locations, see Where Are the direction of the impact, and how crashes depending on the location the Airbags? on page 3-19. quickly the vehicle slows down. of the impact. In addition, these Frontal airbags may inflate at roof-rail airbags are designed to How Does an Airbag different crash speeds depending on inflate during a rollover. Roof-rail Restrain? whether the vehicle hits an object airbags are not designed to inflate in In moderate to severe frontal or straight on or at an angle, and frontal, near-frontal, or rear impacts. near frontal collisions, even belted whether the object is fixed or All roof-rail airbags will inflate when occupants can contact the steering moving, rigid or deformable, narrow either side of the vehicle is struck or wheel or the instrument panel. In or wide. if the sensing system predicts that the vehicle is about to roll over on moderate to severe side collisions, Frontal airbags are not intended to its side. even belted occupants can contact inflate during vehicle rollovers, rear the inside of the vehicle. impacts, or in many side impacts. In any particular crash, no one can say whether an airbag should have Airbags supplement the protection In addition, if the GVWR (Gross inflated simply because of the provided by safety belts by Vehicle Weight Rating) is 3 855 kg vehicle damage or repair costs. distributing the force of the impact (8,500 lb) or below, the vehicle has more evenly over the advanced technology frontal What Makes an Airbag occupant's body. airbags. You can find the GVWR on Rollover capable roof-rail airbags the Certification/Tire label on the Inflate? are designed to help contain the rear edge of the driver door. See In a deployment event, the sensing head and chest of occupants in the Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10. system sends an electrical signal outboard seating positions in the Advanced technology frontal airbags triggering a release of gas from the first, second, and third rows, adjust the restraint according to inflator. Gas from the inflator fills the if equipped. The rollover capable crash severity. airbag causing the bag to break out roof-rail airbags are designed to The vehicle may or may not be of the cover. The inflator, the airbag, help reduce the risk of full or partial equipped with roof-rail airbags. and related hardware are all part of Roof-rail airbags are designed to the airbag module. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (22,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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ejection in rollover events, although The parts of the airbag that come no system can prevent all such into contact with you may be warm, Warning (Continued) ejections. but not too hot to touch. There may problems following an airbag But airbags would not help in many be some smoke and dust coming from the vents in the deflated deployment, you should seek types of collisions, primarily medical attention. because the occupant's motion is airbags. Airbag inflation does not not toward those airbags. See prevent the driver from seeing out of When Should an Airbag Inflate? on the windshield or being able to steer The vehicle has a feature that may page 3-20 for more information. the vehicle, nor does it prevent automatically unlock the doors people from leaving the vehicle. (if equipped with power door locks), Airbags should never be regarded turn on the interior lamps and as anything more than a supplement { Warning hazard warning flashers, and shut to safety belts. off the fuel system after the airbags When an airbag inflates, there inflate. You can lock the doors, and What Will You See after may be dust in the air. This dust turn off the interior lamps and the an Airbag Inflates? could cause breathing problems hazard warning flashers by using for people with a history of the controls for those features. After the frontal airbags inflate, they asthma or other breathing trouble. quickly deflate, so quickly that some To avoid this, everyone in the people may not even realize an { Warning airbag inflated. Roof-rail airbags vehicle should get out as soon as A crash severe enough to inflate may still be at least partially inflated it is safe to do so. If you have the airbags may have also for some time after they deploy. breathing problems but cannot Some components of the airbag get out of the vehicle after an damaged important functions in module may be hot for several airbag inflates, then get fresh air the vehicle, such as the fuel minutes. For location of the airbag by opening a window or a door. system, brake and steering modules, see What Makes an If you experience breathing systems, etc. Even if the vehicle Airbag Inflate? on page 3-21. (Continued) (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (23,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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parts. The service manual for Warning (Continued) the vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. appears to be drivable after a moderate crash, there may be . The vehicle has a crash sensing concealed damage that could and diagnostic module which make it difficult to safely operate records information after a the vehicle. crash. See Vehicle Data Recording on page 13-14. Use caution if you should attempt . Let only qualified technicians to restart the engine after a crash work on the airbag systems. has occurred. Improper service can mean that an airbag system will not work United States In many crashes severe enough to properly. See your dealer for inflate the airbag, windshields are service. broken by vehicle deformation. Additional windshield breakage may Airbag On-Off Switch also occur from the front outboard passenger airbag. If the instrument panel has one of the switches pictured in the . Airbags are designed to inflate following illustrations, the vehicle only once. After an airbag has an airbag on-off switch that you inflates, you will need some new can use to manually turn on or off parts for the airbag system. the front outboard passenger airbag. If you do not get them, the airbag system will not be there to help protect you in another crash. A new system will include airbag Canada and Mexico modules and possibly other GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (24,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the vehicle does not have an Child age 1 to 12. A child from turning off the airbag and airbag on-off switch, it may have a age 1 to 12 must ride in the front allowing the passenger, even if passenger sensing system. See seat because: belted, to hit the instrument Passenger Sensing System on . My vehicle has no rear seat; panel or windshield in a crash. page 3-26. . Although children ages 1 to 12 { Warning This switch should only be turned to ride in the rear seat(s) whenever the off position if the person in the possible, children ages 1 to 12 If the right front passenger airbag front outboard passenger position is sometimes must ride in the front a member of a passenger risk group is turned off for a person who is because no space is available in not in a risk group identified by identified by the national the rear seat(s) of my vehicle; or government as follows: the national government, that . The child has a medical person will not have the extra Infant. An infant (less than condition which, according to the protection of an airbag. In a 1 year old) must ride in the front child's physician, makes it crash, the airbag will not be able seat because: necessary for the child to ride in to inflate and help protect the . My vehicle has no rear seat; the front seat so that the driver person sitting there. Do not turn can constantly monitor the . off the passenger airbag unless My vehicle has a rear seat too child's condition. small to accommodate a the person sitting there is in a risk rear-facing infant seat; or Medical Condition. A passenger group. has a medical condition which, . The infant has a medical condition which, according to the according to his or her physician: infant's physician, makes it . Causes the passenger airbag to necessary for the infant to ride in pose a special risk for the the front seat so that the driver passenger; and can constantly monitor the . Makes the potential harm from child's condition. the passenger airbag in a crash greater than the potential harm GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (25,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To turn off the front outboard passenger frontal airbag, insert the Warning (Continued) ignition key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the off To help avoid injury to yourself or position. others, have the vehicle serviced right away. See Airbag Readiness The airbag off light will come on to Light on page 5-15 for more let you know the front outboard information, including important passenger airbag is off. The airbag safety information. off light will stay on to remind you that the airbag is off. See Airbag On-Off Light on page 5-16. The front outboard passenger airbag will United States remain off until you turn it back on again.

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If the airbag readiness light ever comes on and stays on, it means that something may be wrong with the airbag system. For example, the right front passenger airbag could inflate even though the airbag on-off switch is turned off. Canada and Mexico (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (26,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To turn the front outboard passenger airbag on again, insert the ignition key into the switch, push in, and move the switch to the on position. The front outboard passenger frontal airbag is now enabled, and may inflate. See Airbag On-Off Light United States on page 5-16 for more information. Passenger Sensing System United States If the instrument panel has one of the indicators pictured in the following illustrations, the vehicle Canada and Mexico has a passenger sensing system The passenger airbag status unless there is an airbag off switch indicator will be visible on the located on the instrument panel. instrument panel when the vehicle is If there is an airbag off switch, the started. vehicle does not have a passenger sensing system. See Airbag On-Off The words ON and OFF, or the Switch on page 3-23 for more symbol for on and off, will be visible information. during the system check. When the system check is complete, either the word ON or the word OFF, or the symbol for on or the symbol for off, Canada and Mexico will be visible. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 5-17. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (27,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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The passenger sensing system will turn off the front outboard { Warning Warning (Continued) passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. No other airbag A child in a rear-facing child Secure rear-facing child restraints is affected by the passenger restraint can be seriously injured in a rear seat, even if the airbag sensing system. or killed if the passenger frontal is off. If you secure a airbag inflates. This is because forward-facing child restraint in The passenger sensing system the back of the rear-facing child the front outboard passenger works with sensors that are part of restraint would be very close to seat, always move the seat as far the front outboard passenger seat. the inflating airbag. A child in a back as it will go. It is better to The sensors are designed to detect forward-facing child restraint can secure the child restraint in a the presence of a properly seated occupant and determine if the front be seriously injured or killed if the rear seat. outboard passenger frontal airbag passenger frontal airbag inflates should be allowed to inflate or not. and the passenger seat is in a If the vehicle does not have a rear forward position. According to accident statistics, seat that will accommodate a Children are safer when properly Even if the passenger sensing rear-facing child restraint, a secured in a rear seat in the correct system has turned off the rear-facing child restraint should not child restraint for their weight passenger frontal airbag, no be installed in the vehicle, even if and size. system is fail-safe. No one can the airbag is off. Whenever possible, children age guarantee that an airbag will not The passenger sensing system is 12 and under should be secured in inflate under some unusual designed to turn off the front a rear seating position. circumstance, even though the outboard passenger frontal airbag if: airbag is off. A label on the sun visor says, . The front outboard passenger (Continued) “Never put a rear-facing child seat in seat is unoccupied. the front.” This is because the risk to . The system determines that an the rear-facing child is so great, infant is present in a rear-facing if the airbag deploys. infant seat. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (28,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. The system determines that a anytime the system senses that a small child is present in a child person of adult size is sitting { Warning restraint. properly in the front outboard If the airbag readiness light ever . The system determines that a passenger seat. comes on and stays on, it means small child is present in a When the passenger sensing that something may be wrong booster seat. system has allowed the airbag to be with the airbag system. To help . A front outboard passenger enabled, the on indicator will light avoid injury to yourself or others, takes his/her weight off of the and stay lit to remind you that the have the vehicle serviced right airbag is active. seat for a period of time. away. See Airbag Readiness . The front outboard passenger For some children who have Light on page 5-15 for more seat is occupied by a smaller outgrown child restraints and for information, including important person, such as a child who has very small adults, the passenger safety information. outgrown child restraints. sensing system may or may not turn off the front outboard passenger . There is a critical problem with frontal airbag, depending upon the If the On Indicator is Lit for a the airbag system or the person's seating posture and body Child Restraint passenger sensing system. build. Everyone in the vehicle who If a child restraint has been installed When the passenger sensing has outgrown child restraints should and the on indicator is lit: system has turned off the front wear a safety belt outboard passenger frontal airbag, properly — whether or not there is 1. Turn the vehicle off. the off indicator will light and stay lit an airbag for that person. 2. Remove the child restraint from to remind you that the airbag is off. the vehicle. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 5-17. 3. Remove any additional items from the seat such as blankets, The passenger sensing system is cushions, seat covers, seat designed to turn on the front heaters, or seat massagers. outboard passenger frontal airbag GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (29,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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4. Reinstall the child restraint 7. If the on indicator is still lit, If a person of adult size is sitting in following the directions provided secure the child in the child the front outboard passenger seat, by the child restraint restraint in a rear seat position in but the off indicator is lit, it could be manufacturer and refer to the vehicle, and check with your because that person is not sitting Securing Child Restraints (Rear dealer. properly in the seat. If this happens, Seat) on page 3-47 or Securing If no rear seat is available, do use the following steps to allow the Child Restraints (Front Seat with not install a child restraint in this system to detect that person and Passenger Sensing System) on vehicle and check with your enable the front outboard passenger page 3-49 or Securing Child dealer. frontal airbag: Restraints (Front Seat with 1. Turn the vehicle off. Airbag On/Off Switch) on If the Off Indicator is Lit for an page 3-52. Adult-Sized Occupant 2. Remove any additional material from the seat, such as blankets, 5. Restart the vehicle. cushions, seat covers, seat 6. If, after reinstalling the child heaters, or seat massagers. restraint and restarting the 3. Place the seatback in the fully vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, upright position. turn the vehicle off. Then slightly recline the vehicle seatback and 4. Have the person sit upright in adjust the seat cushion, the seat, centered on the seat if adjustable, to make sure that cushion, with legs comfortably the vehicle seatback is not extended. pushing the child restraint into 5. Restart the vehicle and have the the seat cushion. person remain in this position for two to three minutes after the on indicator is lit. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (30,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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A thick layer of additional material, { Warning such as a blanket or cushion, { Warning or aftermarket equipment such as If the front outboard passenger seat covers, seat heaters, and seat Stowing of articles under the airbag is turned off for an massagers can affect how well the passenger seat or between the adult-sized occupant, the airbag passenger sensing system passenger seat cushion and will not be able to inflate and help operates. We recommend that you seatback may interfere with the protect that person in a crash, not use seat covers or other proper operation of the passenger resulting in an increased risk of aftermarket equipment except when sensing system. serious injury or even death. An approved by GM for your specific adult-sized occupant should not vehicle. See Adding Equipment to ride in the front outboard the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on Servicing the passenger seat, if the passenger page 3-31 for more information Airbag-Equipped Vehicle airbag off indicator is lit. about modifications that can affect Airbags affect how the vehicle how the system operates. should be serviced. There are parts Additional Factors Affecting The on indicator may be lit if an of the airbag system in several System Operation object, such as a briefcase, places around the vehicle. Your handbag, grocery bag, laptop or dealer and the service manual have Safety belts help keep the other electronic device, is put on an information about servicing the passenger in position on the seat unoccupied seat. If this is not vehicle and the airbag system. To during vehicle maneuvers and desired remove the object from purchase a service manual, see braking, which helps the passenger the seat. Service Publications Ordering sensing system maintain the Information on page 13-11. passenger airbag status. See “Safety Belts” and “Child Restraints” in the Index for additional information about the importance of proper restraint use. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (31,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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module, steering wheel, instrument deployment of the passenger { Warning panel, any airbag modules, ceiling airbag(s) or prevent the passenger or pillar garnish trim, front sensors, sensing system from properly For up to 10 seconds after the rollover sensor module, or airbag turning off the passenger airbag(s). vehicle is turned off and the wiring. See Passenger Sensing System on battery is disconnected, an airbag page 3-26. can still inflate during improper Your dealer and the service manual service. You can be injured if you have information about the location If the vehicle has rollover roof-rail are close to an airbag when it of the airbag sensors, sensing and airbags, see Different Size Tires diagnostic module, and airbag and Wheels on page 10-65 for inflates. Avoid yellow connectors. wiring. additional important information. They are probably part of the airbag system. Be sure to follow In addition, the vehicle may have a If you have to modify your vehicle proper service procedures, and passenger sensing system for the because you have a disability and make sure the person performing front outboard passenger position, you have questions about whether work for you is qualified to do so. which includes sensors that are part the modifications will affect the of the passenger seat. The vehicle's airbag system, or if you passenger sensing system may not have questions about whether the Adding Equipment to the operate properly if the original seat airbag system will be affected if the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle trim is replaced with non-GM vehicle is modified for any other covers, upholstery, or trim; or with reason, call Customer Assistance. Adding accessories that change the GM covers, upholstery, or trim See Customer Assistance Offices vehicle's frame, bumper system, designed for a different vehicle. Any on page 13-3. height, front end, or side sheet object, such as an aftermarket seat metal, may keep the airbag system heater or a comfort-enhancing pad from working properly. The or device, installed under or on top operation of the airbag system can of the seat fabric, could also also be affected by changing any interfere with the operation of the parts of the front seats, safety belts, passenger sensing system. This the airbag sensing and diagnostic could either prevent proper GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (32,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Airbag System Check Replacing Airbag System If an airbag inflates, you will need to replace airbag system parts. See The airbag system does not need Parts after a Crash your dealer for service. regularly scheduled maintenance or replacement. Make sure the airbag { Warning If the airbag readiness light stays on readiness light is working. See after the vehicle is started or comes Airbag Readiness Light on A crash can damage the airbag on when you are driving, the airbag page 5-15. systems in the vehicle. system may not work properly. Have A damaged airbag system may the vehicle serviced right away. See Airbag Readiness Light on not work properly and may not { Caution page 5-15. protect you and your If an airbag covering is damaged, passenger(s) in a crash, resulting opened, or broken, the airbag in serious injury or even death. To may not work properly. Do not help make sure the airbag open or break the airbag systems are working properly coverings. If there are any after a crash, have them opened or broken airbag inspected and any necessary coverings, have the airbag replacements made as soon as covering and/or airbag module possible. replaced. For the location of the airbags, see Where Are the Airbags? on page 3-19. See your dealer for service. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (33,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Child Restraints The manufacturer instructions that . Can proper safety belt fit be come with the booster seat state the maintained for the length of the weight and height limitations for that trip? If yes, continue. If no, Older Children booster. Use a booster seat with a return to the booster seat. lap-shoulder belt until the child Q: What is the proper way to passes the fit test below: wear safety belts? . Sit all the way back on the seat. A: An older child should wear a Do the knees bend at the seat lap-shoulder belt and get the edge? If yes, continue. If no, additional restraint a shoulder return to the booster seat. belt can provide. The shoulder . Buckle the lap-shoulder belt. belt should not cross the face or Does the shoulder belt rest on neck. The lap belt should fit the shoulder? If yes, continue. snugly below the hips, just If no, try using the rear safety touching the top of the thighs. belt comfort guide. See “Rear This applies belt force to the Safety Belt Comfort Guides” child's pelvic bones in a crash. under Lap-Shoulder Belt on It should never be worn over the Older children who have outgrown page 3-10. If the shoulder belt abdomen, which could cause booster seats should wear the still does not rest on the severe or even fatal internal vehicle safety belts. shoulder, then return to the injuries in a crash. booster seat. Also see “Rear Safety Belt Comfort . Does the lap belt fit low and Guides” under Lap-Shoulder Belt on snug on the hips, touching the page 3-10. thighs? If yes, continue. If no, According to accident statistics, return to the booster seat. children are safer when properly restrained in a rear seating position. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (34,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike other people Warning (Continued) who are buckled up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle. Older The child could move too far children need to use safety belts forward increasing the chance of properly. head and neck injury. The child might also slide under the lap { Warning belt. The belt force would then be applied right on the abdomen. Never allow more than one child That could cause serious or fatal to wear the same safety belt. The injuries. The shoulder belt should safety belt cannot properly spread go over the shoulder and across the impact forces. In a crash, they the chest. can be crushed together and { Warning seriously injured. A safety belt must be used by only one person Never allow a child to wear the at a time. safety belt with the shoulder belt behind their back. A child can be seriously injured by not wearing the lap-shoulder belt properly. In a crash, the child would not be restrained by the shoulder belt. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (35,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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{ Warning { Warning

Children can be seriously injured Never hold an infant or a child or strangled if a shoulder belt is while riding in a vehicle. Due to wrapped around their neck and crash forces, an infant or a child the safety belt continues to will become so heavy it is not tighten. Never leave children possible to hold it during a crash. unattended in a vehicle and never For example, in a crash at only allow children to play with the 40 km/h (25 mph), a 5.5 kg (12 lb) safety belts. infant will suddenly become a 110 kg (240 lb) force on a person's Every time infants and young arms. An infant should be Infants and Young children ride in vehicles, they should secured in an appropriate Children have the protection provided by restraint. Everyone in a vehicle needs appropriate child restraints. Neither protection! This includes infants and the vehicle's safety belt system nor all other children. Neither the its airbag system is designed distance traveled nor the age and for them. size of the traveler changes the Children who are not restrained need, for everyone, to use safety properly can strike other people, restraints. In fact, the law in every or can be thrown out of the vehicle. state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (36,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Q: What are the different types of Warning (Continued) add-on child restraints? A: Add-on child restraints, which better to secure a forward-facing are purchased by the vehicle child restraint in a rear seat. If you owner, are available in four basic must secure a forward-facing types. Selection of a particular child restraint in the right front restraint should take into seat, always move the front consideration not only the child's passenger seat as far back as it weight, height, and age but also will go. whether or not the restraint will be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will be used. { Warning For most basic types of child restraints, there are many Children who are up against, different models available. When or very close to, any airbag when purchasing a child restraint, be it inflates can be seriously injured sure it is designed to be used in or killed. Never put a rear-facing a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a label saying child restraint in the right front that it meets federal motor seat. Secure a rear-facing child vehicle safety standards. restraint in a rear seat. It is also The restraint manufacturer (Continued) instructions that come with the restraint state the weight and height limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition, there GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (37,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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are many kinds of restraints Child Restraint Systems available for children with { Warning special needs. A young child's hip bones are still so small that the vehicle's regular { Warning safety belt may not remain low on To reduce the risk of neck and the hip bones, as it should. head injury during a crash, infants Instead, it may settle up around need complete support. In a the child's abdomen. In a crash, crash, if an infant is in a the belt would apply force on a rear-facing child restraint, the body area that is unprotected by crash forces can be distributed any bony structure. This alone across the strongest part of an could cause serious or fatal infant's body, the back and injuries. To reduce the risk of Rear-Facing Infant Seat shoulders. Infants should always serious or fatal injuries during a be secured in rear-facing child crash, young children should A rear-facing infant seat provides restraints. always be secured in appropriate restraint with the seating surface child restraints. against the back of the infant. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in the restraint. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (38,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in the Vehicle

{ Warning

A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle. Secure the child restraint properly in the vehicle using the vehicle safety belt or LATCH system, following the Forward-Facing Child Seat Booster Seats instructions that came with that A forward-facing child seat provides A booster seat is a child restraint child restraint and the instructions restraint for the child's body with the designed to improve the fit of the in this manual. harness. vehicle's safety belt system. A booster seat can also help a child To help reduce the chance of injury, to see out the window. the child restraint must be secured in the vehicle. Child restraint systems must be secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt, or by the LATCH system. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 3-41. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (39,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Children can be endangered in a Administration (NHTSA) website to Whenever possible, children age crash if the child restraint is not locate the nearest child safety seat 12 and under should be secured in properly secured in the vehicle. inspection station. For CPST a rear seating position. When securing an add-on child availability in Canada, check with If a child restraint is secured in the restraint, refer to the instructions Transport Canada or the Provincial front outboard passenger seat, and that come with the restraint which Ministry of Transportation office. the vehicle has a switch on the may be on the restraint itself or in a Securing the Child Within the instrument panel to manually turn off booklet, or both, and to this manual. Child Restraint the front outboard passenger airbag, The child restraint instructions are see Airbag On-Off Switch on important, so if they are not page 3-23 and Securing Child available, obtain a replacement { Warning Restraints (Rear Seat) on page 3-47 copy from the manufacturer. A child can be seriously injured or or Securing Child Restraints (Front Seat with Passenger Sensing Keep in mind that an unsecured killed in a crash if the child is not System) on page 3-49 or Securing child restraint can move around in a properly secured in the child collision or sudden stop and injure Child Restraints (Front Seat with restraint. Secure the child Airbag On/Off Switch) on page 3-52 people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly following the instructions properly secure any child restraint in for more information, including that came with that child restraint. important safety information. the vehicle — even when no child is in it. Never put a rear-facing child seat in In some areas of the United States Where to Put the the front. This is because the risk to and Canada, Certified Child Restraint the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys. Passenger Safety Technicians According to accident statistics, (CPSTs) are available to inspect children and infants are safer when and demonstrate how to correctly properly restrained in a child use and install child restraints. In restraint system or infant restraint the U.S., refer to the National system secured in a rear seating Highway Traffic Safety position. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (40,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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to access adjacent safety belt { Warning Warning (Continued) assemblies or LATCH anchors for additional passengers or child A child in a rear-facing child Secure rear-facing child restraints restraints. Adjacent seating restraint can be seriously injured in a rear seat, even if the airbag positions should not be used if the or killed if the front outboard is off. If you secure a child restraint prevents access to or passenger airbag inflates. This is forward-facing child restraint in interferes with the routing of the because the back of the the front outboard seat, always safety belt. rear-facing child restraint would move the front passenger seat as If the vehicle does not have a rear be very close to the inflating far back as it will go. It is better to seat that will accommodate a airbag. A child in a forward-facing secure the child restraint in a rear-facing child restraint, a child restraint can be seriously rear seat. rear-facing child restraint should not injured or killed if the front be installed in the vehicle, even if outboard passenger airbag When securing a child restraint in a the airbag is off. inflates and the passenger seat is rear seating position, study the in a forward position. Wherever a child restraint is instructions that came with your installed, be sure to secure the child Even if the airbag switch has child restraint to make sure it is restraint properly. turned off the front outboard compatible with this vehicle. Keep in mind that an unsecured passenger frontal airbag, no Child restraints and booster seats child restraint can move around in a system is fail-safe. No one can vary considerably in size, and some collision or sudden stop and injure guarantee that an airbag will not may fit in certain seating positions people in the vehicle. Be sure to deploy under some unusual better than others. Always make properly secure any child restraint in sure the child restraint is properly circumstance, even though it is your vehicle — even when no child turned off. secured. is in it. (Continued) Depending on where you place the child restraint and the size of the child restraint, you may not be able GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (41,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Lower Anchors and recommends that the booster seat The following explains how to attach be secured with the LATCH system, a child restraint with these Tethers for Children this can be done as long as the attachments in the vehicle. (LATCH System) booster seat can be positioned Not all vehicle seating positions or The LATCH system secures a child properly and there is no interference child restraints have lower anchors restraint during driving or in a crash. with the proper positioning of the and attachments or top tether LATCH attachments on the child lap-shoulder belt on the child. anchors and attachments. restraint are used to attach the child Make sure to follow the instructions restraint to the anchors in the that came with the child restraint, Lower Anchors vehicle. The LATCH system is and also the instructions in this designed to make installation of a manual. child restraint easier. When installing a child restraint with In order to use the LATCH system in a top tether, you must also use your vehicle, you need a child either the lower anchors or the restraint that has LATCH safety belts to properly secure the attachments. LATCH-compatible child restraint. A child restraint must rear-facing and forward-facing child never be installed using only the top seats can be properly installed tether and anchor. using either the LATCH anchors or The LATCH anchorage system can the vehicle s safety belts. Do not ’ be used until the combined weight use both the safety belts and the of the child plus the child restraint is LATCH anchorage system to secure 29.5 kg (65 lbs). Use the safety belt a rear-facing or forward-facing Lower anchors (1) are metal bars alone instead of the LATCH child seat. built into the vehicle. There are two anchorage system once the lower anchors for each LATCH Booster seats use the vehicle s ’ combined weight is more than seating position that will safety belts to secure the child in 29.5 kg (65 lbs). accommodate a child restraint with the booster seat. If the manufacturer lower attachments (2). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (42,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Top Tether Anchor The child restraint may have a Lower Anchor and Top Tether single tether (3) or a dual tether (4). Anchor Locations Either will have a single attachment (2) to secure the top tether to the anchor. Some child restraints that have a top tether are designed for use with or without the top tether being attached. Others require the top tether always to be attached. In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be attached. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for your child A top tether (3, 4) anchors the top of Second, Third, and Fourth Row restraint. the child restraint to the vehicle. with Three-Passenger Seat A top tether anchor is built into the i vehicle. The top tether (Top Tether Anchor): Seating attachment (2) on the child restraint positions with top tether anchors. connects to the top tether anchor in j (Lower Anchor): Seating the vehicle in order to reduce the positions with two lower anchors. forward movement and rotation of the child restraint during driving or in See the information following for a crash. installing a child restraint with a top tether in the second, third, and fourth row center positions. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (43,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Do not install three child restraints in If the vehicle is equipped with a the same row at the same time and four-passenger fourth- or fifth-row never install two top tethers using seat, it does not have upper or the same top tether anchor. lower anchors. If a child restraint is placed in the four-passenger fourth or fifth-row seat, it must be secured using the vehicle safety belts. See “Rear Seat Position” under Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat) on page 3-47 or Securing Child Restraints (Front Seat with Passenger Sensing System) on Second, Third, and Fourth Row page 3-49 or Securing Child with Three-Passenger Restraints (Front Seat with Airbag On/Off Switch) on page 3-52. Seat — Passenger Van There are two top tether anchors in Front Passenger Position the second-, third-, and fourth-row i (Top Tether Anchor): Seating three-passenger seats. To install a positions with top tether anchors. child restraint in the rear driver-side seating positions, use anchor The second, third, and fourth row point (1). To install a child restraint with three-passenger seats have in the rear passenger-side seating exposed metal lower anchors in the positions, use anchor point (2). crease between the seatback and To install a child restraint in the rear the seat cushion. center seating positions, use anchor point (2). Never install two top tethers using the same top tether anchor. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (44,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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According to accident statistics, children and infants are safer when { Warning properly restrained in a child restraint system or infant restraint Do not attach more than one child system secured in a rear seating restraint to a single anchor. position. See Where to Put the Attaching more than one child Restraint on page 3-39 for restraint to a single anchor could additional information. cause the anchor or attachment to come loose or even break Securing a Child Restraint during a crash. A child or others Designed for the LATCH could be injured. To reduce the System risk of serious or fatal injuries Front Passenger Position during a crash, attach only one { Warning child restraint per anchor. There is a top tether anchor for the front passenger position with a front If a LATCH-type child restraint is passenger seat. The anchor is at not attached to anchors, the child the rear of the seat cushion on the restraint will not be able to protect { Warning right front passenger seat. the child correctly. In a crash, the Children can be seriously injured Do not secure a child restraint in a child could be seriously injured or or strangled if a shoulder belt is position without a top tether anchor killed. Install a LATCH-type child wrapped around their neck and if a national or local law requires restraint properly using the the safety belt continues to that the top tether be attached, or if anchors, or use the vehicle safety tighten. Buckle any unused safety the instructions that come with the belts to secure the restraint, belts behind the child restraint so child restraint say that the top tether following the instructions that children cannot reach them. Pull must be attached. came with the child restraint and the shoulder belt all the way out the instructions in this manual. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (45,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If you need to secure more than one 1.1. Find the lower anchors for Warning (Continued) child restraint in the rear seat, see the desired seating Where to Put the Restraint on position. of the retractor to set the lock, page 3-39. if the vehicle has one, after the 1.2. Put the child restraint on child restraint has been installed. This system is designed to make the seat. the installation of child restraints 1.3. Attach and tighten the lower easier. When using lower anchors, attachments on the child do not use the vehicle's safety belts. restraint to the lower { Caution Instead, use the vehicle's anchors anchors. and child restraint attachments to Do not let the LATCH secure the restraints. Some 2. If the child restraint manufacturer attachments rub against the restraints also use another vehicle recommends that the top tether vehicle’s safety belts. This may anchor to secure a top tether. be attached, attach and tighten damage these parts. If necessary, the top tether to the top tether 1. Attach and tighten the lower anchor, if equipped. Refer to the move buckled safety belts to attachments to the lower avoid rubbing the LATCH child restraint instructions and anchors. If the child restraint the following steps: attachments. does not have lower Do not fold the empty rear seat attachments or the desired 2.1. Find the top tether anchor. with a safety belt buckled. This seating position does not have 2.2. For the second, third, and could damage the safety belt or lower anchors, secure the child fourth row with the seat. Unbuckle and return the restraint with the top tether and three-passenger seats only, safety belt to its stowed position, the safety belts. Refer to your in the rear driver-side child restraint manufacturer before folding the seat. seating positions, use instructions and the instructions anchor point (1). For the in this manual. rear passenger-side seating positions, use anchor point (2). For the center GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (46,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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seating positions, use If the position you are using If the position you are using anchor point (2). Never does not have a headrest does not have a headrest install two top tethers using or head restraint and you or head restraint and you the same top tether anchor. are using a single tether, are using a dual tether, 2.3. Route and tighten the top route the tether over the route the tether over the tether according to your seatback. seatback. child restraint instructions and the following instructions: GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (47,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the position you are using grasp the child restraint at the If the vehicle has the LATCH system has an integrated headrest LATCH path and attempt to and it was being used during a or head restraint and you move it side to side and back crash, new LATCH system parts are using a dual tether, and forth. There should be no may be needed. route the tether around the more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of New parts and repairs may be headrest or head restraint. movement for proper installation. necessary even if the LATCH system was not being used at the Replacing LATCH System time of the crash. Parts After a Crash Securing Child Restraints { Warning (Rear Seat) A crash can damage the LATCH When securing a child restraint in a system in the vehicle. A damaged rear seating position, study the LATCH system may not properly instructions that came with the child secure the child restraint, restraint to make sure it is resulting in serious injury or even compatible with this vehicle. death in a crash. To help make If the child restraint has the LATCH sure the LATCH system is system, see Lower Anchors and If the position you are using working properly after a crash, Tethers for Children (LATCH has an integrated headrest see your dealer to have the System) on page 3-41 for how and or head restraint and you system inspected and any where to install the child restraint are using a single tether, necessary replacements made as using LATCH. If a child restraint is route the tether over the headrest or head restraint. soon as possible. 3. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is securely held in place. To check, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (48,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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secured in the vehicle using a If more than one child restraint 3. Push the latch plate into the safety belt and it uses a top tether, needs to be installed in the rear buckle until it clicks. see Lower Anchors and Tethers for seat, be sure to read Where to Put Position the release button on Children (LATCH System) on the Restraint on page 3-39. the buckle so that the safety belt page 3-41 for top tether anchor 1. Put the child restraint on could be quickly unbuckled if locations. the seat. necessary. Do not secure a child seat in a 2. Pick up the latch plate, and run position without a top tether anchor the lap and shoulder portions of if a national or local law requires the vehicle safety belt through or that the top tether be anchored, or if around the restraint. The child the instructions that come with the restraint instructions will show child restraint say that the top strap you how. must be anchored. In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be attached. If the child restraint does not have the LATCH system, you will be using the safety belt to secure the 4. Pull the shoulder belt all the way child restraint in this position. out of the retractor to set the Be sure to follow the instructions lock. When the retractor lock is that came with the child restraint. set, the belt can be tightened but Secure the child in the child restraint not pulled out of the retractor. when and as the instructions say. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (49,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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6. If the child restraint has a top Securing Child Restraints tether, follow the child restraint manufacturer's instructions (Front Seat with regarding the use of the top Passenger Sensing tether. See Lower Anchors and System) Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 3-41 for more This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat information. is a safer place to secure a forward-facing child restraint. See 7. Before placing a child in the Where to Put the Restraint on child restraint, make sure it is page 3-39. securely held in place. To check, grasp the child restraint at the On vehicles with a passenger sensing system, the system is 5. To tighten the belt, push down safety belt path and attempt to designed to turn off the right front on the child restraint, pull the move it side to side and back passenger frontal airbag under shoulder portion of the belt to and forth. When the child certain conditions. See Passenger tighten the lap portion of the belt, restraint is properly installed, Sensing System on page 3-26 and and feed the shoulder belt back there should be no more than Passenger Airbag Status Indicator into the retractor. When installing 2.5 cm (1 in) of movement. on page 5-17 for more information, a forward-facing child restraint, it To remove the child restraint, including important safety may be helpful to use your knee unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and information. to push down on the child let it return to the stowed position. restraint as you tighten the belt. If the top tether is attached to a top Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front. This is because the risk to Try to pull the belt out of the tether anchor, disconnect it. the rear-facing child is so great, retractor to make sure the if the airbag deploys. retractor is locked. If the retractor is not locked, repeat Steps 4 and 5. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (50,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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using LATCH. If a child restraint is { Warning Warning (Continued) secured using a safety belt and it uses a top tether, see Lower A child in a rear-facing child Secure rear-facing child restraints Anchors and Tethers for Children restraint can be seriously injured in a rear seat, even if the airbag (LATCH System) on page 3-41 for or killed if the right front is off. If you secure a top tether anchor locations. passenger airbag inflates. This is forward-facing child restraint in because the back of the the right front seat, always move Do not secure a child seat in a rear-facing child restraint would the front passenger seat as far position without a top tether anchor if a national or local law requires be very close to the inflating back as it will go. It is better to that the top tether be anchored, or if airbag. A child in a forward-facing secure the child restraint in a the instructions that come with the child restraint can be seriously rear seat. child restraint say that the top strap injured or killed if the right front See Passenger Sensing System must be anchored. passenger airbag inflates and the on page 3-26 for additional In Canada, the law requires that passenger seat is in a forward information. position. forward-facing child restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be Even if the passenger sensing If the vehicle does not have a rear attached. system has turned off the right seat that will accommodate a You will be using the lap-shoulder front passenger frontal airbag, no rear-facing child restraint, a belt to secure the child restraint in system is fail-safe. No one can rear-facing child restraint should not this position. Follow the instructions guarantee that an airbag will not be installed in the vehicle, even if that came with the child restraint. deploy under some unusual the airbag is off. circumstance, even though it is If the child restraint has the LATCH turned off. system, see Lower Anchors and (Continued) Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on page 3-41 for how and where to install the child restraint GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (51,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the forward-facing child restraint. When the passenger sensing system has turned off the right front passenger frontal airbag, the off indicator on the passenger airbag status indicator should light and stay lit when the vehicle is started. See Passenger Airbag Status Indicator on page 5-17. 2. Put the child restraint on 4. Push the latch plate into the 5. Pull the shoulder belt all the way the seat. buckle until it clicks. out of the retractor to set the lock. When the retractor lock is 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run Position the release button on the buckle so that the safety belt set, the belt can be tightened but the lap and shoulder portions of not pulled out of the retractor. the vehicle's safety belt through could be quickly unbuckled if or around the restraint. The child necessary. restraint instructions will show you how. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (52,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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7. If the vehicle does not have a Child Restraint” under Passenger rear seat and the child restraint Sensing System on page 3-26 for has a top tether, follow the child more information. restraint manufacturer's To remove the child restraint, instructions regarding the use of unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and the top tether. See Lower let it return to the stowed position. Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) on If the top tether is attached to a top page 3-41 for more information. tether anchor, disconnect it. 8. Before placing a child in the child restraint, make sure it is Securing Child Restraints securely held in place. To check, (Front Seat with Airbag 6. To tighten the belt, push down grasp the child restraint at the On/Off Switch) on the child restraint, pull the safety belt path and attempt to This vehicle has airbags. A rear shoulder portion of the belt to move it side to side and back seat is a safer place to secure a tighten the lap portion of the belt, and forth. When the child forward-facing child restraint. See and feed the shoulder belt back restraint is properly installed, Where to Put the Restraint on into the retractor. When installing there should be no more than page 3-39. a forward-facing child restraint, it 2.5 cm (1 in) of movement. may be helpful to use your knee If the airbag is off, the off indicator in On vehicles with an airbag on/off to push down on the child the passenger airbag status switch, you can use this feature to restraint as you tighten the belt. indicator will come on and stay on turn off the right front passenger frontal airbag. The switch is located Try to pull the belt out of the when the vehicle is started. on the instrument panel. See Airbag retractor to make sure the If the child restraint has been On-Off Switch on page 3-23 for retractor is locked. If the installed and the on indicator is lit, more information, including retractor is not locked, repeat see “If the On Indicator is Lit for a important safety information. Steps 5 and 6. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (53,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Never put a rear-facing child seat in the front. This is because the risk to Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued) the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys. deploy under some unusual passenger airbag could inflate circumstance, even though it is even though the airbag on-off turned off. switch is turned off. { Warning Secure rear-facing child restraints To help avoid injury to yourself or A child in a rear-facing child in a rear seat, even if the airbag others, have the vehicle serviced restraint can be seriously injured is off. If you secure a right away. See Airbag Readiness or killed if the front outboard forward-facing child restraint in Light on page 5-15 for more passenger airbag inflates. This is the front outboard seat, always information, including important because the back of the move the front passenger seat as safety information. rear-facing child restraint would far back as it will go. It is better to be very close to the inflating secure the child restraint in a If the vehicle does not have a rear airbag. A child in a forward-facing rear seat. seat that will accommodate a child restraint can be seriously rear-facing child restraint, a injured or killed if the front rear-facing child restraint should not outboard passenger airbag { Warning be installed in the vehicle, even if inflates and the passenger seat is the airbag is off. in a forward position. If the airbag readiness light ever If the child restraint has the LATCH Even if the airbag switch has comes on and stays on, it means system, see Lower Anchors and turned off the front outboard that something may be wrong Tethers for Children (LATCH passenger frontal airbag, no with the airbag system. For System) on page 3-41 for how and system is fail-safe. No one can example, the right front where to install the child restraint guarantee that an airbag will not (Continued) using LATCH. If a child restraint is (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (54,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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secured using a safety belt and it 1. Move the seat as far back as it uses a top tether, see Lower will go before securing the Anchors and Tethers for Children forward-facing child restraint. (LATCH System) on page 3-41 for If you have no other choice but top tether anchor locations. to install a rear-facing child Do not secure a child seat in a restraint in this seat, make sure position without a top tether anchor the airbag is off once the child if a national or local law requires restraint has been installed. that the top tether be anchored, or if When the airbag off switch has the instructions that come with the turned off the right front child restraint say that the top strap passenger frontal airbag, the off must be anchored. indicator in the airbag off light In Canada, the law requires that should light and stay lit when the 4. Push the latch plate into the forward-facing child restraints have vehicle is started. See Airbag buckle until it clicks. a top tether, and that the tether be On-Off Light on page 5-16. Position the release button on attached. 2. Put the child restraint on the buckle so that the safety belt You will be using the lap-shoulder the seat. could be quickly unbuckled if necessary. belt to secure the child restraint in 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run this position. Follow the instructions the lap and shoulder portions of that came with the child restraint. the vehicle safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (55,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Try to pull the belt out of the retractor to make sure the retractor is locked. If the retractor is not locked, repeat Steps 5 and 6. 7. If the vehicle does not have a rear seat and the child restraint has a top tether, follow the child restraint manufacturer's instructions regarding the use of the top tether. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for 5. Pull the shoulder belt all the way 6. To tighten the belt, push down Children (LATCH System) on out of the retractor to set the on the child restraint, pull the page 3-41 for more information. lock. When the retractor lock is shoulder portion of the belt to 8. Before placing a child in the set, the belt can be tightened but tighten the lap portion of the belt, child restraint, make sure it is not pulled out of the retractor. and feed the shoulder belt back securely held in place. To check, into the retractor. When installing grasp the child restraint at the a forward-facing child restraint, it safety belt path and attempt to may be helpful to use your knee move it side to side and back to push down on the child and forth. When the child restraint as you tighten the belt. restraint is properly installed, there should be no more than 2.5 cm (1 in) of movement. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (56,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle safety belt and let it return to the stowed position. If the top tether is attached to a top tether anchor, disconnect it. If you turned the airbag off with the switch, turn on the right front passenger airbag when you remove the child restraint from the vehicle unless the person who will be sitting there is a member of a passenger airbag risk group. See Airbag On-Off Switch on page 3-23 for more information, including important safety information. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Storage Storage Front Storage Compartments This vehicle may have a front storage compartment. It is located at Storage Compartments the center of the instrument panel Storage Compartments ...... 4-1 { Warning extension, by the floor. To open the Front Storage ...... 4-1 Do not store heavy or sharp compartment, pull up on the latch. The compartment will open objects in storage compartments. automatically. In a crash, these objects may cause the cover to open and Storage compartments may also be could result in injury. included on the inside of each front door. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Instruments and Voltmeter Gauge ...... 5-14 Vehicle Messages Safety Belt Reminders ...... 5-15 Vehicle Messages ...... 5-30 Controls Airbag Readiness Light ...... 5-15 Battery Voltage and Charging Airbag On-Off Light ...... 5-16 Messages ...... 5-31 Passenger Airbag Status Brake System Messages . . . . 5-31 Controls Indicator ...... 5-17 Compass Messages ...... 5-31 Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 5-2 Charging System Light ...... 5-18 Door Ajar Messages ...... 5-31 Steering Wheel Controls ...... 5-2 Malfunction Engine Cooling System Horn ...... 5-3 Indicator Lamp ...... 5-18 Messages ...... 5-32 Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . 5-3 Brake System Warning Engine Oil Messages ...... 5-32 Compass ...... 5-4 Light ...... 5-21 Engine Power Messages . . . . 5-33 Clock ...... 5-6 Antilock Brake System (ABS) Fuel System Messages ...... 5-33 Power Outlets ...... 5-7 Warning Light ...... 5-22 Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 5-34 Cigarette Lighter ...... 5-8 Tow/Haul Mode Light ...... 5-22 Lamp Messages ...... 5-34 Ashtrays ...... 5-8 StabiliTrak® OFF Light ...... 5-22 Object Detection System Warning Lights, Gauges, and Traction Control System Messages ...... 5-34 (TCS)/StabiliTrak® Light . . . . 5-23 Indicators Ride Control System Tire Pressure Light ...... 5-23 Messages ...... 5-34 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-24 Airbag System Messages . . . . 5-36 Indicators ...... 5-8 Low Fuel Warning Light ...... 5-24 Security Messages ...... 5-36 Instrument Cluster ...... 5-10 Security Light ...... 5-25 Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-36 Speedometer ...... 5-11 High-Beam On Light ...... 5-25 Tire Messages ...... 5-36 Odometer ...... 5-11 Cruise Control Light ...... 5-25 Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-37 Trip Odometer ...... 5-11 Vehicle Reminder Fuel Gauge ...... 5-11 Information Displays Messages ...... 5-38 Engine Oil Pressure Driver Information Gauge ...... 5-12 Center (DIC) ...... 5-25 Vehicle Personalization Engine Coolant Temperature Vehicle Personalization ...... 5-39 Gauge ...... 5-13 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Controls Do not adjust the steering wheel an iPod® or USB device. Also press while driving. to reject an incoming call, or end a current call. Steering Wheel Steering Wheel Controls Adjustment Radio To select preset or favorite radio stations: Press and release w or c / x to go to the next or previous radio station stored as a preset or favorite. CD To select tracks on a CD: Press and release w or c / x to go to the next or previous track. If available, some audio controls Selecting Tracks on an iPod or For vehicles with a tilt steering can be adjusted at the steering USB Device wheel, the lever is located on the wheel. left side of the steering column. 1. Press and hold w or c / x w (Next): Press to go to the next while listening to a song until the To adjust the steering wheel: favorite radio station, track on a CD, ® contents of the current folder 1. Pull the lever to move the or folder on an iPod or USB display on the radio display. steering wheel up or down into a device. comfortable position. c / x (Previous/End): Press to 2. Release the lever to lock the go to the previous favorite radio steering wheel in place. station, track on a CD, or folder on GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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2. Press and release or / For vehicles with Bluetooth or + e : Press to increase volume. w c x ® to scroll up or down the list, then OnStar systems, press and hold for longer than two seconds to − e : Press to decrease volume. press and hold , or press to w ¨ interact with those systems. See play the highlighted track. Bluetooth on page 7-22 and OnStar, Horn Navigating Folders on an iPod or if equipped. Press the horn symbol in the middle USB Device SRCE (Source/Voice of the steering wheel to sound 1. Press and hold w or c / x Recognition): Press to switch the horn. while listening to a song until the between the radio and CD, and for contents of the current folder equipped vehicles, the front Windshield Wiper/Washer display on the radio display. auxiliary. ¨ (Seek): Press to go to the next 2. Press and hold c / x to go radio station while in AM, FM, back to the previous folder list. or SiriusXM®. 3. Press and release w or c / x For vehicles with a CD Player or to scroll up or down the list. USB port: . To select a folder, press Press ¨ to go to the next track or The windshield wiper control is on and hold , or press chapter while sourced to the CD. w ¨ the turn signal lever on the left side when the folder is of the steering wheel. highlighted. Press ¨ to select a track or a folder when navigating folders on an iPod Turn the band with N on it to select . To go back further in the or USB device. folder list, press and hold the wiper speed. While listening to a CD, press and c / x. 8 (Mist): Use for a single wipe. hold to quickly move forward / (Push to Talk): Press to ¨ Hold the band on z , then release. b g through the tracks. Release to stop silence the vehicle speakers only. For several wipes, hold the band on on the desired track. Press again to turn the sound on. z longer. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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6 (Adjustable Interval Wipes): Use compass is not set to the zone to adjust the delay time between { Warning where you live, the compass may wipes. Turn the band up for more give false readings. The compass In freezing weather, do not use must be set to the variance zone in frequent wipes or down for less the washer until the windshield is frequent wipes. which the vehicle is traveling. warmed. Otherwise the washer d (Low Speed): Slow wipes. fluid can form ice on the To adjust for compass variance, use the following procedure: a (High Speed): Fast wipes. windshield, blocking your vision. Compass Variance (Zone) 9 (Off): Use to turn the wipers off. Procedure When driving during the day and the Compass 1. Do not set the compass zone wipers are activated, the head This vehicle may have a compass in when the vehicle is moving. Only lamps automatically turn on after the Driver Information Center (DIC). set it when the vehicle is in completing eight wipe cycles. Compass Zone P (Park). Clear ice and snow from the wiper T V blades before using them. If frozen Your dealer will set the correct zone Press until PRESS TO to the windshield, carefully loosen or for your location. CHANGE COMPASS ZONE thaw them. Damaged blades should Under certain circumstances, such displays. be replaced. as during a long distance cross-country trip or moving to a Windshield Washer new state or province, it will be The windshield wiper paddle is on necessary to compensate for top of the turn signal lever. compass variance by resetting the L (Washer Fluid): Push the zone through the DIC if the zone is paddle to spray washer fluid on the not set correctly. windshield. The wipers will clear the Compass variance is the difference window and then either stop or between the earth's magnetic north return to the preset speed. and true geographic north. If the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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5. If calibration is necessary, note pad holder, or any other calibrate the compass. See magnetic item. Turn off the vehicle, “Compass Calibration move the magnetic item, then turn Procedure” following. on the vehicle and calibrate the compass. Compass Calibration To calibrate the compass, use the The compass can be manually following procedure: calibrated. Only calibrate the compass in a magnetically clean Compass Calibration Procedure and safe location, such as an open 1. Before calibrating the compass, parking lot, where driving the make sure the compass zone is vehicle in circles is not a danger. set to the variance zone in which It is suggested to calibrate away the vehicle is located. See 2. Find the vehicle's current from tall buildings, utility wires, “Compass Variance (Zone) location and variance zone manhole covers, or other industrial number on the map. Procedure” earlier in this structures, if possible. section. Zones 1 through 15 are If CAL should ever appear in the available. Do not operate any switches DIC display, the compass should be such as window, climate 3. Press V to scroll through and calibrated. controls, seats, etc. during the select the appropriate If the DIC display does not show a calibration procedure. variance zone. heading, for example, N for North, 2. Press T until PRESS V TO 3 or the heading does not change 4. Press until the vehicle after making turns, there may be a CALIBRATE COMPASS heading, for example, N for strong magnetic field interfering with displays. North, is displayed in the DIC. the compass. Such interference 3. Press V to start the compass may be caused by a magnetic CB or calibration. cell phone antenna mount, a magnetic emergency light, magnetic GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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4. The DIC will display AM-FM Radio after five seconds and the CALIBRATING: DRIVE IN current time displayed is To set the time: CIRCLES. Drive the vehicle in automatically set. tight circles at less than 8 km/h H 1. Press until the hour begins Radio with CD/MP3 (5 mph) to complete the flashing on the display. Press calibration. The DIC will display this button a second time and To set the time and date: CALIBRATION COMPLETE for a the minutes begin flashing on 1. Press H and the HR, MIN, MM, few seconds when the display. calibration is complete. The DIC DD, YYYY (hour, minute, month, display will then return to Press H a third time and the day, and year) displays. PRESS V TO CALIBRATE 12HR or 24HR time format 2. Press the softkey under any one COMPASS. begins flashing. of the tabs to be changed. Every 2. While either the hour or the time the softkey is pressed Clock minutes are flashing, turn the f again, the time or the date if selected, increases by one. The clock can be set with either the knob, on the upper right side of radio turned on or off. the radio, clockwise or Another way to increase the time counterclockwise to increase or or date, is to press ¨ SEEK or decrease the time. While the \ FWD (forward). 12HR or 24HR time format is f 3. To decrease, press © SEEK or flashing, turn the knob f clockwise or counterclockwise to s REV. Turn the knob, on select the default time settings. the upper right side of the radio, to adjust the selected setting. 3. Press H again until the clock display stops flashing to set the currently displayed time; otherwise, the flashing stops GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Changing the Time and Date Power Outlets Default Settings { Caution The accessory power outlets can be To change the time or date default used to plug in electrical equipment, Leaving electrical equipment settings: such as a cell phone or an MP3 plugged in for an extended period 1. Press H and then the softkey player. of time while the vehicle is off will under the forward arrow that is The vehicle may have two drain the battery. Always unplug currently displayed on the radio accessory power outlets on the electrical equipment when not in screen until the time 12H (hour) instrument panel. use and do not plug in equipment and 24H (hour), and the date that exceeds the maximum Remove the cover to access and 20 amp rating. MM/DD (month and day) and replace when not in use. DD/MM (day and month) are displayed. Certain power accessory plugs may When adding electrical equipment, not be compatible to the accessory be sure to follow the proper 2. Press the softkey under the power outlet and could overload desired option. installation instructions included with vehicle or adapter fuses. If a the equipment. See Add-On 3. Press H again to apply the problem is experienced, see your Electrical Equipment on page 9-57. selected default, or let the dealer. screen time out. { Caution { Warning Hanging heavy equipment from Power is always supplied to the the power outlet can cause outlets. Do not leave electrical damage not covered by the equipment plugged in when the vehicle warranty. The power vehicle is not in use because the outlets are designed for vehicle could catch fire and cause accessory power plugs only, such injury or death. as cell phone charge cords. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Cigarette Lighter Ashtrays Warning Lights, If equipped with a cigarette lighter, If equipped with a removable Gauges, and to heat push it in all the way and let ashtray, it can be placed into the go. When it is ready for use, it will front floor console cupholder. Open Indicators pop back out by itself. cover to use. Warning lights and gauges can Do not use the lighter to plug in signal that something is wrong accessory devices. Use the power { Caution before it becomes serious enough outlets provided. to cause an expensive repair or If papers, pins, or other replacement. Paying attention to the flammable items are put in the { Caution warning lights and gauges could ashtray, hot cigarettes or other prevent injury. smoking materials could ignite Holding a cigarette lighter in while Warning lights come on when there it is heating does not let the them and possibly damage the could be a problem with a vehicle lighter back away from the vehicle. Never put flammable function. Some warning lights come heating element when it is hot. items in the ashtray. on briefly when the engine is started Damage from overheating can to indicate they are working. occur to the lighter or heating element, or a fuse could be blown. Do not hold a cigarette lighter in while it is heating. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Gauges can indicate when there could be a problem with a vehicle function. Often gauges and warning lights work together to indicate a problem with the vehicle. When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on while driving, or when one of the gauges shows there may be a problem, check the section that explains what to do. Follow this manual's advice. Waiting to do repairs can be costly and even dangerous. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

5-10 Instruments and Controls

Instrument Cluster

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If the vehicle has a diesel engine, Trip Odometer Fuel Gauge see the Duramax diesel supplement for more information. The trip odometer can show how far the vehicle has been driven since Speedometer the trip odometer was last set to zero. The speedometer shows the vehicle's speed in either kilometers Press the 3 Driver Information per hour (km/h) or miles per Center (DIC) button to display the hour (mph). trip odometer and the regular odometer information. Odometer See Driver Information Center (DIC) The odometer shows how far the on page 5-25 for more information vehicle has been driven, in either on resetting the trip odometer. kilometers or miles. To display the odometer reading Metric This vehicle has a tamper‐resistant with the ignition off, press 3. odometer. The digital odometer will read 999,999 if it is turned back. If the vehicle needs a new odometer installed, it must be set to the mileage total of the old odometer. If that is not possible, then it must be set at zero and a label must be put on the driver door to show the old mileage reading when the new odometer was installed. English GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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The fuel gauge, when the ignition is . It takes a little more or less fuel Engine Oil Pressure on, indicates how much fuel is left in to fill up than the fuel gauge the vehicle fuel tank. indicated. For example, the Gauge gauge may have indicated the An arrow on the fuel gauge tank was half full, but it actually indicates the side of the vehicle the took a little more or less than fuel door is on. half the tank's capacity to fill The gauge first indicates empty the tank. before the vehicle is out of fuel, and . The gauge moves a little while the fuel tank should be turning a corner or speeding up. refueled soon. . The gauge does not go back to Listed are four situations customers empty when the ignition is might experience with the fuel turned off. gauge. None of these indicate a problem with the fuel gauge: If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel Metric . At the gas station, the fuel pump supplement. shuts off before the gauge reads full. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Engine Coolant { Caution Temperature Gauge Lack of proper engine oil maintenance can damage the engine. Driving with the engine oil low can also damage the engine. The repairs would not be covered by the vehicle warranty. Check the oil level as soon as possible. Add oil if required, but if the oil level is within the operating English range and the oil pressure is still low, have the vehicle serviced. The oil pressure gauge shows the Always follow the maintenance engine oil pressure in psi (pounds schedule for changing engine oil. Metric per square inch) or kPa (kilopascals) when the engine is running. Oil pressure may vary with engine speed, outside temperature and oil viscosity, but readings above the low pressure zone indicate the normal operating range. A reading in the low pressure zone may be caused by a dangerously low oil level or other problem causing low oil pressure. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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See Engine Overheating on Readings in the low warning zone page 10-22. may occur when a large number of electrical accessories are operating Voltmeter Gauge in the vehicle and the engine is left at an idle for an extended period. This condition is normal since the charging system is not able to provide full power at engine idle. As engine speeds are increased, this condition should correct itself as higher engine speeds allow the charging system to create maximum English power. This gauge shows the engine The vehicle can be only driven for a coolant temperature. short time with the reading in either warning zone. If it must be driven, It also provides an indicator of how turn off all unnecessary hard the vehicle is working. During a accessories. majority of the operation, the gauge When the engine is not running, but will read 100°C (210°F) or less. the ignition is on, this gauge shows Readings in either warning zone If the vehicle is pulling a load or the battery's state of charge in indicate a possible problem in the going up hills, it is normal for the DC volts. electrical system. Have the vehicle temperature to fluctuate and When the engine is running, the serviced as soon as possible. approach the 122°C (250°F) mark. gauge shows the condition of the If the gauge reaches the 125°C charging system. Readings between (260°F) mark, it indicates that the the low and high warning zones cooling system is working beyond indicate the normal operating range. its capacity. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Safety Belt Reminders Passenger Safety Belt If the passenger safety belt is Reminder Light buckled, neither the chime nor the Driver Safety Belt Reminder light comes on. Light There may be a passenger safety belt reminder light near the The front passenger safety belt There is a driver safety belt passenger airbag status indicator. warning light and chime may turn on reminder light on the instrument See Passenger Sensing System on if an object is put on the seat such cluster. page 3-26. as a briefcase, handbag, grocery bag, laptop, or other electronic device. To turn off the warning light and/or chime, remove the object from the seat or buckle the safety belt. Airbag Readiness Light When the vehicle is started this light For vehicles equipped with the This light shows if there is an flashes and a chime may come on passenger safety belt warning light, electrical problem with the airbag to remind the driver to fasten their when the vehicle is started this light system. The system check includes safety belt. Then the light stays on flashes and a chime may come on the airbag sensor(s), passenger solid until the belt is buckled. This to remind passengers to fasten their sensing system (if equipped), the cycle may continue several times if safety belt. Then the light stays on pretensioners (if equipped), the the driver remains or becomes solid until the belt is buckled. This airbag modules, the wiring, and the unbuckled while the vehicle is cycle continues several times if the crash sensing and diagnostic moving. passenger remains or becomes module. For more information on the If the driver safety belt is buckled, unbuckled while the vehicle is airbag system, see Airbag System neither the light nor the chime moving. on page 3-16. comes on. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If there is a problem with the airbag system, a Driver Information Center (DIC) message may also come on. See Airbag System Messages on page 5-36.

The airbag readiness light comes on Airbag On-Off Light for several seconds when the When the right front passenger vehicle is started. If the light does airbag is manually turned off using not come on then, have it fixed the airbag on-off switch on the immediately. instrument panel, if equipped, the indicator light OFF or the off symbol { Warning will come on and stay on as a United States reminder that the airbag has been If the airbag readiness light stays turned off. This light will go off when on after the vehicle is started or the airbag has been turned on. See comes on while driving, it means Airbag On-Off Switch on page 3-23 the airbag system might not be for more information, including working properly. The airbags in important safety information. the vehicle might not inflate in a crash, or they could even inflate without a crash. To help avoid injury, have the vehicle serviced right away.

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Passenger Airbag Status { Warning { Warning Indicator If the right front passenger airbag If the airbag readiness light ever If the vehicle has a passenger is turned off for a person who is comes on and stays on, it means sensing system, the instrument not in a risk group identified by that something may be wrong panel will have a passenger airbag the national government, that with the airbag system. For status indicator. See Passenger person will not have the extra example, the right front Sensing System on page 3-26 for protection of an airbag. In a passenger airbag could inflate important safety information. crash, the airbag will not be able even though the airbag on-off to inflate and help protect the switch is turned off. person sitting there. To help avoid injury to yourself or Do not turn off the passenger others, have the vehicle serviced airbag unless the person sitting right away. See Airbag Readiness there is in a risk group identified Light on page 5-15 for more by the national government. See information, including important United States Airbag On-Off Switch on safety information. page 3-23 for more on this, including important safety If the word ON or the on symbol is information. lit, it means that the right front passenger frontal airbag is enabled, and may inflate. See Airbag On-Off Switch on page 3-23 for more Canada and Mexico information, including important safety information. When the vehicle is started, the passenger airbag status indicator will light ON and OFF, or the symbol for on and off, for several seconds GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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as a system check. Then, after If it does not, have the vehicle several more seconds, the status { Warning serviced by your dealer. indicator will light either ON or OFF, The light should go out once the or either the on or off symbol to let If the airbag readiness light ever comes on and stays on, it means engine starts. If it stays on, you know the status of the right front or comes on while driving, there passenger frontal airbag. that something may be wrong with the airbag system. To help could be a problem with the If the word ON or the on symbol is avoid injury to yourself or others, charging system. A charging system lit on the passenger airbag status have the vehicle serviced right message in the Driver Information indicator, it means that the right Center (DIC) can also appear. See away. See Airbag Readiness front passenger frontal airbag is Battery Voltage and Charging Light on page 5-15 for more enabled, and may inflate. Messages on page 5-31 for more information, including important information. This light could indicate If the word OFF or the off symbol is safety information. lit on the airbag status indicator, it that there are problems with a means that the passenger sensing generator drive belt, or that there is system has turned off the right front Charging System Light an electrical problem. Have it passenger frontal airbag. checked right away. If the vehicle must be driven a short distance with If, after several seconds, both status the light on, turn off accessories, indicator lights remain on, or if there such as the radio and air are no lights at all, there may be a conditioner. problem with the lights or the passenger sensing system. See Malfunction your dealer for service. This light comes on briefly when the Indicator Lamp ignition key is turned to START, but A computer system called OBD II the engine is not running, as a (On-Board Diagnostics-Second check to show it is working. Generation) monitors the operation of the vehicle to ensure emissions GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (19,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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are at acceptable levels, helping to assists the service technician in maintain a clean environment. The correctly diagnosing any Caution (Continued) malfunction indicator lamp comes malfunction. on when the vehicle is placed in (TPC) can affect the vehicle's emission controls and can cause ON/RUN, as a check to show it is { Caution working. If it does not, have the this light to come on. vehicle serviced by your dealer. See If the vehicle is continually driven Modifications to these systems Ignition Positions on page 9-15. with this light on, the emission could lead to costly repairs not controls might not work as well, covered by the vehicle warranty. the vehicle fuel economy might This could also result in a failure not be as good, and the engine to pass a required Emission might not run as smoothly. This Inspection/Maintenance test. See could lead to costly repairs that Accessories and Modifications on might not be covered by the page 10-3. vehicle warranty. If the malfunction indicator lamp This light comes on during a comes on while the engine is malfunction in one of two ways: running, this indicates that the OBD II system has detected a problem { Caution Light Flashing: A misfire condition and diagnosis and service might be has been detected. A misfire required. Modifications made to the engine, increases vehicle emissions and transmission, exhaust, intake, could damage the emission control Malfunctions often are indicated by or fuel system of the vehicle or system on the vehicle. Diagnosis the system before any problem is the replacement of the original and service might be required. apparent. Being aware of the light tires with other than those of the can prevent more serious damage To prevent more serious damage to to the vehicle. This system also same Tire Performance Criteria the vehicle: (Continued) . Reduce vehicle speed. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (20,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Avoid hard accelerations. improperly installed. A loose or diagnostic tools to fix any . Avoid steep uphill grades. missing fuel cap allows fuel to mechanical or electrical problems evaporate into the atmosphere. that might have developed. . If towing a trailer, reduce the A few driving trips with the cap amount of cargo being hauled as properly installed should turn the Emissions Inspection and soon as it is possible. light off. Maintenance Programs If the light continues to flash, find a . Check that good quality fuel is Depending on where you live, your safe place to stop and park the used. Poor fuel quality causes vehicle may be required to vehicle. Turn the vehicle off, wait at the engine not to run as participate in an emission control least 10 seconds, and restart the efficiently as designed and may system inspection and maintenance engine. If the light is still flashing, cause stalling after start-up, program. For the inspection, the follow the previous steps and see stalling when the vehicle is emission system test equipment will your dealer for service as soon as changed into gear, misfiring, likely connect to the vehicle's Data possible. hesitation on acceleration, Link Connector (DLC). Light On Steady: An emission or stumbling on acceleration. control system malfunction has These conditions might go away been detected on the vehicle. once the engine is warmed up. Diagnosis and service might be If one or more of these conditions required. occurs, change the fuel brand used. The following may correct an It may require at least one full tank emission control system of the proper fuel to turn the light off. malfunction: See Recommended Fuel on The DLC is under the instrument panel to the left of the steering . Check that the fuel cap is fully page 9-42. wheel. See your dealer if assistance installed. See Filling the Tank on If none of the above have made the is needed. page 9-44. The diagnostic light turn off, your dealer can check system can determine if the fuel the vehicle. The dealer has the cap has been left off or proper test equipment and GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (21,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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The vehicle may not pass system readiness, your dealer This light should come on briefly inspection if: can prepare the vehicle for when ignition key is turned to ON/ inspection. RUN. If it does not come on, have it . The malfunction indicator lamp is on with the engine running, or if fixed so it will be ready to warn if the light does not come on when Brake System Warning there is a problem. the ignition is turned to ON/RUN Light When the ignition is on, the brake while the engine is off. See your system warning light also comes on The vehicle brake system consists dealer for assistance in verifying when the parking brake is set. See of two hydraulic circuits. If one proper operation of the Parking Brake on page 9-31 for circuit is not working, the remaining malfunction indicator lamp. more information. The light stays on circuit can still work to stop the if the parking brake does not fully . The OBD II (On-Board vehicle. For normal braking release. If it stays on after the Diagnostics) system determines performance, both circuits need to parking brake is fully released, it that critical emission control be working. systems have not been means the vehicle has a brake If the warning light comes on, there completely diagnosed. The problem. could be a brake problem. Have the vehicle would be considered not If the light comes on while driving, brake system inspected right away. ready for inspection. This can pull off the road and stop carefully. happen if the 12-volt battery has The pedal might be harder to push, recently been replaced or run or the pedal might go closer to the down. The diagnostic system is floor. It could take longer to stop. designed to evaluate critical If the light is still on, have the emission control systems during vehicle towed for service. See normal driving. This can take Towing the Vehicle on page 10-83. several days of routine driving. Metric English If this has been done and the vehicle still does not pass the inspection for lack of OBD II GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (22,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If it does not, have the vehicle Tow/Haul Mode Light { Warning serviced by your dealer. If the system is working normally the The brake system might not be indicator light then goes off. working properly if the brake system warning light is on. If the ABS light stays on, turn the Driving with the brake system ignition off. If the light comes on warning light on can lead to a while driving, stop as soon as it is crash. If the light is still on after safely possible and turn the ignition off. Then start the engine again to the vehicle has been pulled off For vehicles with the Tow/Haul reset the system. If the ABS light the road and carefully stopped, Mode feature, this light comes on stays on, or comes on again while have the vehicle towed for when the Tow/Haul Mode has been driving, the vehicle needs service. activated. service. If the regular brake system warning light is not on, the vehicle still has See Tow/Haul Mode on page 9-29. Antilock Brake System brakes, but not antilock brakes. ® If the regular brake system warning StabiliTrak OFF Light (ABS) Warning Light light is also on, the vehicle does not have antilock brakes and there is a problem with the regular brakes. See Brake System Warning Light on page 5-21.

This light comes on briefly while For vehicles with the Antilock Brake starting the engine. If it does not, System (ABS), this light comes on have the vehicle serviced by your briefly when the engine is started. dealer. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (23,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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This light comes on when the If the light does not come on, have Tire Pressure Light StabiliTrak system is turned off. the vehicle serviced by your dealer. If StabiliTrak is off, the Traction If the system is working normally, Control System (TCS) is also off. the indicator light turns off. If the StabiliTrak and TCS are off, If the light is on and not flashing, the the system does not assist in TCS, and potentially the StabiliTrak controlling the vehicle. Turn on the system have been disabled. A DIC TCS and the StabiliTrak systems message may display. Check the and the warning light turns off. DIC messages to determine which For vehicles with the Tire Pressure See Traction Control/Electronic feature(s) is no longer functioning Monitor System (TPMS), this light Stability Control on page 9-32. and whether the vehicle requires comes on briefly when the engine is service. started. It provides information Traction Control System If the indicator/warning light is on about tire pressures and the TPMS. (TCS)/StabiliTrak® Light and flashing, the TCS and/or the When the Light Is On Steady StabiliTrak system is actively working. This indicates that one or more of the tires are significantly See Traction Control/Electronic underinflated. Stability Control on page 9-32. A Driver Information Center (DIC) tire pressure message may also display. See Tire Messages on page 5-36. Stop as soon as This light comes on briefly when the possible, and inflate the tires to the engine is started. pressure value shown on the Tire and Loading Information label. See Tire Pressure on page 10-55. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (24,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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When the Light Flashes First and Low Fuel Warning Light Then Is On Steady If the light flashes for about a minute and then stays on, there may be a problem with the TPMS. If the problem is not corrected, the light will come on at every ignition cycle. This light should come on briefly as See Tire Pressure Monitor the engine is started. If it does not Operation on page 10-57. come on, have the vehicle serviced by your dealer. Engine Oil Pressure Light If the light comes on and stays on, it means that oil is not flowing through { Caution the engine properly. The vehicle could be low on oil and might have English Shown, Metric Similar Lack of proper engine oil some other system problem. See maintenance can damage the your dealer. This light comes on for a few engine. Driving with the engine seconds when the ignition is turned oil low can also damage the on as a check to indicate it is working. If it does not come on, engine. The repairs would not be have it fixed. covered by the vehicle warranty. Check the oil level as soon as The low fuel warning light comes on possible. Add oil if required, but if and a chime sounds when the the oil level is within the operating vehicle is low on fuel. The light turns range and the oil pressure is still off when fuel is added to the low, have the vehicle serviced. fuel tank. Always follow the maintenance See Driver Information Center (DIC) schedule for changing engine oil. on page 5-25. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (25,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Security Light High-Beam On Light Information Displays Driver Information Center (DIC) This vehicle has a DIC. All messages will appear in the DIC display at the bottom of the The security light should come on This light comes on when the instrument cluster. The DIC buttons briefly as the engine is started. If it high-beam headlamps are in use. are on the instrument panel, next to does not come on, have the vehicle See Headlamp High/Low-Beam the instrument cluster. serviced by your dealer. If the Changer on page 6-2. system is working normally, the The DIC comes on when the ignition indicator light turns off. is on. After a short delay, the DIC Cruise Control Light will display the information that was If the light stays on and the engine last displayed before the engine does not start, there could be a was turned off. problem with the theft-deterrent system. See Immobilizer Operation The DIC displays trip, fuel, and on page 2-11. vehicle system information, and warning messages if a system problem is detected. If the vehicle has these features, the This light comes on when the cruise DIC also displays the compass control is set. direction and the outside air This light goes out when the cruise temperature when viewing the trip control is canceled. See Cruise and fuel information. The compass Control on page 9-34. direction appears on the top right GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (26,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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corner of the DIC display. The DIC Buttons T (Vehicle Information): Press outside air temperature this button to display the oil life, rear automatically appears in the bottom park assist, units, tire pressure right corner of the DIC display. readings for vehicles with the Tire If there is a problem with the system Pressure Monitor System (TPMS), that controls the temperature engine hours, Tire Pressure Monitor display, the numbers will be System (TPMS) programming for replaced with dashes. If this occurs, vehicles with the TPMS and without have the vehicle serviced by your a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) dealer. transmitter, and compass zone and If the vehicle has a diesel engine, compass calibration on vehicles see the Duramax diesel with this feature. supplement. U (Customization): Press this DIC Operation and Displays button to customize the feature The buttons are the trip/fuel, vehicle settings on the vehicle. See Vehicle The DIC has different displays information, customization, and set/ Personalization on page 5-39 for which can be accessed by pressing reset buttons. The button functions more information. the DIC buttons on the instrument are detailed in the following pages. V panel, next to the instrument cluster. 3 (Set/Reset): Press this button to (Trip/Fuel): Press this button set or reset certain functions and to to display the odometer, trip turn off or acknowledge messages odometers, fuel range, average on the DIC. economy, fuel used, timer, average speed, and digital tachometer. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (27,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Trip/Fuel Menu Items The trip odometer has a feature If the retro-active reset feature is called the retro-active reset. This activated after the vehicle is started, 3 (Trip/Fuel): Press this button can be used to set the trip odometer but before it begins moving, the to scroll through the following menu to the number of kilometers (miles) display will show the number of items: driven since the ignition was last kilometers (km) or miles (mi) that Odometer turned on. This can be used if the were driven during the last ignition trip odometer is not reset at the cycle. Press 3 until XX km (mi) beginning of the trip. displays. This display shows the Fuel Range To use the retro-active reset feature, distance the vehicle has been Press 3 until FUEL RANGE driven in either kilometers (km) or press and hold V for at least displays. This display shows the miles (mi). four seconds. The trip odometer will display the number of approximate number of remaining Trip Odometers kilometers (km) or miles (mi) driven kilometers (km) or miles (mi) the vehicle can be driven without Press 3 until A or B displays. since the ignition was last turned on and the vehicle was moving. Once refueling. The display will show This display shows the current LOW if the fuel level is low. distance traveled in either the vehicle begins moving, the trip kilometers (km) or miles (mi) since odometer will accumulate mileage. The fuel range estimate is based on the last reset for each trip odometer. For example, if the vehicle was an average of the fuel economy Both trip odometers can be used at driven 8 km (5 miles) before it is over recent driving history and the the same time. started again, and then the amount of fuel remaining in the fuel retro-active reset feature is tank. This estimate will change if Each trip odometer can be reset to activated, the display will show 8 km driving conditions change. For zero separately by pressing V while (5 miles). As the vehicle begins example, if driving in traffic and the desired trip odometer is moving, the display will then making frequent stops, this display displayed. increase to 8.1 km (5.1 miles), may read one number, but if the 8.2 km (5.2 miles), etc. vehicle is driven on a freeway, the number may change even though the same amount of fuel is in the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (28,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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fuel tank. This is because different Fuel Used To reset the timer to zero, press and driving conditions produce different 3 hold V while TIMER is displayed. fuel economies. Generally, freeway Press until FUEL USED driving produces better fuel displays. This display shows the Average Speed economy than city driving. number of liters (L) or gallons (gal) of fuel used since the last reset of Press 3 until AVERAGE SPEED If the vehicle is low on fuel, the this menu item. To reset the fuel displays. This display shows the FUEL LEVEL LOW message will be used information, press and hold V average speed of the vehicle in displayed. See “FUEL LEVEL LOW” while FUEL USED is displayed. kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles under Fuel System Messages on per hour (mph). This average is page 5-33 for more information. Timer calculated based on the various Average Economy 3 vehicle speeds recorded since the Press until TIMER displays. last reset of this value. To reset the This display can be used as a timer. Press 3 until AVG ECONOMY value, press and hold V. The displays. This display shows the To start the timer, press V while display will return to zero. approximate average liters per TIMER is displayed. The display will Digital Tachometer 100 kilometers (L/100 km) or miles show the amount of time that has per gallon (mpg). This number is passed since the timer was last Press 3 until calculated based on the number of reset, not including time the ignition Tachometer ##00 RPM displays. L/100 km (mpg) recorded since the is off. Time will continue to be This display shows the engine last time this menu item was reset. counted as long as the ignition is speed in revolutions per To reset AVG ECONOMY, press and on, even if another display is being minute (RPM). hold V. The display will return shown on the DIC. The timer will to zero. record up to 99 hours, 59 minutes Blank Display and 59 seconds (99:59:59) after This display shows no information. which the display will return to zero. To stop the timer, press V briefly while TIMER is displayed. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (29,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Information Menu oil life, additional maintenance is DIC will display the PARK ASSIST Items recommended in the Maintenance OFF message as a reminder that T Schedule in this manual. See the system has been turned off. See (Vehicle Information): Press Maintenance Schedule on Object Detection System Messages this button to scroll through the page 11-3 for more information. on page 5-34 and Ultrasonic following menu items: Remember, you must reset the OIL Parking Assist on page 9-37. Oil Life LIFE yourself after each oil change. Units Press T until OIL LIFE It will not reset itself. Also, be careful not to reset the OIL LIFE Press T until UNITS displays. This REMAINING displays. This display accidentally at any time other than display allows you to select between shows an estimate of the oil's when the oil has just been changed. metric or English units of remaining useful life. If you see It cannot be reset accurately until measurement. Once in this display, 99% OIL LIFE REMAINING on the the next oil change. To reset the V display, that means 99% of the press to select between METRIC engine oil life system, see Engine current oil life remains. The engine or ENGLISH units. Oil Life System on page 10-10. oil life system will alert you to Tire Pressure change the oil on a schedule Park Assist consistent with your driving If the vehicle has the Tire Pressure If the vehicle has the Ultrasonic conditions. Monitor System (TPMS), the Rear Parking Assist (URPA) system, pressure for each tire can be viewed When the remaining oil life is low, press T until PARK ASSIST in the DIC. The tire pressure will be the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON displays. This display allows the shown in either kilopascals (kPa) or message will appear on the display. system to be turned on or off. Once pounds per square inch (psi). Press See “CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON” in this display, press to select T until the DIC displays FRONT under Engine Oil Messages on between ON or OFF. The URPA TIRES PSI (kPa) LEFT ## page 5-32. You should change the system automatically turns back on RIGHT ##. Press T again until the oil as soon as possible. See Engine after each vehicle start. When the DIC displays REAR TIRES Oil on page 10-7. In addition to the URPA system is turned off and the PSI (kPa) LEFT ## RIGHT ##. engine oil life system monitoring the vehicle is shifted out of P (Park), the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (30,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If a low tire pressure condition is tire positions. To re-learn the tire Vehicle Messages detected by the system while positions, see Tire Pressure Monitor driving, a message advising you to System on page 10-56. See Tire Messages displayed on the DIC check the pressure in a specific tire Inspection on page 10-60, Tire indicate the status of the vehicle or will appear in the display. See Tire Rotation on page 10-61 and Tire some action may be needed to Pressure on page 10-55 and Tire Messages on page 5-36 for more correct a condition. Multiple Messages on page 5-36 for more information. messages may appear one after information. another. Change Compass Zone If the tire pressure display shows The messages that do not require dashes instead of a value, there The vehicle may have this feature. immediate action can be may be a problem with the vehicle. To change the compass zone acknowledged and cleared by through the DIC, see Compass on If this consistently occurs, see your pressing V (Set/Reset). dealer for service. page 5-4. The messages that require Calibrate Compass Engine Hours immediate action cannot be cleared T The vehicle may have this feature. until that action is performed. Press until ENGINE HOURS The compass can be manually All messages should be taken displays. This display shows the calibrated. To calibrate the compass seriously and clearing the message total number of hours the engine through the DIC, see Compass on does not correct the problem. has run. page 5-4. Relearn Tire Positions The following are the possible Blank Display messages and some information The vehicle may have this display. This display shows no information. about them. To access this display, the vehicle must be in P (Park). If the vehicle If the vehicle has a diesel engine, has the Tire Pressure Monitor see the Duramax diesel System (TPMS), after rotating the supplement. tires or after replacing a tire or sensor, the system must re-learn the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (31,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Battery Voltage and and turn off the vehicle. Restart the Door Ajar Messages vehicle and check for the message Charging Messages on the DIC display. If the message CARGO DOOR OPEN SERVICE BATTERY is still displayed or appears again This message displays and a chime CHARGING SYSTEM when you begin driving, the brake sounds if the cargo door is open system needs service as soon as while the ignition is in ON/RUN. On some vehicles, this message possible. See your dealer. displays if there is a problem with Turn off the vehicle and check the cargo door. Restart the vehicle and the battery charging system. Under Compass Messages certain conditions, the charging check for the message on the DIC system light may also turn on in the CALIBRATING: DRIVE IN display. instrument cluster. See Charging CIRCLES DRIVER DOOR OPEN System Light on page 5-18. Driving with this problem could drain the This message displays when This message displays and a chime battery. Turn off all unnecessary calibrating the compass. Drive the sounds if the driver door is not fully accessories. Have the electrical vehicle in circles at less than 8 km/h closed and the vehicle is in a drive system checked as soon as (5 mph) to complete the calibration. gear. Stop and turn off the vehicle, possible. See your dealer. See Compass on page 5-4 for more check the door for obstructions, and information. close the door again. Check to see Brake System Messages if the message still appears on CALIBRATION COMPLETE the DIC. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM This message displays when the compass calibration is complete. LEFT REAR DOOR OPEN This message displays along with See Compass on page 5-4 for more On some vehicles, this message the brake system warning light if information. displays and a chime sounds if the there is a problem with the brake driver side rear door is not fully system. See Brake System Warning closed and the vehicle is in a drive Light on page 5-21. If this message gear. Stop and turn off the vehicle, appears, stop as soon as possible check the door for obstructions, and GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (32,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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close the door again. Check to see Engine Cooling System ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE if the message still appears on ENGINE the DIC. Messages This message displays when the PASSENGER DOOR OPEN ENGINE HOT A/C (Air engine coolant temperature is too Conditioning) OFF hot. Stop and allow the vehicle to This message displays and a chime idle until it cools down. See Engine sounds if the passenger door is not This message displays when the Coolant Temperature Gauge on fully closed and the vehicle is in a engine coolant becomes hotter than page 5-13. drive gear. Stop and turn off the the normal operating temperature. vehicle, check the door for See Engine Coolant Temperature ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP Gauge on page 5-13. To avoid obstructions, and close the door ENGINE again. Check to see if the message added strain on a hot engine, the air still appears on the DIC. conditioning compressor This message displays and a chime automatically turns off. When the sounds if the engine cooling system RIGHT REAR DOOR OPEN coolant temperature returns to reaches unsafe temperatures for On some vehicles, this message normal, the air conditioning operation. Stop and turn off the displays and a chime sounds if the compressor turns back on. You can vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so passenger side rear door is not fully continue to drive the vehicle. to avoid severe damage. This closed and the vehicle is in a drive If this message continues to appear, message clears when the engine gear. Stop and turn off the vehicle, have the system repaired by your has cooled to a safe operating check the door for obstructions, and dealer as soon as possible to avoid temperature. close the door again. Check to see damage to the engine. if the message still appears on Engine Oil Messages the DIC. CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON This message displays when the engine oil needs to be changed. When you change the engine oil, be GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (33,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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sure to reset the CHANGE ENGINE possible and have the vehicle stays on, the vehicle should be OIL SOON message. See Engine serviced by your dealer. See Engine taken to your dealer for service as Oil Life System on page 10-10 for Oil on page 10-7. soon as possible. information on how to reset the message. See Engine Oil on Engine Power Messages Fuel System Messages page 10-7 and Maintenance Schedule on page 11-3. ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED FUEL LEVEL LOW ENGINE OIL LOW ADD OIL This message displays and a chime This message displays and a chime sounds when the cooling system sounds if the fuel level is low. Refuel If the vehicle has an oil level sensor, temperature gets too hot and the as soon as possible. See Fuel this message displays if the oil level engine further enters the engine Gauge on page 5-11 and Fuel on in the vehicle is low. Check the oil coolant protection mode. See page 9-41 for more information. level and correct it as necessary. Engine Overheating on page 10-22 You may need to let the vehicle cool for further information. TIGHTEN GAS CAP or warm up and cycle the ignition to This message also displays when This message may display along be sure this message clears. See with the check engine light on the Engine Oil on page 10-7. the engine power is reduced. Reduced engine power can affect instrument cluster if the fuel cap is OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP the vehicle's ability to accelerate. not tightened properly. See ENGINE If this message is on, but there is no Malfunction Indicator Lamp on reduction in performance, proceed page 5-18. Reinstall the fuel cap This message displays if low oil to your destination. The fully. See Filling the Tank on pressure levels occur. Stop the performance may be reduced the page 9-44. The diagnostic system vehicle as soon as safely possible next time the vehicle is driven. The can determine if the fuel cap has and do not operate it until the cause vehicle may be driven at a reduced been left off or improperly installed. of the low oil pressure has been speed while this message is on, but A loose or missing fuel cap allows corrected. Check the oil as soon as acceleration and speed may be fuel to evaporate into the reduced. Anytime this message GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (34,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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atmosphere. A few driving trips with AUTOMATIC LIGHT been turned off. Press the set/reset the cap properly installed should CONTROL ON button or the trip odometer reset turn this light and message off. stem to acknowledge this message This message displays when the and clear it from the DIC display. To Key and Lock Messages automatic headlamps are turned on. turn the URPA system back on, see See Exterior Lamp Controls on Ultrasonic Parking Assist on REPLACE BATTERY IN page 6-1. page 9-37. REMOTE KEY TURN SIGNAL ON SERVICE PARK ASSIST This message displays if a Remote This message displays and a chime This message displays if there is a Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter sounds if a turn signal is left on for battery is low. The battery needs to problem with the Ultrasonic Rear 1.2 km (0.75 mi). Move the turn Parking Assist (URPA) system. Do be replaced in the transmitter. See signal lever to the off position. “Battery Replacement” under not use this system to help you park. See Ultrasonic Parking Assist Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Object Detection System System Operation on page 2-2. on page 9-37. See your dealer for Messages service. Lamp Messages PARK ASST BLOCKED SEE Ride Control System AUTOMATIC LIGHT OWNERS MANUAL Messages CONTROL OFF This message displays if there is SERVICE STABILITRAK This message displays when the something interfering with the park automatic headlamps are turned off. assist system. See Ultrasonic If the vehicle has StabiliTrak® and See Exterior Lamp Controls on Parking Assist on page 9-37. this message displays, it means page 6-1. PARK ASSIST OFF there may be a problem with the StabiliTrak system. If you see this After the vehicle has been started, message, try to reset the system. this message displays to remind the Stop; turn off the engine for at least driver that the URPA system has 15 seconds; then start the engine GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (35,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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again. If this message still comes turned off. See Traction Control/ STABILITRAK OFF may also on, it means there is a problem. You Electronic Stability Control on display when the stability control should see your dealer for service. page 9-32. has been automatically disabled. The vehicle is safe to drive, There are several conditions that however, you do not have the TRACTION XX can cause this message to appear. benefit of StabiliTrak, so reduce STABILITRAK XX . One condition is overheating, your speed and drive accordingly. If the vehicle has StabiliTrak, this which could occur if StabiliTrak SERVICE TRACTION message displays when the traction activates continuously for an control and/or StabiliTrak systems extended period of time. CONTROL have been turned on or off. Adjust If the vehicle has StabiliTrak, this your driving accordingly. To limit . The message also displays if the message displays when there is a wheel spin and realize the full brake system warning light is on. problem with the Traction Control benefits of the stability See Brake System Warning System (TCS). When this message enhancement system, you should Light on page 5-21. displays, the system will not limit normally leave StabiliTrak on. . The message could display if the wheel spin. Adjust your driving However, you should turn stability system takes longer accordingly. See your dealer for StabiliTrak off if the vehicle gets than usual to complete its service. See Traction Control/ stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow diagnostic checks due to driving Electronic Stability Control on and you want to rock the vehicle to conditions. page 9-32. attempt to free it, or if you are . The message displays if an driving in extreme off-road engine or vehicle related STABILITRAK INITIALIZING conditions and require more wheel problem has been detected and spin. See If the Vehicle Is Stuck on If the vehicle has StabiliTrak, this the vehicle needs service. See page 9-9. To turn the StabiliTrak message may display until first your dealer. driving the vehicle and exceeding system on or off, see Traction 40 km/h (25 mph) for two minutes. Control/Electronic Stability Control The StabiliTrak system is not on page 9-32. functional until this message has GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (36,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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The message turns off as soon as WAIT TO START STARTING DISABLED the conditions that caused the This message displays briefly when SERVICE THROTTLE message to be displayed are no the theft-deterrent system has longer present. This message displays if the starting initially found incorrect conditions of the engine is disabled due to the within the vehicle and is making a electronic throttle control system. Airbag System Messages double check. If your vehicle does Have the vehicle serviced by your SERVICE AIR BAG not start soon after, try to start it dealer immediately. again. If it still does not start, have This message only appears while This message displays if there is a your vehicle serviced by your the ignition is in ON/RUN, and will problem with the airbag system. dealer. Have your dealer inspect the not disappear until the problem is system for problems. See Airbag Service Vehicle Messages resolved. Readiness Light on page 5-15 and This message cannot be Airbag System on page 3-16 for SERVICE A/C SYSTEM acknowledged. more information. This message displays when the Tire Messages Security Messages electronic sensors that control the air conditioning and heating CHECK TIRE PRESSURE or systems are no longer working. SERVICE THEFT DETERRENT TIRE LOW ADD AIR TO TIRE SYSTEM Have the climate control system serviced by your dealer if you notice If the vehicle has the Tire Pressure This message displays when there a drop in heating and air Monitor System (TPMS), this is a problem with the theft-deterrent conditioning efficiency. message displays when the system. The vehicle may or may not pressure in one or more of the tires restart so you may want to take the SERVICE VEHICLE SOON is low. The low tire pressure warning vehicle to your dealer before turning This message displays when a light will also come on. See Tire off the engine. See Immobilizer non-emissions related malfunction Pressure Light on page 5-23. This Operation on page 2-11 for more occurs. Have the vehicle serviced message will also indicate which tire information. by your dealer as soon as possible. needs to be checked. You can GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (37,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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receive more than one tire pressure to appear. See Tire Pressure Transmission Messages message at a time. To read the Monitor Operation on page 10-57 for other messages that may have been more information. If the warning GRADE BRAKING DISABLED sent at the same time, press the set/ comes on and stays on, there may This message displays when the reset button. If a tire pressure be a problem with the TPMS. See grade braking has been disabled message appears on the DIC, stop your dealer. with the Tow/Haul Mode button on as soon as you can. Have the tire TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE the end of the shift lever. See Tow/ pressures checked and set to those Haul Mode on page 9-29, Automatic shown on the Tire Loading If the vehicle has the Tire Pressure Transmission (Six Speed) on Information label. See Tires on Monitor System (TPMS), this page 9-22 or Automatic page 10-46, Vehicle Load Limits on message displays when the system Transmission (Four Speed) on page 9-10, and Tire Pressure on is re-learning the tire positions on page 9-26, and Cruise Control on page 10-55. The DIC also shows the vehicle. See Driver Information page 9-34. the tire pressure values. See Driver Center (DIC) on page 5-25 for more Information Center (DIC) on information. The tire positions must GRADE BRAKING ENABLED page 5-25. be re-learned after rotating the tires This message displays when the or after replacing a tire or sensor. grade braking has been enabled SERVICE TIRE MONITOR See Tire Inspection on page 10-60, SYSTEM with the Tow/Haul Mode button on Tire Rotation on page 10-61, Tire the end of the shift lever. See Tow/ If the vehicle has the Tire Pressure Pressure Monitor Operation on Haul Mode on page 9-29, Automatic Monitor System (TPMS), this page 10-57, and Tire Pressure on Transmission (Six Speed) on message displays if a part on the page 10-55 for more information. page 9-22 or Automatic system is not working properly. The Transmission (Four Speed) on tire pressure light also flashes and page 9-26, and Cruise Control on then remains on during the same page 9-34. ignition cycle. See Tire Pressure Light on page 5-23. Several conditions may cause this message GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (38,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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GRADE BRAKING ON TRANSMISSION HOT IDLE Vehicle Reminder This message displays when the ENGINE Messages grade braking has been activated while driving on downhill grades. { Caution ICE POSSIBLE DRIVE This message will only appear the WITH CARE Do not drive the vehicle while the first time the feature is activated in This message displays when the transmission fluid is overheating, an ignition cycle. See Tow/Haul outside air temperature is cold Mode on page 9-29, Automatic or the transmission can be enough to create icy road Transmission (Six Speed) on damaged. This could lead to conditions. Adjust your driving page 9-22 or Automatic costly repairs that would not be accordingly. Transmission (Four Speed) on covered by the warranty. page 9-26, and Cruise Control on page 9-34. This message displays along with a SERVICE TRANSMISSION chime if the transmission fluid in the vehicle gets hot. Driving with the This message displays when there transmission fluid temperature high is a problem with the transmission. can cause damage to the vehicle. See your dealer for service. Stop the vehicle and let it idle to allow the transmission to cool. This message clears and the chime stops when the fluid temperature reaches a safe level. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (39,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Entering the Feature Feature Settings Menu Items Personalization Settings Menu The following are customization 1. Turn the ignition on and place features that allow you to program This vehicle may have the vehicle in P (Park). settings to the vehicle: customization capabilities that allow you to program certain features to To avoid excessive drain on the DISPLAY IN ENGLISH battery, it is recommended that one preferred setting. Customization This feature will only display if a the headlamps are turned off. features can only be programmed to language other than English has one setting on the vehicle and 2. Press U to enter the feature been set. This feature allows you to cannot be programmed to a settings menu. change the language in which the preferred setting for two different DIC messages appear to English. drivers. If the menu is not available, FEATURE SETTINGS Press U until the PRESS V TO All of the customization options may AVAILABLE IN PARK will DISPLAY IN ENGLISH screen not be available on your vehicle. display. Before entering the appears on the DIC display. Press Only the options available will be menu, make sure the vehicle is the set/reset button once to display displayed on the DIC. in P (Park). all DIC messages in English. The default settings for the LANGUAGE customization features were set when the vehicle left the factory, but This feature allows you to select the may have been changed from their language in which the DIC default state since then. messages will appear. The customization preferences are automatically recalled. To change customization preferences, use the following procedure. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (40,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Press U until the LANGUAGE Press U until AUTO DOOR LOCK It also allows you to select which screen appears on the DIC display. appears on the DIC display. Press doors and when the doors will automatically unlock. Press V once to access the settings V once to access the settings for U for this feature. Then press U to this feature. Then press to scroll Press U until AUTO DOOR scroll through the following settings: through the following settings: UNLOCK appears on the DIC V ENGLISH (default): All messages SHIFT OUT OF PARK (default): display. Press once to access the will appear in English. The doors will automatically lock settings for this feature. Then press when the vehicle is shifted out of U to scroll through the following FRANCAIS: All messages will P (Park). settings: appear in French. AT VEHICLE SPEED: The doors OFF: None of the doors will ESPANOL: All messages will will automatically lock when the automatically unlock. appear in Spanish. vehicle speed is above 13 km/h DRIVER AT KEY OUT: Only the ARABIC: All messages will appear (8 mph) for three seconds. driver door will unlock when the key in Arabic. NO CHANGE: No change will be is taken out of the ignition. NO CHANGE: No change will be made to this feature. The current DRIVER IN PARK: Only the driver made to this feature. The current setting will remain. door will unlock when the vehicle is setting will remain. To select a setting, press V while shifted into P (Park) . To select a setting, press V while the desired setting is displayed on ALL AT KEY OUT: All of the doors the desired setting is displayed on the DIC. will unlock when the key is taken the DIC. A beep will sound once a AUTO DOOR UNLOCK out of the ignition. language has been selected. This feature allows you to select ALL IN PARK (default): All of the AUTO DOOR LOCK whether or not to turn off the doors will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into P (Park). This feature allows you to select automatic door unlocking feature. when the doors will automatically lock. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (41,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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NO CHANGE: No change will be LIGHTS ONLY: The exterior lamps feedback when unlocking the made to this feature. The current will flash when you press Q on the vehicle with the RKE transmitter if setting will remain. RKE transmitter. the doors are open. See Remote V Keyless Entry (RKE) System To select a setting, press while HORN ONLY: The horn will sound Operation on page 2-2 for more the desired setting is displayed on on the second press of Q on the information. the DIC. RKE transmitter. Press U until REMOTE DOOR REMOTE DOOR LOCK HORN & LIGHTS (default): The UNLOCK appears on the DIC exterior lamps will flash when you This feature allows you to select the display. Press V once to access the type of feedback you will receive press Q on the RKE transmitter, and settings for this feature. Then press when locking the vehicle with the the horn will sound when Q is U to scroll through the following Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) pressed again within five seconds of settings: transmitter. You will not receive the previous command. feedback when locking the vehicle LIGHTS OFF: The exterior lamps with the RKE transmitter if the doors NO CHANGE: No change will be will not flash when you press K on are open. See Remote Keyless made to this feature. The current the RKE transmitter. Entry (RKE) System Operation on setting will remain. LIGHTS ON (default): The exterior page 2-2 for more information. To select a setting, press V while lamps will flash when you press K Press U until REMOTE DOOR the desired setting is displayed on on the RKE transmitter. LOCK appears on the DIC display. the DIC. NO CHANGE: No change will be Press V once to access the settings REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK made to this feature. The current for this feature. Then press U to This feature allows you to select the setting will remain. scroll through the following settings: type of feedback you will receive To select a setting, press V while OFF: There will be no feedback when unlocking the vehicle with the the desired setting is displayed on Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) when you press on the RKE the DIC. Q transmitter. You will not receive transmitter. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (42,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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DELAY DOOR LOCK ON (default): The doors will not 10 SECONDS (default): The This feature allows you to select lock until five seconds after the last exterior lamps will stay on for whether or not the locking of the door is closed. 10 seconds. doors will be delayed. When locking NO CHANGE: No change will be 1 MINUTE: The exterior lamps will the doors with the power door lock made to this feature. The current stay on for one minute. switch and a door is open, this setting will remain. 2 MINUTES: The exterior lamps will feature will delay locking the doors V stay on for two minutes. until five seconds after the last door To select a setting, press while is closed. You will hear three chimes the desired setting is displayed on NO CHANGE: No change will be to signal that the delayed locking the DIC. made to this feature. The current feature is in use. The key must be EXIT LIGHTING setting will remain. out of the ignition for this feature to To select a setting, press V while work. You can temporarily override This feature allows you to select the delayed locking by pressing the amount of time you want the the desired setting is displayed on exterior lamps to remain on when it the DIC. power door lock switch twice or Q is dark enough outside. This APPROACH LIGHTING on the RKE transmitter twice. See happens after the key is turned from Delayed Locking on page 2-7 for ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF. This feature allows you to select more information. whether or not to have the exterior Press U until EXIT LIGHTING Press U until DELAY DOOR LOCK lamps turn on briefly during low light appears on the DIC display. Press periods after unlocking the vehicle appears on the DIC display. Press V once to access the settings for using the Remote Keyless V once to access the settings for this feature. Then press U to scroll Entry (RKE) transmitter. this feature. Then press U to scroll through the following settings: through the following settings: OFF: The exterior lamps will not OFF: There will be no delayed turn on. locking of the vehicle's doors. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (43,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Press U until APPROACH NO CHANGE: No change will be NO CHANGE: No change will be LIGHTING appears on the DIC made to this feature. The current made to this feature. The current setting will remain. setting will remain. display. Press V once to access the settings for this feature. Then press To select a setting, press V while There is no default for chime U to scroll through the following the desired setting is displayed on volume. The volume will stay at the settings: the DIC. last known setting. OFF: The exterior lamps will not CHIME VOLUME To select a setting, press V while turn on when you unlock the vehicle the desired setting is displayed on with the RKE transmitter. This feature allows you to select the the DIC. volume level of the chime. ON (default): If it is dark enough FACTORY SETTINGS outside, the exterior lamps will turn Press U until CHIME VOLUME on briefly when you unlock the appears on the DIC display. Press This feature allows you to set all of vehicle with the RKE transmitter. V once to access the settings for the customization features back to their factory default settings. The lamps will remain on for this feature. Then press U to scroll 20 seconds or until Q on the RKE through the following settings: Press U until FACTORY SETTINGS transmitter is pressed, or the vehicle appears on the DIC display. Press NORMAL: The chime volume will V is no longer off. See Remote be set to a normal level. once to access the settings for Keyless Entry (RKE) System this feature. Then press U to scroll LOUD: The chime volume will be Operation on page 2-2 for more through the following settings: information. set to a loud level. RESTORE ALL (default): The customization features will be set to their factory default settings. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (44,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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DO NOT RESTORE: The Exiting the Feature customization features will not be Settings Menu set to their factory default settings. The feature settings menu will be To select a setting, press V while exited when any of the following the desired setting is displayed on occurs: the DIC. . The vehicle is no longer in EXIT FEATURE SETTINGS ON/RUN. This feature allows you to exit the . The 3 or T DIC buttons are feature settings menu. pressed. Press U until FEATURE SETTINGS . The end of the feature settings menu is reached and exited. PRESS V TO EXIT appears in the DIC display. Press V once to exit . A 40 second time period has the menu. elapsed with no selection made. If you do not exit, pressing U will return you to the beginning of the feature settings menu. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Exterior Lighting AUTO (Automatic): Automatically Lighting turns the exterior lamps on and off, Exterior Lamp Controls depending on outside lighting. Exterior Lighting ; (Parking Lamps): Turns on the Exterior Lamp Controls ...... 6-1 parking lamps including all lamps, Exterior Lamps Off except the headlamps. Reminder ...... 6-2 2 (Headlamps): Turns on the Headlamp High/Low-Beam headlamps together with the parking Changer ...... 6-2 lamps and instrument panel lights. Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-2 Daytime Running If the headlamps are turned on Lamps (DRL) ...... 6-2 while the vehicle is on, the Automatic Headlamp headlamps turn off automatically System ...... 6-3 10 minutes after the ignition is The exterior lamp control is on the Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 6-4 turned off. If the headlamps are instrument panel to the left of the Turn and Lane-Change turned on while the vehicle is off, steering wheel. Signals ...... 6-4 the headlamps will continue to stay There are four positions: on. To prevent the battery from Interior Lighting being drained, turn the control to the O (Off): Briefly turn the control to Instrument Panel Illumination O position. Control ...... 6-5 this position to turn the automatic Dome Lamps ...... 6-5 headlamps and Daytime Running A warning chime sounds if the driver Reading Lamps ...... 6-6 Lamps (DRL) off or back on. door is opened while the ignition switch is off and the headlamps For vehicles first sold in Canada, Lighting Features are on. the off position only works for Entry/Exit Lighting ...... 6-6 vehicles that are shifted into the Battery Load Management . . . . 6-6 Battery Power Protection ...... 6-7 P (Park) position. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To change the headlamps from low Headlamp High/ Release the lever to turn the beam to high beam, pull the turn high-beam headlamps off. signal lever all the way toward you. Low-Beam Changer Then release it. 2 3 (Headlamp High/Low-Beam Daytime Running Changer): Pull the turn signal lever Lamps (DRL) Exterior Lamps Off all the way toward you to change Reminder the headlamps from low to high DRL can make it easier for others to beam. Then release it. see the front of the vehicle during If a door is open, a reminder chime the day. Fully functional DRL are sounds when the headlamps or required on all vehicles first sold in parking lamps are manually turned Canada. on and the key is out of the ignition. The DRL system comes on in To turn off the chime, turn the daylight when the following headlamp switch to O or AUTO and conditions are met: then back on, or close and re‐open . The ignition is on. the door. In the auto mode, the This instrument cluster light comes headlamps turn off once the ignition on when the high-beam headlamps . The exterior lamp control is in is in LOCK/OFF or may remain on are on. the AUTO position. until the headlamp delay ends, . The shift lever is not in P (Park). if enabled in the Driver Information Flash-to-Pass Center (DIC). See “Exit Lighting” . The light sensor determines it is under Vehicle Personalization on This feature is used to signal to the daytime. vehicle ahead that you want page 5-39. When the DRL are on, the taillamps, to pass. sidemarker, instrument panel lights, If the headlamps are off or in the and other lamps will not be on. low‐beam position, pull the turn signal lever toward you to momentarily switch to high beams. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Lighting 6-3

The automatic headlamp system in the P (Park) position, before the system. The DRL and automatic automatically switches from DRL to automatic headlamp system can be headlamp system are only affected the headlamps depending on the turned off. when the light sensor sees a darkness of the surroundings. change in lighting lasting longer To turn off the DRL, turn the exterior than the delay. lamp control to O and then release If the vehicle is started in a dark it. For vehicles first sold in Canada, garage, the automatic headlamp the transmission must be in the system comes on immediately. P (Park) position, before the DRL Once the vehicle leaves the garage, can be turned off. it takes approximately 30 seconds for the automatic headlamp system Automatic Headlamp to change to DRL if it is light outside. During that delay, the System The vehicle has a light sensor on instrument cluster may not be as the top of the instrument panel. Do When it is dark enough outside and bright as usual. Make sure the not cover the sensor; otherwise the the headlamp switch is in AUTO, instrument panel brightness control system will come on whenever the the automatic headlamp system is in the full bright position. See ignition is on. turns on the headlamps, along with Instrument Panel Illumination the taillamps, sidemarker lamps, The system may also turn on the Control on page 6-5. parking lamps, and the instrument headlamps when driving through a Lights On with Wipers panel lights. The radio lights will parking garage or tunnel. If the windshield wipers are also be dim. There is a delay in the transition activated in daylight with the engine between the daytime and nighttime To turn off the automatic headlamp on, and the exterior lamp control is operation of the Daytime Running system, turn the exterior lamp in AUTO, the headlamps, parking Lamps (DRL) and the automatic control to the off position and then lamps, and other exterior lamps headlamp system so that driving release. For vehicles first sold in come on. The transition time for the under bridges or bright overhead Canada, the transmission must be lamps coming on varies based on street lights does not affect the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

6-4 Lighting

wiper speed. When the wipers are When the hazard warning flashers one second causes the turn signals not operating, these lamps turn off. are on, the vehicle's turn signals will to flash continually until the lever is Move the exterior lamp control to P not work. released. or ; to disable this feature. The lever returns to its starting Turn and Lane-Change position when released. Hazard Warning Flashers Signals If after signaling a turn or lane change the arrow flashes rapidly or does not come on, a signal bulb may be burned out. Have any burned out bulbs replaced. If a bulb is not burned out, check the fuse. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 10-40. G (Turn Signals): An arrow on Turn Signal On Chime the instrument cluster flashes in the If the turn signal is left on for more direction of the turn or lane change. than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime To signal a turn, move the lever all sounds at each flash of the turn the way up or down. signal and the message TURN To signal a lane change, raise or SIGNAL ON also appears in the | (Hazard Warning Flashers): Driver Information Center (DIC). See Press this button to make the front lower the lever until the arrow starts to flash. The turn signal Lamp Messages on page 5-34. To and rear turn signal lamps flash on turn off the chime and message, and off. This warns others that you automatically flashes three times and if the Tow/Haul Mode is active it move the turn signal lever to the off are having trouble. Press again to position. turn the flashers off. flashes six times. Holding the turn signal lever for more than GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Lighting 6-5

Interior Lighting Dome Lamps The dome lamps come on when any Instrument Panel door is opened. They turn off after Illumination Control all the doors are closed. The knob for this feature is to the The instrument panel brightness left of the steering column. knob extends when D is pressed. To manually turn on the dome lamps, press D then turn the knob clockwise to the farthest position. In this position, the dome lamps remain on whether a door is opened or closed. The dome lamp override sets the dome lamps to remain off or come Dome Lamp Override on automatically when a door is opened. The E DOME OFF button is above the instrument panel E DOME OFF: Press this button brightness knob. in and the dome lamps remain off when a door is opened. Press the button again to return it to the extended position so that the dome D (Instrument Panel Lights): lamps come on when a door is Push the knob to extend and then opened. turn clockwise or counterclockwise to brighten or dim the instrument panel lights and the radio display. This only works if the headlamps or parking lamps are on. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

6-6 Lighting

Reading Lamps Lighting Features has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage display on the Driver Information For vehicles with reading lamps, Center (DIC), you may see the press the button next to each lamp Entry/Exit Lighting voltage move up or down. This is to turn it on or off. The vehicle has an illuminated normal. If there is a problem, an The vehicle may also have reading entry/exit feature. alert will be displayed. lamps in other locations. The lamps E The battery can be discharged at cannot be adjusted. The dome lamps come on if the DOME OFF button is in the idle if the electrical loads are very high. This is true for all vehicles. extended position, when a door is This is because the generator opened, or the key is removed from (alternator) may not be spinning fast the ignition. enough at idle to produce all the power that is needed for very high Battery Load electrical loads. Management A high electrical load occurs when The vehicle may have Electric several of the following are on, such Power Management (EPM) that as: headlamps, high beams, fog estimates the battery's temperature lamps, rear window defogger, and state of charge. It then adjusts climate control fan at high speed, the voltage for best performance heated seats, engine cooling fans, and extended life of the battery. trailer loads, and loads plugged into When the battery's state of charge accessory power outlets. is low, the voltage is raised slightly EPM works to prevent excessive to quickly bring the charge back up. discharge of the battery. It does this When the state of charge is high, by balancing the generator's output the voltage is lowered slightly to and the vehicle's electrical needs. prevent overcharging. If the vehicle It can increase engine idle speed to GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Lighting 6-7

generate more power, whenever Battery Power Protection needed. It can temporarily reduce the power demands of some This feature shuts off the dome accessories. lamps if they are left on for more than 10 minutes when the ignition is Normally, these actions occur in in LOCK/OFF. This helps to prevent steps or levels, without being the battery from running down. noticeable. In rare cases at the highest levels of corrective action, this action may be noticeable to the driver. If so, a Driver Information Center (DIC) message might be displayed, such as SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM. If this messages displays, it is recommended that the driver reduce the electrical loads as much as possible. See Battery Voltage and Charging Messages on page 5-31. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

6-8 Lighting

2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-1

Introduction To minimize taking your eyes off the Infotainment road while driving, do the following System Infotainment while the vehicle is parked: . Become familiar with the If the vehicle came without a radio, operation and controls of the Introduction the wiring provisions for a radio and audio system. Infotainment ...... 7-1 an antenna were installed at the . Theft-Deterrent Feature ...... 7-2 assembly plant, so that if you want, Set up the tone, speaker Overview (AM-FM Radio) . . . . . 7-3 a radio can be installed at the adjustments, and preset radio Overview (Radio with CD) . . . . . 7-5 dealer. stations. Operation ...... 7-6 Determine which radio the vehicle For more information, see Defensive Driving on page 9-3. Radio has and read the following pages to AM-FM Radio ...... 7-8 become familiar with its features. Satellite Radio ...... 7-9 { Caution Radio Reception ...... 7-11 { Warning Contact your dealer before adding Fixed Mast Antenna (Multi-Band) ...... 7-12 Taking your eyes off the road for any equipment. Fixed Mast extended periods could cause a Adding audio or communication Antenna (Care) ...... 7-12 crash resulting in injury or death equipment could interfere with the to you or others. Do not give Audio Players operation of the engine, radio, extended attention to infotainment or other systems, and could CD Player ...... 7-12 tasks while driving. Auxiliary Devices ...... 7-17 damage them. Follow federal rules covering mobile radio and Phone This system provides access to telephone equipment. Bluetooth ...... 7-22 many audio and non-audio listings. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-2 Infotainment System

The vehicle has Retained Theft-Deterrent Feature { Caution Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio system can be played The theft-deterrent feature works by The chime signals related to even after the ignition is turned off. learning a portion of the Vehicle safety belts, parking brake, and See Retained Accessory Power Identification Number (VIN) to the other functions of the vehicle (RAP) on page 9-19 for more infotainment system. The operate through the radio/ information. infotainment system does not entertainment system. If that operate if it is stolen or moved to a equipment is replaced or Navigation/Radio System different vehicle. additional equipment is added to For vehicles with a navigation radio the vehicle, the chimes may not system, see the navigation manual. work. Make sure that replacement or additional equipment is compatible with the vehicle before installing it. See Accessories and Modifications on page 10-3. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-3

Overview (AM-FM Radio) 3. f (Tone/Tune) . Press to set the bass or treble. . Turn to manually select radio stations. 4. BAND . Press to scroll through the available bands AM, FM, or XM if equipped. 5. © SEEK . Seeks the previous station. 6. ¨ SEEK . Seeks the next station. 7. P (Power/Volume) Overview (AM-FM Radio) . Press to turn the infotainment system on 1. 4 (Information) 2. Buttons 1 - 6 or off. . . Turn to adjust the volume. . Press to show information Saves and selects favorite on the current station or stations. track. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-4 Infotainment System

8. H (Clock) . Press to set the clock. 9. EQ (Equalizer) . Press to adjust the equalizer settings. 10. x w (Fade/Balance) . Press to set the fade and balance. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-5

Overview (Radio with CD) 3. MENU . Press to open the tone menu to adjust the bass, midrange, treble, fade, and balance. 4. Buttons 1 - 6 . Saves and selects favorite stations. 5. EQ (Equalizer) . Press to adjust the equalizer. 6. f (Tone/Tune) . Press to set the bass or treble. . Turn to manually select radio stations. Overview (Radio with CD) 7. CAT (Category) 1. 4 (Information) 2. FAV (Favorites Pages) . Press to display a list of XM . categories. . Press to show information Press to scroll through the on the current station or favorite pages. 8. H (Clock) track. . Press to set the clock. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-6 Infotainment System

9. BAND 15. CD/AUX related to the current FM-RDS station or MP3 song. A choice of . Press to scroll through the . Press to scroll through available bands FM1 FM2, selecting the CD or an additional information such as AM, or SiriusXM if auxiliary device. Channel, Song, Artist, and CAT equipped. (category) can display. Continue 16. Auxiliary Input Jack (If pressing to highlight the desired tab, 10. © SEEK Equipped) or press the softkey under any one . of the tabs and the information . Use to connect external Seeks the previous about that tab displays. station. audio devices. Speed Compensated Volume 17. Z EJECT 11. ¨ SEEK (SCV): Radios with CD have SCV . . Seeks the next station. Press to eject the that automatically adjust the radio loaded CD. volume to compensate for road and 12. P (Power/Volume) wind noise as the vehicle speed changes while driving, so that the . Press to turn the Operation volume level stays consistent. infotainment system on Using the Radio or off. To activate SCV: O (Power/Volume): Press to turn . 1. Set the radio volume to the Turn to adjust the volume. the system on and off. desired level. 13. s REV (Reverse) Turn clockwise or counterclockwise 2. Press the MENU button to to increase or decrease the volume. . Press and hold to go display the radio setup menu. backward fast through a 4 (Information): Press to switch 3. Press the softkey under the track. the display between the radio AUTO VOLUM (automatic station frequency and the time. 14. \ FWD (Forward) volume) tab on the radio display. While the ignition is off, press this . Press and hold to fast button to display the time. Press to forward through a track. display additional text information GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-7

4. Press the softkey under the MANUAL, or changing bass or configured properly for the vehicle desired SCV setting (OFF, Low, treble, returns the EQ to the manual and it must be returned to your Med, or High) to select the level bass and treble settings. dealer for service. of radio volume compensation. Unique EQ settings can be saved VIN or NO VIN: One of these The display times out after for each source. messages will display when the approximately 10 seconds. Each TheftLock system has locked up the higher setting allows for more Adjusting the Speakers radio. Take the vehicle to your radio volume compensation at (Balance/Fade) dealer for service. faster vehicle speeds. To adjust the balance or fade: If any error occurs repeatedly or if Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble) 1. Press ` or press the f knob an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer. To adjust the bass or treble: until the speaker control tab 1. Press the f knob until Bass or displays. Treble displays. 2. To adjust the setting, do one of the following: 2. To adjust the setting, do one of the following: . Turn the f knob.

. f Turn the knob. . Press either ¨ SEEK, . Press either ¨ SEEK, or © SEEK. or © SEEK. Radio Messages EQ (Equalization): Press this Calibration Error: The audio button to choose bass and treble system has been calibrated for the equalization settings designed for vehicle from the factory. different types of music. Selecting If Calibration Error displays, it means that the radio has not been GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-8 Infotainment System

Radio f (Tune): Turn clockwise or strong signal is present, then goes counterclockwise to increase or to the next stored preset. The decrease the station frequency. station frequency flashes while the AM-FM Radio radio is in the scan mode. © SEEK or ¨ SEEK: Press © Radio Data System (RDS) SEEK to go to the previous or ¨ Setting Preset Stations The radio may have an RDS. The SEEK to go to the next station and If the radio does not have a FAV RDS feature is available for use stay there. button, up to 18 stations (six FM1, only on FM stations that broadcast To scan stations, press and hold six FM2, and six AM), can be RDS information. This system relies programmed on the six numbered upon receiving specific information either button for two seconds until a beep sounds. The radio goes to a softkeys, by performing the following from these stations and only works steps: when the information is available. station, plays for a few seconds, While the radio is tuned to an then goes to the next station. For 1. Turn the radio on. FM-RDS station, the station name AM-FM Radio and Radio with CD, the station frequency flashes while 2. Press BAND to select FM1, or call letters display. In rare cases, FM2, or AM. a radio station could broadcast the radio is in the scan mode. Press incorrect information that causes the either button again to stop scanning. 3. Tune in the desired station. radio features to work improperly. The radio seeks and scans stations 4. Press and hold one of the six If this happens, contact the radio only with a strong signal that are in numbered softkeys for station. the selected band. three seconds until a beep sounds. When that softkey is Finding a Station For AM-FM Radio and Radio with CD, scan presets within the current pressed and released, the BAND: Press to switch between selected band by pressing and station that was set, returns. FM1, FM2, AM, and XM. The holding either SEEK button for 5. Repeat Steps 2–4 for each selection displays. four seconds until a double beep softkey. sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset, plays for a few seconds if a GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-9

Storing a Radio Station as a To store a station as a favorite: 4. Press the FAV button, or let the Favorite 1. Tune to the desired radio station. menu time out, to return to the original main radio screen You are encouraged to set up radio 2. Press the FAV button to display showing the radio station station favorites while the vehicle is the page where the station is to frequency tabs and to begin the parked. Tune to favorite stations be stored. process of programming using the presets, favorites button, 3. Press and hold one of the favorites for the chosen number and steering wheel controls, of numbered pages. if equipped. See Defensive Driving six softkeys until a beep sounds. on page 9-3. When that softkey is pressed and released, the station that Satellite Radio FAV (Favorites): If the vehicle has was set, returns. ® a FAV button, a maximum of SiriusXM , if equipped, is a satellite 36 stations can be programmed as 4. Repeat the steps for each radio service based in the United favorites using the six softkeys softkey radio station to be stored States and Canada only. as a favorite. below the radio station frequency Finding a Category (CAT) tabs and by using the radio favorites The number of favorites pages can Station page button (FAV button). Press the be set up using the MENU button. FAV button to go through up to To set up the number of favorites CAT (Category): The CAT button is six pages of favorites, each having pages: used to find XM channels (if six favorite stations available per equipped) while the radio is in the 1. Press the MENU button to page. Each page of favorites can XM mode. display the radio setup menu. contain any combination of AM and Finding a Channel FM stations. 2. Press the softkey below the FAV 1-6 tab. BAND: Press to switch between The balance/fade and tone settings FM1, FM2, AM, and XM. The 3. Select the desired number of that were previously adjusted, are selection displays. stored with the favorite stations. favorites pages by pressing the softkey below the displayed page numbers. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-10 Infotainment System

f (Tune): Turn clockwise or to the next stored preset. The Storing a Radio Station as a counterclockwise to increase or station frequency flashes while the Favorite radio is in the scan mode. decrease the station frequency. Drivers are encouraged to set up © SEEK or ¨ SEEK: Press © Setting Preset Stations radio station favorites while the vehicle is parked. Tune to favorite SEEK to go to the previous or ¨ If the radio does not have a FAV stations using the presets, favorites SEEK to go to the next station and button, up to 18 stations (six FM1, button, and steering wheel controls, stay there. six FM2, and six AM), can be if the vehicle has this feature. See programmed on the six numbered To scan stations, press and hold Defensive Driving on page 9-3. either button for two seconds until a softkeys, by performing the following beep sounds. The radio goes to a steps: FAV (Favorites): If the vehicle has a FAV button, a maximum of station, plays for a few seconds, 1. Turn the radio on. then goes to the next station. The 36 stations can be programmed as station frequency flashes while the 2. Press BAND to select FM1, favorites using the six softkeys radio is in the scan mode. Press FM2, or AM. below the radio station frequency either button again to stop scanning. 3. Tune in the desired station. tabs and by using the radio favorites page button (FAV button). Press the The radio seeks and scans stations 4. Press and hold one of the six FAV button to go through up to only with a strong signal that are in numbered softkeys for six pages of favorites, each having the selected band. three seconds until a beep six favorite stations available per To scan presets within the current sounds. When that softkey is page. Each page of favorites can selected band by pressing and pressed and released, the contain any combination of AM and holding either SEEK button for station that was set, returns. FM stations. four seconds until a double beep 5. Repeat Steps 2–4 for each The balance/fade and tone settings sounds. The radio goes to a stored softkey. that were previously adjusted, are preset, plays for a few seconds if a stored with the favorite stations. strong signal is present, then goes GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-11

To store a station as a favorite: 4. Press the FAV button, or let the boost the power levels during the 1. Tune to the desired radio station. menu time out, to return to the day, and then reduce these levels original main radio screen during the night. Static can also 2. Press the FAV button to display showing the radio station occur when things like storms and the page where the station is to frequency tabs and to begin the power lines interfere with radio be stored. process of programming reception. When this happens, try 3. Press and hold one of the favorites for the chosen number reducing the treble on the radio. of numbered pages. six softkeys until a beep sounds. FM Stereo When that softkey is pressed and released, the station that Radio Reception FM stereo gives the best sound, but was set, returns. FM signals reach only about 16 to Frequency interference and static 65 km (10 to 40 mi). Tall buildings or 4. Repeat the steps for each can occur during normal radio hills can interfere with FM signals, reception if items such as cell phone softkey radio station to be stored causing the sound to fade in chargers, vehicle convenience as a favorite. and out. accessories, and external electronic The number of favorites pages can devices are plugged into the be set up using the MENU button. Cellular Phone Usage accessory power outlet. If there is To set up the number of favorites interference or static, unplug the Cellular phone usage may cause pages: interference with the radio. This item from the accessory power 1. Press the MENU button to outlet. interference may occur when display the radio setup menu. making or receiving phone calls, AM charging the phone's battery, 2. Press the softkey below the or simply having the phone on. This FAV 1-6 tab. The range for most AM stations is interference causes an increased greater than for FM, especially at level of static while listening to the 3. Select the desired number of night. The longer range can cause favorites pages by pressing the radio. If static is received while station frequencies to interfere with listening to the radio, unplug the softkey below the displayed each other. For better radio cellular phone and turn it off. page numbers. reception, most AM radio stations GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-12 Infotainment System

Fixed Mast Antenna Fixed Mast Audio Players (Multi-Band) Antenna (Care) The multi-band antenna is on the The fixed mast antenna can CD Player roof of the vehicle. The antenna is withstand most car washes without Care of the CD Player used for the Navigation System, being damaged as long as it is OnStar® and the SiriusXM® Satellite securely attached to the base. If the Do not add any label to a CD. Radio Service System if the vehicle mast becomes slightly bent, It could get caught in the CD. If a has these features. Tall buildings, straighten it out by hand. If the mast CD is recorded on a personal hills, trees, heavy foliage, tunnels, is badly bent, replace it. computer and a description label is bridges, and garages will affect needed, try labeling the top of the Make sure there is sufficient recorded CD with a marking pen. reception. Keep the antenna clear of clearance when entering garages or obstructions for clear reception. parking structures. The use of CD lens cleaners is not Make sure there is sufficient advised, due to the risk of clearance when entering garages or Occasionally check to make sure contaminating the lens of the CD parking structures. the antenna is tightened to its base. optics with lubricants internal to the If tightening is required, tighten CD player mechanism. by hand. { Caution

If a label is added to a CD, more than one CD is inserted into the slot at a time, or an attempt is made to play scratched or damaged CDs, the CD player could be damaged. While using (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-13

the CD does not play properly or not Playing a CD Caution (Continued) at all. Do not touch the bottom side If the ignition or radio is turned off of a CD while handling it; this could with a CD in the player, it stays in the CD player, use only CDs in damage the surface. Pick up CDs the player. When the ignition or good condition without any label, by the outer edges or the edge of radio is turned on, the CD starts load one CD at a time, and keep the hole and the outer edge. the CD player and the loading slot playing where it stopped, if it was free of foreign materials, liquids, If the surface of a CD is soiled, the last selected audio source. clean it with a soft, lint-free cloth or and debris. When a CD is inserted, the CD dampen a clean, soft cloth in a mild, symbol displays on the left side of neutral detergent solution mixed the radio display. As each new track If an error displays, see “CD Player with water. Make sure the wiping starts to play, the track number Messages” later in this section. process starts from the center to displays. the edge. Care of CDs The CD player can play the smaller If playing a CD-R, the sound quality Inserting a CD 8 cm (3 in) single CDs with an can be reduced due to CD-R or Insert a CD partway into the slot, adapter ring. Full-size CDs and the CD-RW quality, the method of label side up. The player pulls it in smaller CDs are loaded in the same recording, the quality of the music and the CD should begin playing. manner. that has been recorded, and the Ejecting a CD CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to way the CD-R or CD-RW has been cycle between CD or Auxiliary when handled. Handle them carefully. Z EJECT: Press and release to listening to the radio. The CD icon Store CD-Rs or CD-RWs in their eject the disc. Remove the CD and a message showing the disc original cases or other protective when Remove Disc displays. If the and/or track number will display cases and away from direct sunlight disc is not removed, after several when a CD is in the player. Press and dust. The CD player scans the seconds the disc is automatically again and the system automatically bottom surface of the disc. If the pulled back into the player. surface of a CD is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or scratched, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-14 Infotainment System

searches for an auxiliary input ¨ SEEK: Press to go to the next MP3-Supported Files device; see Auxiliary Devices on track. Radios with CD/MP3 have the page 7-17. If a portable audio player capability of playing an MP3 CD-R is not connected, “No Input Device Press and hold, or press multiple times, to continue moving forward or CD-RW disc. Found” displays. 4 through the tracks on the CD. Format (Information): Press to display s additional text information related to REV (Reverse): Press and hold Radios that have the capability of the current song. If information is to reverse playback quickly within a playing MP3s can play.mp3 or .wma available, the song title information track. files that were recorded onto a displays on the top line of the \ FWD (Fast Forward): Press CD-R or CD-RW disc. The files can display and artist information and hold to advance playback be recorded with the following fixed displays on the bottom line. When quickly within a track. bit rates: 32 kbps, 40 kbps, 56 kbps, information is not available, NO RDM (Random): For Radios with 64 kbps, 80 kbps, 96 kbps, 112 kbps, INFO displays. CD/MP3. Press to listen to tracks in 128 kbps, 160 kbps, 192 kbps, f (Tune): Turn to select tracks on random, rather than sequential 224 kbps, 256 kbps, and 320 kbps or the CD that is currently playing. order. a variable bit rate. © SEEK: Press to go to the start of To use random: Compressed Audio or Mixed Mode the current track if more than Discs 1. Press the softkey under the 10 seconds on the CD have played. RDM tab until Random Current The radio can play discs that Press to go to the previous track if Disc displays. contain both uncompressed CD less than 10 seconds on the CD audio and MP3 files. If both formats 2. Press the softkey again to turn have played. are on the disc, the radio reads all off random play. MP3 files first, then the Press and hold, or press multiple uncompressed CD audio files. times, to continue moving backward through the tracks on the CD. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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CD-R- or CD-RW-Supported File Order of Play File System and Naming and Folder Structure Compressed audio files are The song name that displays is the The radio supports: accessed in the following order: song name contained in the ID3 tag. If the song name is not present in . Up to 50 folders. . Playlists (Px). the ID3 tag, then the radio displays . Up to eight folders in depth. . Files stored in the root directory. the file name without the extension . Up to 50 playlists. . Files stored in folders in the root (such as .mp3) as the track name. directory. . Up to 255 files. Track names longer than 32 Tracks are played in the following characters or four pages are . Playlists with an .m3u or .wpl order: shortened. The display does not extension. show parts of words on the last . Play begins from the first track in . Files with an .mp3, .wma, or .cda page of text, and the extension of file extension. the first playlist and continues the file name is not displayed. sequentially through all tracks in Root Directory each playlist. When the last Preprogrammed Playlists The root directory is treated as a track of the last playlist has CDs that have preprogrammed folder. Files are stored in the root played, play continues from the playlists created using WinAmp®, directory when the disc or storage first track of the first playlist. MusicMatch®, or RealPlayer® device does not contain folders. . Play begins from the first track in software can be accessed; however, Files accessed from the root the first folder and continues there is no playlist-editing capability directory of a CD display as sequentially through all tracks in using the radio. These playlists are F1 ROOT. each folder. When the last track treated as special folders containing of the last folder has played, compressed audio song files. Empty Folder play continues from the first Playlists that have an .m3u or .pls Folders that do not contain files are track of the first folder. file extension and are stored on a skipped, and the player advances to USB device may be supported by the next folder that contains files. the radio with a USB port. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-16 Infotainment System

Playlists can be changed by using © SEEK: Press to go to the start of c T (Next Folder): Press the the softkeys below the S c and the track, if more than 10 seconds softkey below the c T tab to go to c T tabs, the f knob, the © SEEK have played. Press and hold or the first track in the next folder. button, or the ¨ SEEK button. An press multiple times to continue moving backward through tracks. RDM (Random): For Radios with MP3 CD-R or CD-RW that has been CD/MP3. Press to listen to tracks in recorded without using file folders ¨ SEEK: Press to go to the next random, rather than sequential can be played. If a CD-R or CD-RW track. Press and hold or press order. contains more than the maximum of multiple times to continue moving 50 folders, 15 playlists, and forward through tracks. To use random: 512 folders and files, the player s REV (Reverse): Press and hold 1. Press the softkey under the allows access and navigates up to to reverse playback quickly. Sound RDM tab until Random Current the maximum, but all items over the is heard at a reduced volume and Disc displays. maximum are not accessible. the elapsed time of the file displays. 2. Press the softkey again to turn Playing an MP3 Release s REV to resume playing. off random play. 4 (Information): Press to display \ FWD (Fast Forward): Press h (Music Navigator): Press the additional text information related to and hold to advance playback softkey below the h tab to play the current song. If information is quickly. Sound is heard at a reduced the files in order by artist or album. available, the song title information volume and the elapsed time of the The player scans the disc to sort the displays on the top line of the file displays. Release \ FWD to display and artist information files by artist and album ID3 tag resume playing. The elapsed time of information. It can take several displays on the bottom line. When the file displays. information is not available, NO minutes to scan the disc depending INFO displays. S c (Previous Folder): Press on the number of files on the disc. f the softkey below the S c tab to The radio may begin playing while it (Tune): Turn to select MP3s on is scanning in the background. the CD currently playing. go to the first track in the previous folder. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (17,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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When the scan is finished, the disc The album name displays on the . The air is very humid. If so, wait begins playing files in order by second line between the arrows, about an hour and try again. artist. The current artist playing is and songs from the current album . There was a problem while shown on the second line of the begin to play. Once all songs from burning the CD. display. Once all songs by that artist that album have played, the player . are played, the player moves to the moves to the next album in The label is caught in the CD next artist in alphabetical order and alphabetical order on the CD and player. begins playing files by that artist. begins playing MP3s from that If the CD is not playing correctly, for To listen to files by another artist, album. any other reason, try a known press the softkey below either arrow To exit music navigator mode, press good CD. tab. The disc goes to the next or the softkey below the Back tab to If any error occurs repeatedly or if previous artist in alphabetical order. return to normal MP3 playback. an error cannot be corrected, Continue pressing either softkey contact your dealer. If the radio below the arrow tab until the desired CD Player Messages displays an error message, write it artist displays. CHECK DISC: If this message down and provide it to your dealer To change from playback by artist to displays and/or the CD ejects, it when reporting the problem. playback by album: could be for one of the following reasons: Auxiliary Devices 1. Press the softkey below the Sort By tab. . It is very hot. When the Using the Auxiliary Input Jack temperature returns to normal, 2. Press one of the softkeys below the CD should play. Radios with an auxiliary input jack the Album tab from the sort on the lower right side of the . screen. The road is very rough. When faceplate can connect to an external the road becomes smoother, the audio device such as an iPod®, 3. Press the softkey below the CD should play. Back tab to return to the main MP3 player, or CD player, for use as music navigator screen. . The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, another source for audio listening. or upside down. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-18 Infotainment System

This input jack is not an audio adjustments might have to be made USB Support output; do not plug headphones into from the portable device if the the front auxiliary input jack. volume is not loud or soft enough. Drivers are encouraged to set up BAND: Press to listen to the radio any auxiliary device while the when a portable audio device is vehicle is in P (Park). See playing. The portable audio device Defensive Driving on page 9-3 for continues playing. more information on driver CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to distraction. play a CD when a portable audio To use a portable audio player, device is playing. Press again and connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable to the system begins playing audio the radio's front auxiliary input jack. from the connected portable audio When a device is connected, press player. If a portable audio player is the radio CD/AUX button to begin not connected, No Input Device “ If equipped, the USB port is on the playing audio from the device over Found displays. ” instrument panel and uses the the vehicle speakers. Using the USB Port USB 2.0 standard. For optimal sound quality, increase Radios with a USB port can control USB-Supported Devices the portable audio device's volume ® to the loudest level. a USB storage device or an iPod . USB flash drive using the radio buttons and knobs. It is always best to power the See “Playing an MP3” in CD Player . Portable USB hard drive portable audio device through its on page 7-12 for information about . Fifth generation or later iPod own battery while playing. how to connect and control a USB . iPod nano® O (Power/Volume): Turn clockwise storage device or an iPod. or counterclockwise to increase or . iPod touch® decrease the volume of the portable . iPod classic® player. Additional volume GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (19,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Not all iPods and USB drives are . Files with an .mp3 or .wma file The iPod charges while it is compatible with the USB port. extension. connected to the vehicle if the Make sure the iPod has the latest . AAC files stored on an iPod. vehicle is in the ACC/ACCESSORY ® or ON/RUN position. When the firmware from Apple for proper . FAT16. operation. iPod firmware can be vehicle is turned off, the iPod . updated using the latest iTunes® FAT32. automatically powers off and will not application. See www.apple.com/ charge or draw power from the Connecting a USB Storage vehicle's battery. itunes. Device or iPod If you have an older iPod model that For help with identifying the iPod, go The USB port can be used to to www.apple.com/support. is not supported, it can still be used control an iPod or a USB storage by connecting it to the auxiliary Radios that have a USB port can device. input jack using a standard 3.5 mm play.mp3 and .wma files that are To connect a USB storage device, (1/8 in) stereo cable. See “Using the stored on a USB storage device as connect the device to the USB port Auxiliary Input Jack” previously in well as AAC files that are stored on on the instrument panel. this section. an iPod. To connect an iPod, connect one Using the Radio to Control a USB-Supported File and Folder end of the USB cable that came USB Storage Device or iPod Structure with the iPod to the iPod s dock ’ The radio can control a USB connector and connect the other The radio supports: storage device or an iPod using the end to the USB port on the . radio buttons and knobs, and Up to 700 folders. instrument panel. If the vehicle is on display song information on the . Up to eight folders in depth. and the USB connection works, OK “ radio display. to disconnect and a GM logo may . Up to 65,535 files. ” appear on the iPod, and iPod f (Tune): Turn to select files. . Folder and file names up to appears on the radio display. The 64 bytes. iPod music appears on the radio display and begins playing. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (20,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-20 Infotainment System

© SEEK: Press to go to the start of Using Softkeys to Control a c (Folder View): Press the the track, if more than 10 seconds USB Storage Device or iPod softkey below c to view the have played. Press and hold or The five softkeys below the radio contents of the current folder on the press multiple times to continue display are used to control the USB drive. To browse and select moving backward through tracks. functions listed below. files: SEEK: Press to go to the next ¨ To use the softkeys: 1. Press the softkey below c. track. Press and hold or press multiple times to continue moving 1. Press the first or fifth softkey 2. Turn f to scroll through the list below the radio display to forward through tracks. of folders. display the functions listed s REV (Reverse): Press and hold below, or press the softkey 3. Press f to select the desired to reverse playback quickly. Sound below the function if it is is heard at a reduced volume. folder. If there is more then one currently displayed. folder, repeat Steps 1 and 2 until Release s REV to resume playing. 2. Press the softkey below the tab the desired folder is reached. The elapsed time of the file with the function on it to use that displays. 4. Turn f to scroll through the files function. \ FWD (Fast Forward): Press in the selected folder. j (Pause): Press the softkey below and hold to advance playback j to pause the track. The tab 5. Press f to select the desired file quickly. Sound is heard at a reduced appears raised when pause is being to be played. volume. Release \ FWD to used. Press the softkey below j To skip through large lists, the five resume playing. The elapsed time of again to resume playback. softkeys can be used to navigate in the file displays. the following order: Back: Press the softkey below the 4 (Information): Press to display Back tab to go back to the main . First softkey, first item in the list. additional information about the display screen on an iPod, or the selected track. . Second softkey, 1% through the root directory on a USB storage list each time the softkey is device. pressed. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (21,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Third softkey, 5% through the list 3. Press f to select the Repeat Functionality each time the softkey is pressed. desired menu. To use Repeat: . Fourth softkey, 10% through the list each time the softkey is 4. Turn f to scroll through the Press the softkey below " or ' pressed. folders or files in the to select between Repeat All and selected menu. Repeat Track. . Fifth softkey, end of the list. f (Repeat All): Press the softkey h (Music Navigator): Press the 5. Press to select the desired file " to be played. below to repeat all tracks. The softkey below h to view and " tab appears lowered when Repeat select a file on an iPod, using the To skip through large lists, the five All is being used. This is the default iPod's menu system. Files are softkeys can be used to navigate in mode when a USB storage device sorted by: the following order: or iPod is first connected. . Playlists . First softkey, first item in the list. ' (Repeat Track): Press the . . Second softkey, 1% through the Artists softkey below to repeat one list each time the softkey is ' . Albums pressed. track. The tab appears raised when Repeat Track is being used. . Genres . Third softkey, 5% through the list . Songs each time the softkey is pressed. Shuffle Functionality . Composers . Fourth softkey, 10% through the To use Shuffle: To select files: list each time the softkey is Press the softkey below >, 2, pressed. C h , or = to select between 1. Press the softkey below . . Fifth softkey, end of the list. Shuffle Off, Shuffle All Songs/ 2. Turn f to scroll through the list Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Album, or Shuffle Folder. of menus. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (22,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-22 Infotainment System

. Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle. (Shuffle Off): Press the > Phone The system may not work with softkey below 2 to turn shuffle all cell phones. See “Pairing” in off. This is the default mode when a Bluetooth this section for more information. USB storage device or iPod is first connected. For vehicles equipped with . If the cell phone has voice Bluetooth capability, the system can dialing capability, learn to use 2 (Shuffle All Songs/Shuffle interact with many cell phones, that feature to access the Songs): Press the softkey below C allowing: address book or contact list. See = or to shuffle all songs on “Voice Pass-Thru” in this section the USB storage device or iPod. . Placement and receipt of calls in a hands-free mode. for more information. C (Shuffle Album): Press the . See Storing and Deleting Phone . Sharing of the cell phone’s “ softkey below > to shuffle all address book or contact list with Numbers” in this section for songs in the current album on the vehicle. more information. an iPod. To minimize driver distraction, { Warning = (Shuffle Folder): Press the before driving, and with the vehicle softkey below > to shuffle all parked: When using a cell phone, it can songs in the current folder on a USB . Become familiar with the be distracting to look too long or storage device. features of the cell phone. too often at the screen of the Organize the phone book and phone or the infotainment system. contact lists clearly and delete Taking your eyes off the road too duplicate or rarely used entries. long or too often could cause a If possible, program speed dial crash resulting in injury or death. or other shortcuts. Focus your attention on driving. . Review the controls and operation of the infotainment system. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (23,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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A Bluetooth system can use a When to Speak: A short tone b / g (Push to Talk): Press to Bluetooth-capable cell phone with a sounds after the system responds answer incoming calls, confirm Hands-Free Profile to make and indicating when it is waiting for a system information, and start receive phone calls. The system voice command. Wait until the tone speech recognition. can be used while the key is in the and then speak. ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY c / x (End): Press to end a call, How to Speak: Speak clearly in a reject a call, or cancel an operation. position. The range of the Bluetooth calm and natural voice. system can be up to 9.1 m (30 ft). Pairing Not all phones support all functions, Audio System and not all phones work with the A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone When using the in-vehicle Bluetooth in-vehicle Bluetooth system. See must be paired to the Bluetooth system, sound comes through the www.gm.com/bluetooth for more system and then connected to the vehicle's front audio system information on compatible phones. vehicle before it can be used. See speakers and overrides the audio the cell phone manufacturer's user Voice Recognition system. Use the audio system guide for Bluetooth functions before volume knob, during a call, to pairing the cell phone. If a Bluetooth The Bluetooth system uses voice change the volume level. The recognition to interpret voice phone is not connected, calls will be adjusted volume level remains in made using OnStar Hands-Free commands to dial phone numbers memory for later calls. To prevent and name tags. Calling, if equipped. See OnStar, missed calls, a minimum volume if equipped. For additional information, say level is used if the volume is turned “Help” while you are in a voice down too low. Pairing Information recognition menu. . Bluetooth Controls A Bluetooth phone with MP3 Noise: Keep interior noise levels to capability cannot be paired to a minimum. The system may not Use the buttons on the steering the vehicle as a phone and an recognize voice commands if there wheel to operate the in-vehicle MP3 player at the same time. Bluetooth system. See Steering is too much background noise. . Up to five cell phones can be Wheel Controls on page 5-2. paired to the Bluetooth system. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (24,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-24 Infotainment System

. The pairing process is disabled 3. Say “Pair.” The system responds Listing All Paired and Connected when the vehicle is moving. with instructions and a four-digit Phones . Pairing only needs to be Personal Identification Number The system can list all cell phones completed once, unless the (PIN). The PIN is used in Step 5. paired to it. If a paired cell phone is pairing information on the cell 4. Start the pairing process on the also connected to the vehicle, the phone changes or the cell phone cell phone that you want to pair. system responds with “is connected” is deleted from the system. For help with this process, see after that phone name. . the cell phone manufacturer's Only one paired cell phone can 1. Press and hold / for be connected to the Bluetooth user guide. b g two seconds. system at a time. 5. Locate the device named “Your 2. Say Bluetooth. . If multiple paired cell phones are Vehicle” in the list on the cell “ ” within range of the system, the phone. Follow the instructions 3. Say “List.” system connects to the first on the cell phone to enter the Deleting a Paired Phone available paired cell phone in the PIN provided in Step 3. After the order that they were first paired PIN is successfully entered, the If the phone name you want to to the system. To connect to a system prompts you to provide a delete is unknown, see “Listing All different paired phone, see name for the paired cell phone. Paired and Connected Phones.” “Connecting to a Different This name will be used to 1. Press and hold / for Phone” later in this section. indicate which phones are b g paired and connected to the two seconds. Pairing a Phone vehicle. The system responds 2. Say “Bluetooth.” 1. Press and hold b / g for with “ has been successfully paired after the 3. Say “Delete.” The system asks two seconds. ” pairing process is complete. which phone to delete. 2. Say Bluetooth. This command “ ” 6. Repeat Steps 1 5 to pair 4. Say the name of the phone you can be skipped. – additional phones. want to delete. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (25,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Connecting to a Different Phone Storing and Deleting Phone Using the “Store” Command Numbers To connect to a different cell phone, 1. Press and hold b / g for the Bluetooth system looks for the The system can store up to 30 two seconds. next available cell phone in the phone numbers as name tags in the 2. Say Store. order in which all the available cell Hands-Free Directory that is shared “ ” phones were paired. Depending on between the Bluetooth and OnStar 3. Say the phone number or group which cell phone you want to systems, if equipped. of numbers you want to store all connect to, you may have to use at once with no pauses, then The following commands are used this command several times. follow the directions given by the to delete and store phone numbers. system to save a name tag for 1. Press and hold / for b g Store: This command will store a this number. two seconds. phone number, or a group of Using the Digit Store Command 2. Say “Bluetooth.” numbers as a name tag. “ ” If an unwanted number is 3. Say “Change phone.” Digit Store: This command allows a phone number to be stored as a recognized by the system, say . If another cell phone is name tag by entering the digits one “Clear” at any time to clear the last found, the response will be at a time. number. “ is now To hear all of the numbers connected.” Delete: This command is used to delete individual name tags. recognized by the system, say . If another cell phone is not “Verify” at any time. found, the original phone Delete All Name Tags: This remains connected. command deletes all stored name 1. Press and hold b / g for tags in the Hands-Free Calling two seconds. Directory and the OnStar 2. Say “Digit Store.” Turn-by-Turn Destinations Directory, if equipped. 3. Say each digit, one at a time, that you want to store. After each digit is entered, the system GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (26,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-26 Infotainment System

repeats back the digit it heard Listing Stored Numbers Using the “Dial” or “Call” followed by a tone. After the last Command The list command will list all stored digit has been entered, say numbers and name tags. 1. Press and hold / for “Store,” and then follow the b g two seconds. directions given by the system to Using the “List” Command save a name tag for this number. 2. Say “Dial” or “Call.” 1. Press and hold b / g for Using the “Delete” Command two seconds. 3. Say the entire number without pausing, or say the name tag. 1. Press and hold b / g for 2. Say “Directory.” two seconds. Once connected, the person called 3. Say “Hands-Free Calling.” will be heard through the audio 2. Say Delete. “ ” 4. Say “List.” speakers. 3. Say the name tag you want to Calling 911 Emergency delete. Making a Call Calls can be made using the 1. Press and hold / for Using the Delete All Name Tags b g “ ” following commands. Command two seconds. Dial or Call: The dial or call This command deletes all stored 2. Say “Dial” or “Call.” command can be used name tags in the Hands-Free 3. Say 911. interchangeably to dial a phone “ ” Calling Directory and the OnStar number or a stored name tag. 4. Say Dial or Call. Turn-by-Turn Destinations Directory, “ ” “ ” if equipped. Digit Dial: This command allows a Once connected, the person called phone number to be dialed by will be heard through the audio To delete all name tags: entering the digits one at a time. speakers. 1. Press and hold / for b g Re-dial: This command is used to Using the “Digit Dial” Command two seconds. dial the last number used on the cell The digit dial command allows a phone. 2. Say “Delete all name tags.” phone number to be dialed by entering the digits one at a time. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (27,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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After each digit is entered, the Using the “Re-dial” Command . Press b / g again to return to system repeats back the digit it the original call. heard followed by a tone. 1. Press and hold b / g for two seconds. . To ignore the incoming call, no If an unwanted number is action is required. recognized by the system, say 2. After the tone, say “Re-dial.” . “Clear” at any time to clear the last Once connected, the person called Press c / x to disconnect the number. will be heard through the audio current call and switch to the call on hold. To hear all of the numbers speakers. recognized by the system, say Receiving a Call Three-Way Calling “Verify” at any time. When an incoming call is received, Three-way calling must be 1. Press and hold b / g for the audio system mutes and a ring supported on the cell phone and two seconds. tone is heard in the vehicle. enabled by the wireless service carrier. 2. Say “Digit Dial.” . Press b / g to answer the call. 1. While on a call, press / . 3. Say each digit, one at a time, b g . Press / to ignore a call. that you want to dial. After each c x 2. Say “Three-way call.” digit is entered, the system Call Waiting 3. Use the dial or call command to repeats back the digit it heard dial the number of the third party followed by a tone. After the last Call waiting must be supported on to be called. digit has been entered, the cell phone and enabled by the say “Dial.” wireless service carrier. 4. Once the call is connected, Once connected, the person called . Press b / g to answer an press b / g to link all callers will be heard through the audio incoming call when another call together. speakers. is active. The original call is Ending a Call placed on hold. Press c / x to end a call. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (28,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-28 Infotainment System

Muting a Call 1. Press b / g. 2. Say “Bluetooth.” This command can be skipped. During a call, all sounds from inside 2. Say “Transfer Call.” the vehicle can be muted so that the 3. Say “Voice.” The system person on the other end of the call Transferring Audio to the responds “OK, accessing cannot hear them. Bluetooth System from a Cell .” Phone . To mute a call, press b / g , and The cell phone's normal prompt During a call with the audio on the messages will go through their cycle then say “Mute call.” cell phone, press b / g. The audio according to the phone's operating . To cancel mute, press b / g , transfers to the vehicle. If the audio instructions. and then say “Un-mute call.” does not transfer to the vehicle, use Dual Tone Multi-Frequency the audio transfer feature on the cell Transferring a Call phone. See your cell phone (DTMF) Tones Audio can be transferred between manufacturer's user guide for more The Bluetooth system can send the Bluetooth system and the cell information. numbers and the numbers stored as phone. name tags during a call. You can Voice Pass-Thru use this feature when calling a The cell phone must be paired and connected with the Bluetooth Voice pass-thru allows access to the menu-driven phone system. Account numbers can also be system before a call can be voice recognition commands on the stored for use. transferred. The connection process cell phone. See your cell phone manufacturer's user guide to see if can take up to two minutes after the Sending a Number or Name Tag the cell phone supports this feature. ignition is turned to ON/RUN. During a Call To access contacts stored in the cell Transferring Audio from the phone: 1. Press b / g. The system Bluetooth System to a Cell Phone responds “Ready,” followed by During a call with the audio in the 1. Press and hold b / g for a tone. two seconds. vehicle: 2. Say “Dial.” GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (29,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Infotainment System 7-29

3. Say the number or name tag Other Information to send. The Bluetooth® word mark and Clearing the System logos are owned by the Bluetooth® SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks Unless information is deleted out of by General Motors is under license. the in-vehicle Bluetooth system, it Other trademarks and trade names will be retained indefinitely. This are those of their respective owners. includes all saved name tags in the phone book and phone pairing See Radio Frequency Statement on information. For information on how page 13-15. to delete this information, see the previous section “Deleting a Paired Phone” and the previous sections on deleting name tags. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (30,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

7-30 Infotainment System

2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Climate Controls 8-1

Climate Controls Climate Control Systems The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with Climate Control Systems this system. Climate Control Systems ...... 8-1 Rear Heating System ...... 8-4 Rear Climate Control System ...... 8-4 Air Vents Air Vents ...... 8-7

Vehicles without Air Conditioning

1. Fan Control Temperature Control: Turn the 2. Temperature Control knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the 3. Air Delivery Mode Control temperature inside the vehicle. 9 (Fan Control): Turn the knob Air Delivery Mode Control: Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to the knob clockwise or increase or decrease the fan speed. counterclockwise to change the 9 (Off): Turns the system off. current airflow mode. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

8-2 Climate Controls

H (Vent): Air is directed to the - (Defog): This mode clears the 1 (Defrost): This mode clears the instrument panel outlets. windows of fog or moisture. Outside windshield of fog or frost more ) (Bi-Level): Air is divided air is directed to the floor and quickly. Air is directed to the between the instrument panel and defroster outlets. Adjust the windshield, with some to the floor floor outlets, with some air directed temperature knob for warmer or outlets and front side windows. The toward the windshield. cooler air. The air conditioning air conditioning compressor might compressor might turn on in this turn on in this setting to dehumidify 6 (Floor): Air is directed to the setting to dehumidify the air. the air. floor outlets with some air directed to the windshield and side windows. Do not drive the vehicle until all the windows are clear. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Climate Controls 8-3

It only works when the ignition is in ON/RUN. 1 (Rear Window Defogger): Press to turn the rear window defogger on or off. The rear window defogger turns off several minutes after the button is pressed. If turned on again, the defogger will run for several more minutes before turning off. The defogger can also be turned off by turning off the engine. Vehicles with Air Conditioning Do not drive the vehicle until all the 1. Fan Control # (Air Conditioning): Cools and windows are clear. 2. Temperature Control dehumidifies the air inside of the vehicle. { Caution 3. Air Delivery Mode Control V (Maximum Air Conditioning): Do not use a razor blade or sharp 4. Rear Window Defogger Cools the air inside the vehicle object to clear the inside rear faster, by recirculating the inside air. On hot days, open the windows to window. Do not adhere anything let hot inside air escape; then close Rear Window Defogger to the defogger grid lines in the them. This helps to reduce the time rear glass. These actions may If equipped with a rear window needed for the vehicle to cool down damage the rear defogger. defogger, a warming grid is used to and the system operates more Repairs would not be covered by efficiently. remove fog or frost from the rear window. the vehicle warranty. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

8-4 Climate Controls

Rear Heating System 9 (Fan): Turn the thumbwheel up Rear Climate Control or down to increase or decrease the If equipped, the rear heating system System amount of heated air sent to the lets you adjust the amount of air rear seating area. If equipped with a rear heating and flowing into the rear of the vehicle, Q air conditioning system, it controls from the front seating area. This (High): This position supplies the the temperature, fan speed, and air feature works with the main climate most amount of heat to the rear delivery for the rear seat control system in the vehicle. seating area. passengers only. The front climate c (Medium): This position control panel is in the overhead supplies half the amount of heat to console between the driver and the rear seating area. front passenger. R (Low): This position supplies the least amount of heat to the rear seating area. 9 (Off): This turns the rear heating system off.

AUX: The thumbwheel for this system is in the instrument panel switchbank below the audio system. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Climate Controls 8-5

Front Climate Control Panel

1. Fan Control When the fan knob is in the AUX 2. Air Delivery Mode Control position, the rear climate control panel can be used to adjust the 3. Temperature Control climate settings in the rear Use this control panel to maintain a seating area. separate temperature setting. Adjust the direction of the airflow or adjust the fan speed for the rear seat passenger(s). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

8-6 Climate Controls

9 (Fan Control): Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the fan speed in the rear seating area. Temperature Control: Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the temperature in the rear seating area. The air conditioning system on the main climate control panel must be Rear Climate Control Panel turned on to direct cooled air to the rear of the vehicle. If it is not on, then the temperature in the rear of 1. Fan Control be in the AUX position. The fan the vehicle remains at cabin speed, air delivery mode, and 2. Air Delivery Mode Control temperature. temperature can then be adjusted. 3. Temperature Control Air Delivery Mode Control: Turn AUX (Auxiliary): Turn the fan knob clockwise or counterclockwise to For vehicles with a rear climate on the front climate control panel to change the direction of the airflow in control panel, it is located overhead AUX to let rear seat passengers use the rear seating area. behind the driver and front the control panel in the rear seating passenger, centered in front of the area. This disables the front control To change the current mode, select second row. To adjust the rear panel. To return control to the front one of the following: climate control panel settings by a panel, move the fan knob out (Vent): Air is directed to the rear seat passenger, the front H of AUX. upper outlets, with some directed to climate control panel fan knob must 9 (Off): Turns the system off. the floor outlets. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Climate Controls 8-7

2 (Floor): Air is directed to the Air Vents floor outlets. Use the outlets located near the Be sure to keep the area under the center and on the sides of the front seats clear of any objects so instrument panel to change the that the air inside of the vehicle can direction of airflow. circulate effectively. Operation Tips For information on how to use the main climate control system, see . Clear away any ice, snow or Climate Control Systems on leaves from the air inlets at the page 8-1. For information on base of the windshield that may ventilation, see Air Vents on block the flow of air into the page 8-7. vehicle. . Use of non-GM approved hood deflectors may adversely affect the performance of the system. . Keep the path under the front seats clear of objects to help circulate the air inside of the vehicle more effectively. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

8-8 Climate Controls

2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-1

Shifting Into Park ...... 9-19 Ride Control Systems Driving and Shifting out of Park ...... 9-20 Traction Control/Electronic Operating Parking over Things Stability Control ...... 9-32 That Burn ...... 9-21 Locking Rear Axle ...... 9-34 Engine Exhaust Cruise Control Driving Information Engine Exhaust ...... 9-21 Cruise Control ...... 9-34 Distracted Driving ...... 9-2 Running the Vehicle While Defensive Driving ...... 9-3 Parked ...... 9-22 Driver Assistance Systems Drunk Driving ...... 9-3 Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-37 Control of a Vehicle ...... 9-3 Automatic Transmission Rear Vision Braking ...... 9-3 Automatic Transmission (Six Camera (RVC) ...... 9-38 Steering ...... 9-4 Speed) ...... 9-22 Off-Road Recovery ...... 9-5 Automatic Transmission (Four Fuel Loss of Control ...... 9-5 Speed) ...... 9-26 Fuel ...... 9-41 Driving on Wet Roads ...... 9-6 Manual Mode ...... 9-28 Recommended Fuel ...... 9-42 Highway Hypnosis ...... 9-6 Tow/Haul Mode ...... 9-29 Gasoline Specifications ...... 9-42 Hill and Mountain Roads ...... 9-7 California Fuel Winter Driving ...... 9-7 Drive Systems Requirements ...... 9-43 If the Vehicle Is Stuck ...... 9-9 All-Wheel Drive ...... 9-30 Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-43 Vehicle Load Limits ...... 9-10 Fuel Additives ...... 9-43 Brakes E85 or FlexFuel ...... 9-43 Starting and Operating Antilock Brake Filling the Tank ...... 9-44 New Vehicle Break-In ...... 9-14 System (ABS) ...... 9-30 Filling a Portable Fuel Ignition Positions ...... 9-15 Parking Brake ...... 9-31 Container ...... 9-46 Starting the Engine ...... 9-16 Fast Idle System ...... 9-18 Engine Heater ...... 9-18 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...... 9-19 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-2 Driving and Operating

Trailer Towing Driving Information . Designate a front seat General Towing passenger to handle potential distractions. Information ...... 9-46 Distracted Driving Driving Characteristics and . Become familiar with vehicle Towing Tips ...... 9-46 Distraction comes in many forms features before driving, such as Trailer Towing ...... 9-49 and can take your focus from the programming favorite radio Towing Equipment ...... 9-54 task of driving. Exercise good stations and adjusting climate Conversions and Add-Ons judgment and do not let other control and seat settings. activities divert your attention away Program all trip information into Add-On Electrical from the road. Many local any navigation device prior to Equipment ...... 9-57 governments have enacted laws driving. regarding driver distraction. Become . Wait until the vehicle is parked familiar with the local laws in to retrieve items that have fallen your area. to the floor. To avoid distracted driving, always . Stop or park the vehicle to tend keep your eyes on the road, hands to children. on the wheel, and mind on the drive. . Keep pets in an appropriate . Do not use a phone in carrier or restraint. demanding driving situations. Use a hands-free method to . Avoid stressful conversations place or receive necessary while driving, whether with a phone calls. passenger or on a cell phone. . Watch the road. Do not read, take notes, or look up information on phones or other electronic devices. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-3

. Allow enough following distance Control of a Vehicle { Warning between you and the driver in front of you. Braking, steering, and accelerating Taking your eyes off the road too are important factors in helping to . Focus on the task of driving. long or too often could cause a control a vehicle while driving. crash resulting in injury or death. Drunk Driving Focus your attention on driving. Braking Death and injury associated with Braking action involves perception drinking and driving is a global Refer to the infotainment section for time and reaction time. Deciding to tragedy. more information on using that push the brake pedal is perception system and the navigation system, time. Actually doing it is if equipped, including pairing and { Warning reaction time. using a cell phone. Drinking and then driving is very Average driver reaction time is Defensive Driving dangerous. Your reflexes, about three-quarters of a second. In perceptions, attentiveness, and that time, a vehicle moving at Defensive driving means “always judgment can be affected by even 100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20 m expect the unexpected.” The first a small amount of alcohol. You (66 ft), which could be a lot of distance in an emergency. step in driving defensively is to wear can have a serious — or even the safety belt. See Safety Belts on fatal — collision if you drive after Helpful braking tips to keep in mind page 3-8. drinking. include: . Assume that other road users Do not drink and drive or ride with . Keep enough distance between (pedestrians, bicyclists, and a driver who has been drinking. you and the vehicle in front other drivers) are going to be Ride home in a cab; or if you are of you. careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do with a group, designate a driver . Avoid needless heavy braking. who will not drink. and be ready. . Keep pace with traffic. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-4 Driving and Operating

If the engine ever stops while the Steering in Emergencies vehicle is being driven, brake { Caution . There are some situations when normally but do not pump the steering around a problem may brakes. Doing so could make the If the steering wheel is turned be more effective than braking. pedal harder to push down. If the until it reaches the end of its engine stops, there will be some travel, and is held in that position . Holding both sides of the power brake assist but it will be for more than 15 seconds, steering wheel allows you to turn used when the brake is applied. damage may occur to the power 180 degrees without removing Once the power assist is used up, it steering system and there may be a hand. loss of power steering assist. can take longer to stop and the . Antilock Brake System (ABS) brake pedal will be harder to push. allows steering while braking. Steering Curve Tips . Take curves at a reasonable Hydraulic Power Steering speed. Your vehicle has hydraulic power . Reduce speed before entering a steering. It may require curve. maintenance. See Power Steering . Maintain a reasonable steady Fluid on page 10-24. speed through the curve If power steering assist is lost . Wait until the vehicle is out of because the engine stops or the curve before accelerating because of a system malfunction, gently into the straightaway. the vehicle can be steered but may required increased effort. See your dealer if there is a problem. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-5

Off-Road Recovery 3. Turn the steering wheel to go If the vehicle starts to slide, follow straight down the roadway. these suggestions: . Ease your foot off the Loss of Control accelerator pedal and steer the Skidding way you want the vehicle to go. The vehicle may straighten out. There are three types of skids that Be ready for a second skid if it correspond to the vehicle's three occurs. control systems: . Slow down and adjust your . Braking Skid — wheels are not driving according to weather rolling. conditions. Stopping distance . Steering or Cornering Skid — can be longer and vehicle too much speed or steering in a control can be affected when curve causes tires to slip and traction is reduced by water, The vehicle's right wheels can drop lose cornering force. snow, ice, gravel, or other off the edge of a road onto the material on the road. Learn to shoulder while driving. Follow . Acceleration Skid — too much recognize warning clues — such these tips: throttle causes the driving as enough water, ice, or packed wheels to spin. snow on the road to make a 1. Ease off the accelerator and mirrored surface and slow then, if there is nothing in the Defensive drivers avoid most skids — down when you have any doubt. way, steer the vehicle so that it by taking reasonable care suited to straddles the edge of the existing conditions, and by not . Try to avoid sudden steering, pavement. overdriving those conditions. But acceleration, or braking, skids are always possible. including reducing vehicle speed 2. Turn the steering wheel about by shifting to a lower gear. Any one-eighth of a turn, until the sudden changes could cause right front tire contacts the the tires to slide. pavement edge. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-6 Driving and Operating

Remember: Antilock brakes help Other Rainy Weather Tips avoid only the braking skid. Warning (Continued) Besides slowing down, other wet Driving on Wet Roads Flowing or rushing water creates weather driving tips include: strong forces. Driving through . Allow extra following distance. Rain and wet roads can reduce flowing water could cause the vehicle traction and affect your vehicle to be carried away. If this . Pass with caution. ability to stop and accelerate. happens, you and other vehicle . Keep windshield wiping Always drive slower in these types occupants could drown. Do not equipment in good shape. of driving conditions and avoid ignore police warnings and be . driving through large puddles and Keep the windshield washer fluid very cautious about trying to drive reservoir filled. deep‐standing or flowing water. through flowing water. . Have good tires with proper { Warning tread depth. See Tires on Hydroplaning page 10-46. Wet brakes can cause crashes. Hydroplaning is dangerous. Water . Turn off cruise control. They might not work as well in a can build up under the vehicle's quick stop and could cause tires so they actually ride on the Highway Hypnosis pulling to one side. You could water. This can happen if the road is lose control of the vehicle. wet enough and you are going fast Always be alert and pay attention to enough. When the vehicle is your surroundings while driving. After driving through a large If you become tired or sleepy, find a puddle of water or a car/vehicle hydroplaning, it has little or no contact with the road. safe place to park the vehicle wash, lightly apply the brake and rest. pedal until the brakes work There is no hard and fast rule about Other driving tips include: normally. hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when the road is wet. . (Continued) Keep the vehicle well ventilated. . Keep the interior temperature cool. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-7

. Keep your eyes moving — scan . Pay attention to special road the road ahead and to the sides. Warning (Continued) signs (falling rocks area, winding . roads, long grades, passing or Check the rearview mirror and could result in a loss of braking. vehicle instruments often. no-passing zones) and take Shift the transmission to a lower appropriate action. Hill and Mountain Roads gear to let the engine assist the brakes on a steep downhill slope. Winter Driving Driving on steep hills or through mountains is different than driving Driving on Snow or Ice on flat or rolling terrain. Tips for { Warning Drive carefully when there is snow driving in these conditions include: or ice between the tires and the . Keep the vehicle serviced and in Coasting downhill in N (Neutral) road, creating less traction or grip. good shape. or with the ignition off is Wet ice can occur at about 0°C (32° F) when freezing rain begins to fall, . Check all fluid levels and brakes, dangerous. This can cause overheating of the brakes and resulting in even less traction. Avoid tires, cooling system, and driving on wet ice or in freezing rain loss of steering. Always have the transmission. until roads can be treated with salt engine running and the vehicle . Shift to a lower gear when going or sand. in gear. down steep or long hills. Drive with caution, whatever the condition. Accelerate gently so { Warning . Stay in your own lane. Do not traction is not lost. Accelerating too swing wide or cut across the quickly causes the wheels to spin Using the brakes to slow the center of the road. Drive at and makes the surface under the vehicle on a long downhill slope speeds that let you stay in your tires slick, so there is even less can cause brake overheating, can own lane. traction. reduce brake performance, and . Be alert on top of hills; (Continued) something could be in your lane (stalled car, accident). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-8 Driving and Operating

Try not to break the fragile traction. Blizzard Conditions If you accelerate too fast, the drive Warning (Continued) Being stuck in snow can be a wheels will spin and polish the serious situation. Stay with the . surface under the tires even more. Clear away snow from around vehicle unless there is help nearby. the base of your vehicle, The Antilock Brake System (ABS) If possible, use the Roadside especially any that is blocking on page 9-30 improves vehicle Assistance Program on page 13-5. the exhaust pipe and/or the stability during hard stops on a To get help and keep everyone in fuel operated heater exhaust slippery roads, but apply the brakes the vehicle safe: system, if equipped. If the sooner than when on dry pavement. . Turn on the hazard warning vehicle has a diesel engine Allow greater following distance on flashers. and a fuel operated heater, any slippery road and watch for see “Fuel Operated Heater . Tie a red cloth to an outside slippery spots. Icy patches can (FOH)” in the diesel engine mirror. occur on otherwise clear roads in supplement. shaded areas. The surface of a . Check again from time to curve or an overpass can remain icy { Warning time to be sure snow does when the surrounding roads are not collect there. clear. Avoid sudden steering Snow can trap engine exhaust . maneuvers and braking while under the vehicle. This may Open a window about 5 cm on ice. cause exhaust gases to get (2 in) on the side of the inside. Engine exhaust contains vehicle that is away from the Turn off cruise control, if equipped, carbon monoxide (CO) which wind to bring in fresh air. on slippery surfaces. cannot be seen or smelled. It can . Fully open the air outlets on cause unconsciousness and even or under the instrument death. panel. If the vehicle is stuck in the snow: (Continued) (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-9

keeps the battery charged to restart Rocking the Vehicle to Get Warning (Continued) the vehicle and to signal for help it Out with the headlamps. Do this as little . Adjust the climate control as possible to save fuel. Turn the steering wheel left and system to a setting that right to clear the area around the circulates the air inside the front wheels. Turn off any traction vehicle and set the fan speed If the Vehicle Is Stuck system. Shift back and forth to the highest setting. See Slowly and cautiously spin the between R (Reverse) and a low “Climate Control Systems” in wheels to free the vehicle when forward gear, spinning the wheels the Index. stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow. as little as possible. To prevent For more information about If stuck too severely for the traction transmission wear, wait until the wheels stop spinning before shifting carbon monoxide, see Engine system to free the vehicle, turn the gears. Release the accelerator Exhaust on page 9-21. traction system off and use the rocking method. See Traction pedal while shifting, and press Control/Electronic Stability Control lightly on the accelerator pedal To save fuel, run the engine for only on page 9-32. when the transmission is in gear. short periods as needed to warm Slowly spinning the wheels in the the vehicle and then shut the engine forward and reverse directions off and close the window most of { Warning causes a rocking motion that could the way to save heat. Repeat this free the vehicle. If that does not get If the vehicle's tires spin at high until help arrives but only when you the vehicle out after a few tries, it feel really uncomfortable from the speed, they can explode, and you might need to be towed out. If the cold. Moving about to keep warm or others could be injured. The vehicle does need to be towed out, also helps. vehicle can overheat, causing an see Towing the Vehicle on engine compartment fire or other page 10-83. If it takes some time for help to damage. Spin the wheels as little arrive, now and then when you run as possible and avoid going the engine, push the accelerator above 56 km/h (35 mph). pedal slightly so the engine runs faster than the idle speed. This GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-10 Driving and Operating

Vehicle Load Limits open, you will find the label Warning (Continued) attached below the door lock It is very important to know how post (striker). The tire and much weight the vehicle can vehicle handles. This could cause loss of control and a loading information label shows carry. This weight is called the the number of occupant seating vehicle capacity weight and crash. Overloading can also shorten the life of the vehicle. positions (1), and the maximum includes the weight of all vehicle capacity weight (2) in occupants, cargo, and all kilograms and pounds. nonfactory-installed options. Tire and Loading Information Two labels on the vehicle show Label The Tire and Loading how much weight it was Information label also shows the designed to carry, the Tire and size of the original equipment Loading Information label and tires (3) and the recommended the Certification/Tire label. cold tire inflation pressures (4). For more information on tires { Warning and inflation see Tires on page 10-46 and Tire Pressure Do not load the vehicle any on page 10-55. heavier than the Gross There is also important loading Vehicle Weight Rating information on the vehicle (GVWR), or either the Certification/Tire label. It tells maximum front or rear Gross Label Example you the Gross Vehicle Weight Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). Rating (GVWR) and the Gross This can cause systems to A vehicle specific Tire and Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for break and change the way the Loading Information label is (Continued) attached to the center pillar (B-pillar). With the driver door GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-11

the front and rear axle. See there will be five 150 lb “Certification/Tire Label” later in passengers in your vehicle, this section. the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is Steps for Determining Correct “ 650 lbs. (1400-750 (5 x 150) Load Limit– = 650 lbs.) 1. Locate the statement "The combined weight of 5. Determine the combined occupants and cargo should weight of luggage and cargo never exceed XXX kg or being loaded on the vehicle. XXX lbs." on your vehicle’s That weight may not safely placard. exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity Example 1 2. Determine the combined calculated in Step 4. 1. Vehicle Capacity Weight for weight of the driver and Example 1 = 453 kg (1,000 lbs) passengers that will be riding 6. If your vehicle will be towing in your vehicle. a trailer, load from your trailer 2. Subtract Occupant Weight @ will be transferred to your 68 kg (150 lbs) × 2 = 136 kg 3. Subtract the combined vehicle. Consult this manual (300 lbs) weight of the driver and to determine how this 3. Available Occupant and Cargo passengers from XXX kg or reduces the available cargo Weight = 317 kg (700 lbs) XXX lbs. and luggage load capacity of 4. The resulting figure equals your vehicle.” the available amount of cargo and luggage load capacity. For example, if the "XXX" amount equals 1400 lbs. and GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-12 Driving and Operating

weight of the driver, passengers, and cargo should never exceed the vehicle capacity weight. Certification/Tire Label

Example 2 Example 3 A. Vehicle Capacity Weight for 1. Maximum Vehicle Capacity Example 2 = 453 kg (1,000 lbs) Weight for Example 3 = 453 kg B. Subtract Occupant Weight @ (1,000 lbs) 68 kg (150 lbs) × 5 = 136 kg 2. Subtract Occupant Weight @ (750 lbs) 91 kg (200 lbs) × 5 = 453 kg A vehicle specific Certification/ C. Available Cargo Weight = (1,000 lbs) Tire label is found on the rear 113 kg (250 lbs) 3. Available Cargo Weight = edge of the driver door. The 0 kg (0 lbs) label shows the size of the Refer to the vehicle tire and vehicle's original tires and the loading information label for inflation pressures needed to specific information about the obtain the gross weight capacity vehicle's capacity weight and of the vehicle. This is called seating positions. The combined Gross Vehicle Weight Rating GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Driving and Operating 9-13

(GVWR). The GVWR includes the weight of the vehicle, all { Warning Warning (Continued) occupants, fuel, and cargo. Do not load the vehicle any . Put things in the cargo The Certification/Tire label also heavier than the Gross area of the vehicle. Try to tells you the maximum weights Vehicle Weight Rating spread the weight evenly. (GVWR), or either the for the front and rear axles, . Never stack heavier called Gross Axle Weight Rating maximum front or rear Gross things, like suitcases, (GAWR). To find out the actual Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). inside the vehicle so that loads on the front and rear This can cause systems to some of them are above axles, you need to go to a weigh break and change the way the the tops of the seats. station and weigh the vehicle. vehicle handles. This could Your dealer can help you with cause loss of control and a . Do not leave an this. Be sure to spread out the crash. Overloading can also unsecured child restraint load equally on both sides of the shorten the life of the vehicle. in the vehicle. centerline. . When you carry something Never exceed the GVWR for the inside the vehicle, secure vehicle, or the GAWR for either { Warning it whenever you can. the front or rear axle. . Do not leave a seat folded Things you put inside the down unless you need to. If there is a heavy load, it should vehicle can strike and injure be spread out. people in a sudden stop or turn, or in a crash. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-14 Driving and Operating

Add-On Equipment Starting and Caution (Continued) When you carry removable Operating items, you may need to put a broken in. Hard stops with limit on how many people you New Vehicle Break-In new linings can mean carry inside the vehicle. Be sure premature wear and earlier to weigh the vehicle before you replacement. Follow this { Caution breaking-in guideline every buy and install the new time you get new brake equipment. The vehicle does not need an linings. elaborate break-in. But it will . Do not tow a trailer during perform better in the long run if break-in. See Trailer Towing you follow these guidelines: on page 9-49 for the trailer . Keep the vehicle speed at towing capabilities of the 88 km/h (55 mph) or less for vehicle and more information. the first 805 km (500 mi). Following break-in, engine speed . Do not drive at any one and load can be gradually constant speed, fast or slow, increased. for the first 805 km (500 mi). Do not make full-throttle starts. Avoid downshifting to brake or slow the vehicle. . Avoid making hard stops for the first 322 km (200 mi) or so. During this time the new brake linings are not yet (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Ignition Positions This position locks the ignition and shift lever must be in P (Park) to transmission. turn the ignition switch to the Do not turn the engine off when the LOCK/OFF position. vehicle is moving. This will cause a 4. Set the parking brake. See loss of power assist in the brake Parking Brake on page 9-31. and steering systems and disable the airbags. { Warning If the vehicle must be shut off in an emergency: Turning off the vehicle while moving may cause loss of power 1. Brake using a firm and steady assist in the brake and steering pressure. Do not pump the systems and disable the airbags. brakes repeatedly. This may While driving, only shut the deplete power assist, requiring vehicle off in an emergency. increased brake pedal force. The ignition switch has four different positions. 2. Shift the vehicle to N (Neutral). This can be done while the If the vehicle cannot be pulled over, To shift out of P (Park), the ignition vehicle is moving. After shifting and must be shut off while driving, must be in ON/RUN or ACC/ to N (Neutral), firmly apply the turn the ignition to ACC/ ACCESSORY and the regular brake brakes and steer the vehicle to a ACCESSORY. pedal applied. safe location. { Caution 1 (STOPPING THE ENGINE/LOCK/ 3. Come to a complete stop, shift OFF): When the vehicle is stopped, to P (Park), and turn the ignition turn the ignition switch to LOCK/ Using a tool to force the key to to LOCK/OFF. On vehicles with turn in the ignition could cause OFF to turn the engine off. Retained an automatic transmission, the Accessory Power (RAP) will remain damage to the switch or break the active. See Retained Accessory (Continued) Power (RAP) on page 9-19. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If you leave the key in the ACC/ Starting the Engine Caution (Continued) ACCESSORY or ON/RUN position with the engine off, the battery could If the vehicle has a diesel engine, key. Use the correct key, make be drained. You may not be able to see the Duramax diesel sure it is all the way in, and turn it start the vehicle if the battery is supplement. only with your hand. If the key allowed to drain for an extended To place the transmission in the cannot be turned by hand, see period of time. proper gear: your dealer. 4 (START): This is the position that Move the shift lever to P (Park) or starts the engine. When the engine N (Neutral). The engine will not start 2 (ACC/ACCESSORY): This is the starts, release the key. The ignition in any other position. To restart the position in which you can operate switch returns to ON/RUN for engine when the vehicle is already things like the radio and the driving. moving, use N (Neutral) only. windshield wipers when the engine A warning tone will sound when the is off. driver door is opened, the ignition is { Caution 3 (ON/RUN): This position can be in ACC/ACCESSORY or LOCK/OFF used to operate the electrical and the key is in the ignition. If the steering wheel is turned accessories and to display some until it reaches the end of its instrument cluster warning and travel, and is held in that position indicator lights. This position can while starting the vehicle, damage also be used for service and may occur to the hydraulic power diagnostics, and to verify the proper steering system and there may be operation of the malfunction loss of power steering assist. indicator lamp as may be required for emission inspection purposes. The switch stays in this position when the engine is running. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (17,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Starting Procedure damage, this system also Caution (Continued) 1. With your foot off the accelerator prevents cranking if the engine pedal, turn the ignition key to is already running. Engine cranking can be stopped by the cranking motor, and drain the START. When the engine starts, battery. Wait at least 15 seconds let go of the key. The idle speed turning the ignition switch to the ACC/ACCESSORY or LOCK/ between each try, to let the will go down as your engine gets cranking motor cool down. warm. Do not race the engine OFF position. immediately after starting it. When the Low Fuel warning Operate the engine and lamp is on and the FUEL LEVEL 2. If the engine does not start after transmission gently to allow the LOW message is displayed in 5-10 seconds, especially in very oil to warm up and lubricate all the Driver Information Center cold weather (below −18°C or 0° moving parts. (DIC), the Computer-Controlled F), it could be flooded with too much gasoline. Try pushing the The vehicle has a Cranking System is disabled to prevent possible vehicle accelerator pedal all the way to Computer-Controlled Cranking the floor and holding it there as System. This feature assists in component damage. When this happens, hold the ignition switch you hold the key in START for starting the engine and protects up to 15 seconds. Wait at least components. If the ignition key is in the START position to continue engine cranking. 15 seconds between each try, to turned to the START position, allow the cranking motor to cool and then released when the { Caution down. When the engine starts, engine begins cranking, the let go of the key and accelerator. engine will continue cranking for If the vehicle starts briefly but a few seconds or until the Cranking the engine for long periods of time, by returning the then stops again, do the same vehicle starts. If the engine does thing. This clears the extra not start and the key is held in ignition to the START position immediately after cranking has gasoline from the engine. Do not START for many seconds, race the engine immediately ended, can overheat and damage cranking will be stopped after after starting it. Operate the 15 seconds to prevent cranking (Continued) motor damage. To prevent gear GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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engine and transmission gently . The vehicle must not be moving . Selecting the cruise control on/ until the oil warms up and and the accelerator must not be off button when it was lubricates all moving parts. pressed. previously on. To control the fast idle: . Pressing the cruise control SET- button a second time. { Caution . To enable the Fast Idle System, press and release the cruise . Pressing the accelerator more If you add electrical parts or control on/off button and ensure than one-quarter of the accessories, you could change that the switch indicator light way down. the way the engine operates. Any is lit. resulting damage would not be . Turning the ignition switch to the covered by the vehicle warranty. . Press and release the cruise LOCK/OFF position. See Add-On Electrical Equipment control SET- button. Engine on page 9-57. speed will be held at Engine Heater approximately 1200 rpm. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, Fast Idle System When the fast idle is active, the see the Duramax diesel supplement Driver Information Center (DIC) will for more information. If equipped, this feature is available display FAST IDLE ON. The engine coolant heater can only with cruise control. The manual One of the following actions will turn provide easier starting and better fast idle switch is operated using the off the fast idle: fuel economy during engine warm cruise control buttons on the left ‐ . up in cold weather conditions at or side of the steering wheel. Pressing the brake. below −18°C (0°F). Vehicles with an This system can be used to . Selecting the cruise control engine coolant heater should be increase engine idle speed cancel button. plugged in at least four hours before whenever the following conditions . Releasing the parking brake. starting. An internal thermostat in are met: the plug-end of the cord may exist . Moving the transmission shift . The parking brake is set. lever out of P (Park) or . The brake pedal is not pressed. N (Neutral). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (19,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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which will prevent engine coolant . Power Windows (if equipped) heater operation at temperatures Warning (Continued) These features will work when the above −18°C (0°F). the cord into a properly grounded ignition key is in ON/RUN or ACC/ ACCESSORY. Once the key is To Use the Engine Coolant three-prong 110-volt AC outlet. turned from ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF, If the cord will not reach, use a Heater power to the radio and power 1. Turn off the engine. heavy-duty three-prong extension windows will continue to work cord rated for at least 15 amps. 2. Open the hood and unwrap the 10 minutes or until the driver door is electrical cord. opened. 4. Before starting the engine, be The cord for the engine coolant sure to unplug and store the Shifting Into Park heater is located on the driver cord as it was before to keep it 1. Hold the brake pedal down, then side of the engine compartment away from moving engine parts set the parking brake. and is attached to the hose for and prevent damage. the power steering reservoir. 2. Move the shift lever into the The length of time the heater should P (Park) position by pulling the 3. Plug it into a normal, grounded remain plugged in depends on shift lever toward you and 110-volt AC outlet. several factors. Ask a dealer in the moving it up as far as it will go. area where you will be parking the { Warning vehicle for the best advice on this. 3. Turn the ignition key to LOCK/OFF. Plugging the cord into an Retained Accessory 4. Remove the key and take it with ungrounded outlet could cause an Power (RAP) you. If you can leave the vehicle electrical shock. Also, the wrong with the ignition key in your kind of extension cord could These vehicle accessories can be hand, the vehicle is in P (Park). overheat and cause a fire. You used for up to 10 minutes after the could be seriously injured. Plug engine is turned off: (Continued) . Audio System GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (20,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Leaving the Vehicle with the If you have to leave the vehicle with When you are ready to drive, move Engine Running the engine running, be sure the the shift lever out of P (Park) before vehicle is in P (Park) and the releasing the parking brake. { Warning parking brake is firmly set. After the If torque lock does occur, you might shift lever is moved into P (Park), need to have another vehicle push It can be dangerous to leave the hold the regular brake pedal down. yours a little uphill to take some of vehicle with the engine running. Then, see if you can move the shift the pressure from the parking pawl It could overheat and catch fire. lever away from P (Park) without in the transmission. Then you first pulling it toward you. If you can, should be able to pull the shift lever It is dangerous to get out of the it means that the shift lever was not out of P (Park). vehicle if the shift lever is not fully fully locked into P (Park). in P (Park) with the parking brake firmly set. The vehicle can roll. Torque Lock Shifting out of Park Do not leave the vehicle when the If you are parking on a hill and you The vehicle has an automatic do not shift the transmission into transmission shift lock control engine is running. If you have left P (Park) properly, the weight of the system. You have to fully apply the the engine running, the vehicle vehicle can put too much force on brakes before you can shift from can move suddenly. You or others the parking pawl in the P (Park) when the ignition is in ON/ could be injured. To be sure the transmission. It might be difficult to RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY. See vehicle will not move, even when pull the shift lever out of P (Park). Automatic Transmission (Six Speed) you are on fairly level ground, This is called torque lock. To on page 9-22 or Automatic always set the parking brake and prevent torque lock, set the parking Transmission (Four Speed) on move the shift lever to P (Park). brake and then shift into P (Park) page 9-26. See Shifting Into Park on properly before you leave the driver The shift lock control system is page 9-19. If you are towing a seat. To find out how, see Shifting designed to do the following: trailer, see Driving Characteristics Into Park on page 9-19. and Towing Tips on page 9-46. . Prevent the ignition key from being removed unless the shift lever is in P (Park). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (21,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Prevent movement of the shift 2. While holding down the brake Engine Exhaust lever out of P (Park), unless the pedal, push the shift lever all the ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/ way into P (Park). ACCESSORY and the regular { Warning brake pedal is applied. 3. Move the shift lever to the desired position. Engine exhaust contains carbon The shift lock control system is monoxide (CO) which cannot be always functional except in the case If you are still having a problem seen or smelled. Exposure to CO of a dead battery or low voltage shifting, have the vehicle serviced. (less than 9 V) battery. can cause unconsciousness and Parking over Things even death. If the vehicle has an uncharged battery or a battery with low voltage, That Burn Exhaust may enter the vehicle if: try charging or jump starting the . The vehicle idles in areas battery. See Jump Starting on { Warning with poor ventilation (parking page 10-79 for more information. garages, tunnels, deep snow Things that can burn could touch To shift out of P (Park) use the that may block underbody hot exhaust parts under the following: airflow or tail pipes). vehicle and ignite. Do not park . The exhaust smells or 1. Apply the brake pedal. over papers, leaves, dry grass, sounds strange or different. 2. Turn the ignition to ACC/ or other things that can burn. ACCESSORY or ON/RUN. . The exhaust system leaks due to corrosion or damage. 3. Move the shift lever to the desired position. . The vehicle exhaust system has been modified, damaged, If you still are unable to shift out of or improperly repaired. P (Park): (Continued) 1. Ease the pressure on the shift lever. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (22,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-22 Driving and Operating

Running the Vehicle Warning (Continued) Automatic While Parked Transmission . There are holes or openings It is better not to park with the in the vehicle body from engine running. damage or aftermarket Automatic Transmission modifications that are not If the vehicle is left with the engine (Six Speed) running, follow the proper steps to completely sealed. Vehicles with a 6-speed automatic be sure the vehicle will not move. If unusual fumes are detected or transmission have a shift position See Shifting Into Park on page 9-19 indicator within the instrument if it is suspected that exhaust is and Engine Exhaust on page 9-21. coming into the vehicle: cluster. If parking on a hill and pulling a . There are several different positions Drive it only with the windows trailer, see Driving Characteristics for the shift lever. completely down. and Towing Tips on page 9-46. . Have the vehicle repaired immediately. Never park the vehicle with the engine running in an enclosed area such as a garage or a building that has no fresh air ventilation. See “Range Selection Mode” under Manual Mode on page 9-28. P (Park): This position locks the rear wheels. It is the best position to use when starting the engine because the vehicle cannot move easily. When parked on a hill, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (23,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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especially when the vehicle has a R (Reverse): Use this gear to heavy load, you might notice an back up. { Warning increase in the effort to shift out of Shifting into a drive gear while the P (Park). See “Torque Lock” under { Caution Shifting Into Park on page 9-19. engine is running at high speed is Shifting to R (Reverse) while the dangerous. Unless your foot is { Warning vehicle is moving forward could firmly on the brake pedal, the damage the transmission. The vehicle could move very rapidly. It is dangerous to get out of the repairs would not be covered by You could lose control and hit vehicle if the shift lever is not fully the vehicle warranty. Shift to people or objects. Do not shift in P (Park) with the parking brake R (Reverse) only after the vehicle into a drive gear while the engine firmly set. The vehicle can roll. is stopped. is running at high speed. Do not leave the vehicle when the engine is running. If you have left To rock the vehicle back and forth to the engine running, the vehicle get out of snow, ice, or sand without { Caution can move suddenly. You or others damaging the transmission, see If could be injured. To be sure the the Vehicle Is Stuck on page 9-9. Shifting out of P (Park) or N (Neutral) with the engine vehicle will not move, even when N (Neutral): In this position, the you are on fairly level ground, running at high speed may engine does not connect with the damage the transmission. The always set the parking brake and wheels. To restart when you are repairs would not be covered by move the shift lever to P (Park). already moving, use N (Neutral) the vehicle warranty. Be sure the See Shifting Into Park on only. Also, use N (Neutral) when the page 9-19 and Driving vehicle is being towed. engine is not running at high Characteristics and Towing Tips speed when shifting the vehicle. on page 9-46. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (24,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-24 Driving and Operating

D (Drive): This position is for conditions in order to reduce rapid adaptive shift control process, normal driving. It provides the best upshifts and downshifts. This shift shifting might feel different as the fuel economy. If you need more stabilization feature is designed to transmission determines the best power for passing, and you are: determine, before making an settings. upshift, if the engine is able to . Going less than about 55 km/h The shift quality of a new vehicle (35 mph), push the accelerator maintain vehicle speed by analyzing may not be ideal because the pedal about halfway down. things such as vehicle speed, adaptive shift control process may throttle position, and vehicle load. not have determined the best . Going about 55 km/h (35 mph) or If the shift stabilization feature settings for a particular shift or more, push the accelerator all determines that a current vehicle the way down. condition. Shift quality will improve speed cannot be maintained, the with continued driving. By doing this, the vehicle shifts transmission does not upshift and down to the next gear and has instead holds the current gear. When temperatures are very cold, more power. In some cases, this could appear to the transmission's gear shifting be a delayed shift, however the could be delayed, providing more D (Drive) can be used when towing transmission is operating normally. stable shifts until the engine warms a trailer, carrying a heavy load, up. Shifts could be more noticeable or driving on steep hills. You might The transmission uses adaptive with a cold transmission. This want to shift the transmission to a shift controls. Adaptive shift controls difference in shifting is normal. lower gear selection if the continually compare key shift transmission shifts too often. parameters to pre-programmed M (Manual Mode): This position ideal shifts stored in the lets drivers select the range of gears Downshifting the transmission in transmission’s computer. The appropriate for current driving slippery road conditions could result transmission constantly makes conditions. If the vehicle has this in skidding. See “Skidding” under adjustments to improve vehicle feature, see “Range Selection Loss of Control on page 9-5. performance according to how the Mode” under Manual Mode on The vehicle has a shift stabilization vehicle is being used, such as with page 9-28. feature that adjusts the transmission a heavy load or when the shifting to the current driving temperature changes. During this GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (25,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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3 (Third): This position is also used rear wheels when trying to start the for normal driving. It reduces vehicle vehicle from a stop on slippery road Caution (Continued) speed more than D (Drive) without surfaces. The repair will not be covered by using the brakes. You might choose 1 (First): This position reduces 3 (Third) instead of D (Drive) when the vehicle warranty. If you are vehicle speed without using the stuck, do not spin the tires. When driving on hilly, winding roads; when brakes. You can use it for major/ towing a trailer, so there is less stopping on a hill, use the brakes severe downgrades where the to hold the vehicle in place. shifting between gears; and when vehicle would otherwise accelerate going down a steep hill. See “Range due to steepness of grade. When Selection Mode” under Manual you shift to 1 (First) it provides the Normal Mode Grade Braking Mode on page 9-28. lowest gear appropriate to current Vehicles with a 6-speed automatic 2 (Second): This position reduces road speed and continues to transmission have Normal Mode vehicle speed even more than downshift as the vehicle slows, Grade Braking that is enabled when 3 (Third) without using the brakes. eventually downshifting to 1 (First) the vehicle is started, but is not You can use 2 (Second) on hills. gear. The transmission can be held enabled in Range Selection Mode. It can help control vehicle speed as in 1 (First) gear using Range It assists in maintaining desired you go down steep mountain roads, Selection Mode or the shift lever. vehicle speeds when driving on but then you would also want to use See “Range Selection Mode” under downhill grades by using the engine the brakes off and on. See “Range Manual Mode on page 9-28. and transmission to slow the Selection Mode” under Manual vehicle. The first time the system Mode on page 9-28. { Caution activates for each ignition key cycle, If you manually select 2 (Second) in a DIC message will be displayed. an automatic transmission, the Spinning the tires or holding the See Transmission Messages on transmission will start in vehicle in one place on a hill page 5-37. second gear. You can use this using only the accelerator pedal may damage the transmission. To disable or enable Normal Mode feature for reducing the speed of the Grade Braking within the current (Continued) ignition key cycle, press and hold GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (26,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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the Tow/Haul button for brake pedal before you can shift three seconds. A DIC message { Warning from P (Park) with the ignition in displays. See Transmission ON/RUN. Messages on page 5-37. It is dangerous to get out of the vehicle if the shift lever is not fully If you cannot shift out of P (Park), For other forms of grade braking, in P (Park) with the parking brake ease pressure on the shift lever and see Tow/Haul Mode on page 9-29 firmly set. The vehicle can roll. push the shift lever all the way into and Cruise Control on page 9-34. P (Park) as you maintain brake Do not leave the vehicle when the application. Then move the shift Automatic Transmission engine is running. If you have left lever into another gear. See Shifting the engine running, the vehicle out of Park on page 9-20. (Four Speed) can move suddenly. You or others R (Reverse): Use this gear to could be injured. To be sure the back up. vehicle will not move, even when you are on fairly level ground, always set the parking brake and { Caution move the shift lever to P (Park). Shifting to R (Reverse) while the See Shifting Into Park on vehicle is moving forward could page 9-19 and Driving damage the transmission. The There are several different positions Characteristics and Towing Tips repairs would not be covered by for the shift lever. on page 9-46. the vehicle warranty. Shift to P (Park): This position locks the R (Reverse) only after the vehicle rear wheels. It is the best position to Make sure the shift lever is fully in is stopped. use when you start the engine P (Park) before starting the engine. because the vehicle cannot move The vehicle has an automatic easily. To rock the vehicle back and forth to transmission shift lock control get out of snow, ice, or sand without system. You must first press the damaging the transmission, see If the Vehicle Is Stuck on page 9-9. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (27,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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N (Neutral): In this position, the 3 (Third): This position is also used engine does not connect with the Caution (Continued) for normal driving. However it wheels. To restart the engine when reduces vehicle speed more than the vehicle is already moving, use damage the transmission. The D (Drive) without using the brakes. N (Neutral) only. Also, use repairs would not be covered by You might choose 3 (Third) instead N (Neutral) when the vehicle is the vehicle warranty. Be sure the of D (Drive) when driving on hilly, being towed. engine is not running at high winding roads; when towing a trailer, speed when shifting the vehicle. so there is less shifting between { Warning gears; and when going down a D (Drive): This position is for steep hill. Shifting into a drive gear while the normal driving. It provides the best You should use 3 (Third) (or a lower engine is running at high speed is fuel economy. If you need more gear as needed) when towing a dangerous. Unless your foot is power for passing, and you are: trailer to minimize heat build-up and firmly on the brake pedal, the . Going less than about 55 km/h extend the life of the transmission. vehicle could move very rapidly. (35 mph), push the accelerator 2 (Second): This position reduces You could lose control and hit pedal about halfway down. vehicle speed even more than people or objects. Do not shift . Going about 55 km/h (35 mph) or 3 (Third) without using the brakes. into a drive gear while the engine You can use 2 (Second) on hills. is running at high speed. more, push the accelerator all the way down. It can help control vehicle speed as you go down steep mountain roads, You will shift down to the next but then you would also want to use gear and have more power. { Caution the brakes off and on. Downshifting the transmission in You may use this feature for Shifting out of P (Park) or slippery road conditions could result reducing torque to the rear wheels N (Neutral) with the engine in skidding. See “Skidding” under when trying to start the vehicle from running at high speed may Loss of Control on page 9-5. a stop on slippery road surfaces. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (28,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

9-28 Driving and Operating

1 (First): This position reduces Manual Mode This number is the highest gear that vehicle speed even more than can be used. However, the vehicle 2 (Second) without using the brakes. Range Selection Mode can automatically shift to lower You can use it on very steep hills, gears as it adjusts to driving or in deep snow or mud. If the shift conditions. This means that all lever is put in 1 (First) while the gears below that number are vehicle is moving forward, the available. When 5 (Fifth) is selected, transmission will not shift into first 1 (First) through 5 (Fifth) gears are gear until the vehicle is going slowly automatically shifted by the vehicle, enough. but 6 (Sixth) cannot be used until the +/− button on the steering If equipped, Range Selection Mode { Caution column lever is used to change to helps control the vehicle's the gear. transmission and vehicle speed Spinning the tires or holding the while driving downhill or towing a Grade Braking is not available when vehicle in one place on a hill trailer by letting you select a desired Range Selection Mode is active. using only the accelerator pedal range of gears. See Tow/Haul Mode on page 9-29. may damage the transmission. The repair will not be covered by To use this feature: While using Range Selection Mode, cruise control and the Tow/Haul the vehicle warranty. If you are 1. Move the shift lever to Mode can be used. stuck, do not spin the tires. When M (Manual Mode). stopping on a hill, use the brakes 2. Press the +/− buttons on the { Caution to hold the vehicle in place. shift lever, to select the desired range of gears for current driving Spinning the tires or holding the conditions. vehicle in one place on a hill When M (Manual Mode) is selected using only the accelerator pedal a number displays in the DIC next to may damage the transmission. the M indicating the current gear. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (29,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Tow/Haul Mode Also see “Tow/Haul Mode” under Caution (Continued) Towing Equipment on page 9-54. The repair will not be covered by Tow/Haul Mode Grade Braking the vehicle warranty. If you are (6-Speed Automatic stuck, do not spin the tires. When Transmission) stopping on a hill, use the brakes Tow/Haul Mode Grade Braking is to hold the vehicle in place. only enabled while the Tow/Haul Mode is selected and the vehicle is Low Traction Mode not in the Range Selection Mode. See Tow/Haul Mode listed Low Traction Mode can assist in “ ” previously and Manual Mode on vehicle acceleration when road page 9-28. Tow/Haul Mode Grade conditions are slippery. While the Braking assists in maintaining vehicle is at a stop, select the desired vehicle speeds when driving second gear range using Range If equipped, Tow/Haul Mode adjusts on downhill grades by using the Selection Mode. This will limit the transmission shift pattern to engine and transmission to slow the torque to the wheels after it detects reduce shift cycling, providing vehicle. wheel slip, preventing the tires from increased performance, vehicle spinning. control, and transmission cooling To disable or enable Tow/Haul Mode when towing or hauling heavy loads. Grade Braking within the current ignition key cycle, press and hold Turn the Tow/Haul Mode on and off the Tow/Haul button for by pressing the button on the three seconds. A DIC message will instrument panel. When Tow/Haul is be displayed. See Transmission on, a light on the instrument cluster Messages on page 5-37. will come on. See Towing Equipment on See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 9-54. page 5-22. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (30,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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For other forms of grade braking, Drive Systems Brakes see Automatic Transmission (Six Speed) on page 9-22 or Automatic Transmission (Four Speed) on All-Wheel Drive Antilock Brake page 9-26 and Cruise Control on If the vehicle has this feature, System (ABS) page 9-34. engine power is sent to all four This vehicle has ABS, an advanced wheels when extra traction is electronic braking system that helps needed. This is like four-wheel prevent a braking skid. drive, but there is no separate lever or switch to engage or disengage When the vehicle begins to drive the front axle. It is fully automatic, away, ABS checks itself. and adjusts itself as needed for road A momentary motor or clicking noise conditions. might be heard while this test is going on, and it might even be noticed that the brake pedal moves a little. This is normal.

If there is a problem with ABS, this warning light stays on. See Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light on page 5-22. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (31,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If driving safely on a wet road and it suddenly slows or stops. Always Parking Brake becomes necessary to slam on the leave enough room up ahead to brakes and continue braking to stop, even with ABS. avoid a sudden obstacle, a computer senses that the wheels Using ABS are slowing down. If one of the Do not pump the brakes. Just hold wheels is about to stop rolling, the the brake pedal down firmly and let computer will separately work the ABS work. You might hear the ABS brakes at each wheel. pump or motor operating and feel ABS can change the brake pressure the brake pedal pulsate, but this is to each wheel, as required, faster normal. than any driver could. This can help Braking in Emergencies you steer around the obstacle while braking hard. ABS allows you to steer and brake at the same time. In many As the brakes are applied, the emergencies, steering can help To set the parking brake, hold the computer keeps receiving updates more than even the very best regular brake pedal, then push on wheel speed and controls braking. down the parking brake pedal. braking pressure accordingly. If the ignition is on, the brake Remember: ABS does not change system warning light will come on. the time needed to get a foot up to To release the parking brake, hold the brake pedal or always decrease the regular brake pedal down. Pull stopping distance. If you get too the handle, located just above the close to the vehicle in front of you, parking brake pedal, with the there will not be enough time to parking brake symbol, to release the apply the brakes if that vehicle parking brake. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (32,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the ignition is on when the parking Ride Control Systems while it is working. This is normal brake is released, the brake system and does not mean there is a warning light will go off. problem with the vehicle. The Traction Control/ system should initialize before the { Caution Electronic Stability vehicle reaches 40 km/h (25 mph). Control In some cases, it may take Driving with the parking brake on approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) of can overheat the brake system The vehicle may have a vehicle driving before the system initializes. and cause premature wear or stability enhancement system called StabiliTrak. It is an advanced damage to brake system parts. computer controlled system that Make sure that the parking brake assists the driver with directional is fully released and the brake control of the vehicle in difficult warning light is off before driving. driving conditions. StabiliTrak activates when the If you are towing a trailer and are computer senses a discrepancy The Traction Control System (TCS)/ parking on a hill, see Driving between the intended path and the StabiliTrak indicator light comes on Characteristics and Towing Tips on direction the vehicle is actually in the instrument cluster when the page 9-46. traveling. StabiliTrak selectively system requires service. applies braking pressure at any one of the vehicle's brakes to assist the When StabiliTrak activates, the driver with keeping the vehicle on TCS/StabiliTrak indicator light the intended path. flashes in the instrument cluster. This also occurs when TCS is When the vehicle is started and activated. begins to move, the system See Traction Control System (TCS)/ performs several diagnostic checks ® to ensure there are no problems. StabiliTrak Light on page 5-23. The system may be heard or felt GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (33,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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For your safety, the system can only and you want to “rock” the vehicle to be disabled when the vehicle speed attempt to free it. See If the Vehicle is less than 40 km/h (25 mph). Is Stuck on page 9-9. StabiliTrak System Operation The StabiliTrak system is normally Press and hold the StabiliTrak on, except when the system is button to turn off StabiliTrak and initializing or has been disabled with TCS. The StabiliTrak OFF light the StabiliTrak button. The illuminates and the appropriate StabiliTrak system will automatically messages will be displayed in the activate to assist the driver in DIC. See Ride Control System maintaining vehicle directional Messages on page 5-34. control in most driving conditions. When activated, the StabiliTrak To turn StabiliTrak and TCS back system may reduce engine power to on, press the StabiliTrak button the wheels and apply braking to again. StabiliTrak will automatically individual wheels as necessary to Press the StabiliTrak button on the turn back on when the vehicle assist the driver with vehicle instrument panel once to turn off the speed exceeds 40 km/h (25 mph). directional control. If cruise control TCS. The appropriate message is is being used when StabiliTrak displayed in the DIC. See Ride When the StabiliTrak system has activates, the cruise control Control System Messages on been turned off, system noises may automatically disengages. The page 5-34. still be heard as a result of the brake-traction control coming on. cruise control can be re-engaged when road conditions allow. See It is recommended to leave the Cruise Control on page 9-34. system on for normal driving conditions, but it may be necessary The StabiliTrak system may also to turn the system off if the vehicle turn off automatically if it determines is stuck in sand, mud, ice, or snow, that a problem exists with the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (34,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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system. If the problem does not TCS may activate on dry or rough Cruise Control clear itself after restarting the roads or under conditions such as vehicle, see your dealer for service. heavy acceleration while turning or abrupt upshifts/downshifts of the { Warning Traction Control Operation transmission. When this reduction in Cruise control can be dangerous TCS is part of the StabiliTrak acceleration occurs, it may be system. TCS limits wheel spin by noticed, or a noise or vibration may where you cannot drive safely at reducing engine power to the be heard. This is normal. a steady speed. Do not use the wheels and by applying brakes to cruise control on winding roads or Adding non-dealer accessories can in heavy traffic. each individual wheel as necessary. affect the vehicle's performance. If the brake-traction control system See Accessories and Modifications Cruise control can be dangerous activates constantly or if the brakes on page 10-3. on slippery roads. On such roads, have heated up due to high speed fast changes in tire traction can braking, the brake-traction control Locking Rear Axle cause excessive wheel slip, and will be automatically disabled. The you could lose control. Do not use Vehicles with a locking rear axle can system will come back on after the cruise control on slippery roads. brakes have cooled. This can take give more traction on snow, mud, ice, sand, or gravel. It works like a up to two minutes or longer standard axle most of the time, but If equipped with cruise control, a depending on brake usage. when traction is low, this feature will speed of about 40 km/h (25 mph) or allow the rear wheel with the most more can be maintained without traction to move the vehicle. keeping your foot on the accelerator. Cruise control does not work at speeds below about 40 km/h (25 mph). When the brakes are applied, cruise control is turned off. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (35,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the vehicle has StabiliTrak and the +RES (Resume/Accelerate): 2. Get up to the desired speed. system begins to limit wheel spin, Press briefly to make the vehicle 3. Press the SET− button on the cruise control will automatically resume to a previously set speed, steering wheel and release it. disengage. See Traction Control/ or press and hold to accelerate. Electronic Stability Control on If cruise control is already active, 4. Remove foot from the page 9-32. When road conditions use to increase vehicle speed. accelerator. allow the cruise control to be safely SET− (Set/Coast): Press briefly to Resuming a Set Speed used again, it can be turned set the speed and activate cruise back on. If the cruise control is set at a control, or press and hold to desired speed and then the brakes decelerate. If cruise control is are applied, the cruise control is already active, use to decrease disengaged without erasing the set vehicle speed. speed from memory. [ (Cancel): Press to disengage Once the vehicle speed reaches cruise control without erasing the about 40 km/h (25 mph) or more, set speed from memory. briefly press the +RES button on the Setting Cruise Control steering wheel. The vehicle returns to the previous set speed. If the cruise button is on when not in use, it could get bumped and go into Increasing Speed While Using cruise when not desired. Keep the Cruise Control cruise control switch off when cruise If the cruise control system is is not being used. already activated, I (On/Off): Press to turn the The cruise control light on the . Press and hold the +RES button system on or off. The indicator light instrument cluster comes on after on the steering wheel until the on the button turns on when cruise the cruise control has been set to desired speed is reached, then control is turned on and goes off the desired speed. release it. when cruise is turned off. 1. Press the I button. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (36,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. To increase vehicle speed in Passing Another Vehicle While or the transmission shifted to a small increments, briefly press Using Cruise Control lower gear to help maintain the +RES button. Each time this driver selected speed. is done, the vehicle goes about Use the accelerator pedal to 1.6 km/h (1 mph) faster. increase the vehicle speed. When . Vehicles with a 6-speed you take your foot off the pedal, the automatic transmission have Reducing Speed While Using vehicle will slow down to the Cruise Grade Braking to help Cruise Control previous set cruise speed. While maintain driver selected speed. If the cruise control system is pressing the accelerator pedal or Cruise Grade Braking is enabled already activated: shortly following the release to when the vehicle is started and override cruise control, briefly Cruise Control is active. It is not . Press and hold the SET– button applying the SET– button will result on the steering wheel until the enabled in Range Selection Mode. in cruise control set to the current It assists in maintaining driver desired lower speed is reached, vehicle speed. then release it. selected speed when driving on Using Cruise Control on Hills downhill grades by using the engine . To slow down in small and transmission to slow the How well the cruise control works increments, briefly press the vehicle. SET– button on the steering on hills depends on the vehicle wheel briefly. Each time this is speed, the load, and the steepness To disable and enable Cruise Grade done, the vehicle goes about of the hills. When going up steep Braking for the current ignition key 1.6 km/h (1 mph) slower. hills, pushing the accelerator pedal cycle, press and hold the Tow/Haul may be necessary to maintain button for three seconds. A DIC vehicle speed. message displays. See Transmission Messages on While going downhill: page 5-37. . Vehicles with a 4-speed When the brakes are manually automatic transmission may applied the cruise control is need to have the brakes applied disengaged. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (37,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Ending Cruise Control Driver Assistance How the System Works There are three ways to end cruise Systems URPA comes on automatically when control: the shift lever is moved into . To disengage cruise control, Ultrasonic Parking Assist R (Reverse). A single beep sounds step lightly on the brake pedal. to indicate the system is working. If available, the Ultrasonic Rear URPA operates only at speeds less . Press the [ on the steering Parking Assist (URPA) system uses than 8 km/h (5 mph). wheel. sensors on the rear bumper to An obstacle detection is indicated . To turn off the cruise control, assist with parking and avoiding objects while in R (Reverse). by beeps. The time between beeps press I on the steering wheel. gets shorter as the vehicle approaches the obstacle. Repeated Erasing Speed Memory { Warning beeps are heard when the distance The cruise control set speed is The URPA system does not is less than 30 cm (12 in). erased from memory if I is detect children, pedestrians, To be detected, objects must be at pressed or if the vehicle is bicyclists, animals, or objects least 25 cm (10 in) off the ground turned off. below the bumper or that are too and below rear door level. Objects close or too far from the vehicle. must also be within 2.5 m (8 ft) from It is not available at speeds the rear bumper. This distance may greater than 8 km/h (5 mph). To be less during warmer or humid prevent injury, death, or vehicle weather. damage, even with URPA, always Turning the System On and Off check the area around the vehicle and check all mirrors before The system can be disabled through backing. the Driver Information Center (DIC). See “Park Assist” under Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 5-25. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (38,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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URPA defaults to the on setting may not clear until frost or ice each time the vehicle is started. has melted all around and inside { Warning the sensor. Turn URPA off when towing a trailer. The RVC system does not display . A trailer is attached to the children, pedestrians, bicyclists, When the System Does Not vehicle, or a bicycle or an object Seem to Work Properly animals, or any other object hanging out of the rear door located outside the camera's field The following messages may be during the current or last drive of view, below the bumper, displayed on the DIC: cycle. URPA will return to normal or under the vehicle. Perceived operation after it is determined distances may be different from SERVICE PARK ASSIST: If this the object is removed. This actual distances. Do not back the message occurs, take the vehicle to could take a few drive cycles. your dealer for repair. vehicle using only the RVC . A tow bar is attached to the screen, during longer, higher PARK ASSIST OFF: This message vehicle. occurs if the driver disables the speed backing maneuvers, system or if the vehicle is driven Other conditions may affect system or where there could be cross above 8 km/h (5 mph) in performance, such as vibrations traffic. Failure to use proper care R (Reverse). from a jackhammer or the before backing may result in compression of air brakes on a very injury, death, or vehicle damage. PARK ASST BLOCKED SEE large truck. Always check behind and around OWNERS MANUAL: This the vehicle before backing. message can occur under the following conditions: Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . The ultrasonic sensors are not Vehicles without Navigation clean. Keep the rear bumper If available, the Rear Vision Camera System free of mud, dirt, snow, ice, (RVC) system is designed to help When the vehicle is on and shifted slush, and frost. The message the driver when backing up by into R (Reverse), the video image displaying a view of the area behind appears on the inside rearview the vehicle. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (39,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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mirror. The video image disappears 3. Select the Rear Camera Options caution symbols. If URPA has been after the vehicle is shifted out of screen button. The Rear Camera disabled and the symbols have R (Reverse). Options screen displays. been turned on, the Rear Parking 4. Select the Video screen button. Assist Symbols Unavailable error Vehicles with Navigation message may display. See System When the Video screen button is highlighted, the RVC Ultrasonic Parking Assist on When the vehicle is shifted into system is on. page 9-37. R (Reverse), the video image The delay that is received after The symbols appear near objects appears on the navigation screen. detected by the URPA system. The After a delay, the navigation screen shifting out of R (Reverse) is approximately 10 seconds. Return to symbol may cover the object when displays the previous screen after viewing the navigation screen. The the vehicle is shifted out of the previous screen sooner by performing one of the following: guideline overlay can help the driver R (Reverse). align the vehicle when backing into . Press a hard key on the Turning the RVC System On or Off a parking spot. navigation system. The navigation system may allow To turn the symbols or guidelines on . Shift into P (Park). the RVC to be turned on or off. To or off: turn the RVC system on or off: . Reach a vehicle speed of 1. Make sure that URPA has not 8 km/h (5 mph). 1. Shift into P (Park). been disabled. 2. Press MENU to enter the Symbols and Guidelines 2. Shift into P (Park). configure menu options. Turn The navigation system may have a 3. Press MENU to enter the the Multifunction knob until the feature that allows for viewing configure menu options. Turn Display feature is highlighted parking assist symbols and/or the Multifunction knob until the and press the Multifunction guidelines on the navigation screen Display feature is highlighted knob; or press the Display while using the RVC. The Ultrasonic and press the Multifunction screen button. Rear Park Assist (URPA) system knob; or press the Display must not be disabled to use the screen button. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (40,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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4. Select the Rear Camera Options Displayed images may be further or screen button. The Rear Camera closer than they appear. The area Options screen displays. displayed is limited and objects that 5. Touch the Symbols or are close to either corner of the Guidelines screen button. The bumper or under the bumper do not screen button will be highlighted display. when the feature is on. When the System Does Not RVC Location Seem To Work Properly The RVC system might not work properly or display a clear image if: . The RVC is turned off. See 1. View displayed by the camera “Turning the RVC System On or Off” earlier in this section. . It is dark. . The sun or the beam of headlamps is shining directly into the camera lens. . Ice, snow, mud, or anything else builds up on the camera lens. Clean the lens, rinse it with The camera is above the license 1. View displayed by the camera water, and wipe it with a soft plate. cloth. 2. Corners of the rear bumper This shows the field of view that the . The back of the vehicle is in an camera provides. accident. The position and mounting angle of the camera GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (41,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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can change or the camera can The fast flash conditions are Fuel be affected. Be sure to have the used to protect the video device camera and its position and from high temperature For diesel engine vehicles, see mounting angle checked at your conditions. Once conditions “Fuel for Diesel Engines” in the dealer. return to normal, the device will Duramax diesel supplement. The RVC system display in the reset and the indicator will stop For gasoline engine vehicles, use of rearview mirror may turn off or not flashing. the recommended fuel is an appear as expected due to one of During any of these fault conditions, important part of the proper the following conditions. If this the display will be blank and the maintenance of this vehicle. When occurs, the left indicator light on the indicator will flash while the vehicle driving in the U.S., to help keep the mirror will flash. is in R (Reverse) or until the engine clean and maintain optimum conditions return to normal. vehicle performance, we . A slow flash may indicate a loss recommend using TOP TIER of video signal, or no video Detergent Gasolines. signal present during the reverse cycle. See www.toptiergas.com for a list of TOP TIER Detergent Gasolines. . A fast flash may indicate that the display has been on for the maximum allowable time during a reverse cycle, or the display has reached an Over Temperature limit. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (42,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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knocking is heard when using gasoline with a higher octane rating, { Caution the engine needs service. Do not use fuel containing Use of Seasonal Fuels methanol. It can corrode metal Use summer and winter fuels in the parts in the fuel system and also appropriate season. Driving or damage plastic and rubber parts. starting could be affected if the That damage would not be incorrect fuel is used. Drive the covered under the vehicle vehicle with the engine running until warranty. the fuel is a half tank or less, then refuel with the current seasonal fuel. Some gasolines that are not If the vehicle has a yellow fuel cap, Prohibited Fuels reformulated for low emissions can E85 or flex fuel can be used in the contain an octane-enhancing Gasolines containing oxygenates, additive called vehicle. See E85 or FlexFuel on such as ethers and ethanol, as well page 9-43. methylcyclopentadienyl manganese as reformulated gasolines are tricarbonyl (MMT). Do not use available in some cities. If these Recommended Fuel gasolines with MMT as they can gasolines comply with the reduce spark plug life and affect Use regular unleaded gasoline with previously described specification, emission control system a posted octane rating of 87 or then they are acceptable to use. performance. The malfunction higher. If the octane rating is less However, E85 and other fuels indicator lamp may turn on. If this than 87, an audible knocking noise containing more than 15% ethanol occurs, see your dealer for service. may be heard. If this occurs, use a must be used only in FlexFuel gasoline rated at 87 octane or vehicles. Gasoline Specifications higher as soon as possible. If heavy At a minimum, gasoline should meet ASTM specification D 4814. Some gasolines contain an GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (43,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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octane-enhancing additive called condition is caused by the type of number 88861013, added to the fuel methylcyclopentadienyl manganese fuel used, repairs may not be tank at every engine oil change, can tricarbonyl (MMT). We recommend covered by the vehicle warranty. help. Fuel System Treatment PLUS against the use of gasolines is the only gasoline additive containing MMT. See “Prohibited Fuels in Foreign recommended by General Motors. Fuels" in Recommended Fuel on Countries It is available at your dealer. page 9-42. Do not use additives with E85 or If planning to drive in countries FlexFuel. California Fuel outside the U.S. or Canada, the proper fuel might be hard to find. Requirements Check regional auto club or fuel E85 or FlexFuel If the vehicle is certified to meet retail brand websites for availability Vehicles with a yellow fuel cap can California Emissions Standards, it is in the country where driving. Never use either unleaded gasoline or fuel designed to operate on fuels that use leaded gasoline, fuel containing containing up to 85% ethanol (E85). meet California specifications. See methanol, or any other fuel not All other vehicles should use only the underhood emission control recommended. Costly repairs the unleaded gasoline as described label. If this fuel is not available in caused by use of improper fuel in Fuel on page 9-41. states adopting California Emissions would not be covered by the vehicle The use of E85 or FlexFuel is Standards, the vehicle will operate warranty. encouraged when the vehicle is satisfactorily on fuels meeting designed to use it. E85 or FlexFuel federal specifications, but emission Fuel Additives is made from renewable sources. control system performance might be affected. The malfunction To keep fuel systems clean, TOP To help locate fuel stations that indicator lamp could turn on and the TIER Detergent Gasoline is carry E85 or FlexFuel, the U.S. vehicle may not pass a smog-check recommended. See Fuel on Department of Energy has an test. See Malfunction Indicator page 9-41. alternative fuels website. See Lamp on page 5-18. If this occurs, If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/locator/ return to your authorized dealer for not available, one bottle of Fuel stations. diagnosis. If it is determined that the System Treatment PLUS, part GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (44,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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E85 or FlexFuel should meet ASTM Filling the Tank Specification D 5798 or CAN/ { Caution CGSB–3.512 in Canada. Do not use the fuel if the ethanol content is Some additives are not { Warning compatible with E85 or FlexFuel greater than 85%. Fuel mixtures that Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn do not meet ASTM or CGSB and can harm the vehicle's fuel violently and can cause injury or specifications can affect driveability system. Do not add anything to death. and could cause the malfunction E85 or FlexFuel. Damage caused indicator lamp to come on. by additives would not be covered . To help avoid injuries to you by the vehicle warranty. and others, read and follow After refueling, the vehicle all the instructions on the fuel calculates the composition of the pump island. fuel. It is not recommended to repeatedly switch between fuels. { Caution . Turn off the engine when If fuels are switched frequently, add refueling. as much fuel as possible and do not Do not use fuel containing . Keep sparks, flames, and add less than 11 L (3 gal) when methanol. It can corrode metal smoking materials away refueling. Drive at least 11 km (7 mi) parts in the fuel system and also from fuel. immediately after refueling to allow damage plastic and rubber parts. . Do not leave the fuel pump the vehicle to adapt to the change in That damage would not be unattended. ethanol concentration. covered under the vehicle Because E85 or FlexFuel has less warranty. . Do not reenter the vehicle energy per liter (gallon) than while pumping fuel. gasoline, the vehicle will need to be . Keep children away from the refilled more often. See Filling the fuel pump and never let Tank on page 9-44. children pump fuel. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (45,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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The fuel cap is behind a hinged fuel allow fuel to evaporate into the Warning (Continued) door on the driver side of the atmosphere. See Malfunction vehicle. Indicator Lamp on page 5-18. . Fuel can spray out if the fuel cap is opened too quickly. If the vehicle has E85 fuel capability, This spray can happen if the the fuel cap will be yellow and state { Warning tank is nearly full, and is that E85 or gasoline can be used. If a fire starts while you are more likely in hot weather. See E85 or FlexFuel on page 9-43. Open the fuel cap slowly and refueling, do not remove the To remove the fuel cap, turn it nozzle. Shut off the flow of fuel by wait for any hiss noise to stop slowly counterclockwise. then unscrew the cap all shutting off the pump or by the way. While refueling, hang the tethered notifying the station attendant. fuel cap from the hook on the Leave the area immediately. fuel door. Be careful not to spill fuel. Do not top off or overfill the tank and wait a { Caution few seconds after you have finished pumping before removing the If a new fuel cap is needed, be nozzle. Clean fuel from painted sure to get the right type of cap surfaces as soon as possible. See from your dealer. The wrong type Exterior Care on page 10-86. of fuel cap might not fit properly, When replacing the fuel cap, turn it might cause the malfunction clockwise until it clicks. Make sure indicator lamp to light, and could the cap is fully installed. The damage the fuel tank and diagnostic system can determine if emissions system. See the fuel cap has been left off or Malfunction Indicator Lamp on improperly installed. This would page 5-18. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (46,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Filling a Portable Fuel Warning (Continued) Trailer Towing Container keep it in contact with the fill General Towing { Warning opening until filling is Information complete. Only use towing equipment that has Filling a portable fuel container . Fill the container no more been designed for the vehicle. while it is in the vehicle can cause than 95% full to allow for Contact your dealer or trailering fuel vapors that can ignite either expansion. by static electricity or other dealer for assistance with preparing . Do not smoke, light matches, means. You or others could be the vehicle for towing a trailer. Read or use lighters while the entire section before towing a badly burned and the vehicle pumping fuel. trailer. could be damaged. Always: . Avoid using cell phones or For towing a disabled vehicle, see . Use approved fuel other electronic devices. Towing the Vehicle on page 10-83. containers. For towing the vehicle behind . Remove the container from another vehicle such as a motor the vehicle, trunk, or pickup home, see Recreational Vehicle bed before filling. Towing on page 10-83. . Place the container on the ground. Driving Characteristics . Place the nozzle inside the fill and Towing Tips opening of the container Driving with a Trailer before dispensing fuel, and When towing a trailer: (Continued) . Become familiar with the state and local laws that apply to trailer towing. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (47,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Do not tow a trailer during the Before starting, check all trailer hitch first 800 km (500 mi) to prevent Warning (Continued) parts and attachments, safety damage to the engine, axle, chains, electrical connectors, lamps, . or other parts. Do not drive with the liftgate, tires, and mirrors. If the trailer has trunk/hatch, or rear-most . electric brakes, start the Then during the first 800 km window open. (500 mi) of trailer towing, do not combination moving and then apply drive over 80 km/h (50 mph) and . Fully open the air outlets on the trailer brake controller by hand do not make starts at full throttle. or under the instrument to be sure the brakes work. panel. . Vehicles can tow in D (Drive). During the trip, check occasionally Shift the transmission to a lower . Also adjust the climate to be sure that the load is secure gear if the transmission shifts control system to a setting and the lamps and any trailer too often under heavy loads and/ that brings in only outside air. brakes still work. or hilly conditions. See “Climate Control Systems” in the Index. Following Distance . Turn off Park Assist when Stay at least twice as far behind the towing. For more information about Carbon Monoxide, see Engine vehicle ahead as you would when driving the vehicle without a trailer. Exhaust on page 9-21. { Warning This can help to avoid heavy braking and sudden turns. When towing a trailer, exhaust Towing a trailer requires a certain gases may collect at the rear of amount of experience. The Passing the vehicle and enter if the combination you are driving is More passing distance is needed liftgate, trunk/hatch, or rear-most longer and not as responsive as the when towing a trailer. The window is open. vehicle itself. Get acquainted with combination will not accelerate as When towing a trailer: the handling and braking of the rig quickly and is longer so it is before setting out for the open road. necessary to go much farther (Continued) beyond the passed vehicle before returning to the lane. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (48,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Backing Up If the trailer turn signal bulbs burn immediately after towing at high out, the arrows on the instrument altitude on steep uphill grades, the Hold the bottom of the steering cluster will still flash for turns. It is vehicle may show signs similar to wheel with one hand. To move the important to check occasionally to engine overheating. To avoid this, trailer to the left, move that hand to be sure the trailer bulbs are still let the engine run while parked, the left. To move the trailer to the working. preferably on level ground, with the right, move your hand to the right. transmission in P (Park) for a few Always back up slowly and, Driving on Grades minutes before turning the engine if possible, have someone off. If the overheat warning comes guide you. Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before starting down a long or on, see Engine Overheating on Making Turns steep downgrade. If the page 10-22. transmission is not shifted down, the Parking on Hills { Caution brakes might get hot and no longer work well. { Warning Making very sharp turns while Vehicles can tow in D (Drive). Shift trailering could cause the trailer to the transmission to a lower gear if Parking the vehicle on a hill with come in contact with the vehicle. the transmission shifts too often the trailer attached can be The vehicle could be damaged. under heavy loads and/or hilly dangerous. If something goes Avoid making very sharp turns conditions. wrong, the rig could start to move. while trailering. The Tow/Haul Mode may be used if People can be injured, and both the transmission shifts too often. the vehicle and the trailer can be When turning with a trailer, make See Tow/Haul Mode on page 9-29. damaged. When possible, always wider turns than normal. Do this so When towing at high altitude on park the rig on a flat surface. the trailer will not strike soft steep uphill grades, consider the shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, following: Engine coolant will boil at or other objects. Avoid jerky or a lower temperature than at normal sudden maneuvers. Signal well in altitudes. If the engine is turned off advance. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (49,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If parking the rig on a hill: 7. Stop and have someone pick up { Warning 1. Press the brake pedal, but do and store the chocks. not shift into P (Park) yet. Turn Maintenance when Trailer The driver can lose control when the wheels into the curb if facing Towing pulling a trailer if the correct downhill or into traffic if facing equipment is not used or the uphill. The vehicle needs service more often when pulling a trailer. See vehicle is not driven properly. For 2. Have someone place chocks Maintenance Schedule on example, if the trailer is too under the trailer wheels. page 11-3. Things that are heavy, the brakes may not work 3. When the wheel chocks are in especially important in trailer well — or even at all. The driver place, release the regular brakes operation are automatic and passengers could be until the chocks absorb the load. transmission fluid, engine oil, axle seriously injured. The vehicle may lubricant, belts, cooling system, and also be damaged; the resulting 4. Reapply the brake pedal. Then brake system. It is a good idea to repairs would not be covered by apply the parking brake and shift inspect these before and during the vehicle warranty. Pull a trailer into P (Park). the trip. only if all the steps in this section 5. Release the brake pedal. Check periodically to see that all have been followed. Ask your Leaving After Parking on a Hill hitch nuts and bolts are tight. dealer for advice and information about towing a trailer with the 1. Apply and hold the brake pedal. Trailer Towing vehicle. 2. Start the engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, 3. Shift into a gear. see the Duramax diesel 4. Release the parking brake. supplement. 5. Let up on the brake pedal. 6. Drive slowly until the trailer is clear of the chocks. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (50,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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The following information has many Maximum trailer weight is calculated { Caution time-tested, important trailering tips assuming only the driver is in the and safety rules. Many of these are tow vehicle and it has all the Pulling a trailer improperly can important for your safety and that of required trailering equipment. The damage the vehicle and result in your passengers. So please read weight of additional optional costly repairs not covered by the this section carefully before pulling a equipment, passengers,and cargo in vehicle warranty. To pull a trailer trailer. the tow vehicle must be subtracted correctly, follow the advice in this from the maximum trailer weight. section and see your dealer for Weight of the Trailer Use the following chart to determine important information about How heavy can a trailer safely be? how much the vehicle can weigh, towing a trailer with the vehicle. It depends on how the rig is used. based upon the vehicle model and For example, speed, altitude, road options. To identify the trailering capacity of grades, outside temperature, and the vehicle, read the information in how much the vehicle is used to pull “Weight of the Trailer” following. a trailer are all important. It can Trailering is different than just depend on any special equipment driving the vehicle by itself. on the vehicle, and the amount of Trailering means changes in tongue weight the vehicle can carry. handling, acceleration, braking, See “Weight of the Trailer Tongue” durability, and fuel economy. later in this section. Successful, safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (51,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight GCWR* G1500 Cargo Van 2WD 4.3LV6 3.42 1 950 kg (4,300 lb) 4 309 kg (9,500 lb) 5.3LV8 3.42 3 039 kg (6,700 lb) 5 443 kg (12,000 lb) 3.73 H1500 Cargo Van AWD 5.3LV8 3.42 2 948 kg (6,500 lb) 5 443 kg (12,000 lb) G1500 Passenger Van 2WD 5.3LV8 3.42 2 812 kg (6,200 lb) 5 443 kg (12,000 lb) 3.73 H1500 Passenger Van AWD 5.3LV8 3.42 2 722 kg (6,000 lb) 5 443 kg (12,000 lb) 3.73 G2500 Cargo Van 2WD Short Wheelbase 4.8LV8 3.42 3 357 kg (7,400 lb) 5 897 kg (13,000 lb) 6.0LV8 3.42 4 536 kg (10,000 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) G2500 Cargo Van 2WD Long Wheelbase 4.8LV8 3.42 3 266 kg (7,200 lb) 5 897 kg (13,000 lb) 6.0LV8 3.42 4 536 kg (10,000 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (52,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Axle Ratio Maximum Trailer Weight GCWR* G2500 Passenger Van 2WD Short Wheelbase 4.8LV8 3.42 3 039 kg (6,700 lb) 5 897 kg (13,000 lb) 6.0LV8 3.42 4 445 kg (9,800 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) G3500 Cargo Van 2WD Short Wheelbase 4.8LV8 3.42 3 357 kg (7,400 lb) 5 897 kg (13,000 lb) 6.0LV8 3.42 4 536 kg (10,000 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) G3500 Cargo Van 2WD Long Wheelbase 4.8LV8 3.42 3 221 kg (7,100 lb) 5 897 kg (13,000 lb) 6.0LV8 3.42 4 536 kg (10,000 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) G3500 Passenger Van 2WD Short Wheelbase 6.0LV8 3.42 4 400 kg (9,700 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) G3500 Passenger Van 2WD Long Wheelbase 6.0LV8 3.42 4 218 kg (9,300 lb) 7 257 kg (16,000 lb) *The Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) is the total allowable weight of the completely loaded vehicle and trailer including any passengers, cargo, equipment, and conversion. The GCWR for the vehicle should not be exceeded.

Ask your dealer for trailering information or advice. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (53,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Weight of the Trailer Tongue ball closest to the vehicle. This will help reduce the effect of trailer The tongue load (1) of any trailer is tongue weight on the rear axle. an important weight to measure because it affects the total gross After loading the trailer, weigh the weight of the vehicle. The Gross trailer and then the tongue, Vehicle Weight (GVW) includes the separately, to see if the weights are curb weight of the vehicle, any proper. If they are not, adjustments cargo carried in it, and the people might be made by moving some who will be riding in the vehicle. items around in the trailer. If there are a lot of options, Trailering may be limited by the equipment, passengers, or cargo in vehicle's ability to carry tongue the vehicle, it will reduce the tongue weight. Tongue weight cannot cause weight the vehicle can carry, which The trailer tongue weight (1) should the vehicle to exceed the GVWR will also reduce the trailer weight the be 10 percent to 15 percent of the (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) or vehicle can tow. If towing a trailer, total loaded trailer weight (2), up to a the RGAWR (Rear Gross Axle the tongue load must be added to maximum of 181 kg (400 lb) with a Weight Rating). The effect of the GVW because the vehicle will weight carrying hitch. The trailer additional weight may reduce the be carrying that weight, too. See tongue weight (1) should be trailering capacity more than the Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10 10 percent to 15 percent of the total total of the additional weight. for more information about the loaded trailer weight (2), up to a vehicle's maximum load capacity. maximum of 454 kg (1,000 lb) with a It is important that the vehicle does weight distributing hitch. not exceed any of its ratings — GCWR, GVWR, RGAWR, Maximum Do not exceed the maximum Trailer Rating, or Tongue Weight. allowable tongue weight for the The only way to be sure it is not vehicle. Choose the shortest hitch exceeding any of these ratings is to extension that will position the hitch weigh the vehicle and trailer. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (54,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Total Weight on the Vehicle's Weight-Distributing Hitches is ample room when turning to avoid Tires and Weight Carrying Hitches contact between the trailer and the bumper. Be sure the vehicle tires are inflated to the upper limit for cold tires. If the loaded trailer being pulled will These numbers can be found on the weigh more than 2 270 kg (5,000 lb), Certification label at the rear edge of be sure to use a properly mounted the driver door, or see Vehicle Load weight-distributing hitch and sway Limits on page 9-10. Make sure not control of the proper size. This to go over the GVW limit for the equipment is very important for vehicle, or the GAWR, including the proper vehicle loading and good weight of the trailer tongue. If using handling when driving. Always use a a weight distributing hitch, make sway control if the trailer will weigh sure not to go over the rear axle more than these limits. Ask a hitch limit before applying the weight dealer about sway controls. distribution spring bars. Will any holes need to be made in 1. Body to Ground Distance the body of the vehicle when a Towing Equipment 2. Front of Vehicle trailer hitch is installed? Hitches When using a weight-distributing If using the wiring provided with the hitch, the hitch must be adjusted so factory-installed trailering package, It is important to have the correct the distance (1) remains the same no holes need to be made in the hitch equipment. Crosswinds, large both before and after coupling the body of the vehicle. However, if an trucks going by and rough roads are trailer to the tow vehicle. aftermarket hitch is installed, holes a few reasons why the right hitch is may need to be made in the body. needed. If a step-bumper hitch will be used, the bumper could be damaged in If holes are made in the body, then sharp turns. Make sure there be sure to seal the holes later when the hitch is removed. If the holes are not sealed, deadly carbon monoxide GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (55,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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(CO) from the engine's exhaust can Trailer Wiring Harness The seven-wire harness connector get into the vehicle as well as dirt contains the following trailer circuits: The optional heavy-duty trailer and water. See Carbon Monoxide “ ” wiring package includes a wiring . Light Green: Back-up Lamps under Engine Exhaust on harness, with a seven-pin connector (10A fuse)** page 9-21. at the rear of the vehicle and a . White: Ground Safety Chains four-wire harness assembly under the driver side of the instrument . Dark Blue: Trailer Brake Signal Always attach chains between the panel. The four-wire harness . vehicle and the trailer. Cross the Dark Green: Right Rear Stop assembly comes without a and Turn Signal* safety chains under the tongue of connector. the trailer to help prevent the tongue . Red/Black Stripe: Battery Feed from contacting the road if it If the vehicle does not have a trailer (30A Fuse) becomes separated from the hitch. hitch, the seven-wire harness . Brown: Trailer Park Lamp Always leave just enough slack so assembly with connector is taped Supply Voltage (15A fuse)** the rig can turn. Never allow safety together and located in a frame chains to drag on the ground. pocket at the driver side rear left . Yellow: Left Rear Stop and Turn corner of the frame. Signal * Trailer Brakes If the vehicle has a trailer hitch, the The four-wire harness (without A loaded trailer that weighs more seven-wire harness assembly with connector) contains the following than 680 kg (1,500 lb) needs to have connector is attached to a bracket circuits: its own brake system that is on the hitch platform. In both cases, . Black: Ground adequate for the weight of the the seven-wire harness has a trailer. Be sure to read and follow connector and includes a 30-amp . Red/White: Battery Feed the instructions for the trailer brakes feed wire. . Dark Blue: Trailer Brake Signal so they are installed, adjusted and maintained properly. . Light Blue: CHMSL/Stoplamp Supply Voltage GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (56,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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* If the vehicle is a cutaway with . When pulling a heavy trailer or a trailer provisions, a 15 amp fuse will large or heavy load in be shared for both left/stop trailer stop-and-go traffic. turn and right/stop trailer turn . When pulling a heavy trailer or a signals. However, the cutaway large or heavy load in busy lighting connector will have a parking lots where improved low 10 amp fuse for each signal. This indicator light on the instrument speed control of the vehicle is ** If the vehicle is a cutaway with cluster comes on when the Tow/ desired. trailer provisions, a 15 amp fuse will Haul Mode is on. Operating the vehicle in Tow/Haul be shared for trailer park lamps and Tow/Haul is a feature that assists Mode when lightly loaded or with no cutaway rear lighting connector park when pulling a heavy trailer or a trailer at all will not cause damage. lamps. Also, a 10 amp fuse will be large or heavy load. See Tow/Haul However, there is no benefit to the shared for trailer back-up lamps and Mode on page 9-29. selection of Tow/Haul when the cutaway rear lighting connector vehicle is unloaded. Such a back-up lamps. Tow/Haul is designed to be most selection when unloaded may result effective when the vehicle and Tow/Haul Mode in unpleasant engine and trailer combined weight is at least transmission driving characteristics This button is on the instrument 75 percent of the vehicle Gross and reduced fuel economy. Tow/ panel, to the right of the steering Combined Weight Rating (GCWR). Haul is recommended only when wheel. See “Weight of the Trailer” in Trailer pulling a heavy trailer or a large or Towing on page 9-49. Tow/Haul is heavy load. Pressing this button turns on and off most useful under the following the Tow/Haul Mode. driving conditions: . When pulling a heavy trailer or a large or heavy load through rolling terrain. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (57,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Conversions and Add-on equipment can drain the vehicle's 12-volt battery, even if the Add-Ons vehicle is not operating. The vehicle has an airbag system. Add-On Electrical Before attempting to add anything Equipment electrical to the vehicle, see Servicing the Airbag-Equipped { Caution Vehicle on page 3-30 and Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Some electrical equipment can Vehicle on page 3-31. damage the vehicle or cause components to not work and would not be covered by the warranty. Always check with your dealer before adding electrical equipment. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (58,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Engine Overheating ...... 10-22 Front Turn Signal, Vehicle Care Engine Fan ...... 10-23 Sidemarker, and Parking Power Steering Fluid ...... 10-24 Lamps ...... 10-36 Washer Fluid ...... 10-25 Taillamps ...... 10-36 General Information Brakes ...... 10-25 Center High-Mounted General Information ...... 10-2 Brake Fluid ...... 10-26 Stoplamp (CHMSL) ...... 10-37 California Proposition Battery ...... 10-28 License Plate Lamp ...... 10-38 65 Warning ...... 10-2 All-Wheel Drive ...... 10-28 Replacement Bulbs ...... 10-38 California Perchlorate Front Axle ...... 10-29 Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3 Rear Axle ...... 10-30 Electrical System Accessories and Noise Control System ...... 10-30 Electrical System Modifications ...... 10-3 Starter Switch Check ...... 10-31 Overload ...... 10-39 Automatic Transmission Shift Fuses and Circuit Vehicle Checks Breakers ...... 10-40 Doing Your Own Lock Control Function Check ...... 10-32 Engine Compartment Fuse Service Work ...... 10-3 Block ...... 10-40 Hood ...... 10-4 Ignition Transmission Lock Check ...... 10-32 Floor Console Fuse Engine Compartment Block ...... 10-44 Overview ...... 10-6 Park Brake and P (Park) Engine Oil ...... 10-7 Mechanism Check ...... 10-32 Wheels and Tires Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10 Wiper Blade Tires ...... 10-46 Automatic Transmission Replacement ...... 10-33 All-Season Tires ...... 10-47 Fluid (4-Speed Headlamp Aiming Winter Tires ...... 10-47 Transmission) ...... 10-10 Headlamp Aiming ...... 10-33 All-Terrain Tires ...... 10-48 Automatic Transmission Tire Sidewall Labeling ...... 10-48 Fluid (6-Speed Bulb Replacement Tire Designations ...... 10-50 Transmission) ...... 10-13 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-34 Tire Terminology and Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-16 Halogen Bulbs ...... 10-34 Definitions ...... 10-52 Cooling System ...... 10-17 Headlamps ...... 10-34 Tire Pressure ...... 10-55 Engine Coolant ...... 10-18 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Tire Pressure Monitor Jump Starting General Information System ...... 10-56 Jump Starting ...... 10-79 Tire Pressure Monitor For service and parts needs, visit Operation ...... 10-57 Towing the Vehicle your dealer. You will receive Tire Inspection ...... 10-60 Towing the Vehicle ...... 10-83 genuine GM parts and GM-trained Tire Rotation ...... 10-61 Recreational Vehicle and supported service people. Towing ...... 10-83 Dual Tire Rotation ...... 10-62 Genuine GM parts have one of When It Is Time for New Appearance Care these marks: Tires ...... 10-62 Exterior Care ...... 10-86 Buying New Tires ...... 10-63 Interior Care ...... 10-91 Different Size Tires and Floor Mats ...... 10-94 Wheels ...... 10-65 Uniform Tire Quality Grading ...... 10-65 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ...... 10-67 Wheel Replacement ...... 10-67 Tire Chains ...... 10-68 If a Tire Goes Flat ...... 10-69 Tire Changing ...... 10-70 Full-Size Spare Tire ...... 10-78

California Proposition 65 Warning Most motor vehicles, including this one, contain and/or emit chemicals known to the State of California to GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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cause cancer and birth defects or handling, emissions systems, Vehicle Checks other reproductive harm. Engine aerodynamics, durability, and exhaust, many parts and systems, electronic systems like antilock many fluids, and some component brakes, traction control, and stability Doing Your Own wear by-products contain and/or control. These accessories or Service Work emit these chemicals. modifications could even cause malfunction or damage not covered { Warning California Perchlorate by the vehicle warranty. Materials Requirements Damage to vehicle components It can be dangerous to work on resulting from modifications or the your vehicle if you do not have Certain types of automotive installation or use of non GM the proper knowledge, service applications, such as airbag ‐ certified parts, including control manual, tools, or parts. Always initiators, safety belt pretensioners, module or software modifications, is follow owner manual procedures and lithium batteries contained in not covered under the terms of the and consult the service manual Remote Keyless Entry transmitters, vehicle warranty and may affect for your vehicle before doing any may contain perchlorate materials. remaining warranty coverage for service work. Special handling may be necessary. affected parts. For additional information, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/ GM Accessories are designed to If doing some of your own service perchlorate. complement and function with other work, use the proper service systems on the vehicle. See your manual. It tells you much more Accessories and dealer to accessorize the vehicle about how to service the vehicle Modifications using genuine GM Accessories than this manual can. To order the installed by a dealer technician. proper service manual, see Service Adding non‐dealer accessories or Also, see Adding Equipment to the Publications Ordering Information making modifications to the vehicle Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on on page 13-11. can affect vehicle performance and page 3-31. safety, including such things as airbags, braking, stability, ride and GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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This vehicle has an airbag system. Hood Before attempting to do your own service work, see Servicing the To open the hood: Airbag-Equipped Vehicle on page 3-30. Keep a record with all parts receipts and list the mileage and the date of any service work performed. See Maintenance Records on page 11-14. 1. Pull the handle with this symbol on it. It is in front of the driver { Caution side door frame near the floor. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle and Even small amounts of lift up the secondary hood contamination can cause damage release, which is underneath the to vehicle systems. Do not allow middle of the hood. contaminants to contact the fluids, reservoir caps, or dipsticks. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the vehicle has an underhood lamp, it will automatically come on and stay on until the hood is closed. Before closing the hood, be sure all of the filler caps are on properly. Then lift the hood to relieve pressure on the hood prop. Remove the hood prop from the slot in the hood and return the prop to its retainer. Let the hood down and close it firmly.

3. Lift the hood, release the hood prop from its retainer, and put the hood prop into the slot in the hood. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Engine Compartment Overview

4.3L V6 Engine Shown (4.8L V8 Engine, 5.3L V8 Engine, and 6.0L V8 Engine Similar) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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1. Battery on page 10-28. 9. Brake Master Cylinder . Check the engine oil level regularly and maintain the 2. Radiator Pressure Cap. See Reservoir. See Brake Fluid on page 10-26. proper oil level. See “Checking Cooling System on page 10-17. Engine Oil” and “When to Add 3. Coolant Recovery Tank. See 10. Windshield Washer Fluid Engine Oil” in this section. Cooling System on page 10-17. Reservoir. See “Adding Washer Fluid” under Washer Fluid on . Change the engine oil at the 4. Automatic Transmission Fluid page 10-25. appropriate time. See Engine Oil Dipstick. See “Checking the Life System on page 10-10. Fluid Level” under Automatic Engine Oil . Always dispose of engine oil Transmission Fluid (4-Speed For diesel engine vehicles, see properly. See “What to Do with Transmission) on page 10-10 or Used Oil” in this section. Automatic Transmission Fluid “Engine Oil” in the Duramax diesel (6-Speed Transmission) on supplement. Checking Engine Oil page 10-13. To ensure proper engine It is a good idea to check the engine 5. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See “When performance and long life, careful oil level at each fuel fill. In order to to Add Engine Oil” under Engine attention must be paid to engine oil. get an accurate reading, the vehicle Oil on page 10-7. Following these simple, but must be on level ground. The important steps will help protect 6. Engine Oil Dipstick. See engine oil dipstick handle is a loop. your investment: See Engine Compartment Overview “Checking Engine Oil” under Engine Oil on page 10-7. . Always use engine oil approved on page 10-6 for the location of the to the proper specification and of engine oil dipstick. 7. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on the proper viscosity grade. See page 10-16. Obtaining an accurate oil level “Selecting the Right Engine Oil” reading is essential: 8. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir. in this section. See Power Steering Fluid on 1. If the engine has been running page 10-24. recently, turn off the engine and allow several minutes for the oil to drain back into the oil pan. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Checking the oil level too soon When to Add Engine Oil after engine shutoff will not { Caution provide an accurate oil level reading. Do not add too much oil. Oil levels above or below the acceptable operating range { Warning shown on the dipstick are harmful The engine oil dipstick handle to the engine. If you find that you may be hot; it could burn you. have an oil level above the Use a towel or glove to touch the If the oil is below the cross-hatched operating range, i.e., the engine area at the tip of the dipstick, add dipstick handle. has so much oil that the oil level 1 L (1 qt) of the recommended oil gets above the cross-hatched and then recheck the level. See area that shows the proper 2. Pull out the dipstick and clean it “Selecting the Right Engine Oil” in operating range, the engine could with a paper towel or cloth, then this section for an explanation of be damaged. You should drain push it back in all the way. what kind of oil to use. For engine out the excess oil or limit driving Remove it again, keeping the tip oil crankcase capacity, see of the vehicle and seek a service down, and check the level. Capacities and Specifications on page 12-2. professional to remove the excess amount of oil.

See Engine Compartment Overview on page 10-6 for the location of the engine oil fill cap. Add enough oil to put the level somewhere in the proper operating range. Push the dipstick all the way back in when through. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Selecting the Right Engine Oil specification. See “Specification” { Caution earlier in this section for more Selecting the right engine oil information. depends on both the proper oil Failure to use the recommended specification and viscosity grade. engine oil can result in engine Engine Oil Additives/Engine See Recommended Fluids and damage not covered by the Oil Flushes Lubricants on page 11-11. vehicle warranty. Check with your Do not add anything to the oil. The Specification dealer or service provider on recommended oils with the dexos whether the oil is approved to the specification and displaying the Use and ask for licensed engine oils dexos1 specification. with the dexos1® approved dexos certification mark are all that certification mark. Engine oils is needed for good performance and meeting the requirements for the Viscosity Grade engine protection. vehicle should have the dexos1 SAE 5W-30 is the best viscosity Engine oil system flushes are not approved certification mark. This grade for the vehicle. Do not use recommended and could cause certification mark indicates that the other viscosity grade oils such as engine damage not covered by the oil has been approved to the dexos1 SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, or 20W-50. vehicle warranty. specification. Cold Temperature Operation: In an What to Do with Used Oil area of extreme cold, where the Used engine oil contains certain temperature falls below −29°C elements that can be unhealthy for (−20°F), an SAE 0W-30 oil may be your skin and could even cause used. An oil of this viscosity grade cancer. Do not let used oil stay on will provide easier cold starting for your skin for very long. Clean your the engine at extremely low skin and nails with soap and water, temperatures. When selecting an oil or a good hand cleaner. Wash or of the appropriate viscosity grade, properly dispose of clothing or rags always select an oil of the correct GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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containing used engine oil. See the When the system has calculated How to Reset the Engine Oil manufacturer's warnings about the that oil life has been diminished, it Life System use and disposal of oil products. indicates that an oil change is Reset the system whenever the Used oil can be a threat to the necessary. A CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message comes on. See engine oil is changed so that the environment. If you change your system can calculate the next own oil, be sure to drain all the oil Engine Oil Messages on page 5-32. Change the oil as soon as possible engine oil change. To reset the from the filter before disposal. Never system: dispose of oil by putting it in the within the next 1 000 km (600 mi). trash or pouring it on the ground, It is possible that, if driving under 1. Turn the ignition key to ON/RUN into sewers, or into streams or the best conditions, the oil life with the engine off. system might indicate that an oil bodies of water. Recycle it by taking 2. Fully press and release the change is not necessary for up to a it to a place that collects used oil. accelerator pedal slowly three year. The engine oil and filter must times within five seconds. be changed at least once a year Engine Oil Life System and, at this time, the system must 3. Turn the key to LOCK/OFF. When to Change Engine Oil be reset. Your dealer has trained If the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON service people who will perform this This vehicle has a computer system message comes back on when the work and reset the system. It is also vehicle is started, the engine oil life that indicates when to change the important to check the oil regularly engine oil and filter. This is based system has not reset. Repeat the over the course of an oil drain procedure. on a combination of factors which interval and keep it at the proper include engine revolutions, engine level. temperature, and miles driven. Automatic Transmission Based on driving conditions, the If the system is ever reset Fluid (4-Speed mileage at which an oil change is accidentally, the oil must be Transmission) indicated can vary considerably. For changed at 5 000 km (3,000 mi) the oil life system to work properly, since the last oil change. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, the system must be reset every time Remember to reset the oil life see the Duramax diesel supplement the oil is changed. system whenever the oil is changed. for more information. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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When to Check and Change To get the right reading, the fluid Automatic Transmission Fluid { Caution should be at normal operating temperature, which is 82°C to 93°C A good time to check the automatic Too much or too little fluid can (180°F to 200°F). transmission fluid level is when the damage the transmission. Too engine oil is changed. much can mean that some of the Get the vehicle warmed up by fluid could come out and fall on driving about 24 km (15 mi) when Change the fluid and filter at the outside temperatures are above intervals listed in Maintenance hot engine parts or exhaust system parts, starting a fire. Too 10°C (50°F). If it is colder than 10°C Schedule on page 11-3 and be sure (50°F), drive the vehicle in 3 (Third) little fluid could cause the to use the transmission fluid listed in until the engine temperature gauge transmission to overheat. Be sure Recommended Fluids and moves and then remains steady for Lubricants on page 11-11. to get an accurate reading if 10 minutes. checking the transmission fluid. How to Check Automatic A cold fluid check can be made Transmission Fluid after the vehicle has been sitting for Wait at least 30 minutes before Because this operation can be a eight hours or more with the engine checking the transmission fluid level off, but this is used only as a little difficult, it may be decided to if you have been driving: have this done at the dealer. reference. Let the engine run at idle . When outside temperatures are for five minutes if outside If not taken to the dealer, be sure to above 32°C (90°F). temperatures are 10°C (50°F) or follow all the instructions here or a more. If it is colder than 10°C . false reading on the dipstick could At high speed for quite a while. (50°F), the engine may have to idle result. . In heavy traffic — especially in longer. Should the fluid level be low hot weather. during this cold check, the fluid must be checked hot before adding fluid. . While pulling a trailer. Checking the fluid hot will give a more accurate reading of the fluid level. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Checking the Fluid Level Prepare the vehicle as follows: 1. Park the vehicle on a level place. Keep the engine running. 2. With the parking brake applied, place the shift lever in P (Park). The transmission dipstick is near 3. Check both sides of the dipstick, 3. With your foot on the brake the center of the engine and read the lower level. The pedal, move the shift lever compartment and will be labeled fluid level must be in the COLD through each gear range, with the graphic shown. area for a cold check or in the pausing for about three seconds See Engine Compartment Overview HOT or cross-hatched area for a in each range. Then, position the on page 10-6. hot check. Be sure to keep the shift lever in P (Park). dipstick pointed down to get an 1. Flip the handle up, pull out the accurate reading. 4. Let the engine run at idle for dipstick, and wipe it with a clean three minutes or more. rag or paper towel. 4. If the fluid level is in the acceptable range, push the Then, without shutting off the 2. Push it back in all the way, wait dipstick back in all the way; then engine, use the steps that follow. three seconds, then pull it back flip the handle down to lock the out again. dipstick in place. How to Add Automatic Transmission Fluid Refer to Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-11 to determine what kind of transmission fluid to use. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Using a funnel, add fluid down the . When the correct fluid level is to use the transmission fluid listed in transmission dipstick tube only after obtained, push the dipstick back Recommended Fluids and checking the transmission fluid in all the way; then flip the Lubricants on page 11-11. while it is hot. A cold check is used handle down to lock the dipstick only as a reference. If the fluid level in place. How to Check Automatic is low, add only enough of the Transmission Fluid proper fluid to bring the level up to Automatic Transmission Because this operation can be the HOT area for a hot check. Fluid (6-Speed difficult, it is recommended to have It does not take much fluid, Transmission) this check done at your dealer, generally less than 0.5 L (1 pt). Do which can monitor the transmission not overfill. When to Check and Change temperature. The transmission fluid Automatic Transmission Fluid level increases with temperature. To { Caution obtain a highly accurate fluid level It is usually not necessary to check check, the transmission temperature Use of the incorrect automatic the transmission fluid level. The only must be measured. transmission fluid may damage reason for fluid loss is a transmission leak or overheated If it is decided to check the fluid the vehicle, and the damage may level, be sure to follow all the not be covered by the vehicle transmission. If a small leak is suspected, use the following instructions here, or a false reading warranty. Always use the procedures to check the fluid level. on the dipstick may occur. automatic transmission fluid listed However, if there is a large leak, it in Recommended Fluids and may be necessary to have the { Caution Lubricants on page 11-11. vehicle towed to a dealer and have it repaired before driving the vehicle Too much or too little fluid can . After adding fluid, recheck the further. damage the transmission. Too fluid level as described under Change the fluid and filter at the much can mean that some of the “How to Check Automatic intervals listed in Maintenance fluid could come out and fall on Transmission Fluid,” earlier in Schedule on page 11-3, and be sure (Continued) this section. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-14 Vehicle Care

A cold fluid level check can be Because the vehicle is equipped Caution (Continued) performed after the vehicle has with a high-efficiency air-to-oil been sitting for eight hours or more cooler, the transmission fluid hot engine parts or exhaust with the engine off, but this is used temperature may not reach the system parts, starting a fire. Too only as a reference. Let the engine required hot fluid level checking little fluid could cause the run at idle for five minutes if the temperature under normal lightly transmission to overheat. Be sure outside temperature is between loaded driving vehicle conditions. to get an accurate reading if 15°C to 32°C (60°F to 90°F). Should checking the transmission fluid. the fluid level be low during this cold Checking the Fluid Level check, the fluid must be checked Prepare the vehicle: Wait at least 30 minutes with the warm or hot before adding fluid. 1. Park the vehicle on a level engine off, before checking the If the outside temperature is colder place. Keep the engine running. transmission fluid level if the vehicle than 15°C (60°F) or hotter than 2. With the parking brake applied, has been driven: 32°C (90°F), a cold check cannot be performed. place the shift lever in P (Park). . In hot weather, when outside 3. With a foot on the brake pedal, temperatures are above 32°C A warm fluid level check can be move the shift lever through (90°F). performed by driving the vehicle under lightly loaded conditions and each gear range, pausing for . The vehicle is heavily loaded. outside temperatures between 10°C about three seconds in each . At high speed for quite a while in to 27°C (50°F to 80°F). The vehicle range. When M is reached, hot weather. should be driven for at least 24 km move the selector from M1 (15 mi) before performing a warm through M3. Then, position the . In heavy traffic and hot weather. check. Checking the fluid warm or shift lever in P (Park). . While pulling a trailer. hot will give a more accurate 4. Let the engine run at idle for reading of the fluid level than a cold After driving under these conditions, two minutes or more. check. a hot check can be performed. The Then, without shutting off the fluid should be hot, which is 71°C to engine, use the steps that follow. 93°C (160°F to 200°F). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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2. Push it back in all the way, wait How to Add Automatic three seconds, and pull it back Transmission Fluid out again. Refer to Recommended Fluids and 3. Check both sides of the dipstick, Lubricants on page 11-11 to and read the lower level. The determine what kind of transmission fluid level must be in the fluid to use. The transmission dipstick is near COLD (1) range for a cold the center of the engine check, transmission temperature compartment and will be labeled 27°C to 32°C (80°F to 90°F); with the graphic shown. between the COLD (1) and See Engine Compartment Overview HOT (3) range for a WARM (2) on page 10-6 for more information check, 50°C to 60°C (122°F to on location. 140°F); or in the HOT (3) cross-hatched range for a hot check, 71°C to 93°C (160°F to 1. WARM Range 200°F). Be sure to keep the 2. HOT Range dipstick pointed down to get an Using a funnel, add fluid down the accurate reading. transmission dipstick tube only after 4. If the fluid level is in the checking the transmission fluid acceptable range, push the while it is warm or hot. A cold check 1. COLD Range dipstick back in all the way; then is used only as a reference. If the flip the handle down to lock the fluid level is low, add only enough of 2. WARM Range dipstick in place. the proper fluid to bring the level up 3. HOT Range to the middle of the WARM (1) or HOT (2) range depending on the 1. Flip the handle up, pull out the ambient temperature and prior dipstick, and wipe it with a clean driving conditions. Refer to “How to rag or paper towel. Check Automatic Transmission GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-16 Vehicle Care

Fluid” earlier in this section for . When the correct fluid level is When to Inspect the Engine Air instructions on driving to achieve obtained, push the dipstick back Cleaner/Filter warm or hot transmission fluid. in all the way; then flip the It does not take much fluid, handle down to lock the dipstick Inspect or replace the air cleaner/ generally less than 0.5 L (1 pt). Do in place. filter at the scheduled maintenance not overfill. intervals. See Maintenance Engine Air Cleaner/Filter Schedule on page 11-3. If driving in dusty/dirty conditions, inspect the { Caution filter at each engine oil change. Use of the incorrect automatic How to Inspect the Engine Air transmission fluid may damage Cleaner/Filter the vehicle, and the damage may not be covered by the vehicle To inspect the air cleaner/filter, remove the filter from the vehicle warranty. Always use the and lightly shake it to release loose automatic transmission fluid listed dust and dirt. If the filter remains in Recommended Fluids and covered with dirt, a new filter is Lubricants on page 11-11. required. Never use compressed air to clean the filter. . After adding fluid, recheck the To inspect or replace the engine air fluid level as described under The engine air cleaner/filter is near cleaner/filter: “How to Check Automatic the center of the engine Transmission Fluid,” earlier in 1. Unhook the retainer clips and this section. compartment. See Engine remove the cover. Compartment Overview on 2. Lift the filter out of the engine air page 10-6. cleaner/filter housing. Care should be taken to dislodge as little dirt as possible. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (17,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-17

3. Clean the engine air cleaner/ filter housing. { Caution 4. Inspect or replace the engine air If the air cleaner/filter is off, dirt cleaner/filter. Make sure that the can easily get into the engine, filter fits properly into the which could damage it. Always housing. have the air cleaner/filter in place 5. Reinstall the cover and fasten when you are driving. the retaining clips. Cooling System { Warning The cooling system allows the Operating the engine with the air engine to maintain the correct 4.3L V6 Engine Shown (4.8L cleaner/filter off can cause you or working temperature. V8 Engine, 5.3L V8 Engine, and others to be burned. The air 6.0L V8 Engine Similar) cleaner not only cleans the air; it helps to stop flames if the engine 1. Radiator Pressure Cap backfires. Use caution when 2. Coolant Recovery Tank working on the engine and do not 3. Engine Cooling Fan (Out drive with the air cleaner/filter off. of View)

{ Warning

An electric engine cooling fan can start even when the engine is not running. To avoid injury, always (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (18,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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What to Use Warning (Continued) { Caution

keep hands, clothing, and tools Using coolant other than { Warning away from any engine DEX-COOL® can cause Adding only plain water or some cooling fan. premature engine, heater core, other liquid to the cooling system or radiator corrosion. In addition, can be dangerous. Plain water the engine coolant could require and other liquids, can boil before changing sooner. Any repairs the proper coolant mixture will. { Warning would not be covered by the The coolant warning system is set vehicle warranty. Always use Heater and radiator hoses, and for the proper coolant mixture. DEX-COOL (silicate-free) coolant other engine parts, can be very With plain water or the wrong in the vehicle. hot. Do not touch them. If you do, mixture, the engine could get too you can be burned. hot but you would not get the Do not run the engine if there is a Engine Coolant overheat warning. The engine could catch fire and you or others leak. If you run the engine, it The cooling system in the vehicle is could be burned. Use a could lose all coolant. That could filled with DEX-COOL® engine 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable cause an engine fire, and you coolant. This coolant is designed to could be burned. Get any leak remain in the vehicle for 5 years or water and DEX-COOL coolant. fixed before you drive the vehicle. 240 000 km (150,000 mi), whichever occurs first. The following explains the cooling system and how to check and add coolant when it is low. If there is a problem with engine overheating, see Engine Overheating on page 10-22. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (19,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-19

Use a 50/50 mixture of clean, Check to see if coolant is visible in drinkable water and DEX-COOL Caution (Continued) the coolant recovery tank. If the coolant. If using this mixture, coolant inside the coolant recovery nothing else needs to be added. mixture can freeze and crack tank is boiling, do not do anything This mixture: engine cooling parts. The repairs else until it cools down. If coolant is would not be covered by the visible but the coolant level is not at . Gives freezing protection down vehicle warranty. Use only the or above the COLD FILL mark, add to −37°C (−34°F), outside proper mixture of engine coolant temperature. a 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable for the cooling system. See water and DEX-COOL coolant at the . Gives boiling protection up to Recommended Fluids and coolant recovery tank, but be sure 129°C (265°F), engine Lubricants on page 11-11. the cooling system is cool before temperature. this is done. . Protects against rust and Never dispose of engine coolant by corrosion. putting it in the trash, pouring it on . Will not damage aluminum parts. the ground, or into sewers, streams, or bodies of water. Have the coolant . Helps keep the proper engine changed by an authorized service temperature. center, familiar with legal requirements regarding used { Caution coolant disposal. This will help The coolant recovery tank cap has protect the environment and your this symbol on it. If improper coolant mixture, health. When the engine is cold, the coolant inhibitors, or additives are used in level should be at or above the the vehicle cooling system, the Checking Coolant COLD FILL mark. If it is not, there engine could overheat and be The vehicle must be on a level could be a leak in the cooling damaged. Too much water in the surface when checking the coolant system. (Continued) level. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (20,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-20 Vehicle Care

If the coolant is low, add the coolant If coolant is needed, add the proper or take the vehicle to a dealer for DEX-COOL coolant mixture at the service. coolant recovery tank. How to Add Coolant to the How to Add Coolant to the Recovery Tank for Gasoline Radiator Engines 1. Remove the radiator pressure { Warning cap when the cooling system, { Warning including the radiator pressure Steam and scalding liquids from a cap and upper radiator hose, is You can be burned if you spill hot cooling system can blow out no longer hot. Turn the pressure coolant on hot engine parts. and burn you badly. Never turn cap slowly counterclockwise Coolant contains ethylene glycol the cap when the cooling system, until it first stops. Do not press and it will burn if the engine parts including the surge tank pressure down while turning the are hot enough. Do not spill cap, is hot. Wait for the cooling pressure cap. coolant on a hot engine. system and surge tank pressure If a hiss is heard, wait for that to cap to cool. stop. A hiss means there is still some pressure left. If coolant is needed, add the proper { Caution 2. Keep turning the pressure cap, mixture directly to the radiator, but but now push down as you turn be sure the cooling system is cool This vehicle has a specific it. Remove the pressure cap. coolant fill procedure. Failure to before this is done. follow this procedure could cause the engine to overheat and be severely damaged. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (21,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-21

3. Fill the radiator with the proper 4. Fill the coolant recovery tank to 6. Start the engine and let it run DEX-COOL coolant mixture, up the COLD FILL mark. until the upper radiator hose can to the base of the filler neck. 5. Reinstall the cap back on the be felt getting hot. Watch out for See Recommended Fluids and coolant recovery tank, but leave the engine cooling fan. Lubricants on page 11-11 for the radiator pressure cap off. 7. By this time, the coolant level more information about the inside the radiator filler neck proper coolant mixture. may be lower. If the level is lower, add more of the proper DEX-COOL coolant mixture through the filler neck until the level reaches the base of the filler neck. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (22,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-22 Vehicle Care

8. Replace the pressure cap. At If the decision is made not to lift the any time during this procedure if hood when this warning appears, { Caution coolant begins to flow out of the but instead get service help right filler neck, reinstall the away, see Roadside Assistance Running the engine without pressure cap. Program on page 13-5. coolant may cause damage or a fire. Vehicle damage would not be If the decision is made to lift the covered by the vehicle warranty. { Caution hood, make sure the vehicle is parked on a level surface. If the pressure cap is not tightly If Steam is Coming from the Then check to see if the engine installed, coolant loss and Engine Compartment possible engine damage may cooling fans are running. If the engine is overheating, the fan occur. Be sure the cap is properly { Warning and tightly secured. should be running. If it is not, do not continue to run the engine and have the vehicle serviced. Steam from an overheated engine Engine Overheating can burn you badly, even if you See if the engine cooling fan speed just open the hood. Stay away If the vehicle has a diesel engine, increases when idle speed is from the engine if you see or hear doubled by pushing the accelerator see the Duramax diesel steam coming from it. Just turn it pedal down. If it does not, the supplement. off and get everyone away from vehicle needs service. Turn off the The vehicle has an indicator to warn engine. the vehicle until it cools down. of engine overheating. Wait until there is no sign of steam or coolant before you open There is an engine coolant temperature gauge on the vehicle's the hood. instrument cluster. See Engine (Continued) Coolant Temperature Gauge on page 5-13. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (23,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-23

If the overheat warning is displayed If there is still no sign of steam, Warning (Continued) with no sign of steam: push down the accelerator until the 1. Turn the air off. engine speed is about twice as fast If you keep driving when the as normal idle speed for at least engine is overheated, the liquids 2. Turn the heater on to the highest three minutes while parked. If the in it can catch fire. You or others temperature and to the highest warning is still on, turn off the could be badly burned. Stop the fan speed. Open the windows as engine until it cools down. engine if it overheats, and get out necessary. of the vehicle until the engine If the decision is made not to lift the 3. When it is safe to do so, pull off hood, get service help right away. is cool. the road, shift to P (Park) or N (Neutral) and let the Engine Fan If No Steam is Coming from engine idle. the Engine Compartment The vehicle has a clutched engine If the engine coolant temperature cooling fan. When the clutch is If an engine overheat warning is gauge is no longer in the overheat engaged, the fan spins faster to displayed but no steam can be seen zone or an overheat warning no provide more air to cool the engine. or heard, the problem may not be longer displays, the vehicle can be In most everyday driving conditions, too serious. Sometimes the engine driven. Continue to drive the vehicle the fan is spinning slower and the can get a little too hot when the slowly for about 10 minutes. Keep a clutch is not fully engaged. This vehicle: safe vehicle distance from the improves fuel economy and reduces vehicle in front. If the warning does . Climbs a long hill on a hot day. fan noise. Under heavy vehicle not come back on, continue to drive loading, trailer towing, and/or high . Stops after high-speed driving. normally and have the cooling outside temperatures, the fan speed system checked for proper fit and . Idles for long periods in traffic. increases as the clutch more fully function. engages, so an increase in fan . Tows a trailer. See “Driving on If the warning continues, pull over, noise may be heard. This is normal Grades” under Trailer Towing on stop, and park the vehicle and should not be mistaken as the page 9-49. right away. transmission slipping or making GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (24,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-24 Vehicle Care

extra shifts. It is merely the cooling When to Check Power Steering The level should be at the COLD system functioning properly. The fan Fluid FILL mark. If necessary, add only will slow down when additional enough fluid to bring the level up to cooling is not required and the It is not necessary to regularly the mark. clutch partially disengages. check power steering fluid unless there is a leak suspected in the To prevent contamination of brake This fan noise may be heard when system or an unusual noise is fluid, never check or fill the power starting the engine. It will go away heard. A fluid loss in this system steering reservoir with the brake as the fan clutch partially could indicate a problem. Have the master cylinder cover off. disengages. system inspected and repaired. What to Use Power Steering Fluid How to Check Power Steering Fluid { Caution

To check the power steering fluid: Use of the incorrect fluid may 1. Turn the key off and let the damage the vehicle and the engine compartment cool down. damages may not be covered by 2. Wipe the cap and the top of the the vehicle warranty. Always use reservoir clean. the correct fluid listed in Recommended Fluids and The power steering fluid reservoir is 3. Unscrew the cap and wipe the Lubricants on page 11-11. in the engine compartment on the dipstick with a clean rag. driver side of the vehicle. See 4. Replace the cap and completely Engine Compartment Overview on To determine what kind of fluid to tighten it. page 10-6 for reservoir location. use, see Recommended Fluids and 5. Remove the cap again and look Lubricants on page 11-11. Always at the fluid level on the dipstick. use the proper fluid. Failure to use the proper fluid can cause leaks and damage hoses and seals. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (25,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-25

Washer Fluid Brakes { Caution What to Use This vehicle has disc brakes. Disc . Do not use engine coolant brake pads have built-in wear When the vehicle needs windshield (antifreeze) in the windshield indicators that make a high-pitched washer fluid, be sure to read the washer. It can damage the warning sound when the brake pads manufacturer's instructions before windshield washer system are worn and new pads are needed. use. If operating the vehicle in an and paint. The sound can come and go or be area where the temperature may fall . heard all the time when the vehicle below freezing, use a fluid that has Do not mix water with ready-to-use washer fluid. is moving, except when applying the sufficient protection against brake pedal firmly. freezing. Water can cause the solution to freeze and damage the Adding Washer Fluid washer fluid tank and other { Warning parts of the washer system. The brake wear warning sound . When using concentrated means that soon the brakes will washer fluid, follow the not work well. That could lead to manufacturer instructions for adding water. a crash. When the brake wear warning sound is heard, have the . Fill the washer fluid tank only vehicle serviced. three-quarters full when it is Open the cap with the washer very cold. This allows for fluid symbol on it. Add washer fluid until expansion if freezing occurs, the tank is full. See Engine which could damage the tank { Caution Compartment Overview on if it is completely full. page 10-6 for reservoir location. Continuing to drive with worn-out brake pads could result in costly brake repair. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (26,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-26 Vehicle Care

Some driving conditions or climates Brake Adjustment Brake Fluid can cause a brake squeal when the Every time the brakes are applied, brakes are first applied or lightly with or without the vehicle moving, applied. This does not mean the brakes adjust for wear. something is wrong with the brakes. Properly torqued wheel nuts are Replacing Brake System Parts necessary to help prevent brake The braking system on a vehicle is pulsation. When tires are rotated, complex. Its many parts have to be inspect brake pads for wear and of top quality and work well together The brake master cylinder reservoir evenly tighten wheel nuts in the if the vehicle is to have really good is filled with DOT 3 brake fluid. See proper sequence to torque braking. The vehicle was designed Engine Compartment Overview on specifications. See Capacities and and tested with top-quality brake page 10-6 for the location of the Specifications on page 12-2. parts. When parts of the braking reservoir. system are replaced, be sure to get Brake pads should be replaced as There are only two reasons why the new, approved replacement parts. complete sets. brake fluid level in the reservoir If this is not done, the brakes might might go down: Brake Pedal Travel not work properly. For example, . See your dealer if the brake pedal installing disc brake pads that are The brake fluid level goes down does not return to normal height, wrong for the vehicle, can change because of normal brake lining or if there is a rapid increase in the balance between the front and wear. When new linings are pedal travel. This could be a sign rear brakes — for the worse. The installed, the fluid level goes that brake service might be braking performance expected can back up. required. change in many other ways if the . A fluid leak in the brake wrong replacement brake parts are hydraulic system can also cause installed. a low fluid level. Have the brake hydraulic system fixed, since a leak means that sooner or later the brakes will not work well. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (27,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Do not top off the brake fluid. Refer to the Maintenance Schedule After work is done on the brake Adding fluid does not correct a leak. to determine when to check the hydraulic system, make sure the If fluid is added when the linings are brake fluid. See Maintenance level is above the MIN but not over worn, there will be too much fluid Schedule on page 11-3. the MAX mark. when new brake linings are installed. Add or remove brake fluid, Checking Brake Fluid What to Add as necessary, only when work is Check brake fluid by looking at the Use only new DOT 3 brake fluid done on the brake hydraulic system. brake fluid reservoir. See Engine from a sealed container. See Compartment Overview on Recommended Fluids and { Warning page 10-6. Lubricants on page 11-11. Always clean the brake fluid If too much brake fluid is added, it reservoir cap and the area around can spill on the engine and/or fuel the cap before removing it. This operated heater parts, helps keep dirt from entering the if equipped. If the vehicle has a reservoir. diesel engine and a fuel operated heater, see “Fuel Operated { Warning Heater (FOH)” in the diesel engine supplement. The fluid will With the wrong kind of fluid in the burn if the engine is hot enough. brake hydraulic system, the You or others could be burned, brakes might not work well. This and the vehicle could be could cause a crash. Always use damaged. Add brake fluid only the proper brake fluid. when work is done on the brake The fluid level should be above hydraulic system. See “Checking MIN. If it is not, have the brake Brake Fluid” in this section. hydraulic system checked to see if there is a leak. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (28,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Battery { Caution Warning (Continued) Refer to the replacement number . Using the wrong fluid can shown on the original battery label page 10-79 for tips on working badly damage brake when a new battery is needed. See around a battery without hydraulic system parts. For Engine Compartment Overview on getting hurt. example, just a few drops of page 10-6 for battery location. mineral-based oil, such as Infrequent Usage: Remove the engine oil, in the brake { Warning hydraulic system can damage black, negative (−) cable from the brake hydraulic system parts battery to keep the battery from Battery posts, terminals, and running down. so badly that they will have to related accessories contain lead be replaced. Do not let and lead compounds, chemicals Extended Storage: Remove the someone put in the wrong known to the State of California to black, negative (−) cable from the kind of fluid. cause cancer and reproductive battery or use a battery trickle charger. . If brake fluid is spilled on the harm. Wash hands after handling. vehicle's painted surfaces, the paint finish can be All-Wheel Drive Vehicle Storage damaged. Be careful not to Transfer Case spill brake fluid on the vehicle. If you do, wash it off { Warning When to Check Lubricant immediately. Batteries have acid that can burn Refer to the Maintenance Schedule you and gas that can explode. to determine how often to check the You can be badly hurt if you are lubricant. See Maintenance not careful. See Jump Starting on Schedule on page 11-3. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (29,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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How to Check Lubricant What to Use To get an accurate reading, the Refer to Recommended Fluids and vehicle should be on a level Lubricants on page 11-11 to surface. determine what kind of lubricant to use. Front Axle When to Check and Change Lubricant Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine how often to check the lubricant and when to change it. If the level is below the bottom of See Maintenance Schedule on the fill plug hole, some lubricant page 11-3. may need to be added. How to Check Lubricant When the differential is cold, add enough lubricant to raise the level to 1. Drain Plug To get an accurate reading, the 10 mm (3/8 in) below the fill vehicle should be on a level plug hole. 2. Fill Plug surface. When the differential is at operating If the level is below the bottom of temperature (warm), add enough the fill plug hole, on the transfer lubricant to raise the level to the case, some lubricant will need to be bottom of the fill plug hole. added. Add enough lubricant to raise the level to the bottom of the fill plug hole. Use care not to overtighten the plug. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (30,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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What to Use How to Check Lubricant What to Use Refer to Recommended Fluids and Refer to Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-11 to Lubricants on page 11-11 to determine what kind of lubricant determine what kind of lubricant to use. to use. Rear Axle Noise Control System When to Check Lubricant The following information relates to compliance with federal noise Refer to the Maintenance Schedule emission standards for vehicles with on page 11-3 to determine how a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating often to check the lubricant. (GVWR) of more than 4 536 kg (10,000 lbs). The Maintenance Schedule provides information on To get an accurate reading, the maintaining the noise control system vehicle should be on a level to minimize degradation of the noise surface. emission control system during the If you have the 1500 Series, the life of the vehicle. The noise control proper level is from 15 mm (5/8 in) to system warranty is given in the 40 mm (1 5/8 in) below the bottom of vehicle warranty booklet. the fill plug hole. The proper level These standards apply only to for the 2500 and 3500 Series is vehicles sold in the United States. from 0 to 6 mm (1/4 in) below the bottom of the fill plug hole. Add only enough fluid to reach the proper level. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (31,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Federal law prohibits the following Engine: Fuel Operated Heater (FOH) — acts or the causing thereof: Diesel Engine: . Removal or rendering engine 1. The removal or rendering speed governor, if the vehicle . Removal of the muffler. inoperative by any person, other has one, inoperative so as to than for purposes of allow engine speed to exceed Starter Switch Check maintenance, repair or manufacturer specifications. replacement, of any device or { Warning element of design incorporated Fan and Drive: into any new vehicle for the . Removal of fan clutch, if the When you are doing this purpose of noise control, prior to vehicle has one, or rendering inspection, the vehicle could its sale or delivery to the ultimate clutch inoperative. move suddenly. If the vehicle purchaser or while it is in use; or . Removal of the fan shroud, if the moves, you or others could be 2. The use of the vehicle after such vehicle has one. injured. device or element of design has Air Intake: been removed or rendered 1. Before starting this check, be inoperative by any person. . Removal of the air cleaner silencer. sure there is enough room Among those acts presumed to around the vehicle. constitute tampering are the acts . Modification of the air cleaner. listed below. 2. Apply both the parking brake Exhaust: and the regular brake. Insulation: . Removal of the muffler and/or Do not use the accelerator . Removal of the noise shields or resonator. pedal, and be ready to turn off any underhood insulation. . Removal of the exhaust pipes the engine immediately if it and exhaust pipe clamps. starts. 3. Try to start the engine in each gear. The vehicle should start only in P (Park) or N (Neutral). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (32,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the vehicle starts in any other 3. With the engine off, turn the Park Brake and P (Park) position, contact your dealer for ignition on, but do not start the service. engine. Without applying the Mechanism Check regular brake, try to move the Automatic Transmission shift lever out of P (Park) with { Warning Shift Lock Control normal effort. If the shift lever moves out of P (Park), contact When you are doing this check, Function Check your dealer for service. the vehicle could begin to move. You or others could be injured { Warning Ignition Transmission and property could be damaged. Lock Check Make sure there is room in front When you are doing this of the vehicle in case it begins to inspection, the vehicle could If equipped with a key type ignition, roll. Be ready to apply the regular move suddenly. If the vehicle while parked and with the parking brake at once should the vehicle moves, you or others could be brake set, try to turn the ignition to begin to move. injured. LOCK/OFF in each shift lever position. Park on a fairly steep hill, with the 1. Before starting this check, be . The ignition should turn to vehicle facing downhill. Keeping sure there is enough room LOCK/OFF only when the shift your foot on the regular brake, set around the vehicle. It should be lever is in P (Park). the parking brake. parked on a level surface. . The ignition key should come . To check the parking brake's 2. Apply the parking brake. Be out only in LOCK/OFF. holding ability: With the engine ready to apply the regular brake Contact your dealer if service is running and the transmission in immediately if the vehicle begins required. N (Neutral), slowly remove foot to move. pressure from the regular brake pedal. Do this until the vehicle is held by the parking brake only. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (33,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. To check the P (Park) mechanism's holding ability: Caution (Continued) Headlamp Aiming With the engine running, shift to Headlamp aim has been preset and P (Park). Then release the the windshield. Any damage that should need no further adjustment. parking brake followed by the occurs would not be covered by regular brake. your warranty. Do not allow the If the vehicle is damaged in a crash, wiper arm to touch the windshield. the headlamp aim may be affected. Contact your dealer if service is If adjustment to the headlamps is required. necessary, see your dealer. 1. Lift the wiper arm away from the Wiper Blade Replacement windshield. Windshield wiper blades should be inspected for wear and cracking. See Maintenance Schedule on page 11-3. Replacement blades come in different types and are removed in different ways. For proper type and length, see Maintenance Replacement Parts on page 11-13. 2. Push the release lever (2) to { Caution disengage the hook and push the wiper arm (1) out of the Allowing the wiper arm to touch blade assembly (3). the windshield when no wiper 3. Push the new blade assembly blade is installed could damage securely on the wiper arm until (Continued) the release lever clicks into place. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (34,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Bulb Replacement Headlamps For the proper type of replacement Composite Headlamp bulbs, see Replacement Bulbs on page 10-38. For any bulb‐changing procedure not listed in this section, contact your dealer. Halogen Bulbs

{ Warning 1. High-Beam Headlamp 2. Remove the two bolts from the Halogen bulbs have pressurized headlamp assembly. 2. Low-Beam Headlamp gas inside and can burst if you 3. Lift the headlamp assembly to drop or scratch the bulb. You or To remove the headlamp assembly release the lower tabs from the others could be injured. Be sure from the vehicle and access the radiator support. to read and follow the instructions bulbs: 4. Turn the headlamp forward and on the bulb package. 1. Open the hood. See Hood on upward to remove it from the page 10-4. grille. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (35,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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8. Reverse the steps to reinstall the To replace one of these bulbs: headlamp assembly. 1. Remove the four screws (1) from To prevent headlamp vibration the headlamp retainer (2). and shortened bulb life, be sure Pull the retainer (2) out and set it to insert the headlamp assembly aside. tabs in the slots at the lower portion of the housing. 2. Pull the bulb (3) forward to gain access to the electrical Sealed-Beam Headlamp connector.

5. Disconnect the electrical connector. 6. Turn the bulb counterclockwise one-quarter turn to remove it from the headlamp assembly. 7. Install the new bulb into the headlamp assembly and connect the electrical connector.

1. Headlamp retainer screws 3. Disconnect the electrical 2. Headlamp retainer connector (2) and remove the 3. Sealed-beam headlamp bulb headlamp bulb (1). 4. Reverse Steps 1–3 to reinstall the headlamp. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (36,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Front Turn Signal, To replace the front turn signal, 7. Reinstall the lamp assembly into sidemarker, and/or parking lamp the grille until the outboard clip Sidemarker, and Parking bulb(s): snaps into place. Lamps Taillamps To replace a taillamp/turn signal lamp or back-up lamp bulb:

1. Use a small tool to unlatch the outboard clip on the lamp by pushing inboard and prying the 1. Front Parking and Turn lamp assembly forward. Signal Lamp 2. Remove the lamp from the grille. 2. Front Sidemarker Lamp 3. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise one-quarter turn and remove it from the lamp assembly. 4. Remove the bulb from the 1. Remove the two inboard nuts socket by pulling it straight out. from the inside of the taillamp 5. Replace the bulb. assembly. 6. Turn the bulb socket clockwise to reinstall it in the lamp assembly. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (37,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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5. Remove the taillamp assembly 9. Reinstall the bulb socket by from the vehicle. turning it clockwise into the lamp assembly. 10. Reverse Steps 1–5 to reinstall the taillamp assembly and applique. Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) The CHMSL is above the rear doors at the center of the vehicle. 2. The third nut (3) is under the To replace a bulb: applique piece (2) above the lamp. Remove the two inboard applique nuts. Pull the 6. Remove the taillamp/turn signal applique (2) straight rearward lamp (1) or back-up lamp (2) slightly to clear the studs. Then bulb socket by turning it rotate the applique (2) just far counterclockwise one-quarter enough to gain access to the turn and pulling it out of the lamp outer push pins (1). assembly. 3. Carefully disconnect the push 7. Remove the bulb by pulling it pins (1) from the applique straight out. bracket. 8. Push the new bulb into the 4. Remove the third nut (3) from socket. the upper outboard side of the lamp. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (38,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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1. Remove the two screws from the License Plate Lamp 4. Reverse Steps 1 and 2 to CHMSL assembly. reinstall the license plate bulb 2. Remove the CHMSL assembly. assembly. 3. Turn the bulb socket Replacement Bulbs counterclockwise one-quarter Bulb turn to remove it from the lamp Exterior Lamp assembly. Number 4. Pull the old bulb straight out of Back-up, Rear 3157KX the socket and push the new Parking, Stoplamp, bulb into the socket. and Turn Signal Lamp 5. Turn the bulb socket clockwise one-quarter turn to install it in Center 912LL the lamp assembly. High-Mounted 1. Bulb Socket Stoplamp 6. Reinstall the CHMSL assembly (CHMSL) and two screws. 2. License Plate Bulb Assembly Front Parking and 3157KX 3. Screws Do not block or damage the CHMSL Turn Signal Lamp when items are loaded on the roof To replace one of these bulbs: of the vehicle. Front 194LL 1. Remove the screws (3) that Sidemarker Lamp secure the license plate bulb assembly (2). License 194LL Plate Lamp 2. Turn the bulb socket (1) counterclockwise and pull the bulb straight out of the socket. 3. Install the new bulb. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (39,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Bulb Headlamp Wiring Exterior Lamp Electrical System Number An electrical overload may cause Headlamps Electrical System the lamps to go on and off, or in Overload some cases to remain off. Have the Composite 9005LL headlamp wiring checked right away High-Beam The vehicle has fuses and circuit if the lamps go on and off or Headlamp breakers to protect against an remain off. electrical system overload. Composite 9006LL Windshield Wipers Low-Beam When the current electrical load is Headlamp too heavy, the circuit breaker opens If the wiper motor overheats due to and closes, protecting the circuit heavy snow or ice, the windshield Sealed Beam H6054 until the current load returns to wipers will stop until the motor cools Headlamp normal or the problem is fixed. This and will then restart. greatly reduces the chance of circuit For replacement bulbs not listed Although the circuit is protected overload and fire caused by here, contact your dealer. from electrical overload, overload electrical problems. due to heavy snow or ice may Fuses and circuit breakers protect cause wiper linkage damage. power devices in the vehicle. Always clear ice and heavy snow from the windshield before using the Replace a bad fuse with a new one windshield wipers. of the identical size and rating. If the overload is caused by an If there is a problem on the road and electrical problem and not snow or a fuse needs to be replaced, the ice, be sure to get it fixed. same amperage fuse can be borrowed. Choose some feature of the vehicle that is not needed to use and replace it as soon as possible. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (40,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Fuses and Circuit { Caution Breakers The wiring circuits in the vehicle are Spilling liquid on any electrical protected from short circuits by a component on the vehicle may combination of fuses and circuit damage it. Always keep the breakers. This greatly reduces the covers on any electrical chance of fires caused by electrical component. problems. Look at the silver-colored band inside the fuse. If the band is broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure you replace a bad fuse with a new one of the identical size and rating. Engine Compartment Fuse Block The fuse block is located in the engine compartment on the driver side of the vehicle. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (41,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Mini Fuse Usage 3 Right Stop/Turn Trailer 4 Spare 5 Spare 6 Fuel System Control Module Ignition 7 Body Control Module 5 8 Body Control Module 7 9 Body Control Module 4 10 Instrument Cluster 11 Trailer Wiring 12 Inside Rear Vision Camera Module 13 Spare 14 Windshield Washer The vehicle may not be equipped with all of the fuses, relays, and features 16 Horn shown. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (42,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Mini Fuse Usage Mini Fuse Usage Mini Fuse Usage 17 Transmission 30 Engine Control 53 Left Low-Beam Module Ignition/ Headlamp 18 Air Conditioning Glow Plug Module Compressor 54 Right Low-Beam 31 Transmission Headlamp 19 Engine Control Control Module Module Battery 55 Wiper Ignition 20 Spare 56 Canister Vent 32 Transmission Solenoid 21 Left Stop/Turn Control Module Trailer Battery 58 Body Control Module 2 22 Spare 33 Rear Parking Aid Module 59 Body Control 23 Spare Module 1 34 Spare 24 Fuel Pump 61 Spare 35 Fuel Operated 25 Auxiliary Power Heater Module 62 Oxygen Sensor 2 Outlet (Post), EV Fan 36 Fuel System 26 Body Control (Diesel) Control Module Module 3 Battery 63 Spare 27 Special Equipment 51 Left High-Beam 64 Mass Air Flow/ Option Headlamp Canister Vent 28 Airbag 52 Right High-Beam 65 Odd Ignition/ 29 Steering Wheel Headlamp Injectors Sensor GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (43,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Mini Fuse Usage Mini Fuse Usage Relay Usage 66 Daytime Running 78 Engine Control 37 Spare Lamps 2 Module Powertrain 38 Fuel Pump (LOLVL-V22) (If 79 Even Ignition/ Equipped) 39 Crank Injectors 67 Daytime Running 40 Air Conditioning Lamps 1 (UPLVL J-Case Fuse Usage Compressor +V22) (If 48 Fan High Equipped) 1 ABS Motor 49 Powertrain 68 Auxiliary Stop 2 ABS Module Lamps 41 Spare 50 Spare 69 Trailer Stop Lamps 42 Trailer Wiring 57 Fan Low 70 Spare 43 Fan High 60 Fan Control 71 Fuel Heater/Flex 44 Starter Solenoid Fuel Sensor 45 Engine Control 72 Body Control Module/Powertrain Module 6 46 Spare 73 Lighter/Data Link Connection 47 Fan Lo 75 V6 Fuel Injectors 74 Front Blower 76 Spare Relay Usage 77 Oxygen Sensor 2 (Pre) 15 Run/Crank GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (44,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-44 Vehicle Care The floor console fuse block is under the driver seat. Floor Console Fuse Block The vehicle may not be equipped with all of the fuses, relays, and features shown. Mini-Fuse Usage F1 Empty F2 Steering Wheel Sensor F3 Auxiliary Parking Lamps (Cut-Away) F4 Front Park Lamps F5 Trailer Park Lamps F6 Upfitter Park Lamps F7 Right Rear Park Lamp F8 Left Rear Park Lamp F9 Outside Rearview Mirror Switch F10 Airbag/Automatic Occupant Sensing F11 OnStar® (If Equipped) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (45,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Mini-Fuse Usage Mini-Fuse Usage Mini-Fuse Usage F12 Empty F22 Ignition Switch/ F36 Driver Door Unlock Discrete Logic F13 Heating, Ventilation F37 Empty Ignition and Air Sensor (PK3) F38 Empty Conditioning 2 F23 Instrument Cluster F14 Heating, Ventilation J-Case Fuse Usage and Air F25 Heating, Ventilation Conditioning 1 and Air F16 Upfitter Auxiliary 1 Conditioning Gas Ambulance F15 Empty Control F24 Empty F17 Outside Rearview F26 Auxiliary/Trailer Mirror Heater F28 Upfitter Auxiliary 2 Backup Reading Lamps F18 Rear Window F27 Taillamps Backup Gas Ambulance Defogger F30 Upfitter Courtesy F29 Rear Blower F19 Compass Lamps F20 Radio/Chime/ F31 Front Door Lock Relays Usage SiriusXM Satellite Radio (If Equipped) F32 Rear Door Lock K1 Run (High Current Micro) F21 Remote Function F33 Cargo Door Unlock Actuator/Tire K2 Empty (High F34 Passenger Door Pressure Monitor Current Micro) Unlock K3 Park Lamps (High F35 Rear Passenger Current Micro) Door Unlock GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (46,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Relays Usage Wheels and Tires Warning (Continued) K4 Upfitter Auxiliary 2 (High Current Mini) Tires and a serious crash. See Every new GM vehicle has Vehicle Load Limits on K5 Rear Defogger page 9-10. (High Current high-quality tires made by a Micro) leading tire manufacturer. See . Underinflated tires pose K6 Retained the warranty manual for the same danger as Accessory Power information regarding the tire overloaded tires. The (RAP) (High warranty and where to get resulting crash could Current Micro) service. For additional cause serious injury. information refer to the tire Check all tires frequently Circuit Usage manufacturer. to maintain the Breaker recommended pressure. Tire pressure should be CB1 Power Seats { Warning checked when the tires CB2 Power Windows . Poorly maintained and are cold. improperly used tires are . dangerous. Overinflated tires are more likely to be cut, punctured, . Overloading the tires can or broken by a sudden cause overheating as a impact — such as when result of too much flexing. hitting a pothole. Keep There could be a blowout tires at the recommended (Continued) pressure. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (47,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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All-Season Tires Winter Tires Warning (Continued) This vehicle may come with This vehicle was not originally . Worn or old tires can all-season tires. These tires are equipped with winter tires. Winter cause a crash. If the tread designed to provide good overall tires are designed for increased is badly worn, performance on most road surfaces traction on snow and ice-covered replace them. and weather conditions. Original roads. Consider installing winter equipment tires designed to GM's tires on the vehicle if frequent . Replace any tires that specific tire performance criteria driving on ice or snow covered have been damaged by have a TPC specification code roads is expected. See your dealer impacts with potholes, molded onto the sidewall. Original for details regarding winter tire curbs, etc. equipment all-season tires can be availability and proper tire selection. identified by the last two characters Also, see Buying New Tires on . Improperly repaired tires of this TPC code, which will page 10-63. can cause a crash. Only be “MS.” the dealer or an With winter tires, there may be authorized tire service Consider installing winter tires on decreased dry road traction, the vehicle if frequent driving on increased road noise, and shorter center should repair, snow or ice-covered roads is tread life. After changing to winter replace, dismount, and expected. All-season tires provide tires, be alert for changes in vehicle mount the tires. adequate performance for most handling and braking. . Do not spin the tires in winter driving conditions, but they If using winter tires: excess of 56 km/h may not offer the same level of traction or performance as winter . Use tires of the same brand and (35 mph) on slippery tires on snow or ice-covered roads. tread type on all four wheel surfaces such as snow, See Winter Tires on page 10-47. positions. mud, ice, etc. Excessive spinning may cause the tires to explode. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (48,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Use only radial ply tires of the Tire Sidewall Labeling and service description. See the same size, load range, and “Tire Size” illustration later in this speed rating as the original Useful information about a tire is section for more detail. equipment tires. molded into the sidewall. The Winter tires with the same speed examples show a typical (2) TPC Spec (Tire rating as the original equipment tires passenger vehicle and light Performance Criteria may not be available for H, V, W, Y, truck tire sidewall. Specification): Original and ZR speed rated tires. If winter equipment tires designed to tires with a lower speed rating are GM's specific tire performance chosen, never exceed the tire's criteria have a TPC specification maximum speed capability. code molded onto the sidewall. GM's TPC specifications meet or All-Terrain Tires exceed all federal safety This vehicle may have All-Terrain guidelines. Tires. These tires provide good (3) DOT (Department of performance on most road surfaces, Transportation): The weather conditions, and for off-road driving. Department of Transportation (DOT) code indicates that the The tread pattern on these tires may Passenger (P-Metric) Tire tire is in compliance with the wear more quickly than other tires. U.S. Department of Consider rotating the tires more (1) Tire Size: The tire size code frequently than at 12 000 km Transportation Motor Vehicle is a combination of letters and Safety Standards. (7,500 mi) intervals if irregular wear numbers used to define a is noted when the tires are particular tire's width, height, DOT Tire Date of inspected. See Tire Inspection on aspect ratio, construction type, Manufacture: The last four page 10-60. digits of the TIN indicate the tire manufactured date. The first two GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (49,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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digits represent the week (6) Uniform Tire Quality (01-52) and the last two digits, Grading (UTQG): Tire the year. For example, the third manufacturers are required to week of the year 2010 would grade tires based on three have a four-digit DOT date performance factors: treadwear, of 0310. traction, and temperature (4) Tire Identification Number resistance. For more (TIN): The letters and numbers information, see Uniform Tire following the DOT code are the Quality Grading on page 10-65. Tire Identification Number (TIN). (7) Maximum Cold Inflation The TIN shows the Load Limit: Maximum load that manufacturer and plant code, can be carried and the Light Truck (LT-Metric) Tire tire size, and date the tire was maximum pressure needed to (1) Tire Size: The tire size code manufactured. The TIN is support that load. For is a combination of letters and molded onto both sides of the information on recommended numbers used to define a tire, although only one side may tire pressure see Tire Pressure particular tire's width, height, have the date of manufacture. on page 10-55 and Vehicle Load aspect ratio, construction type, (5) Tire Ply Material: The type Limits on page 9-10. and service description. See the of cord and number of plies in “Tire Size” illustration later in this the sidewall and under the tread. section for more detail. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (50,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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(2) TPC Spec (Tire (4) DOT (Department of manufactured. The TIN is Performance Criteria Transportation): The molded onto both sides of the Specification): Original Department of Transportation tire, although only one side may equipment tires designed to (DOT) code indicates that the have the date of manufacture. GM's specific tire performance tire is in compliance with the (6) Tire Ply Material: The type criteria have a TPC specification U.S. Department of of cord and number of plies in code molded onto the sidewall. Transportation Motor Vehicle the sidewall and under the tread. GM's TPC specifications meet or Safety Standards. (7) Single Tire Maximum exceed all federal safety DOT Tire Date of guidelines. This does not apply Load: Maximum load that can Manufacture: The last four be carried and the maximum to Goodyear LT225/75R16 G949 digits of the TIN indicate the tire RSA and Goodyear LT225/ pressure needed to support that manufactured date. The first two load when used as a single. For 75R16 G933 RSD commercial digits represent the week truck tires. information on recommended (01-52) and the last two digits, tire pressure see Tire Pressure (3) Dual Tire Maximum Load: the year. For example, the third on page 10-55 and Vehicle Load Maximum load that can be week of the year 2010 would Limits on page 9-10. carried and the maximum have a four-digit DOT date pressure needed to support that of 0310. Tire Designations load when used in a dual (5) Tire Identification Number Tire Size configuration. For information on (TIN): The letters and numbers recommended tire pressure see following the DOT code are the The following examples show Tire Pressure on page 10-55 Tire Identification Number (TIN). the different parts of a tire size. and Vehicle Load Limits on The TIN shows the page 9-10. manufacturer and plant code, tire size, and date the tire was GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (51,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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item 3 of the illustration, it would mean that the tire's sidewall is 75 percent as high as it is wide. (4) Construction Code: A letter code is used to indicate the type Passenger (P-Metric) Tire of ply construction in the tire. Light Truck (LT-Metric) Tire The letter R means radial ply (1) Passenger (P-Metric) Tire: construction; the letter D means (1) Light Truck (LT-Metric) The United States version of a diagonal or bias ply Tire: The United States version metric tire sizing system. The construction; and the letter B of a metric tire sizing system. letter P as the first character in means belted-bias ply The letters LT as the first two the tire size means a passenger construction. characters in the tire size mean vehicle tire engineered to a light truck tire engineered to standards set by the U.S. Tire (5) Rim Diameter: Diameter of standards set by the U.S. Tire and Rim Association. the wheel in inches. and Rim Association. (2) Tire Width: The three-digit (6) Service Description: These (2) Tire Width: The three-digit number indicates the tire section characters represent the load number indicates the tire section width in millimeters from index and speed rating of the width in millimeters from sidewall to sidewall. tire. The load index represents sidewall to sidewall. the load carrying capacity a tire (3) Aspect Ratio: A two-digit is certified to carry. The speed (3) Aspect Ratio: A two-digit number that indicates the tire rating is the maximum speed a number that indicates the tire height-to-width measurements. tire is certified to carry a load. height-to-width measurements. For example, if the tire size For example, if the tire size aspect ratio is 75, as shown in aspect ratio is 75, as shown in item 3 of the light truck GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (52,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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(LT-Metric) tire illustration, it the maximum speed a tire is automatic transmission, power would mean that the tire's certified to carry a load. This windows, power seats, and air sidewall is 75 percent as high as does not apply to Goodyear conditioning. it is wide. LT225/75R16 G949 RSA and Aspect Ratio: The relationship (4) Construction Code: A letter Goodyear LT225/75R16 G933 of a tire's height to its width. RSD commercial truck tires; see code is used to indicate the type Belt: A rubber coated layer of of ply construction in the tire. the dual tire and single tire maximum load and load range cords between the plies and the The letter R means radial ply tread. Cords may be made from construction; the letter D means letter designations on the tire sidewall. steel or other reinforcing diagonal or bias ply materials. construction; and the letter B means belted-bias ply Tire Terminology and Bead: The tire bead contains construction. Definitions steel wires wrapped by steel cords that hold the tire onto Air Pressure: The amount of (5) Rim Diameter: Diameter of the rim. the wheel in inches. air inside the tire pressing outward on each square inch of Bias Ply Tire: A pneumatic tire (6) Load Range: Load Range. the tire. Air pressure is in which the plies are laid at (7) Service Description: The expressed in kPa (kilopascal) alternate angles less than service description indicates the or psi (pounds per square inch). 90 degrees to the centerline of load index and speed rating of a the tread. Accessory Weight: The tire. If two numbers are given as combined weight of optional Cold Tire Pressure: The in the example, 120/116, then accessories. Some examples of amount of air pressure in a tire, this represents the load index for optional accessories are measured in kPa (kilopascal) single versus dual wheel usage or psi (pounds per square inch) (single/dual). The speed rating is GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (53,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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before a tire has built up heat GAWR FRT: Gross Axle Weight Maximum Inflation Pressure: from driving. See Tire Pressure Rating for the front axle. See The maximum air pressure to on page 10-55. Vehicle Load Limits on which a cold tire can be inflated. Curb Weight: The weight of a page 9-10. The maximum air pressure is motor vehicle with standard and GAWR RR: Gross Axle Weight molded onto the sidewall. optional equipment including the Rating for the rear axle. See Maximum Load Rating: The maximum capacity of fuel, oil, Vehicle Load Limits on load rating for a tire at the and coolant, but without page 9-10. maximum permissible inflation passengers and cargo. Intended Outboard Sidewall: pressure for that tire. DOT Markings: A code molded The side of an asymmetrical tire Maximum Loaded Vehicle into the sidewall of a tire that must always face outward Weight: The sum of curb signifying that the tire is in when mounted on a vehicle. weight, accessory weight, compliance with the U.S. Kilopascal (kPa): The metric vehicle capacity weight, and Department of Transportation unit for air pressure. production options weight. (DOT) Motor Vehicle Safety Normal Occupant Weight: The Standards. The DOT code Light Truck (LT-Metric) Tire: A tire used on light duty trucks and number of occupants a vehicle includes the Tire Identification is designed to seat multiplied by Number (TIN), an alphanumeric some multipurpose passenger vehicles. 68 kg (150 lb). See Vehicle Load designator which can also Limits on page 9-10. identify the tire manufacturer, Load Index: An assigned production plant, brand, and number ranging from 1 to 279 Occupant Distribution: date of production. that corresponds to the load Designated seating positions. GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight carrying capacity of a tire. Outward Facing Sidewall: The Rating. See Vehicle Load Limits side of an asymmetrical tire that on page 9-10. has a particular side that faces GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (54,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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outward when mounted on a Radial Ply Tire: A pneumatic of a tire when only 1.6 mm vehicle. The side of the tire that tire in which the ply cords that (1/16 in) of tread remains. See contains a whitewall, bears extend to the beads are laid at When It Is Time for New Tires white lettering, or bears 90 degrees to the centerline of on page 10-62. manufacturer, brand, and/or the tread. UTQGS (Uniform Tire Quality model name molding that is Rim: A metal support for a tire Grading Standards): A tire higher or deeper than the same and upon which the tire beads information system that provides moldings on the other sidewall are seated. consumers with ratings for a of the tire. Sidewall: The portion of a tire tire's traction, temperature, and Passenger (P-Metric) Tire: A between the tread and the bead. treadwear. Ratings are tire used on passenger cars and determined by tire some light duty trucks and Speed Rating: An manufacturers using multipurpose vehicles. alphanumeric code assigned to government testing procedures. a tire indicating the maximum Recommended Inflation The ratings are molded into the speed at which a tire can sidewall of the tire. See Uniform Pressure: Vehicle operate. manufacturer's recommended Tire Quality Grading on tire inflation pressure as shown Traction: The friction between page 10-65. on the tire placard. See Tire the tire and the road surface. Vehicle Capacity Weight: The Pressure on page 10-55 and The amount of grip provided. number of designated seating Vehicle Load Limits on Tread: The portion of a tire that positions multiplied by page 9-10. comes into contact with 68 kg (150 lb) plus the rated the road. cargo load. See Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10. Treadwear Indicators: Narrow bands, sometimes called wear bars, that show across the tread GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (55,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Maximum Load on the The Tire and Loading Tire: Load on an individual tire { Caution Information label on the vehicle due to curb weight, accessory Neither tire underinflation nor indicates the original equipment weight, occupant weight, and overinflation is good. tires and the correct cold tire cargo weight. Underinflated tires, or tires inflation pressures. The Vehicle Placard: A label that do not have enough air, recommended pressure is the permanently attached to a can result in: minimum air pressure needed to vehicle showing the vehicle support the vehicle's maximum . Tire overloading and load carrying capacity. capacity weight and the original overheating which could equipment tire size and lead to a blowout. For additional information recommended inflation pressure. regarding how much weight the See “Tire and Loading . Premature or vehicle can carry, and an Information Label” under Vehicle irregular wear. example of the Tire and Loading Load Limits on page 9-10. . Poor handling. Information label, see Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10. How . Tire Pressure Reduced fuel economy. the vehicle is loaded affects Overinflated tires, or tires that Tires need the correct amount of vehicle handling and ride have too much air, can air pressure to operate comfort. Never load the vehicle result in: effectively. with more weight than it was . Unusual wear. designed to carry. . Poor handling. When to Check . Rough ride. Check the tires once a month or more. . Needless damage from road hazards. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (56,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Do not forget the spare tire, add air until the recommended vehicle placard or tire inflation if the vehicle has one. See pressure is reached. If the pressure label. (If your vehicle has Full-Size Spare Tire on inflation pressure is high, press tires of a different size than the size page 10-78 for additional on the metal stem in the center indicated on the vehicle placard or information. of the tire valve to release air. tire inflation pressure label, you should determine the proper tire How to Check Re-check the tire pressure with inflation pressure for those tires.) the tire gauge. Use a good quality pocket-type As an added safety feature, your gauge to check tire pressure. Return the valve caps on the vehicle has been equipped with a Proper tire inflation cannot be valve stems to prevent leaks tire pressure monitoring system and keep out dirt and moisture. (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire determined by looking at the tire. pressure telltale when one or more Check the tire inflation pressure of your tires is significantly when the tires are cold, meaning Tire Pressure Monitor under-inflated. the vehicle has not been driven System for at least three hours or no Accordingly, when the low tire The Tire Pressure Monitor System pressure telltale illuminates, you more than 1.6 km (1 mi). (TPMS) uses radio and sensor should stop and check your tires as Remove the valve cap from the technology to check tire pressure soon as possible, and inflate them tire valve stem. Press the tire levels. The TPMS sensors monitor to the proper pressure. Driving on a gauge firmly onto the valve to the air pressure in your tires and significantly under-inflated tire get a pressure measurement. transmit tire pressure readings to a causes the tire to overheat and can receiver located in the vehicle. lead to tire failure. Under-inflation If the cold tire inflation pressure also reduces fuel efficiency and tire matches the recommended Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked tread life, and may affect the pressure on the Tire and vehicle's handling and stopping Loading Information label, no monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended ability. further adjustment is necessary. by the vehicle manufacturer on the If the inflation pressure is low, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (57,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Please note that the TPMS is not a wheels on the vehicle that prevent the tires and transmit the tire substitute for proper tire the TPMS from functioning properly. pressure readings to a receiver maintenance, and it is the driver's Always check the TPMS malfunction located in the vehicle. responsibility to maintain correct tire telltale after replacing one or more pressure, even if under-inflation has tires or wheels on your vehicle to not reached the level to trigger ensure that the replacement or illumination of the TPMS low tire alternate tires and wheels allow the pressure telltale. TPMS to continue to function Your vehicle has also been properly. equipped with a TPMS malfunction See Tire Pressure Monitor indicator to indicate when the Operation on page 10-57. When a low tire pressure condition is detected, the TPMS illuminates system is not operating properly. See Radio Frequency Statement on the low tire pressure warning light The TPMS malfunction indicator is page 13-15. combined with the low tire pressure located on the instrument cluster. telltale. When the system detects a If the warning light comes on, stop malfunction, the telltale will flash for Tire Pressure Monitor as soon as possible and inflate the approximately one minute and then Operation tires to the recommended pressure shown on the Tire and Loading remain continuously illuminated. This vehicle may have a Tire Information label. See Vehicle Load This sequence will continue upon Pressure Monitor System (TPMS). Limits on page 9-10. subsequent vehicle start-ups as The TPMS is designed to warn the long as the malfunction exists. driver when a low tire pressure A message to check the pressure in When the malfunction indicator is condition exists. TPMS sensors are a specific tire displays in the Driver illuminated, the system may not be mounted onto each tire and wheel Information Center (DIC). The low able to detect or signal low tire assembly, excluding the spare tire tire pressure warning light and the pressure as intended. TPMS and wheel assembly. The TPMS DIC warning message come on at malfunctions may occur for a variety sensors monitor the air pressure in each ignition cycle until the tires are of reasons, including the installation inflated to the correct inflation of replacement or alternate tires or pressure. If the vehicle has DIC GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (58,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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buttons, tire pressure levels can be The TPMS can warn about a low TPMS Malfunction Light and viewed. For additional information tire pressure condition but it does Message and details about the DIC operation not replace normal tire and displays, see Driver Information maintenance. See Tire Inspection The TPMS will not function properly Center (DIC) on page 5-25 and Tire on page 10-60, Tire Rotation on if one or more of the TPMS sensors Messages on page 5-36. page 10-61 and Tires on are missing or inoperable. When the page 10-46. system detects a malfunction, the The low tire pressure warning light low tire pressure warning light may come on in cool weather when flashes for about one minute and the vehicle is first started, and then { Caution then stays on for the remainder of turn off as the vehicle is driven. This the ignition cycle. A DIC warning Tire sealant materials are not all could be an early indicator that the message also displays. The the same. A non-approved tire air pressure is getting low and malfunction light and DIC warning needs to be inflated to the proper sealant could damage the TPMS message come on at each ignition pressure. sensors. TPMS sensor damage cycle until the problem is corrected. caused by using an incorrect tire A Tire and Loading Information label Some of the conditions that can sealant is not covered by the shows the size of the original cause these to come on are: vehicle warranty. Always use only equipment tires and the correct . One of the road tires has been inflation pressure for the tires when the GM approved tire sealant available through your dealer or replaced with the spare tire. The they are cold. See Vehicle Load spare tire does not have a included in the vehicle. Limits on page 9-10, for an example TPMS sensor. The malfunction of the Tire and Loading Information light and the DIC message label and its location. Also see Tire should go off after the road tire Pressure on page 10-55. is replaced and the sensor matching process is performed successfully. See "TPMS Sensor Matching Process" later in this section. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (59,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. The TPMS sensor matching . Operating electronic devices or using a TPMS relearn tool, in the process was not done or not being near facilities using radio following order: driver side front tire, completed successfully after wave frequencies similar to the passenger side front tire, passenger rotating the tires. The TPMS could cause the TPMS side rear tire, and driver side rear. malfunction light and the DIC sensors to malfunction. See your dealer for service or to message should go off after If the TPMS is not functioning purchase a relearn tool. successfully completing the properly, it cannot detect or signal a sensor matching process. See There are two minutes to match the low tire condition. See your dealer first tire/wheel position, and "TPMS Sensor Matching for service if the TPMS malfunction Process" later in this section. five minutes overall to match all four light and DIC message come on tire/wheel positions. If it takes . One or more TPMS sensors are and stay on. longer, the matching process stops missing or damaged. The and must be restarted. malfunction light and the DIC TPMS Sensor Matching message should go off when the Process The TPMS sensor matching process is: TPMS sensors are installed and Each TPMS sensor has a unique the sensor matching process is identification code. The identification 1. Set the parking brake. performed successfully. See code needs to be matched to a new 2. Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with your dealer for service. tire/wheel position after rotating the the engine off. . Replacement tires or wheels do vehicle’s tires or replacing one or not match the original equipment more of the TPMS sensors. Also, tires or wheels. Tires and wheels the TPMS sensor matching process other than those recommended should be performed after replacing could prevent the TPMS from a spare tire with a road tire functioning properly. See Buying containing the TPMS sensor. The New Tires on page 10-63. malfunction light and the DIC message should go off at the next ignition cycle. The sensors are matched to the tire/wheel positions, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (60,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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3. Press the Remote Keyless Entry the receiver is in relearn mode tire, and the TPMS sensor (RKE) transmitter's Q and K and TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE matching process is no longer buttons at the same time for message displays on the DIC active. The TIRE LEARNING approximately five seconds. The screen. ACTIVE message on the DIC horn sounds twice to signal the 4. Start with the driver side display screen goes off. receiver is in relearn mode and front tire. 9. Turn the ignition switch to TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE LOCK/OFF. message displays on the DIC 5. Place the relearn tool against screen. the tire sidewall, near the valve 10. Set all four tires to the stem. Then press the button to recommended air pressure If the vehicle does not have activate the TPMS sensor. level as indicated on the Tire RKE, press the Driver A horn chirp confirms that the and Loading Information label. Information Center (DIC) vehicle sensor identification code has information button until the been matched to this tire and Tire Inspection PRESS V TO RELEARN TIRE wheel position. POSITIONS message displays. We recommend that the tires, The horn sounds twice to signal 6. Proceed to the passenger side including the spare tire, if the the receiver is in relearn mode front tire, and repeat the vehicle has one, be inspected procedure in Step 5. and TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE for signs of wear or damage at message displays on the DIC 7. Proceed to the passenger side least once a month. screen. rear tire, and repeat the procedure in Step 5. Replace the tire if: If the vehicle does not have RKE or DIC buttons, press the trip 8. Proceed to the driver side rear . The indicators at three or odometer reset stem on the tire, and repeat the procedure in more places around the tire instrument cluster until the Step 5. The horn sounds two can be seen. PRESS V TO RELEARN TIRE times to indicate the sensor . POSITIONS message displays. identification code has been There is cord or fabric The horn sounds twice to signal matched to the driver side rear showing through the tire's rubber. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (61,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. The tread or sidewall is alignment. Also check for Loading Information label after cracked, cut, or snagged damaged tires or wheels. See the tires have been rotated. See deep enough to show cord or When It Is Time for New Tires Tire Pressure on page 10-55 fabric. on page 10-62 and Wheel and Vehicle Load Limits on . The tire has a bump, bulge, Replacement on page 10-67. page 9-10. or split. Reset the Tire Pressure Monitor . The tire has a puncture, cut, System. See Tire Pressure or other damage that cannot Monitor Operation on be repaired well because of page 10-57. the size or location of the Check that all wheel nuts are damage. properly tightened. See “Wheel Nut Torque” under Capacities Tire Rotation and Specifications on Tires should be rotated every page 12-2. 12 000 km (7,500 mi). See Maintenance Schedule on { Warning page 11-3. Use this rotation pattern when Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the Tires are rotated to achieve a rotating the tires. parts to which it is fastened, can uniform wear for all tires. The If the vehicle has a compact make wheel nuts become loose first rotation is the most spare tire, do not include it in the after time. The wheel could come important. tire rotation. off and cause an accident. When changing a wheel, remove any Any time unusual wear is Adjust the front and rear tires to rust or dirt from places where the noticed, rotate the tires as soon the recommended inflation (Continued) as possible and check the wheel pressure on the Tire and GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (62,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Tire and Installing the Spare Tire” When It Is Time for New Warning (Continued) under Tire Changing on page 10-70. Tires Also see “Wheel Nut Torque” under wheel attaches to the vehicle. In Capacities and Specifications on Factors such as maintenance, an emergency, a cloth or a paper page 12-2. temperatures, driving speeds, towel can be used; however, use The outer tire on a dual wheel setup vehicle loading, and road conditions a scraper or wire brush later to affect the wear rate of the tires. remove all rust or dirt. generally wears faster than the inner tire. Tires last longer and wear more evenly if they are rotated. See Lightly coat the center of the Tire Inspection on page 10-60 and wheel hub with wheel bearing Tire Rotation on page 10-61. Also grease after a wheel change or see Maintenance Schedule on tire rotation to prevent corrosion page 11-3. or rust build-up. Do not get grease on the flat wheel { Warning mounting surface or on the If the vehicle is operated with a wheel nuts or bolts. tire that is underinflated, the tire can overheat. An overheated tire Dual Tire Rotation can lose air suddenly or catch When the vehicle is new, fire. You or others could be Treadwear indicators are one way to or whenever a wheel, wheel bolt, injured. Properly inflate all tires, tell when it is time for new tires. or wheel nut is replaced, check the including the spare. Treadwear indicators appear when wheel nut torque after the tires have only 1.6 mm (1/16 in) 160, 1 600, and 10 000 km (100, or less of tread remaining. 1,000, and 6,000 mi) of driving. For See Tires on page 10-46 and Tire proper wheel nut tightening Pressure on page 10-55 for more information on proper tire inflation. information, see “Removing the Flat GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (63,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Some commercial truck tires, sidewall. The first two digits Buying New Tires including Goodyear LT225/75R16 represent the week (01-52) and the G949 RSA and Goodyear LT225/ last two digits, the year. For GM has developed and matched 75R16 G933 RSD, may not have example, the third week of the year specific tires for the vehicle. The treadwear indicators. If the tires do 2010 would have a four-digit DOT original equipment tires installed not have treadwear indicators, date of 0310. were designed to meet General replace the tires when the tread Vehicle Storage Motors Tire Performance Criteria depth is down to 3.2 mm (1/8 in) for Specification (TPC Spec) the front tires, or 1.6 mm (1/16 in) for Tires age when stored normally system rating. When the rear tires. See Tire Inspection mounted on a parked vehicle. Park replacement tires are needed, on page 10-60 and Tire Rotation on a vehicle that will be stored for at GM strongly recommends page 10-61 for additional least a month in a cool, dry, clean information. area away from direct sunlight to buying tires with the same TPC Spec rating. The rubber in tires ages over time. slow aging. This area should be free This also applies to the spare tire, of grease, gasoline or other GM's exclusive TPC Spec if the vehicle has one, even if it is substances that can deteriorate system considers over a dozen never used. Multiple factors rubber. critical specifications that impact including temperatures, loading Parking for an extended period can the overall performance of the conditions, and inflation pressure cause flat spots on the tires that vehicle, including brake system maintenance affect how fast aging may result in vibrations while performance, ride and handling, takes place. GM recommends that driving. When storing a vehicle for traction control, and tire tires, including the spare if at least a month, remove the tires or pressure monitoring equipped, be replaced after six raise the vehicle to reduce the years, regardless of tread wear. The weight from the tires. performance. GM's TPC Spec tire manufacturer date is the last number is molded onto the tire's four digits of the DOT Tire sidewall near the tire size. If the Identification Number (TIN) which is tires have an all-season tread molded into one side of the tire design, the TPC Spec number GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (64,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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will be followed by MS for mud and snow. See Tire Sidewall { Warning Warning (Continued) Labeling on page 10-48 for Tires could explode during vehicle included a spare tire additional information. improper service. Attempting and wheel assembly with a GM recommends replacing worn to mount or dismount a tire similar overall diameter as the tires in complete sets of four (six could cause injury or death. road tires and wheels, so it is for dual rear wheels). Uniform Only your dealer or authorized all right to drive on it. The tread depth on all tires will help tire service center should spare tire was developed for to maintain the performance of mount or dismount the tires. use on this vehicle and will not the vehicle. Braking and affect vehicle handling. handling performance may be adversely affected if all the tires { Warning are not replaced at the same { Warning time. If proper rotation and Mixing tires of different sizes, maintenance have been done, brands, or types may cause Using bias-ply tires on the all four tires (six for dual rear loss of control of the vehicle, vehicle may cause the wheel wheels) should wear out at resulting in a crash or other rim flanges to develop cracks about the same time. See Tire vehicle damage. Use the after many miles of driving. Rotation on page 10-61 for correct size, brand, and type A tire and/or wheel could fail information on proper tire of tires on all wheels. suddenly and cause a crash. rotation. However, if it is This vehicle may have a Use only radial-ply tires with necessary to replace only one different size spare than the the wheels on the vehicle. axle set of worn tires, place the road tires originally installed new tires on the rear axle (two on the vehicle. When new, the for single rear wheels, four for dual rear wheels). (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (65,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If the vehicle tires must be Different Size Tires and Warning (Continued) replaced with a tire that does not Wheels have a TPC Spec number, make specific wheel and tire systems sure they are the same size, If wheels or tires are installed that are a different size than the original developed for the vehicle, and load range, speed rating, and have them properly installed by a construction (radial) as the equipment wheels and tires, vehicle performance, including its braking, GM certified technician. original tires. ride and handling characteristics, Vehicles that have a tire stability, and resistance to rollover See Buying New Tires on pressure monitoring system may be affected. If the vehicle has page 10-63 and Accessories and could give an inaccurate electronic systems such as antilock Modifications on page 10-3. low-pressure warning if non-TPC brakes, rollover airbags, traction control, electronic stability control, Uniform Tire Quality Spec rated tires are installed. or All-Wheel Drive, the performance See Tire Pressure Monitor of these systems can also be Grading System on page 10-56. affected. Quality grades can be found The Tire and Loading where applicable on the tire Information label indicates the { Warning sidewall between tread shoulder original equipment tires on the and maximum section width. For If different sized wheels are used, vehicle. See Vehicle Load Limits example: on page 9-10 for the label there may not be an acceptable level of performance and safety if location and more information Treadwear 200 Traction AA tires not recommended for those Temperature A about the Tire and Loading wheels are selected. This Information label. increases the chance of a crash The following information relates and serious injury. Only use GM to the system developed by the United States National Highway (Continued) Traffic Safety Administration GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (66,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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(NHTSA), which grades tires by All Passenger Car Tires Must Traction treadwear, traction, and Conform to Federal Safety The traction grades, from temperature performance. This Requirements In Addition To highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, applies only to vehicles sold in These Grades. and C. Those grades represent the United States. The grades Treadwear the tire's ability to stop on wet are molded on the sidewalls of pavement as measured under The treadwear grade is a most passenger car tires. The controlled conditions on comparative rating based on the Uniform Tire Quality Grading specified government test wear rate of the tire when tested (UTQG) system does not apply surfaces of asphalt and under controlled conditions on a to deep tread, winter tires, concrete. A tire marked C may specified government test compact spare tires, tires with have poor traction performance. course. For example, a tire nominal rim diameters of Warning: The traction grade graded 150 would wear one and 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm), assigned to this tire is based on one-half (1½) times as well on or to some limited-production straight-ahead braking traction the government course as a tire tires. tests, and does not include graded 100. The relative While the tires available on acceleration, cornering, performance of tires depends General Motors passenger cars hydroplaning, or peak traction upon the actual conditions of and light trucks may vary with characteristics. their use, however, and may respect to these grades, they depart significantly from the Temperature must also conform to federal norm due to variations in driving safety requirements and The temperature grades are A habits, service practices and additional General Motors Tire (the highest), B, and C, differences in road Performance Criteria (TPC) representing the tire's resistance characteristics and climate. standards. to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested under controlled GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (67,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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conditions on a specified indoor Wheel Alignment and Tire If the wheel leaks air, replace it. laboratory test wheel. Sustained Balance Some aluminum wheels can be high temperature can cause the repaired. See your dealer if any of material of the tire to degenerate The tires and wheels were aligned these conditions exist. and reduce tire life, and and balanced at the factory to Your dealer will know the kind of excessive temperature can lead provide the longest tire life and best wheel that is needed. overall performance. Adjustments to to sudden tire failure. The grade wheel alignment and tire balancing Each new wheel should have the C corresponds to a level of are not necessary on a regular same load-carrying capacity, performance which all basis. Consider an alignment check diameter, width, offset, and be passenger car tires must meet if there is unusual tire wear or the mounted the same way as the one it under the Federal Motor Safety vehicle is significantly pulling to one replaces. Standard No. 109. Grades B and side or the other. Some slight pull to Replace wheels, wheel bolts, wheel A represent higher levels of the left or right, depending on the nuts, or Tire Pressure Monitor performance on the laboratory crown of the road and/or other road System (TPMS) sensors with new test wheel than the minimum surface variations such as troughs GM original equipment parts. required by law. Warning: The or ruts, is normal. If the vehicle is vibrating when driving on a smooth { Warning temperature grade for this tire is road, the tires and wheels may need established for a tire that is to be rebalanced. See your dealer properly inflated and not Using the wrong replacement for proper diagnosis. wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel overloaded. Excessive speed, nuts can be dangerous. It could underinflation, or excessive Wheel Replacement affect the braking and handling of loading, either separately or in Replace any wheel that is bent, the vehicle. Tires can lose air, combination, can cause heat cracked, or badly rusted or and cause loss of control, causing buildup and possible tire failure. corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming (Continued) loose, the wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts should be replaced. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (68,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-68 Vehicle Care

Used Replacement Wheels Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued)

a crash. Always use the correct { Warning crash. To help avoid damage to wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel the vehicle, drive slowly, readjust, Replacing a wheel with a used nuts for replacement. or remove the device if it is one is dangerous. How it has contacting the vehicle. Do not been used or how far it has been spin the vehicle's tires. Follow the driven may be unknown. It could manufacturer's instructions. { Caution fail suddenly and cause a crash. When replacing wheels, use a The wrong wheel can also cause new GM original equipment problems with bearing life, brake wheel. { Caution cooling, speedometer or odometer calibration, headlamp Use tire chains only where legal aim, bumper height, vehicle Tire Chains and only when necessary. Use ground clearance, and tire or tire chains that are the proper size for chain clearance to the body and { Warning the tires. Install them on the tires chassis. of the rear axle. Do not use Tire chains used on a vehicle chains on the tires of the front without the proper amount of axle. Tighten them as tightly as clearance can cause damage to possible with the ends securely the brakes, suspension, or other fastened. Drive slowly and follow vehicle parts. The area damaged the chain manufacturer's by the tire chains could cause you instructions. If the chains contact to lose control of the vehicle and the vehicle, stop and retighten you or others may be injured in a them. If the contact continues, (Continued) (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (69,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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If a Tire Goes Flat Caution (Continued) { Warning It is unusual for a tire to blow out slow down until it stops. Driving while driving, especially if the tires Driving on a flat tire will cause too fast or spinning the wheels are maintained properly. See Tires permanent damage to the tire. with chains on will damage the on page 10-46. If air goes out of a Re-inflating a tire after it has been vehicle. tire, it is much more likely to leak driven on while severely out slowly. But if there ever is a underinflated or flat may cause a blowout, here are a few tips about For Cutaway models with LT245/ blowout and a serious crash. what to expect and what to do: 75R16, LT225/75R16 or LT215/ Never attempt to re-inflate a tire 85R16 size single or dual rear tires, If a front tire fails, the flat tire that has been driven on while use Low Profile Z-Chain or SAE creates a drag that pulls the vehicle severely underinflated or flat. Class S cables. toward that side. Take your foot off Have your dealer or an authorized the accelerator pedal and grip the tire service center repair or For Cargo or Passenger models steering wheel firmly. Steer to replace the flat tire as soon as with P245/70R17, LT225/75R16 or maintain lane position, and then possible. LT245/75R16 size tires, use Low gently brake to a stop, well off the Profile Z-Chain cables. SAE Class S road, if possible. chains are not recommended. A rear blowout, particularly on a If the vehicle has dual rear tires, do { Warning curve, acts much like a skid and not use individual tire chains. Use may require the same correction as tire chains that fit across both dual Lifting a vehicle and getting under used in a skid. Stop pressing the tires. it to do maintenance or repairs is accelerator pedal and steer to dangerous without the straighten the vehicle. It may be appropriate safety equipment and very bumpy and noisy. Gently brake training. If a jack is provided with to a stop, well off the road, the vehicle, it is designed only for if possible. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (70,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-70 Vehicle Care

Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued)

changing a flat tire. If it is used for 1. Set the parking brake firmly. anything else, you or others could 2. Put an automatic be badly injured or killed if the transmission in P (Park) or a vehicle slips off the jack. If a jack manual transmission in is provided with the vehicle, only 1 (First) or R (Reverse). use it for changing a flat tire. 3. Turn off the engine and do 1. Wheel Block not restart while the vehicle If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire is raised. 2. Flat Tire and wheel damage by driving slowly 4. Do not allow passengers to The following information explains to a level place, well off the road, remain in the vehicle. how to repair or change a tire. if possible. Turn on the hazard warning flashers. See Hazard 5. Place wheel blocks on both Warning Flashers on page 6-4. sides of the tire at the Tire Changing opposite corner of the tire Removing the Spare Tire and { Warning being changed. Tools Changing a tire can be Equipment needed for a cargo van When the vehicle has a flat tire (2), or a passenger van is in the dangerous. The vehicle can slip use the following example as a off the jack and roll over or fall passenger side rear corner of the guide to assist in the placement of vehicle. causing injury or death. Find a the wheel blocks (1). level place to change the tire. To help prevent the vehicle from moving: (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (71,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Remove the retaining wing bolt and Remove the retaining wing bolt and The tools you will be using include: lift it off of the mounting bracket. lift it out of the mounting bracket to 1. Jack access the equipment. Equipment needed for a 2. Hoist Handle 15-passenger seating arrangement is secured on the rear floor on the 3. Extension(s) passenger side of the vehicle. 4. Wheel Wrench 5. Jack Handle The spare tire is mounted in the rear underbody of the vehicle. Use the hoist handle, extension(s), and the wheel wrench to remove the underbody-mounted spare tire. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (72,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-72 Vehicle Care

To lower the spare tire from the vehicle:

1. Assemble the wheel wrench (7) to the hoist handle and the extension(s) (6). 4. When the tire has been lowered, Insert the extension end through pull it closer to reach the tire the hole in the rear bumper. retainer and pull it up through 2. Be sure the extension end the wheel opening. connects to the hoist shaft. The For a vehicle that was chiseled end of the extension is completed from a cab and 1. Spare Tire used to lower the spare tire. chassis, refer to the information 2. Tire/Wheel Retainer 3. Turn the wheel wrench from the body supplier/installer. counterclockwise to lower the 3. Hoist Cable The spare tire is a full-size tire, spare tire to the ground. like the other tires on the 4. Hoist Assembly Continue to turn the wheel vehicle. 5. Hoist Shaft wrench until the spare tire can be pulled out from under the 5. Put the spare tire near the 6. Hoist Handle and Extension(s) vehicle. flat tire. 7. Wheel Wrench GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (73,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Removing the Flat Tire and 3. Extension(s) Installing the Spare Tire 4. Wheel Wrench If the vehicle has plastic wheel nut 5. Jack Handle caps, loosen them by turning the wheel wrench counterclockwise. 1. Do a safety check before The wheel nut caps are designed to proceeding. See If a Tire Goes remain with the center cap. Remove Flat on page 10-69. the center cap. 2. Loosen all the wheel nuts with If the wheel has a smooth center the wheel wrench. Do not piece, place the chisel end of the remove them yet. wheel wrench in the slot on the 3. Assemble the jack and tools: wheel and gently pry it out. Front Flat: Assemble the Front Position jack (1) together with the jack handle (5), one or two extension(s) (3), and the wheel wrench (4). Rear Flat: Assemble the jack (1) together with the jack handle (5), two extensions (3), and the wheel wrench (4).

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4. Position the jack under the vehicle, as shown. { Warning The front position jacking point is Raising the vehicle with the jack on the frame. The rear position improperly positioned can jacking point is on the rear axle. damage the vehicle and even If the exhaust system interferes make the vehicle fall. To help with the jack location in the rear avoid personal injury and vehicle axle, such as in Diesel vehicles, damage, be sure to fit the jack lift place the jack (1) on the rear head into the proper location axle between the axle housing before raising the vehicle. and the shock absorber bracket in order to avoid any Rear Position interference with the exhaust 5. Turn the wheel wrench pipe (2). clockwise to raise the vehicle. Raise the vehicle far enough off the ground so there is enough { Warning room for the spare tire to fit. Getting under a vehicle when it is jacked up is dangerous. If the vehicle slips off the jack you could be badly injured or killed. Never get under a vehicle when it is supported only by a jack.

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Warning (Continued) { Warning

wheel attaches to the vehicle. In Never use oil or grease on bolts an emergency, a cloth or a paper or nuts because the nuts might towel can be used; however, use come loose. The vehicle's wheel a scraper or wire brush later to could fall off, causing a crash. remove all rust or dirt.

6. Remove all the wheel nuts. 7. Take the flat tire off of the mounting surface.

{ Warning

Rust or dirt on a wheel, or on the parts to which it is fastened, can make wheel nuts become loose 9. Put the wheel nuts back on with after time. The wheel could come 8. Remove any rust or dirt from the the rounded end of the nuts off and cause an accident. When wheel bolts, mounting surfaces, toward the wheel. Tighten each changing a wheel, remove any and spare wheel. wheel nut by hand until the rust or dirt from places where the wheel is held against the hub. (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (76,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-76 Vehicle Care

10. Turn the jack handle counterclockwise to lower the Warning (Continued) Warning (Continued) vehicle. Lower the jack completely. damaged. To be sure, replace all come off. The wheel nuts should studs on the wheel. If the stud be tightened with a torque wrench holes in a wheel have become to the proper torque specification { Warning larger, the wheel could collapse in after replacing. Follow the torque Wheel nuts that are not tight can operation. Replace any wheel if specification supplied by the work loose. If all the nuts on a its stud holes have become larger aftermarket manufacturer when wheel come off, the wheel can or distorted in any way. Inspect using accessory locking wheel come off the vehicle, causing a hubs and hub‐piloted wheels for nuts. See Capacities and crash. All wheel nuts must be damage. Because of loose Specifications on page 12-2 for properly tightened. Follow the running wheels, piloting pad original equipment wheel nut rules in this section to be sure damage may occur and require torque specifications. they are. replacement of the entire hub, for proper centering of the wheels. When replacing studs, hubs, wheel nuts or wheels, be sure to { Caution { Warning use GM original equipment parts. Improperly tightened wheel nuts If wheel studs are damaged, they can lead to brake pulsation and can break. If all the studs on a rotor damage. To avoid expensive wheel broke, the wheel could { Warning brake repairs, evenly tighten the come off and cause a crash. wheel nuts in the proper If any stud is damaged because Wheel nuts that are improperly or sequence and to the proper of a loose-running wheel, it could incorrectly tightened can cause torque specification. See be that all of the studs are the wheels to become loose or Capacities and Specifications for the wheel nut torque specification. (Continued) (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (77,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-77

Storing a Flat or Spare Tire 2. Pull the retaining bar through the and Tools center of the wheel, making sure it is properly attached. { Warning 3. Pull the wheel toward the rear of the vehicle, keeping the cable Storing a jack, a tire, or other tight. equipment in the passenger 4. Put the chisel end of the hoist compartment of the vehicle could extension on an angle through cause injury. In a sudden stop or 11. Use the wheel wrench to the hole in the rear door frame, collision, loose equipment could above the bumper. tighten the nuts firmly. Turn the strike someone. Store all these in wheel wrench clockwise and in the proper place. 5. Raise the tire fully against the a crisscross sequence, as underside of the vehicle. shown. Continue turning the wheel 1. Put the tire on the ground at the 12. Put the wheel cover or the wrench until the tire is secure rear of the vehicle with the valve center cap and plastic wheel and the cable is tight. The spare stem pointed down. nut caps back on. Remove any tire hoist cannot be wheel blocks. overtightened. Have a technician check the wheel nut tightness of all wheels with a torque wrench after the first 160 km (100 mi) and then 1 600 km (1,000 mi) after that. Repeat this service whenever a tire is removed or serviced. See Capacities and Specifications on page 12-2 for more information. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (78,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-78 Vehicle Care

Full-Size Spare Tire Have the damaged or flat road tire repaired or replaced back onto the If this vehicle came with a full-size vehicle, as soon as possible, so the spare tire, it was fully inflated when spare tire will be available in case it new, however, it can lose air over is needed again. time. Check the inflation pressure regularly. See Tire Pressure on Do not mix tires and wheels of page 10-55 and Vehicle Load Limits different sizes, because they will not on page 9-10. For instructions on fit. Keep the spare tire and its wheel how to remove, install, or store a together. spare tire, see Tire Changing on page 10-70.

6. Make sure the tire is stored After installing the spare tire on the securely. Push, pull (1), and then vehicle, stop as soon as possible try to turn (2) the tire. If the tire and check that the spare is correctly moves, use the wheel wrench to inflated. The spare tire is made to tighten the cable. perform well at speeds up to 112 km/h (70 mph) at the Two clicks mean the tire is up all recommended inflation pressure, so the way. you can finish your trip. 7. Return the jacking equipment to the proper location. Secure the items and replace the jack cover. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (79,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-79

Jump Starting 2. Get the vehicles close enough { Caution so the jumper cables can reach, For more information about the but be sure the vehicles are not vehicle battery, see Battery on Ignoring these steps could result touching each other. If they are, page 10-28. in costly damage to the vehicle it could cause a ground that would not be covered by the If the vehicle battery has run down, connection you do not want. You vehicle warranty. Trying to start would not be able to start your you may want to use another the vehicle by pushing or pulling it vehicle and some jumper cables to vehicle, and the bad grounding will not work, and it could damage start your vehicle. Be sure to use could damage the electrical the vehicle. the following steps to do it safely. systems. To avoid the possibility of the { Warning 1. Check the other vehicle. It must vehicles rolling, set the parking have a 12-volt battery with a brake firmly on both vehicles Batteries can hurt you. They can negative ground system. involved in the jump start be dangerous because: procedure. Put an automatic transmission in P (Park) or a . They contain acid that can { Caution manual transmission in Neutral burn you. If the other vehicle does not have before setting the parking brake. . They contain gas that can a 12-volt system with a negative explode or ignite. ground, both vehicles can be { Caution . They contain enough damaged. Only use a vehicle that electricity to burn you. has a 12-volt system with a If any accessories are left on or negative ground for jump starting. plugged in during the jump If you do not follow these steps starting procedure, they could be exactly, some or all of these damaged. The repairs would not things can hurt you. be covered by the vehicle (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (80,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-80 Vehicle Care

Caution (Continued) { Warning Warning (Continued)

warranty. Whenever possible, turn Using an open flame near a off or unplug all accessories on battery can cause battery gas to Battery fluid contains acid that either vehicle when jump starting. explode. People have been hurt can burn you. Do not get it on doing this, and some have been you. If you accidentally get it in your eyes or on your skin, flush 3. Turn off the ignition on both blinded. Use a flashlight if you need more light. the place with water and get vehicles. Unplug unnecessary medical help immediately. accessories plugged into the Be sure the battery has enough cigarette lighter or the accessory water. You do not need to add power outlet. Turn off the radio water to the battery installed in and all lamps that are not your new vehicle. But if a battery { Warning needed. This will avoid sparks has filler caps, be sure the right and help save both batteries. amount of fluid is there. If it is low, Fans or other moving engine And it could save the radio! add water to take care of that parts can injure you badly. Keep 4. Open the hoods and locate the first. If you do not, explosive gas your hands away from moving positive (+) and negative (−) could be present. parts once the engine is running. terminal locations of the other (Continued) vehicle. On your van, use the unpainted radio antenna bracket as a remote negative (−) terminal. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (81,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-81

5. Check that the jumper cables do 7. Now connect the black not have loose or missing negative (−) cable to the insulation. If they do, you could negative (−) terminal of the good get a shock. The vehicles could battery. Use a remote be damaged too. negative (−) terminal if the Before you connect the cables, vehicle has one. here are some basic things you Do not let the other end touch should know. Positive (+) will go anything until the next step. The to positive (+) or to a remote other end of the negative (−) positive (+) terminal if the vehicle cable does not go to the dead has one. Negative (−) will go to battery. It goes to a heavy, an unpainted metal part or to a unpainted metal engine part or remote negative (−) terminal if 6. Connect the red positive (+) to a remote negative (−) terminal the vehicle has one. On your cable to the positive (+) terminal on the vehicle with the dead van, use the unpainted radio of the dead battery. Use a battery. On your van, use the antenna bracket as a remote remote positive (+) terminal if the unpainted radio antenna bracket negative (−) terminal. vehicle has one. Do not let the as a remote negative (−) Do not connect positive (+) to other end touch metal. Connect terminal. negative (−) or you will get a it to the positive (+) terminal of short that would damage the the good battery. Use a remote battery and maybe other parts positive (+) terminal if the vehicle too. And do not connect the has one. negative (−) cable to the negative (−) terminal on the dead battery because this can cause sparks. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (82,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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{ Caution { Caution

The vehicle uses the unpainted If the jumper cables are radio antenna bracket as a connected or removed in the remote negative (-) terminal. wrong order, electrical shorting Move the antenna coaxial cable may occur and damage the out of the way before clamping vehicle. The repairs would not be the negative jumper cable to the covered by the vehicle warranty. fixed antenna bracket. Avoid Always connect and remove the touching the negative cable clamp jumper cables in the correct order, to the air conditioning line. Failure making sure that the cables do to do either of these could not touch each other or other 8. Connect the other end of the damage the vehicle. The repairs metal. negative (−) cable to the negative (−) terminal location on would not be covered by the the vehicle with the dead battery. vehicle warranty. Jumper Cable Removal On your van, use the unpainted Reverse the sequence exactly when radio antenna bracket as a 9. Now start the vehicle with the removing the jumper cables. remote negative (−) terminal. good battery and run the engine for a while. 10. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery. If it will not start after a few tries, it probably needs service. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (83,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-83

Towing the Vehicle Consult your dealer or a Here are some important things to professional towing service if the consider before recreational vehicle disabled vehicle must be towed. towing: { Caution To tow the vehicle behind another . What is the towing capacity of Incorrectly towing a disabled vehicle for recreational purposes, the towing vehicle? Be sure to vehicle may cause damage. The such as behind a motor home, see read the tow vehicle damage would not be covered by “Recreational Vehicle Towing” manufacturer's the vehicle warranty. Do not lash following. recommendations. or hook to the chassis . What is the distance that will be components — including the front Recreational Vehicle traveled? Some vehicles have and rear subframes, suspension Towing restrictions on how far and how long they can tow. control arms, and links — during Recreational vehicle towing means towing and recovery of a disabled towing the vehicle behind another . Is the proper towing equipment vehicle, or when securing the vehicle, such as behind a motor going to be used? See your vehicle. Use the proper nylon home. The two most common types dealer or trailering professional strap harnesses around the tires of recreational vehicle towing are for additional advice and to secure the vehicle. known as dinghy towing and dolly equipment recommendations. towing. Dinghy towing is towing the . Is the vehicle ready to be Have the vehicle towed on a flatbed vehicle with all four wheels on the towed? Just as preparing the car carrier or a wheel lift tow truck. ground. Dolly towing is towing the vehicle for a long trip, make sure If a wheel lift tow truck is used, the vehicle with two wheels on the the vehicle is prepared to be drive wheels cannot contact the ground and two wheels up on a towed. road while the vehicle is being device known as a dolly. towed. A wheel dolly must be used to lift all drive wheels off the ground. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (84,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-84 Vehicle Care

Dinghy Towing Two-wheel-drive vehicles should not Dolly Towing be towed with all four wheels on the ground. Two-wheel-drive Rear Towing (Rear Wheels Off the transmissions have no provisions Ground) – Two-Wheel-Drive for internal lubrication while being Vehicles towed. All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles The vehicle was not designed to be towed with all four wheels on the ground. To properly tow these vehicles, they should be placed on a platform trailer with all four wheels off the ground. Two-Wheel-Drive Vehicles { Caution

{ Caution Towing an all-wheel-drive vehicle with all four wheels on the Use the following procedure to tow If the vehicle is towed with all four ground, or even with only two of the vehicle from the rear: wheels on the ground, the its wheels on the ground, will drivetrain components could be 1. Attach the dolly to the tow damage drivetrain components. damaged. The repairs would not vehicle following the dolly Do not tow an all-wheel-drive manufacturer's instructions. be covered by the vehicle vehicle with any of its wheels on warranty. Do not tow the vehicle 2. Drive the rear wheels onto the the ground. with all four wheels on the dolly. ground. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (85,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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3. Firmly set the parking brake. Rear Towing (Rear Wheels Off the See Parking Brake on Ground) – All-Wheel-Drive { Caution page 9-31. Vehicles Towing an all-wheel-drive vehicle 4. Put the transmission in P (Park). with all four wheels on the 5. Secure the vehicle to the dolly ground, or even with only two of following the manufacturer's its wheels on the ground, will instructions. damage drivetrain components. 6. Use an adequate clamping Do not tow an all-wheel-drive device designed for towing to vehicle with any of its wheels on ensure that the front wheels are the ground. locked into the straight position. 7. Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF. If the tow vehicle will not be started or driven for six weeks or more, remove the battery cable The vehicle was not designed to be from the negative terminal (post) towed with two wheels on the of the battery to prevent the ground. To properly tow these battery from draining while vehicles, they should be placed on towing. a platform trailer with all four wheels off the ground. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (86,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-86 Vehicle Care

Appearance Care washed. This could cause damage Caution (Continued) that would not be covered by the vehicle warranty. Exterior Care products can be obtained from your dealer. Follow all If using an automatic car wash, Locks manufacturer directions regarding follow the car wash instructions. The Locks are lubricated at the factory. correct product usage, necessary windshield wiper and rear window Use a de-icing agent only when safety precautions, and wiper, if equipped, must be off. absolutely necessary, and have the appropriate disposal of any Remove any accessories that may be damaged or interfere with the car locks greased after using. See vehicle care product. Recommended Fluids and wash equipment. Lubricants on page 11-11. Rinse the vehicle well, before washing and after, to remove all Washing the Vehicle { Caution cleaning agents completely. If they To preserve the vehicle's finish, are allowed to dry on the surface, wash it often and out of direct Avoid using high-pressure they could stain. sunlight. washes closer than 30 cm (12 in) to the surface of the vehicle. Use Dry the finish with a soft, clean of power washers exceeding chamois or an all-cotton towel to { Caution 8,274 kPa (1,200 psi) can result avoid surface scratches and water spotting. Do not use petroleum-based, in damage or removal of paint acidic, or abrasive cleaning and decals. Finish Care agents as they can damage the Application of aftermarket clearcoat vehicle's paint, metal, or plastic The e symbol is on any sealant/wax materials is not parts. If damage occurs, it would underhood compartment electrical recommended. If painted surfaces not be covered by the vehicle center that should not be power are damaged, see your dealer to warranty. Approved cleaning have the damage assessed and (Continued) repaired. Foreign materials such as GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (87,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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calcium chloride and other salts, ice The bright metal moldings on the melting agents, road oil and tar, tree Caution (Continued) vehicle are aluminum. To prevent sap, bird droppings, chemicals from damage always follow these industrial chimneys, etc., can may damage it. Use only cleaning instructions: damage the vehicle's finish if they non-abrasive waxes and polishes . Be sure the molding is cool to remain on painted surfaces. Wash that are made for a basecoat/ clearcoat paint finish on the the touch before applying any the vehicle as soon as possible. cleaning solution. If necessary, use non-abrasive vehicle. cleaners that are marked safe for . Use a cleaning solution approved for aluminum. Some painted surfaces to remove foreign To keep the paint finish looking new, matter. keep the vehicle garaged or cleaners are highly acidic or covered whenever possible. contain alkaline substances and Occasional hand waxing or mild can damage the moldings. polishing should be done to remove Protecting Exterior Bright Metal . Always dilute a concentrated residue from the paint finish. See Moldings your dealer for approved cleaning cleaner according to the products. manufacturer’s instructions. { Caution Do not apply waxes or polishes to . Do not use chrome cleaners. uncoated plastic, vinyl, rubber, Failure to clean and protect the . Do not use cleaners that are not decals, simulated wood, or flat paint bright metal moldings can result intended for automotive use. as damage can occur. in a hazy white finish or pitting. . Use a nonabrasive wax on the This damage would not be vehicle after washing to protect { Caution covered by the vehicle warranty. and extend the molding finish. Machine compounding or aggressive polishing on a basecoat/clearcoat paint finish (Continued) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (88,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-88 Vehicle Care

Cleaning Exterior Lamps/ . Solvents, alcohols, fuels, Air Intakes or other harsh cleaners. Lenses, Emblems, Decals and Clear debris from the air intakes, Stripes . Ice scrapers or other hard items. between the hood and windshield Use only lukewarm or cold water, a . Aftermarket appearance caps or when washing the vehicle. covers while the lamps are soft cloth, and a car washing soap Windshield and Wiper Blades to clean exterior lamps, lenses, illuminated, due to excessive emblems, decals and stripes. Follow heat generated. Clean the outside of the windshield instructions under "Washing the with glass cleaner. Vehicle" previously in this section. { Caution Clean rubber blades using a lint-free Lamp covers are made of plastic, cloth or paper towel soaked with and some have a UV protective Failure to clean lamps properly windshield washer fluid or a mild coating. can cause damage to the lamp detergent. Wash the windshield cover that would not be covered thoroughly when cleaning the Use only lukewarm water, a soft by the vehicle warranty. blades. Bugs, road grime, sap, and cloth, and mild car washing soap to a buildup of vehicle wash/wax clean exterior lamps and lenses. Do treatments may cause wiper not clean or wipe them while they streaking. are dry. { Caution Replace the wiper blades if they are Do not use any of the following on Using wax on low gloss black worn or damaged. Damage can be lamp covers: finish stripes can increase the caused by extreme dusty . Abrasive or caustic agents. gloss level and create a conditions, sand, salt, heat, sun, . Washer fluids and other cleaning non-uniform finish. Clean low snow, and ice. agents in higher concentrations gloss stripes with soap and Weatherstrips than suggested by the water only. manufacturer. Apply Dielectric silicone grease on weatherstrips to make them last longer, seal better, and not stick or GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (89,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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squeak. Lubricate weatherstrips at Wheels and Trim — Aluminum least once a year. Hot, dry climates or Chrome { Caution may require more frequent application. Black marks from Use a soft, clean cloth with mild To avoid surface damage, do not rubber material on painted surfaces soap and water to clean the wheels. use strong soaps, chemicals, can be removed by rubbing with a After rinsing thoroughly with clean abrasive polishes, cleaners, clean cloth. See Recommended water, dry with a soft, clean towel. brushes, or cleaners that contain Fluids and Lubricants on A wax may then be applied. acid on aluminum or page 11-11. chrome-plated wheels. Use only { Caution approved cleaners. Also, never Tires drive a vehicle with aluminum or Use a stiff brush with tire cleaner to Chrome wheels and other chrome chrome-plated wheels through an clean the tires. trim may be damaged if the automatic car wash that uses vehicle is not washed after driving silicone carbide tire cleaning { Caution on roads that have been sprayed brushes. Damage could occur with magnesium, calcium, and the repairs would not be Using petroleum-based tire or sodium chloride. These covered by the vehicle warranty. dressing products on the vehicle chlorides are used on roads for may damage the paint finish and/ conditions such as ice and dust. Steering, Suspension, and or tires. When applying a tire Always wash the chrome with dressing, always wipe off any soap and water after exposure. Chassis Components overspray from all painted Visually inspect steering, surfaces on the vehicle. suspension, and chassis components for damaged, loose, or missing parts or signs of wear at least once a year. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (90,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-90 Vehicle Care

Inspect power steering for proper Sheet Metal Damage hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, { Caution If the vehicle is damaged and chafing, etc. Lubrication of applicable Steering/ requires sheet metal repair or Visually check constant velocity joint Suspension points should not be replacement, make sure the body boots and axle seals for leaks. done unless temperature is -12°C repair shop applies anti-corrosion 1500 Series vehicles, at least every (10°F) or higher, or damage could material to parts repaired or other oil change lubricate the outer result. replaced to restore corrosion tie rod ends. protection. 2500/3500 Series vehicles, at least Body Component Lubrication Original manufacturer replacement every other engine oil change parts will provide the corrosion Lubricate all key lock cylinders, lubricate the upper and lower protection while maintaining the hood hinges, liftgate hinges, and the control arm ball joints. vehicle warranty. fuel door hinge unless the Control arm ball joints on 1500 components are plastic. Applying Finish Damage series vehicles are silicone grease on weatherstrips Quickly repair minor chips and maintenance-free. with a clean cloth will make them scratches with touch-up materials 2500/3500 Series vehicles equipped last longer, seal better, and not stick available from your dealer to avoid with steering linkage, at least every or squeak. corrosion. Larger areas of finish other engine oil change lubricate the Underbody Maintenance damage can be corrected in your tie rod ball joints, idler arm pivot dealer's body and paint shop. shaft bearings, idler arm socket, and At least twice a year, Spring and pitman arm socket. Fall, use plain water to flush dirt and Chemical Paint Spotting debris from the vehicle's underbody. Airborne pollutants can fall upon Your dealer or an underbody car and attack painted vehicle surfaces washing system can do this. If not causing blotchy, ring-shaped removed, rust and corrosion can discolorations, and small, irregular develop. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (91,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Vehicle Care 10-91

dark spots etched into the paint on any switches or controls. . Do not use laundry detergents or surface. See “Finish Care” Cleaners should be removed dishwashing soaps with previously in this section. quickly. Never allow cleaners to degreasers. For liquid cleaners, remain on the surface being use approximately 20 drops per Interior Care cleaned for extended periods 3.8 L (1 gal) of water. of time. A concentrated soap solution will To prevent dirt particle abrasions, leave a residue that creates regularly clean the vehicle's interior. Cleaners may contain solvents that streaks and attracts dirt. Do not Immediately remove any soils. Note can become concentrated in the use solutions that contain strong that newspapers or dark garments interior. Before using cleaners, read or caustic soap. that can transfer color to home and adhere to all safety instructions . Do not heavily saturate the furnishings can also permanently on the label. While cleaning the upholstery when cleaning. transfer color to the vehicle's interior, maintain adequate interior. ventilation by opening the doors and . Do not use solvents or cleaners windows. Use a soft bristle brush to remove containing solvents. dust from knobs and crevices on the To prevent damage, do not clean Interior Glass instrument cluster. Using a mild the interior using the following soap solution, immediately remove cleaners or techniques: To clean, use a terry cloth fabric dampened with water. Wipe droplets hand lotions, sunscreen, and insect . Never use a razor or any other left behind with a clean dry cloth. repellent from all interior surfaces or sharp object to remove a soil permanent damage may result. Commercial glass cleaners may be from any interior surface. used, if necessary, after cleaning Your dealer may have products for . Never use a brush with stiff the interior glass with plain water. cleaning the interior. Use cleaners bristles. specifically designed for the surfaces being cleaned to prevent . Never rub any surface permanent damage. Apply all aggressively or with excessive cleaners directly to the cleaning pressure. cloth. Do not spray cleaners directly GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (92,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-92 Vehicle Care

Fabric/Carpet/Suede 3. Start on the outside edge of the { Caution soil and gently rub toward the Start by vacuuming the surface center. Rotate the cleaning cloth using a soft brush attachment. If a To prevent scratching, never use to a clean area frequently to rotating brush attachment is being abrasive cleaners on automotive prevent forcing the soil in to the used during vacuuming, only use it glass. Abrasive cleaners or fabric. aggressive cleaning may damage on the floor carpet. Before cleaning, the rear window defogger. gently remove as much of the soil 4. Continue gently rubbing the as possible using one of the soiled area until there is no following techniques: longer any color transfer from Cleaning the windshield with water the soil to the cleaning cloth. during the first three to six months . Gently blot liquids with a paper of ownership will reduce tendency towel. Continue blotting until no 5. If the soil is not completely to fog. more soil can be removed. removed, use a mild soap solution followed only by plain . For solid soils, remove as much water. Speaker Covers as possible prior to vacuuming. If the soil is not completely Vacuum around a speaker cover To clean: gently, so that the speaker will not removed, it may be necessary to be damaged. Clean spots with just 1. Saturate a clean lint-free use a commercial upholstery water and mild soap. colorfast cloth with water. cleaner or spot lifter. Test a small Microfiber cloth is recommended hidden area for colorfastness before Coated Moldings to prevent lint transfer to the using a commercial upholstery Coated moldings should be cleaned. fabric or carpet. cleaner or spot lifter. If ring 2. Remove excess moisture by formation occurs, clean the entire . When lightly soiled, wipe with a fabric or carpet. sponge or soft lint-free cloth gently wringing until water does dampened with water. not drip from the cleaning cloth. Following the cleaning process, a paper towel can be used to blot . When heavily soiled, use warm excess moisture. soapy water. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (93,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces Instrument Panel, Leather, and Vehicle Information and Vinyl, Other Plastic Surfaces, Caution (Continued) Radio Displays Low Gloss Paint Surfaces and these solvents can permanently For vehicles with high gloss Natural Open Pore Wood change the appearance and feel surfaces or vehicle displays, use a Surfaces of leather or soft trim and are not microfiber cloth to wipe surfaces. Use a soft microfiber cloth recommended. Before wiping the surface with the dampened with water to remove microfiber cloth, use a soft bristle dust and loose dirt. For a more Do not use cleaners that increase brush to remove dirt that could thorough cleaning, use a soft gloss, especially on the instrument scratch the surface. Then use the microfiber cloth dampened with a panel. Reflected glare can decrease microfiber cloth by gently rubbing to mild soap solution. visibility through the windshield clean. Never use window cleaners under certain conditions. or solvents. Periodically hand wash { Caution the microfiber cloth separately, { Caution using mild soap. Do not use bleach Soaking or saturating leather, or fabric softener. Rinse thoroughly especially perforated leather, as and air dry before next use. Use of air fresheners may cause well as other interior surfaces, permanent damage to plastics may cause permanent damage. and painted surfaces. If an air { Caution Wipe excess moisture from these freshener comes in contact with surfaces after cleaning and allow Do not attach a device with a any plastic or painted surface in them to dry naturally. Never use suction cup to the display. This the vehicle, blot immediately and heat, steam, spot lifters, or spot may cause damage and would clean with a soft cloth dampened removers. Do not use cleaners not be covered by the warranty. with a mild soap solution. that contain silicone or wax-based Damage caused by air fresheners products. Cleaners containing would not be covered by the (Continued) vehicle warranty. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (94,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

10-94 Vehicle Care

Care of Safety Belts Floor Mats Use the following guidelines for proper floor mat usage. Keep belts clean and dry. { Warning . The original equipment floor { Warning mats were designed for the If a floor mat is the wrong size or vehicle. If the floor mats need Do not bleach or dye safety belts. is not properly installed, it can replacing, it is recommended It may severely weaken them. In interfere with the pedals. that GM certified floor mats be a crash, they might not be able to Interference with the pedals can purchased. Non-GM floor mats provide adequate protection. cause unintended acceleration may not fit properly and may Clean safety belts only with mild and/or increased stopping interfere with the pedals. Always soap and lukewarm water. distance which can cause a crash check that the floor mats do not and injury. Make sure the floor interfere with the pedals. mat does not interfere with the . Use the floor mat with the pedals. correct side up. Do not turn it over. . Do not place anything on top of the driver side floor mat. . Use only a single floor mat on the driver side. . Do not place one floor mat on top of another. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Service and Maintenance 11-1

General Information transportation, and online Service and scheduling to assist with service Maintenance This maintenance section applies to needs. vehicles with a gasoline engine. For Your dealer recognizes the diesel engine vehicles, see the importance of providing maintenance schedule section in General Information competitively priced maintenance the Duramax diesel supplement. General Information ...... 11-1 and repair services. With trained Your vehicle is an important Maintenance Schedule technicians, the dealer is the place investment. This section describes for routine maintenance such as oil Maintenance Schedule ...... 11-3 the required maintenance for the changes and tire rotations and Special Application Services vehicle. Follow this schedule to help additional maintenance items like Special Application protect against major repair tires, brakes, batteries, and wiper Services ...... 11-8 expenses resulting from neglect or blades. inadequate maintenance. It may Additional Maintenance also help to maintain the value of { Caution and Care the vehicle if it is sold. It is the Additional Maintenance responsibility of the owner to have Damage caused by improper and Care ...... 11-8 all required maintenance performed. maintenance can lead to costly Recommended Fluids Your dealer has trained technicians repairs and may not be covered Recommended Fluids and who can perform required by the vehicle warranty. Lubricants ...... 11-11 maintenance using genuine Maintenance intervals, checks, Maintenance Replacement replacement parts. They have inspections, recommended fluids, Parts ...... 11-13 up-to-date tools and equipment for and lubricants are important to fast and accurate diagnostics. Many keep the vehicle in good working Maintenance Records dealers have extended evening and condition. Maintenance Records ...... 11-14 Saturday hours, courtesy GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

11-2 Service and Maintenance

The Tire Rotation and Required . Are driven on reasonable road Services are the responsibility of the surfaces within legal driving { Warning vehicle owner. It is recommended to limits. Performing maintenance work can have your dealer perform these . Use the recommended fuel. See be dangerous and can cause services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi. Fuel on page 9-41. Proper vehicle maintenance helps to serious injury. Perform keep the vehicle in good working Severe Service maintenance work only if the condition, improves fuel economy, In addition to the normal service required information, proper tools, and reduces vehicle emissions. schedule, some vehicles require and equipment are available. If they are not, see your dealer to Because of the way people use service more often. Severe service have a trained technician do the vehicles, maintenance needs vary. is for vehicles that are: work. See Doing Your Own There may need to be more . Mainly driven in heavy city traffic Service Work on page 10-3. frequent checks and services. in hot weather. Normal Service . Mainly driven in hilly or All maintenance services, including mountainous terrain. those listed under Additional . Frequently towing a trailer. Required Services, are for . Used for high-speed or vehicles that: competitive driving. . Carry passengers and cargo . Used for taxi, police, or delivery within recommended limits on service. the Tire and Loading Information label. See Vehicle Load Limits on page 9-10. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Service and Maintenance 11-3

Maintenance for more than a year. The engine oil . Check engine coolant level. See and filter must be changed at least Engine Coolant on page 10-18. Schedule once a year and the oil life system . Check windshield washer fluid must be reset. Your trained dealer Owner Checks and Services level. See Washer Fluid on technician can perform this work. page 10-25. If the engine oil life system is reset At Each Fuel Stop . accidentally, service the vehicle Visually inspect windshield wiper . Check the engine oil level. See within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the blades for wear, cracking, Engine Oil on page 10-7. last service. Reset the oil life or contamination. See Exterior Care on page 10-86. Replace Once a Month system when the oil is changed. See Engine Oil Life System on worn or damaged wiper blades. . Check the tire inflation page 10-10. See Wiper Blade Replacement pressures. See Tire Pressure on on page 10-33. page 10-55. Tire Rotation and Required . Check tire inflation pressures. . Inspect the tires for wear. See Services Every 12 000 km/ See Tire Pressure on Tire Inspection on page 10-60. 7,500 mi page 10-55. . Check the windshield washer Rotate the tires, if recommended for . Inspect tire wear. See Tire fluid level. See Washer Fluid on the vehicle, and perform the Inspection on page 10-60. following services. See Tire page 10-25. . Rotation on page 10-61. Visually check for fluid leaks. Engine Oil Change . . Check engine oil level and oil Inspect engine air cleaner filter. When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL life percentage. If needed, See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter on SOON message displays, have the change engine oil and filter, and page 10-16. engine oil and filter changed within reset oil life system. See Engine . Inspect brake system. the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven Oil on page 10-7 and Engine Oil . Visually inspect steering, under the best conditions, the Life System on page 10-10. suspension, and chassis engine oil life system might not components for damaged, loose, indicate the need for vehicle service GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

11-4 Service and Maintenance

or missing parts or signs of . Check automatic transmission . Visually inspect gas strut for wear. See Exterior Care on shift lock control function. See signs of wear, cracks, or other page 10-86. Automatic Transmission Shift damage. Check the hold open Lock Control Function Check on ability of the strut. See your . Check restraint system page 10-32. dealer if service is required. components. See Safety System Check on page 3-15. . Check ignition transmission lock. . Lubricate the steering linkage See Ignition Transmission Lock (greasable joints) on 2500/3500 . Visually inspect fuel system for Check on page 10-32. series vehicles. See Normal and damage or leaks. Severe Maintenance Schedules. . Check parking brake and . Visually inspect exhaust system automatic transmission park and nearby heat shields for mechanism. See Park Brake and loose or damaged parts. P (Park) Mechanism Check on . Lubricate body components. See page 10-32. Exterior Care on page 10-86. . Check accelerator pedal for . Check starter switch. See Starter damage, high effort, or binding. Switch Check on page 10-31. Replace if needed. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Maintenance Schedule

Additional Required 12 000 km/7,500 mi 24 000 km/15,000 mi 36 000 km/22,500 mi 48 000 km/30,000 mi 60 000 km/37,500 mi 72 000 km/45,000 mi 84 000 km/52,500 mi 96 000 km/60,000 mi 108 000 km/67,500 mi 120 000 km/75,000 mi 132 000 km/82,500 mi 144 000 km/90,000 mi 156 000 km/97,500 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi Services - Normal 168 000 km/105,000 mi 192 000 km/120,000 mi 204 000 km/127,500 mi 216 000 km/135,000 mi 228 000 km/142,500 mi 240 000 km/150,000 mi

Rotate tires and perform Required Services. Check engine oil level and oil life percentage. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Change engine oil and filter, if needed. Lubricate the steering linkage (7). Inspect evaporative control system. (1) @ @ @ Replace engine air cleaner filter. (2) @ @ @ Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires. @ Change automatic transmission fluid. Change @ filter if serviceable. Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with @ AWD. (3) Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4) @ Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5) @ Replace brake fluid. (6) @ GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

11-6 Service and Maintenance

Footnotes — Maintenance (4) Or every five years, whichever Schedule Additional Required comes first. See Cooling System on Services - Normal page 10-17. (1) Check all fuel and vapor lines (5) Or every 10 years, whichever and hoses for proper hook-up, comes first. Inspect for fraying, routing, and condition. excessive cracking, or damage; (2) Or every four years, whichever replace, if needed. comes first. (6) Or every 10 years, whichever (3) Do not directly power wash the comes first. transfer case output seals. High (7) 2500/3500 series vehicles only. pressure water can overcome the For severe commercial use seals and contaminate the transfer vehicles, see Special Application case fluid. Contaminated fluid will Services on page 11-8. decrease the life of the transfer case and should be replaced. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Maintenance Schedule

Additional Required 12 000 km/7,500 mi 24 000 km/15,000 mi 36 000 km/22,500 mi 48 000 km/30,000 mi 60 000 km/37,500 mi 72 000 km/45,000 mi 84 000 km/52,500 mi 96 000 km/60,000 mi 108 000 km/67,500 mi 120 000 km/75,000 mi 132 000 km/82,500 mi 144 000 km/90,000 mi 156 000 km/97,500 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi Services - Severe 168 000 km/105,000 mi 192 000 km/120,000 mi 204 000 km/127,500 mi 216 000 km/135,000 mi 228 000 km/142,500 mi 240 000 km/150,000 mi

Rotate tires and perform Required Services. Check engine oil level and oil life percentage. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Change engine oil and filter, if needed. Lubricate the steering linkage (7). Inspect evaporative control system. (1) @ @ @ Replace engine air cleaner filter. (2) @ @ @ Change automatic transmission fluid. Change @ @ @ filter if serviceable. Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with @ @ @ AWD. (3) Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires. @ Drain and fill engine cooling system. (4) @ Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (5) @ Replace brake fluid. (6) @

Footnotes — Maintenance (2) Or every four years, whichever case fluid. Contaminated fluid will Schedule Additional Required comes first. decrease the life of the transfer Services - Severe (3) Do not directly power wash the case and should be replaced. (1) Check all fuel and vapor lines transfer case output seals. High (4) Or every five years, whichever and hoses for proper hook-up, pressure water can overcome the comes first. See Cooling System on routing, and condition. seals and contaminate the transfer page 10-17. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

11-8 Service and Maintenance

(5) Or every 10 years, whichever Special Application Additional comes first. Inspect for fraying, excessive cracking, or damage; Services Maintenance and Care replace, if needed. . Vehicles with Dual Wheels: Your vehicle is an important (6) Or every 10 years, whichever Check dual wheel nut torque at investment and caring for it properly comes first. 160, 1 600 and 10 000 km (100, may help to avoid future costly (7) 2500/3500 series vehicles only. 1,000 and 6,000 mi) of driving. repairs. To maintain vehicle For severe commercial use Repeat this service whenever a performance, additional vehicles, see Special Application tire/wheel is serviced or maintenance services may be Services on page 11-8. removed. required. . Severe Commercial Use It is recommended that your dealer Vehicles Only: Lubricate chassis perform these services — their components every 5 000 km/ trained dealer technicians know 3,000 mi. your vehicle best. Your dealer can also perform a thorough . Have underbody flushing service assessment with a multi-point performed. See “Underbody inspection to recommend when your Maintenance” in Exterior Care on page 10-86. vehicle may need attention. The following list is intended to explain the services and conditions to look for that may indicate services are required. Battery The battery supplies power to start the engine and operate any additional electrical accessories. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Service and Maintenance 11-9

. To avoid break-down or failure to . Trained dealer technicians have Lamps start the vehicle, maintain a access to tools and equipment battery with full cranking power. to inspect the brakes and Properly working headlamps, recommend quality parts taillamps, and brake lamps are . Trained dealer technicians have engineered for the vehicle. important to see and be seen on the diagnostic equipment to test the road. the battery and ensure that the Fluids connections and cables are . Signs that the headlamps need corrosion-free. Proper fluid levels and approved attention include dimming, failure fluids protect the vehicle’s systems to light, cracking, or damage. Belts and components. See The brake lamps need to be Recommended Fluids and . Belts may need replacing if they checked periodically to ensure squeak or show signs of Lubricants on page 11-11 for GM that they light when braking. approved fluids. cracking or splitting. . With a multi-point inspection, . Engine oil and windshield . Trained dealer technicians have your dealer can check the lamps access to tools and equipment washer fluid levels should be and note any concerns. checked at every fuel fill. to inspect the belts and Shocks and Struts recommend adjustment or . Instrument cluster lights may replacement when necessary. come on to indicate that fluids Shocks and struts help aid in control may be low and need to be for a smoother ride. Brakes filled. . Signs of wear may include Brakes stop the vehicle and are steering wheel vibration, bounce/ Hoses crucial to safe driving. sway while braking, longer Hoses transport fluids and should . Signs of brake wear may include stopping distance, or uneven chirping, grinding, or squealing be regularly inspected to ensure tire wear. that there are no cracks or leaks. noises, or difficulty stopping. . As part of the multi-point With a multi-point inspection, your inspection, trained dealer dealer can inspect the hoses and technicians can visually inspect advise if replacement is needed. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

11-10 Service and Maintenance

the shocks and struts for signs Vehicle Care . Signs of damage include scratches, cracks, and chips. of leaking, blown seals, To help keep the vehicle looking like or damage, and can advise new, vehicle care products are . Trained dealer technicians can when service is needed. available from your dealer. For inspect the windshield and Tires information on how to clean and recommend proper replacement protect the vehicle’s interior and if needed. Tires need to be properly inflated, exterior, see Interior Care on Wiper Blades rotated, and balanced. Maintaining page 10-91 and Exterior Care on the tires can save money and fuel, page 10-86. Wiper blades need to be cleaned and can reduce the risk of tire and kept in good condition to failure. Wheel Alignment provide a clear view. . Signs that the tires need to be Wheel alignment is critical for . Signs of wear include streaking, replaced include three or more ensuring that the tires deliver skipping across the windshield, visible treadwear indicators; cord optimal wear and performance. and worn or split rubber. or fabric showing through the . Signs that the alignment may . Trained dealer technicians can rubber; cracks or cuts in the need to be adjusted include tread or sidewall; or a bulge or check the wiper blades and pulling, improper vehicle replace them when needed. split in the tire. handling, or unusual tire wear. . Trained dealer technicians can . Your dealer has the required inspect and recommend the right equipment to ensure proper tires. Your dealer can also wheel alignment. provide tire/wheel balancing services to ensure smooth Windshield vehicle operation at all speeds. For safety, appearance, and the Your dealer sells and services best viewing, keep the windshield name brand tires. clean and clear. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Recommended Fluids

Recommended Fluids and Lubricants This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the maintenance schedule section in the Duramax diesel supplement. Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer. Usage Fluid/Lubricant Engine Oil Use only engine oil licensed to the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 Synthetic Blend is recommended. See Engine Oil on page 10-7. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. See Engine Coolant on page 10-18. Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819). Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements. Parking Brake Cable Guides Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB. Power Steering System GM Power Steering Fluid (GM Part No. 89021185, in Canada 89021186). Automatic Transmission DEXRON®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

11-12 Service and Maintenance

Usage Fluid/Lubricant Key Lock Cylinders Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474). Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB. Front Wheel Bearings Wheel bearing lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category GC or GC-LB (GM Part No. 1051344, in Canada 993037). Front and Rear Axle SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 89021677, in Canada 89021678). Transfer Case DEXRON®-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Hood Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in Canada 10953474). Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481). Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437). GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Maintenance Replacement Parts If the vehicle has the Duramax diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement. Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer. Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 22909882 A3097C Engine Oil Filter 4.3L V6 19210284 PF47E 4.8L V8; 5.3L V8; 6.0L V8 89017524 PF48 Spark Plugs 4.3L V6 12568387 41-101 4.8L V8; 5.3L V8; 6.0L V8 12621258 41-110 Wiper Blades – 56.0 cm (22 in) 15214346 — GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Maintenance Records After the scheduled services are performed, record the date, odometer reading, who performed the service, and the type of services performed in the boxes provided. Retain all maintenance receipts. Odometer Date Serviced By Services Performed Reading GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Technical Data 12-1

Technical Data Vehicle Identification Engine Identification The eighth character in the VIN is Vehicle Identification the engine code. This code Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) identifies the vehicle's engine, Vehicle Identification specifications, and replacement Number (VIN) ...... 12-1 parts. See “Engine Specifications” Service Parts Identification under Capacities and Specifications Label ...... 12-1 on page 12-2 for the vehicle's engine code. Vehicle Data Capacities and Specifications ...... 12-2 Service Parts Engine Drive Belt Routing . . . 12-5 Identification Label This label, on the rear edge of the passenger side front door, has the following information: . Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This legal identifier is in the front . Model designation. corner of the instrument panel, on . Paint information. the left side of the vehicle. It can be . seen through the windshield from Production options and special outside. The VIN also appears on equipment. the Vehicle Certification and Service Do not remove this label from the Parts labels and certificates of title vehicle. and registration. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Data

Capacities and Specifications If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement for more information. The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. See Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 11-11 for more information. Capacities Application Metric English Air Conditioning Refrigerant R134a For the air conditioning system refrigerant charge amount, see the refrigerant label located under the hood. See your dealer for more information. Cooling System without Rear Heat 4.3L V6 9.5 L 10.0 qt 4.8L V8, 5.3L V8 11.8 L 12.4 qt 6.0L V8 13.1 L 13.8 qt Cooling System with Rear Heat 4.3L V6 12.3 L 13.0 qt 4.8L V8, 5.3L V8 14.6 L 15.4 qt 6.0L V8 16.1 L 17.0 qt GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Capacities Application Metric English Engine Oil with Filter 4.3L V6 4.3 L 4.5 qt 4.8L V8, 5.3L V8, 6.0L V8 5.7 L 6.0 qt Fuel Tank Cutaway (Optional Tank)* 215.7 L 57.0 gal Cutaway (Standard Tank) 124.9 L 33.0 gal Passenger and Cargo 117.3 L 31.0 gal * 4 039 mm (159 in) wheelbase or 4 496 mm (177 in) wheelbase only Transfer Case Fluid 1.4 L 1.5 qt Wheel Nut Torque 190 Y 140 lb ft All capacities are approximate. When adding, be sure to fill to the approximate level, as recommended in this manual. Recheck fluid level after filling. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Engine Specifications Engine VIN Code Transmission Spark Plug Gap 4.3L V6 X Automatic 1.13–1.50 mm (0.053– 0.059 in) 4.8L V8 A Automatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037– 0.043 in) 5.3L V8 4 Automatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037– 0.043 in) 6.0L V8 G Automatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037– 0.043 in) 6.0L V8 CNG/LPG B Automatic 0.95–1.10 mm (0.037– 0.043 in) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Engine Drive Belt Routing

V8 Engines V6 Engine If equipped with a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Customer Information 13-1

Reporting Safety Defects Customer Information Customer Reporting Safety Defects to Information the United States Government ...... 13-12 Customer Satisfaction Reporting Safety Defects to Procedure Customer Information the Canadian Your satisfaction and goodwill are Customer Satisfaction Government ...... 13-13 important to your dealer and to Procedure ...... 13-1 Reporting Safety Defects to GMC. Normally, any concerns with General Motors ...... 13-13 Customer Assistance the sales transaction or the Offices ...... 13-3 Vehicle Data Recording and operation of the vehicle will be Customer Assistance for Text resolved by your dealer's sales or Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . 13-4 Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . 13-14 service departments. Sometimes, Online Owner Center ...... 13-4 ® however, despite the best intentions GM Mobility Reimbursement OnStar ...... 13-14 Navigation System ...... 13-15 of all concerned, misunderstandings Program ...... 13-5 can occur. If your concern has not Roadside Assistance Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ...... 13-15 been resolved to your satisfaction, Program ...... 13-5 the following steps should be taken: Scheduling Service Radio Frequency Appointments ...... 13-7 Statement ...... 13-15 STEP ONE: Discuss your concern Courtesy Transportation with a member of dealership Program ...... 13-7 management. Normally, concerns Collision Damage Repair . . . . 13-9 can be quickly resolved at that level. Service Publications If the matter has already been Ordering Information ...... 13-11 reviewed with the sales, service, or parts manager, contact the owner of your dealership or the general manager. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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STEP TWO: If after contacting a When contacting GMC, remember 40 days. If you do not agree with the member of dealership management, that your concern will likely be decision given in your case, you it appears your concern cannot be resolved at a dealer's facility. That is may reject it and proceed with any resolved by your dealership without why we suggest following Step One other venue for relief available further help, in the U.S., call first. to you. 1-800-462-8782. In Canada, call STEP THREE — U.S. Owners: You may contact the BBB Auto Line General Motors of Canada Both General Motors and your Program using the toll-free Customer Care Centre at dealer are committed to making telephone number or write them at 1-800-263-3777 (English), sure you are completely satisfied the following address: or 1-800-263-7854 (French). with your new vehicle. However, BBB Auto Line Program We encourage you to call the if you continue to remain unsatisfied Council of Better Business Bureaus, toll-free number in order to give your after following the procedure Inc. inquiry prompt attention. Have the outlined in Steps One and Two, you 4200 Wilson Boulevard following information available to can file with the Better Business ® Suite 800 give the Customer Assistance Bureau (BBB) Auto Line Program Arlington, VA 22203-1838 representative: to enforce your rights. Telephone: 1-800-955-5100 . Vehicle Identification The BBB Auto Line Program is an www.dr.bbb.org/goauto Number (VIN). This is available out-of-court program administered from the vehicle registration or by the Council of Better Business This program is available in all title, or the plate at the top left of Bureaus to settle automotive 50 states and the District of the instrument panel and visible disputes regarding vehicle repairs or Columbia. Eligibility is limited by through the windshield. the interpretation of the New Vehicle vehicle age, mileage, and other Limited Warranty. Although you may factors. General Motors reserves . Dealership name and location. be required to resort to this informal the right to change eligibility . Vehicle delivery date and dispute resolution program prior to limitations and/or discontinue its present mileage. filling a court action, use of the participation in this program. program is free of charge and your case will generally be heard within GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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STEP THREE — Canadian For further information concerning Customer Assistance Owners: In the event that you do eligibility in the Canadian Motor not feel your concerns have been Vehicle Arbitration Plan (CAMVAP), Offices addressed after following the call toll-free 1-800-207-0685, or call GMC encourages customers to call procedure outlined in Steps One the General Motors Customer Care the toll-free number for assistance. and Two, General Motors of Canada Centre, 1-800-263-3777 (English), However, if a customer wishes to Limited wants you to be aware of its 1-800-263-7854 (French), write or e-mail GMC, the letter participation in a no-charge or write to: should be addressed to: Mediation/Arbitration Program. Mediation/Arbitration Program United States and Puerto Rico General Motors of Canada Limited c/o Customer Care Centre has committed to binding arbitration General Motors of Canada Limited GMC Customer Assistance Center of owner disputes involving Mail Code: CA1-163-005 P.O. Box 33172 factory-related vehicle service 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Detroit, MI 48232-5172 claims. The program provides for Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 the review of the facts involved by www.GMC.com an impartial third party arbiter, and Your inquiry should be accompanied 1-800-GMC-8782 (1-800-462-8782) may include an informal hearing by the Vehicle Identification 1-800-462-8583 (For Text before the arbiter. The program is Number (VIN). Telephone devices (TTYs)) designed so that the entire dispute Roadside Assistance: settlement process, from the time 1-888-881-3302 you file your complaint to the final From U.S. Virgin Islands: decision, should be completed in about 70 days. We believe our 1-800-496-9994 impartial program offers advantages over courts in most jurisdictions because it is informal, quick, and free of charge. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Canada Center. Any TTY user in the U.S. I (Service History): View can communicate with GMC by General Motors of Canada Limited printable dealer-recorded service dialing: 1-800-462-8583. TTY users Customer Care Centre, Mail Code: records and self-recorded service in Canada can dial 1-800-263-3830. CA1-163-005 records. 1908 Colonel Sam Drive D Online Owner Center (Preferred Dealer Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 Information): Select a preferred www.gmc.ca Online Owner Experience dealer and view dealer location, 1-800-263-3777 (English) (U.S.) my.gmc.com maps, phone numbers, and hours. 1-800-263-7854 (French) The GMC online owner experience J (Warranty Tracking 1-800-263-3830 (For Text is a one-stop resource that allows Information): Track the vehicle’s Telephone Devices (TTYs)) interaction with GMC and keeps warranty information. Roadside Assistance: important vehicle-specific J (Recall Information): View 1-800-268-6800 information in one place. active recalls or search by Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). See Overseas Membership Benefits Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Please contact the local General E (Vehicle Information): on page 12-1. Motors Business Unit. Download owner manuals and view H (Other Account Information): vehicle-specific how-to videos. Customer Assistance for View GM Card, SiriusXM Satellite G (Maintenance Information): radio, and OnStar account Text Telephone (TTY) View maintenance schedules, information. Users required alerts, OnStar onboard F (Live Chat Support): Chat live vehicle diagnostic information, and To assist customers who are deaf, with online help representatives. schedule service appointments. hard of hearing, or speech-impaired Visit my.gmc.com to register your and who use Text Telephones vehicle. (TTYs), GMC has TTY equipment available at its Customer Assistance GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Customer Information 13-5

GMC Owner Centre (Canada) GM Mobility General Motors of Canada also has gmcowner.ca a Mobility Program. Visit www.gm.ca Reimbursement Program or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483) Take a trip to the GMC Owner for details. TTY users call Centre: 1-800-263-3830. . Chat live with online help representatives. Roadside Assistance . Use the Vehicle Tools section. Program . Access third party enthusiast For U.S.-purchased vehicles, call sites and social media networks. This program is available to 1-888-881-3302; (Text Telephone . Locate owner resources such as qualified applicants for cost (TTY): 1-888-889-2438). lease-end, financing, and reimbursement of eligible For Canadian-purchased vehicles, warranty information. aftermarket adaptive equipment call 1-800-268-6800. required for the vehicle, such as . Retrieve your favorite articles, Service is available 24 hours a day, hand controls or a wheelchair/ quizzes, tips, and multimedia 365 days a year. scooter lift for the vehicle. galleries organized into the Features and Auto Care For more information on the limited Calling for Assistance Sections. offer, visit www.gmmobility.com or When calling Roadside Assistance, call the GM Mobility Assistance . Download the owner manual for have the following information Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text your vehicle, quickly and easily. ready: Telephone (TTY) users, call . Find the GMC-recommended 1-800-833-9935. . Your name, home address, and maintenance services for your home telephone number. vehicle. . Telephone number of your location. . Location of the vehicle GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Model, year, color, and license claims are made too often, or the . Flat Tire Change: Service to plate number of the vehicle. same type of claim is made many change a flat tire with the spare tire. The spare tire, if equipped, . Odometer reading, Vehicle times. must be in good condition and Identification Number (VIN), and Services Provided delivery date of the vehicle. properly inflated. It is the owner's . Emergency Fuel Delivery: responsibility for the repair or . Description of the problem. Delivery of enough fuel for the replacement of the tire if it is not Coverage vehicle to get to the nearest covered by the warranty. service station. . Battery Jump Start: Service to Services are provided up to 5 years/ jump start a dead battery. 160 000 km (100,000 mi), whichever . Lock-Out Service: Service to comes first. unlock the vehicle if you are . Trip Interruption Benefits and locked out. A remote unlock may Assistance: If your trip is In the U.S., anyone driving the be available if you have interrupted due to a warranty vehicle is covered. In Canada, a ® OnStar . For security reasons, failure, incidental expenses may person driving the vehicle without the driver must present be reimbursed during the permission from the owner is not identification before this service 5 years/(160 000 km) 100,000 mi covered. is given. Powertrain warranty period. Roadside Assistance is not a part of . Emergency Tow from a Public Items considered are hotel, the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Road or Highway: Tow to the meals, and rental car. GMC and General Motors of nearest GMC dealer for warranty Canada Limited reserve the right to Services Not Included in service, or if the vehicle was in a Roadside Assistance make any changes or discontinue crash and cannot be driven. the Roadside Assistance program at Assistance is also given when . Impound towing caused by any time without notification. the vehicle is stuck in the sand, violation of any laws. GMC and General Motors of mud, or snow. . Legal fines. Canada Limited reserve the right to limit services or payment to an owner or driver if they decide the GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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. Mounting, dismounting, the Roadside Assistance advisor of your transportation needs, your or changing of snow tires, will help to make arrangements dealer can help minimize your chains, or other traction devices. and explain how to receive inconvenience. . Towing or services for vehicles payment. If the vehicle cannot be scheduled driven on a non-public road or . Alternative Service: If into the service department highway. assistance cannot be provided immediately, keep driving it until it Services Specific to right away, the Roadside can be scheduled for service, Canadian-Purchased Vehicles Assistance advisor may give unless, of course, the problem is permission to get local safety related. If it is, please call . Fuel Delivery: Reimbursement emergency road service. You will your dealership, let them know this, is approximately $5 Canadian. receive payment, up to $100, and ask for instructions. Diesel fuel delivery may be after sending the original receipt If your dealer requests you to bring restricted. Propane and other to Roadside Assistance. the vehicle for service, you are fuels are not provided through Mechanical failures may be urged to do so as early in the work this service. covered, however any cost for day as possible to allow for . Lock-Out Service: Vehicle parts and labor for repairs not same-day repair. registration is required. covered by the warranty are the owner responsibility. . Trip Interruption Benefits and Courtesy Transportation Assistance: Must be over Scheduling Service Program 250 kilometers from where your trip was started to qualify. Appointments To enhance your ownership experience, we and our participating General Motors of Canada When the vehicle requires warranty Limited requires dealers are proud to offer Courtesy service, contact your dealer and Transportation, a customer support pre-authorization, original request an appointment. By detailed receipts, and a copy of program for vehicles with the scheduling a service appointment Bumper-to-Bumper (Base Warranty the repair orders. Once and advising the service consultant authorization has been received, Coverage period in Canada), GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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extended powertrain, and/or Transportation Options original receipts and can only be up hybrid-specific warranties in both to the maximum amount allowed by Warranty service can generally be the U.S. and Canada. GM for shuttle service. In addition, completed while you wait. However, for U.S. customers, should you The Courtesy Transportation if you are unable to wait, GM helps arrange transportation through a program is no longer available for to minimize inconvenience by friend or relative, limited cutaway vehicles. providing several transportation reimbursement for reasonable fuel options. Depending on the Several Courtesy Transportation expenses may be available. Claim circumstances, your dealer can offer options are available to assist in amounts should reflect actual costs one of the following: reducing inconvenience when and be supported by original warranty repairs are required. Shuttle Service receipts. See your dealer for information regarding the allowance Courtesy Transportation is not a Shuttle service is the preferred amounts for reimbursement of fuel part of the New Vehicle Limited means of offering Courtesy or other transportation costs. Warranty. A separate booklet Transportation. Dealers may provide entitled “Limited Warranty and shuttle service to get you to your Courtesy Rental Vehicle Owner Assistance Information” destination with minimal interruption Your dealer may arrange to provide furnished with each new vehicle of your daily schedule. This includes you with a courtesy rental vehicle or provides detailed warranty coverage one-way or round-trip shuttle service reimburse you for a rental vehicle information. within reasonable time and distance that you obtain if the vehicle is kept parameters of your dealer's area. for an overnight warranty repair. Public Transportation or Fuel Rental reimbursement will be limited Reimbursement and must be supported by original receipts. This requires that you sign If the vehicle requires overnight and complete a rental agreement warranty repairs, and public and meet state/provincial, local, and transportation is used instead of rental vehicle provider requirements. your dealer's shuttle service, the Requirements vary and may include expense must be supported by minimum age requirements, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Customer Information 13-9

insurance coverage, credit card, etc. Collision Damage Repair vehicles that were total losses in You are responsible for fuel usage prior crashes. In most cases, the charges and may also be If the vehicle is involved in a parts being recycled are from responsible for taxes, levies, usage collision and it is damaged, have the undamaged sections of the vehicle. fees, excessive mileage, or rental damage repaired by a qualified A recycled original equipment GM usage beyond the completion of the technician using the proper part may be an acceptable choice to repair. equipment and quality replacement maintain the vehicle's originally parts. Poorly performed collision designed appearance and safety It may not be possible to provide a repairs diminish the vehicle resale like vehicle as a courtesy rental. performance; however, the history of value, and safety performance can these parts is not known. Such parts Additional Program be compromised in subsequent are not covered by the GM New Information collisions. Vehicle Limited Warranty, and any Collision Parts related failures are not covered by All program options, such as shuttle that warranty. service, may not be available at Genuine GM Collision parts are new every dealer. Please contact your parts made with the same materials Aftermarket collision parts are also dealer for specific information about and construction methods as the available. These are made by availability. All Courtesy parts with which the vehicle was companies other than GM and may Transportation arrangements will be originally built. Genuine GM not have been tested for the vehicle. administered by appropriate dealer Collision parts are the best choice to As a result, these parts may fit personnel. ensure that the vehicle's designed poorly, exhibit premature durability/ corrosion problems, and may not General Motors reserves the right to appearance, durability, and safety are preserved. The use of Genuine perform properly in subsequent unilaterally modify, change, collisions. Aftermarket parts are not or discontinue Courtesy GM parts can help maintain the GM New Vehicle Limited Warranty. covered by the GM New Vehicle Transportation at any time and to Limited Warranty, and any vehicle resolve all questions of claim Recycled original equipment parts failure related to such parts is not eligibility pursuant to the terms and may also be used for repair. These covered by that warranty. conditions described herein at its parts are typically removed from sole discretion. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

13-10 Customer Information

Repair Facility recommend that you ensure that the Give only the necessary information vehicle will be repaired with GM to police and other parties involved GM also recommends that you original equipment collision parts. in the crash. choose a collision repair facility that If such insurance coverage is not meets your needs before you ever For emergency towing see available from your current need collision repairs. Your dealer Roadside Assistance Program on insurance carrier, consider switching may have a collision repair center page 13-5. to another insurance carrier. with GM-trained technicians and Gather the following information: state‐of‐the‐art equipment, or be If the vehicle is leased, the leasing able to recommend a collision repair company may require you to have . Driver name, address, and center that has GM-trained insurance that ensures repairs with telephone number. technicians and comparable Genuine GM Original Equipment . Driver license number. equipment. Manufacturer (OEM) parts or Genuine Manufacturer replacement . Owner name, address, and Insuring the Vehicle parts. Read the lease carefully, as telephone number. Protect your investment in the GM you may be charged at the end of . Vehicle license plate number. the lease for poor quality repairs. vehicle with comprehensive and . Vehicle make, model, and collision insurance coverage. There If a Crash Occurs model year. are significant differences in the quality of coverage afforded by If there has been an injury, call . Vehicle Identification various insurance policy terms. emergency services for help. Do not Number (VIN). Many insurance policies provide leave the scene of a crash until all . Insurance company and policy reduced protection to the GM matters have been taken care of. number. vehicle by limiting compensation for Move the vehicle only if its position damage repairs through the use of puts you in danger, or you are . General description of the aftermarket collision parts. Some instructed to move it by a police damage to the other vehicle. insurance companies will not officer. specify aftermarket collision parts. When purchasing insurance, we GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Choose a reputable repair facility aftermarket parts. Discuss this with Service Publications that uses quality replacement parts. the repair professional, and insist on Ordering Information See “Collision Parts” earlier in this Genuine GM parts. Remember, section. if the vehicle is leased, you may be Service Manuals If the airbag has inflated, see What obligated to have the vehicle repaired with Genuine GM parts, Service Manuals have the diagnosis Will You See after an Airbag and repair information on the Inflates? on page 3-22. even if your insurance coverage does not pay the full cost. engines, transmission, axle, Managing the Vehicle Damage suspension, brakes, electrical, If another party's insurance steering, body, etc. Repair Process company is paying for the repairs, In the event that the vehicle requires you are not obligated to accept a Service Bulletins damage repairs, GM recommends repair valuation based on that Service Bulletins give additional that you take an active role in its insurance company's collision policy technical service information repair. If you have a pre-determined repair limits, as you have no needed to knowledgeably service repair facility of choice, take the contractual limits with that company. General Motors cars and trucks. vehicle there, or have it towed there. In such cases, you can have control Each bulletin contains instructions Specify to the facility that any of the repair and parts choices as to assist in the diagnosis and required replacement collision parts long as the cost stays within service of the vehicle. be original equipment parts, either reasonable limits. new Genuine GM parts or recycled Owner Information original GM parts. Remember, Owner publications are written recycled parts will not be covered by specifically for owners and intended the GM vehicle warranty. to provide basic operational Insurance pays the bill for the repair, information about the vehicle. The but you must live with the repair. Owner Manual includes the Depending on your policy limits, Maintenance Schedule for all your insurance company may models. initially value the repair using GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Or write to: Reporting Safety Owner Manual, and Warranty Helm, Incorporated Manual. Attention: Customer Service Defects RETAIL SELL PRICE: 47911 Halyard Drive $35.00 (U.S.) plus handling and Plymouth, MI 48170 Reporting Safety Defects shipping fees. Prices are subject to change without to the United States Without Portfolio: Owner notice and without incurring Government Manual only. obligation. Allow ample time for delivery. If you believe that your vehicle RETAIL SELL PRICE: has a defect which could cause $25.00 (U.S.) plus handling and All listed prices are quoted in U.S. a crash or could cause injury or shipping fees. funds. Make checks payable in U.S. death, you should immediately funds. Current and Past Models inform the National Highway Technical Service Bulletins and Traffic Safety Administration Manuals are available for current (NHTSA) in addition to notifying and past model GM vehicles. General Motors. ORDER TOLL FREE: If NHTSA receives similar 1-800-551-4123 Monday – Friday complaints, it may open an 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time investigation, and if it finds that For Credit Card Orders Only a safety defect exists in a group (VISA-MasterCard-Discover), see of vehicles, it may order a recall Helm, Inc. at: www.helminc.com. and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or General Motors. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (13,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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To contact NHTSA, you may call Reporting Safety Defects Reporting Safety Defects the Vehicle Safety Hotline to the Canadian to General Motors toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to Government In addition to notifying NHTSA (or http://www.safercar.gov; or If you live in Canada, and you Transport Canada) in a situation like write to: believe that the vehicle has a safety this, notify General Motors. defect, notify Transport Canada Administrator, NHTSA Call 1-800-GMC-8782 immediately, and notify General (1-800-462-8782), or write: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Motors of Canada Limited. Call GMC Customer Assistance Center Washington, D.C. 20590 Transport Canada at P.O. Box 33172 1-800-333-0510 or write to: You can also obtain other Detroit, MI 48232-5172 information about motor vehicle Transport Canada In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777 Road Safety Branch safety from http:// (English) or 1-800-263-7854 80 rue Noel www.safercar.gov. (French), or write: Gatineau, QC J8Z 0A1 General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Care Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (14,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

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Vehicle Data . How fast the vehicle was if the vehicle is leased, with the traveling. consent of the lessee; in response Recording and This data could provide an to an official request by police or Privacy understanding of the circumstances similar government office; as part of in which crashes and injuries occur. GM's defense of litigation through Data could be recorded by the the discovery process; or, as Vehicle Data Recording vehicle only if a non-trivial crash required by law. Data that GM This vehicle may be equipped with a situation occurs; no data are collects or receives may also be module that records data in certain recorded under normal driving used for GM research needs or may crash or near crash-like situations, conditions and no personal data are be made available to others for such as when an air bag deploys or recorded. However, other parties, research purposes, where a need is the vehicle hits a road obstacle. such as law enforcement, could shown and the data is not tied to a This data could help provide a combine recorded data with the type specific vehicle or vehicle owner. better understanding of the of personally identifying data ® circumstances in which crashes and routinely acquired during a crash OnStar investigation. injuries occur. Some data may be If the vehicle is equipped with related to the vehicle dynamics and To read recorded data, special OnStar® and has an active safety systems operation. The data equipment is required, and access subscription, additional data may be may show: to the vehicle or the module is collected through the OnStar . How various systems in the needed. In addition to the vehicle system. This includes information vehicle were operating. manufacturer, other parties, such as about the vehicle’s operation; law enforcement, that have the collisions involving the vehicle; the . Whether or not the driver and special equipment, can read the passenger safety belts were use of the vehicle and its features; information if they have access to buckled/fastened. and, in certain situations, the the vehicle or the module. location and approximate GPS . If and how far the driver was GM will not access this data or speed of the vehicle. Refer to the pressing the accelerator and/or share it with others except: with the brake pedal. consent of the vehicle owner or, GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (15,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

Customer Information 13-15

OnStar Terms and Conditions and transmitters for remote door locking/ Operation is subject to the following Privacy Statement on the OnStar unlocking and starting, and two conditions: website. in-vehicle transmitters for garage 1. The device may not cause door openers. RFID technology in harmful interference. Navigation System GM vehicles does not use or record personal information or link with any 2. The device must accept any If the vehicle is equipped with a other GM system containing interference received, including navigation system, use of the personal information. interference that may cause system may result in the storage of undesired operation of the destinations, addresses, telephone device. numbers, and other trip information. Radio Frequency See the navigation manual for Statement Changes or modifications to any of these systems by other than an information on stored data and for This vehicle has systems that deletion instructions. authorized service facility could void operate on a radio frequency that authorization to use this equipment. comply with Part 15 of the Federal Radio Frequency Communications Commission (FCC) Identification (RFID) rules and with Industry Canada Standards RSS‐GEN/210/220/310. RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system security, as well as in connection with conveniences such as Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (16,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

13-16 Customer Information

2 NOTES GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (1,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

OnStar 14-1

OnStar OnStar Overview Press = to: . Make a call, end a call, or answer an incoming call. OnStar Overview OnStar Overview ...... 14-1 . Give OnStar Hands-Free Calling voice commands. OnStar Services . Give OnStar Turn-by-Turn Emergency ...... 14-2 Navigation voice commands. Security ...... 14-2 Requires the available Directions Navigation ...... 14-2 If equipped, this vehicle has a and Connections service plan. Connections ...... 14-3 comprehensive, in-vehicle system Diagnostics ...... 14-5 that can connect to a live Advisor Press Q to connect to a live for Emergency, Security, Navigation, Advisor to: OnStar Additional Information Connection, and Diagnostic . OnStar Additional Services. Verify account information or Information ...... 14-5 update contact information. The OnStar system status light is . next to the OnStar buttons. If the Get driving directions. Requires status light is: the available Directions and Connections service plan. . Solid Green: System is ready. . Receive On-Demand . Flashing Green: On a call. Diagnostics for a check of the . Red: Indicates a problem. vehicle’s key operating systems. . Receive Roadside Assistance. Press Q or call 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) to speak to an Advisor. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

14-2 OnStar

Press the OnStar Emergency button OnStar Services Navigation > to get a priority connection to an Emergency Advisor available 24/ OnStar navigation requires the 7 to: Emergency Directions and Connections service plan. . Get help for an emergency. With Automatic Crash Response, the built-in system can automatically Press Q to receive directions or . Be a Good Samaritan or connect to help in most crashes, respond to an AMBER Alert. have them sent to the vehicle even if help cannot be requested. navigation screen, if equipped. . Get assistance in severe Press > to connect to an Destinations can also be forwarded weather or other crisis and to the vehicle from MapQuest.com. evacuation routes. Emergency Advisor. GPS technology is used to identify the The OnStar mapping database is vehicle location and can provide continuously updated. For coverage critical information to emergency maps, see www.onstar.com (U.S.) personnel. The Advisor is also or www.onstar.ca (Canada). trained to offer critical assistance in Turn-by-Turn Navigation emergency situations. 1. Press Q to connect to a live Security Advisor. OnStar provides services like Stolen 2. Request directions. Vehicle Assistance, Remote Ignition 3. Directions are downloaded to the Block, and Roadside Assistance, vehicle. if equipped. OnStar can unlock the vehicle doors remotely, if equipped 4. Follow the voice-guided with automatic door locks, and can commands. help police locate the vehicle if it is stolen. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

OnStar 14-3

Using Voice Commands 2. Say “Repeat.” System responds After the call ends, press the “Go” During a Planned Route with the last direction given, then button on the navigation screen to responds with “OnStar ready,” begin driving directions. Cancel Route then a tone. If directions are downloaded to the 1. Press =. System responds: Get My Destination navigation system, the route can “OnStar ready,” then a tone. Say = only be canceled through the “Cancel route.” System 1. Press . System responds: navigation system. “OnStar ready,” then a tone. responds: “Do you want to Destinations can also be cancel directions?” 2. Say “Get my destination.” downloaded on the go. For 2. Say “Yes.” System responds: System responds with the information about eNav, Destination “OK, request completed, thank address and the distance to the Download, and coverage maps see you, goodbye.” destination, then responds with www.onstar.com (U.S.) or “OnStar ready,” then a tone. www.onstar.ca (Canada). Route Preview Other Navigation Services 1. Press =. System responds: Available from OnStar Connections “OnStar ready,” then a tone. OnStar eNav: Allows subscribers OnStar Hands-Free Calling allows 2. Say “Route preview.” System to send destinations from calls to be made and received from responds with the next three MapQuest.com to their Turn-by-Turn the vehicle. The vehicle can also be maneuvers. Navigation or screen-based controlled through the OnStar RemoteLink® mobile app. For Repeat navigation system. When ready, the directions will be downloaded to the coverage maps, see 1. Press =. System responds: vehicle. www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada). “OnStar ready,” then a tone. Destination Download: Press Q, then request the Advisor to download directions to the navigation system in the vehicle. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

14-4 OnStar

OnStar Mobile App Calling 911 Emergency Store a Name Tag for Speed Dialing Download the OnStar RemoteLink 1. Press =. System responds: mobile app to select Apple®, “OnStar ready,” followed by 1. Press =. System responds: Android , and BlackBerry® devices ™ a tone. OnStar ready. to check vehicle fuel level, oil life, “ ” or tire pressure; to start the vehicle 2. Say “Call.” System responds: 2. Say “Store.” System responds: (if equipped) or unlock it; or to “Please say the name or number “Please say the number you connect to an OnStar Advisor. For to call.” would like to store.” OnStar RemoteLink information and 3. Say “911” without pausing. 3. Say the entire number without compatibility, see www.onstar.com System responds: “911.” pausing. System responds: (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada). 4. Say “Call.” System responds: “Please say the name tag.” Hands-Free Calling “OK, dialing 911.” 4. Pick a name tag. System responds: About to store . Does that sound OK?” “OnStar ready.” 1. Press =. System responds: 5. Say “Yes” or say “No” to try 2. Say Call. System responds: “ ” “OnStar ready.” again. System responds: “OK, Please say the name or number “ storing .” to call.” 2. Say “My number.” System responds: “Your OnStar 3. Say the entire number without Place a Call Using a Stored Hands-Free Calling number is,” Number pausing, including a “1” and the then says the number. area code. System responds: 1. Press =. System responds: “OK calling.” End a Call “OnStar ready.” = Press . System responds: “Call 2. Say “Call .” System ended.” responds: “OK, calling .” GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

OnStar 14-5

Verify Minutes and Expiration OnStar Additional How OnStar Service Works Press = and say “Minutes” then Information Automatic Crash Response, “Verify” to check how many minutes Emergency Services, Crisis Assist, remain and their expiration date. Transferring Service Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock, Q Diagnostics Press to request account transfer Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn eligibility information. The Advisor Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will can assist in canceling or removing are available on most vehicles. Not perform a vehicle check every account information. If OnStar all OnStar services are available month. It will check the engine, receives information that vehicle everywhere or on all vehicles. For transmission, antilock brakes, and ownership has changed, OnStar more information, a full description major vehicle systems. It also may send a voice message to the of OnStar services, system checks the tire pressures, if the vehicle, requesting updated account limitations, and OnStar terms and vehicle is equipped with the Tire information. conditions: Pressure Monitoring System. If an . Call 888-4-ONSTAR On-Demand Diagnostics check is Reactivation for Subsequent Owners (888-466-7827). needed between e-mails, press Q, . See www.onstar.com (U.S.). and an Advisor can run a check. Press Q and follow the prompts to speak to an Advisor as soon as . See www.onstar.ca (Canada). possible after acquiring the vehicle. . Call TTY 1-877-248-2080. The Advisor will update vehicle records and will explain the OnStar . Press Q to speak with an service offers and options available. Advisor. OnStar services require a vehicle electrical system, wireless service, and GPS satellite technologies to be available and operating for features GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

14-6 OnStar

to function properly. These systems vehicle, damage to the vehicle in a system can provide in-vehicle may not operate if the battery is crash, or wireless phone network access to all of the OnStar services, discharged or disconnected. congestion or jamming. except Virtual Advisor and OnStar OnStar service cannot work unless See Radio Frequency Statement on Turn-by-Turn Navigation. your vehicle is in a place where page 13-15. OnStar.com (U.S.) or OnStar.ca OnStar has an agreement with a (Canada) wireless service provider for service Services for People with in that area, and the wireless Disabilities The website provides access to service provider has coverage, Advisors provide services to help account information, allows network capacity, reception, and subscribers with physical disabilities management of the OnStar technology compatible with OnStar and medical conditions. subscription, and viewing of videos service. Service involving location of each service. Get subscription information about the vehicle cannot Press Q for help with: plan pricing and sign up for OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics. Click on the work unless GPS signals are . Locating a gas station with an “My Account” tab on the home available, unobstructed, and attendant to pump gas. compatible with the OnStar page. The website navigation and hardware. OnStar service may not . Finding a hotel, restaurant, etc., services provided may vary by work if the OnStar equipment is not that meets accessibility needs. country. properly installed or it has not been . Providing directions to the OnStar Personal Identification properly maintained. If equipment or closest hospital or pharmacy in Number (PIN) software is added, connected, urgent situations. or modified, OnStar service may not A PIN is needed to access some of work. Other problems beyond the TTY Users the OnStar services, like Remote control of OnStar may prevent OnStar has the ability to Door Unlock and Stolen Vehicle service such as hills, tall buildings, communicate to the deaf, Assistance. You will be prompted to tunnels, weather, electrical system hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired change the PIN the first time when design and architecture of the customers while in the vehicle. The speaking with an Advisor. To available dealer-installed TTY GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

OnStar 14-7

change the OnStar PIN, call OnStar Roadside Assistance and a route or may ask for a call back and provide the Advisor with the locksmith to help gain access to the after the vehicle is driven into an current number. vehicle. open area. Warranty Global Positioning Cellular and GPS Antennas OnStar equipment may be System (GPS) Avoid placing items over or near the warranted as part of the New . Obstruction of the GPS can antenna to prevent blocking cellular Vehicle Limited Warranty. The occur in a large city with tall and GPS signal reception. Cellular manufacturer of the vehicle buildings; in parking garages; reception is required for OnStar to furnishes detailed warranty around airports; in tunnels, send remote signals to the vehicle. information. underpasses, or parking garages; or in an area with very Unable to Connect to OnStar Languages dense trees. If GPS signals are Message The vehicle can be programmed to not available, the OnStar system If there is limited cellular coverage respond in multiple languages. should still operate to call or the cellular network has reached Press Q and ask an Advisor. OnStar. However, OnStar could maximum capacity, this message Advisors are available in English, have difficulty identifying the may come on. Press Q to try the Spanish and French. Available exact location. call again or try again after driving a languages may vary by country. . In emergency situations, OnStar few miles into another cellular area. Potential Issues can use the last stored GPS location to send to emergency Vehicle and Power Issues OnStar cannot perform Remote responders. OnStar services require a vehicle Door Unlock or Stolen Vehicle . A temporary loss of GPS can electrical system, wireless service, Assistance after the vehicle has cause loss of the ability to send and GPS satellite technologies to be been off continuously for five days. a Turn-by-Turn Navigation route. available and operating for features After five days, OnStar can contact The Advisor may give a verbal to function properly. These systems may not operate if the battery is discharged or disconnected. GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

14-8 OnStar

Add-on Electrical Equipment OnStar - libcurl and unzip FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF The OnStar system is integrated acknowledgments THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO into the electrical architecture of the Certain OnStar components include EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR vehicle. Do not add any electrical libcurl and unzip software. Below COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE equipment. See Add-On Electrical are the notices and licenses LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, Equipment on page 9-57. Added associated with this software: DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, electrical equipment may interfere WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF with the operation of the OnStar libcurl: CONTRACT, TORT OR system and cause it to not operate. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, NOTICE Privacy OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION Copyright (c) 1996 - 2010, Daniel WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE The complete OnStar Privacy Stenberg, . USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN Statement may be found at THE SOFTWARE. www.onstar.com (U.S.), All rights reserved. Except as contained in this notice, or www.onstar.ca (Canada). Permission to use, copy, modify, the name of a copyright holder shall Privacy-sensitive users of wireless and distribute this software for any not be used in advertising or communications are cautioned that purpose with or without fee is otherwise to promote the sale, use the privacy of any information sent hereby granted, provided that the or other dealings in this Software via wireless cellular communications above copyright notice and this without prior written authorization of cannot be assured. Third parties permission notice appear in all the copyright holder. may unlawfully intercept or access copies. transmissions and private unzip: communications without consent. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF This is version 2005-Feb-10 of the ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR Info-ZIP copyright and license. The IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT definitive version of this document LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

OnStar 14-9

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14-10 OnStar

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INDEX i-1

A Airbags Audio System Adding Equipment to the Fixed Mast Antenna ...... 7-12 Accessories and Vehicle ...... 3-31 Radio Reception ...... 7-11 Modifications ...... 10-3 Light On-Off ...... 5-16 Theft-Deterrent Feature ...... 7-2 Accessory Power ...... 9-19 On-Off Light ...... 5-16 Automatic Add-On Electrical On-Off Switch ...... 3-23 Door Locks ...... 2-7 Equipment ...... 9-57 Passenger Status Indicator . . .5-17 Headlamp System ...... 6-3 Additional Information Readiness Light ...... 5-15 Transmission ...... 9-22, 9-26 OnStar® ...... 14-5 Servicing Airbag-Equipped Transmission Fluid . . 10-10, 10-13 Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-16 Vehicles ...... 3-30 Automatic Transmission Air Vents ...... 8-7 System Check ...... 3-16 Manual Mode ...... 9-28 Airbag System All-Terrain Tires ...... 10-48 Shift Lock Control Check ...... 3-32 All-Wheel Drive ...... 9-30, 10-28 Function Check ...... 10-32 How Does an Airbag AM-FM Radio ...... 7-8 Auxiliary Restrain? ...... 3-21 Antilock Brake Devices ...... 7-17 Passenger Sensing System (ABS) ...... 9-30 Axle, Front ...... 10-29 System ...... 3-26 Warning Light ...... 5-22 Axle, Rear ...... 10-30 What Makes an Airbag Appearance Care Inflate? ...... 3-21 Exterior ...... 10-86 What Will You See after an B Interior ...... 10-91 Airbag Inflates? ...... 3-22 Battery ...... 10-28 Ashtrays ...... 5-8 When Should an Airbag Jump Starting ...... 10-79 Assistance Program, Inflate? ...... 3-20 Load Management ...... 6-6 Roadside ...... 13-5 Where Are the Airbags? ...... 3-19 Power Protection ...... 6-7 Audio Players ...... 7-12 Voltage and Charging CD ...... 7-12 Messages ...... 5-31 Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-33 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (2,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

i-2 INDEX

Bluetooth C Check Overview ...... 7-22 Engine Light ...... 5-18 Calibration ...... 5-4 Brake Ignition California System Warning Light ...... 5-21 Transmission Lock ...... 10-32 Fuel Requirements ...... 9-43 Brakes ...... 10-25 Child Restraints Perchlorate Materials Antilock ...... 9-30 Infants and Young Requirements ...... 10-3 Fluid ...... 10-26 Children ...... 3-35 Warning ...... 10-2 Parking ...... 9-31 Lower Anchors and Camera System Messages ...... 5-31 Tethers for Children ...... 3-41 Rear Vision (RVC) ...... 9-38 Braking ...... 9-3 Older Children ...... 3-33 Canadian Vehicle Owners ...... iii Break-In, New Vehicle ...... 9-14 Securing ...... 3-47, 3-49, 3-52 Capacities and Bulb Replacement ...... 10-38 Systems ...... 3-37 Specifications ...... 12-2 Center High-Mounted Cigarette Lighter ...... 5-8 Carbon Monoxide Stoplamp (CHMSL) ...... 10-37 Circuit Breakers ...... 10-40 Engine Exhaust ...... 9-21 Front Turn Signal, Cleaning Winter Driving ...... 9-7 Sidemarker, and Exterior Care ...... 10-86 Cargo Door Relocking ...... 2-7 Parking Lamps ...... 10-36 Interior Care ...... 10-91 Cautions, Danger, and Halogen Bulbs ...... 10-34 Climate Control Systems ...... 8-1 Warnings ...... iv Headlamp Aiming ...... 10-33 Air Conditioning ...... 8-1 CD Player ...... 7-12 Heating ...... 8-1 Headlamps ...... 10-34 Center High-Mounted License Plate Lamps ...... 10-38 Rear ...... 8-4 Stoplamp (CHMSL) ...... 10-37 Taillamps ...... 10-36 Rear Heating System ...... 8-4 Chains, Tire ...... 10-68 Buying New Tires ...... 10-63 Clock ...... 5-6 Charging System Light ...... 5-18 Cluster, Instrument ...... 5-10 Collision Damage Repair ...... 13-9 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (3,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

INDEX i-3

Compartments Customer Information Rear Doors ...... 2-10 Storage ...... 4-1 Service Publications Side ...... 2-8 Compass ...... 5-4 Ordering Information ...... 13-11 Sliding ...... 2-9 Messages ...... 5-31 Customer Satisfaction Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-5 Connections Procedure ...... 13-1 Drive Systems OnStar® ...... 14-3 All-Wheel Drive ...... 9-30, 10-28 Control D Driver Information Traction and Electronic Damage Repair, Collision ...... 13-9 Center (DIC) ...... 5-25 Stability ...... 9-32 Danger, Warnings, and Driving Control of a Vehicle ...... 9-3 Cautions ...... iv Characteristics and Convex Mirrors ...... 2-12 Daytime Running Towing Tips ...... 9-46 Coolant Lamps (DRL) ...... 6-2 Defensive ...... 9-3 Engine ...... 10-18 Defensive Driving ...... 9-3 Drunk ...... 9-3 Engine Temperature Delayed Locking ...... 2-7 For Better Fuel Economy . . . . .1-20 Gauge ...... 5-13 Devices Highway Hypnosis ...... 9-6 Cooling System ...... 10-17 Auxiliary ...... 7-17 Hill and Mountain Roads ...... 9-7 Engine Messages ...... 5-32 Diagnostics If the Vehicle is Stuck ...... 9-9 Courtesy Transportation OnStar® ...... 14-5 Loss of Control ...... 9-5 Program ...... 13-7 Distracted Driving ...... 9-2 Off-Road Recovery ...... 9-5 Cruise Control ...... 9-34 Dome Lamps ...... 6-5 Vehicle Load Limits ...... 9-10 Light ...... 5-25 Door Wet Roads ...... 9-6 Customer Assistance ...... 13-4 Ajar Messages ...... 5-31 Winter ...... 9-7 Offices ...... 13-3 Cargo Door Relocking ...... 2-7 Dual Tire Text Telephone (TTY) Delayed Locking ...... 2-7 Rotation ...... 10-62 Users ...... 13-4 Locks ...... 2-6 Power Locks ...... 2-7 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (4,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

i-4 INDEX

E Heater ...... 9-18 Filter, Oil Life System ...... 10-10 Engine Air Cleaner ...... 10-16 E85 or FlexFuel ...... 9-43 Oil Messages ...... 5-32 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-2 Electrical Equipment, Oil Pressure Gauge ...... 5-12 Flashers, Hazard Warning ...... 6-4 Add-On ...... 9-57 Overheating ...... 10-22 Flat Tire ...... 10-69 Electrical System Power Messages ...... 5-33 Changing ...... 10-70 Engine Compartment Pressure Light ...... 5-24 FlexFuel Fuse Block ...... 10-40 Running While Parked ...... 9-22 E85 ...... 9-43 Floor Console Fuse Block . . 10-44 Starting ...... 9-16 Floor Mats ...... 10-94 Fuses and Circuit Enhanced Technology Fluid Breakers ...... 10-40 Glass ...... 2-16 Automatic Overload ...... 10-39 Entry/Exit Lighting ...... 6-6 Transmission ...... 10-10, 10-13 Emergency ® Equipment, Towing ...... 9-54 Brakes ...... 10-26 OnStar ...... 14-2 Extender, Safety Belt ...... 3-15 Power Steering ...... 10-24 Engine Exterior Lamp Controls ...... 6-1 Washer ...... 10-25 Air Cleaner/Filter ...... 10-16 Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-2 Front Axle ...... 10-29 Check and Service Engine Front Seats Soon Light ...... 5-18 Adjustment ...... 3-2 Compartment Overview ...... 10-6 F Front Storage ...... 4-1 Coolant ...... 10-18 Fan Front Turn Signal Coolant Temperature Engine ...... 10-23 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-36 Gauge ...... 5-13 Fast Idle System ...... 9-18 Fuel ...... 9-41 Cooling System ...... 10-17 Additives ...... 9-43 Cooling System Messages . . .5-32 Economy Driving ...... 1-20 Drive Belt Routing ...... 12-5 Filling a Portable Fuel Exhaust ...... 9-21 Container ...... 9-46 Fan ...... 10-23 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (5,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

INDEX i-5

Filling the Tank ...... 9-44 Trip Odometer ...... 5-11 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-2 Foreign Countries ...... 9-43 Voltmeter ...... 5-14 High-Beam On Light ...... 5-25 Gasoline Specifications ...... 9-42 Warning Lights and High/Low Beam Changer ...... 6-2 Gauge ...... 5-11 Indicators ...... 5-8 Heated Mirrors ...... 2-13 Low Fuel Warning Light ...... 5-24 General Information Heater Recommended ...... 9-42 Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1 Engine ...... 9-18 Requirements, California . . . . .9-43 Towing ...... 9-46 Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1 System Messages ...... 5-33 Vehicle Care ...... 10-2 High-Beam On Light ...... 5-25 Full-Size Spare Tire ...... 10-78 Glass, Enhanced Highway Hypnosis ...... 9-6 Fuses Technology ...... 2-16 Hill and Mountain Roads ...... 9-7 Engine Compartment GM Mobility Reimbursement Hood ...... 10-4 Fuse Block ...... 10-40 Program ...... 13-5 Horn ...... 5-3 Floor Console Fuse Block . . 10-44 How to Wear Safety Belts Fuses and Circuit H Properly ...... 3-9 Breakers ...... 10-40 Halogen Bulbs ...... 10-34 Hazard Warning Flashers ...... 6-4 G Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Gasoline Headlamps ...... 10-34 Specifications ...... 9-42 Aiming ...... 10-33 Gauges Automatic ...... 6-3 Engine Coolant Bulb Replacement ...... 10-34 Temperature ...... 5-13 Daytime Running Engine Oil Pressure ...... 5-12 Lamps (DRL) ...... 6-2 Fuel ...... 5-11 Odometer ...... 5-11 Speedometer ...... 5-11 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (6,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

i-6 INDEX

I L Lights Airbag On-Off ...... 5-16 Idle System Labeling, Tire Sidewall ...... 10-48 Airbag Readiness ...... 5-15 Fast ...... 9-18 Lamps Antilock Brake System Ignition Positions ...... 9-15 Daytime Running (DRL) ...... 6-2 (ABS) Warning ...... 5-22 Ignition Transmission Lock Dome ...... 6-5 Brake System Warning ...... 5-21 Check ...... 10-32 Exterior Controls ...... 6-1 Charging System ...... 5-18 Immobilizer ...... 2-11 Exterior Lamps Off Cruise Control ...... 5-25 Infants and Young Children, Reminder ...... 6-2 Engine Oil Pressure ...... 5-24 Restraints ...... 3-35 License Plate ...... 10-38 Flash-to-Pass ...... 6-2 Infotainment ...... 7-1 Malfunction Indicator ...... 5-18 High-Beam On ...... 5-25 Instrument Cluster ...... 5-10 Messages ...... 5-34 High/Low Beam Changer ...... 6-2 Interior Rearview Mirrors ...... 2-14 Reading ...... 6-6 Low Fuel Warning ...... 5-24 Introduction ...... iii Taillamps ...... 10-36 Safety Belt Reminders ...... 5-15 Lamps, Bulb Replacement . . . . 10-36 Security ...... 5-25 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...... 3-10 J StabiliTrak® OFF ...... 5-22 LATCH System Jump Starting ...... 10-79 Tire Pressure ...... 5-23 Replacing Parts after a Tow/Haul Mode ...... 5-22 Crash ...... 3-47 K Traction Control System LATCH, Lower Anchors and ® Key and Lock Messages ...... 5-34 Tethers for Children ...... 3-41 (TCS)/StabiliTrak ...... 5-23 Locking Rear Axle ...... 9-34 Keyless Entry Lighter, Cigarette ...... 5-8 Locks Remote (RKE) System ...... 2-2 Lighting Automatic Door ...... 2-7 Keys ...... 2-1 Entry/Exit ...... 6-6 Cargo Door Relocking ...... 2-7 Illumination Control ...... 6-5 Delayed Locking ...... 2-7 Door ...... 2-6 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (7,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

INDEX i-7

Lockout Protection ...... 2-7 Engine Cooling System ...... 5-32 N Power Door ...... 2-7 Engine Oil ...... 5-32 Navigation Safety ...... 2-8 Engine Power ...... 5-33 ® OnStar ...... 14-2 Loss of Control ...... 9-5 Fuel System ...... 5-33 Vehicle Data Recording Low Fuel Warning Light ...... 5-24 Key and Lock ...... 5-34 and Privacy ...... 13-15 Lower Anchors and Tethers Lamp ...... 5-34 New Vehicle Break-In ...... 9-14 for Children (LATCH Object Detection System . . . . .5-34 Noise Control System ...... 10-30 System) ...... 3-41 Ride Control System ...... 5-34 Security ...... 5-36 Service Vehicle ...... 5-36 O M Object Detection System Maintenance Tire ...... 5-36 Messages ...... 5-34 Records ...... 11-14 Transmission ...... 5-37 Odometer ...... 5-11 Maintenance Schedule Vehicle ...... 5-30 Trip ...... 5-11 Recommended Fluids Vehicle Reminder ...... 5-38 Off-Road and Lubricants ...... 11-11 Mirrors Recovery ...... 9-5 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-18 Convex ...... 2-12 Oil Manual Mirrors ...... 2-12 Heated ...... 2-13 Engine ...... 10-7 Manual Mode ...... 9-28 Manual ...... 2-12 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10 Manual Windows ...... 2-14 Manual Rearview ...... 2-14 Engine Oil Pressure Messages Power ...... 2-13 Gauge ...... 5-12 Airbag System ...... 5-36 Trailer Tow ...... 2-13 Messages ...... 5-32 Battery Voltage and Mirrors, Interior Rearview ...... 2-14 Pressure Light ...... 5-24 Charging ...... 5-31 Monitor System, Tire Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-33 Brake System ...... 5-31 Pressure ...... 10-56 Online Owner Center ...... 13-4 Compass ...... 5-31 Door Ajar ...... 5-31 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (8,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

i-8 INDEX

OnStar® Parking Seat Adjustment ...... 3-3 System, In Brief ...... 1-21 Brake ...... 9-31 Steering Fluid ...... 10-24 OnStar® Additional Brake and P (Park) Windows ...... 2-14 Information ...... 14-5 Mechanism Check ...... 10-32 Pregnancy, Using Safety OnStar® Connections ...... 14-3 Over Things That Burn ...... 9-21 Belts ...... 3-14 OnStar® Diagnostics ...... 14-5 Parking Assist Privacy OnStar® Emergency ...... 14-2 Ultrasonic ...... 9-37 Radio Frequency OnStar® Navigation ...... 14-2 Passenger Airbag Status Identification (RFID) ...... 13-15 OnStar® Overview ...... 14-1 Indicator ...... 5-17 Program OnStar® Security ...... 14-2 Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-26 Courtesy Transportation ...... 13-7 Operation, Infotainment Perchlorate Materials Proposition 65 Warning, System ...... 7-6 Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3 California ...... 10-2 Ordering Personalization Service Publications ...... 13-11 Vehicle ...... 5-39 R Outlets Phone Radio Frequency Power ...... 5-7 Bluetooth ...... 7-22 Identification (RFID) ...... 13-15 Overheating, Engine ...... 10-22 Power Statement ...... 13-15 Overview, Infotainment Door Locks ...... 2-7 System ...... 7-3, 7-5 Mirrors ...... 2-13 Outlets ...... 5-7 P Protection, Battery ...... 6-7 Park Retained Accessory (RAP) . . .9-19 Shifting Into ...... 9-19 Shifting Out of ...... 9-20 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (9,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

INDEX i-9

Radios Records Ride Control Systems AM-FM Radio ...... 7-8 Maintenance ...... 11-14 Messages ...... 5-34 Reception ...... 7-11 Recreational Vehicle Roads Satellite ...... 7-9 Towing ...... 10-83 Driving, Wet ...... 9-6 Reading Lamps ...... 6-6 Reimbursement Program, Roadside Assistance Rear Axle ...... 10-30 GM Mobility ...... 13-5 Program ...... 13-5 Locking ...... 9-34 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Rotation, Tires ...... 10-61 Rear Climate Control System . . . 8-4 System ...... 2-2 Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-5 Rear Doors ...... 2-10 Remote Vehicle Start ...... 2-4 Running the Vehicle While Rear Heating System ...... 8-4 Replacement Bulbs ...... 10-38 Parked ...... 9-22 Rear Seats ...... 3-5 Replacement Parts Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 9-38 Airbags ...... 3-32 S Rearview Mirrors ...... 2-14 Maintenance ...... 11-13 Safety Belts ...... 3-8 Reclining Seatbacks ...... 3-3 Replacing Airbag System ...... 3-32 Care ...... 3-15 Recommended Replacing LATCH System Extender ...... 3-15 Fuel ...... 9-42 Parts after a Crash ...... 3-47 How to Wear Safety Belts Recommended Fluids and Replacing Safety Belt Properly ...... 3-9 Lubricants ...... 11-11 System Parts after a Crash . . . 3-15 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...... 3-10 Recording Reporting Safety Defects Reminders ...... 5-15 Vehicle Data ...... 13-14 Canadian Government ...... 13-13 Replacing after a Crash ...... 3-15 General Motors ...... 13-13 Use During Pregnancy ...... 3-14 U.S. Government ...... 13-12 Restraints Where to Put ...... 3-39 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...... 9-19 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (10,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

i-10 INDEX

Safety Defects Reporting Maintenance Records ...... 11-14 StabiliTrak Canadian Government ...... 13-13 Maintenance, General OFF Light ...... 5-22 General Motors ...... 13-13 Information ...... 11-1 Start Vehicle, Remote ...... 2-4 U.S. Government ...... 13-12 Parts Identification Label . . . . .12-1 Starter Switch Check ...... 10-31 Safety Locks ...... 2-8 Publications Ordering Starting the Engine ...... 9-16 Safety System Check ...... 3-15 Information ...... 13-11 Steering ...... 9-4 Satellite Radio ...... 7-9 Scheduling Appointments . . . . .13-7 Fluid, Power ...... 10-24 Scheduling Appointments ...... 13-7 Vehicle Messages ...... 5-36 Wheel Adjustment ...... 5-2 Seats Servicing the Airbag ...... 3-30 Wheel Controls ...... 5-2 Adjustment, Front ...... 3-2 Shift Lock Control Function Storage Areas Head Restraints ...... 3-2 Check, Automatic Front ...... 4-1 Power Adjustment, Front ...... 3-3 Transmission ...... 10-32 Storage Compartments ...... 4-1 Rear ...... 3-5 Shifting Stuck Vehicle ...... 9-9 Reclining Seatbacks ...... 3-3 Into Park ...... 9-19 Sun Visors ...... 2-17 Securing Child Out of Park ...... 9-20 Swing-out Windows ...... 2-15 Restraints ...... 3-47, 3-49, 3-52 Side Door ...... 2-8 Switches Security Sidemarker Airbag On-Off ...... 3-23 Light ...... 5-25 Bulb Replacement ...... 10-36 Symbols ...... iv Messages ...... 5-36 Signals, Turn and System OnStar® ...... 14-2 Lane-Change ...... 6-4 Infotainment ...... 7-1 Vehicle ...... 2-11 Sliding Door ...... 2-9 Noise Control ...... 10-30 Service Specifications and Accessories and Capacities ...... 12-2 Modifications ...... 10-3 Speedometer ...... 5-11 Doing Your Own Work ...... 10-3 Engine Soon Light ...... 5-18 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (11,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

INDEX i-11

T Pressure Light ...... 5-23 Traction Pressure Monitor System . . . 10-56 Control System (TCS)/ Taillamps ...... 10-36 Rotation ...... 10-61 StabiliTrak® Light ...... 5-23 Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . 13-4 Sidewall Labeling ...... 10-48 Traction Control/Electronic Theft-Deterrent Systems ...... 2-11 Terminology and Stability Control ...... 9-32 Immobilizer ...... 2-11 Definitions ...... 10-52 Trailer Time ...... 5-6 Uniform Tire Quality Tow Mirrors ...... 2-13 Tires Grading ...... 10-65 Towing ...... 9-49 All-Terrain ...... 10-48 Wheel Alignment and Tire Transmission Buying New Tires ...... 10-63 Balance ...... 10-67 Automatic ...... 9-22, 9-26 Chains ...... 10-68 Wheel Replacement ...... 10-67 Fluid, Automatic . . . . . 10-10, 10-13 Changing ...... 10-70 When It Is Time for New Messages ...... 5-37 Designations ...... 10-50 Tires ...... 10-62 Transportation Program, Different Size ...... 10-65 Winter ...... 10-47 Courtesy ...... 13-7 Dual Rotation ...... 10-62 Tow/Haul Mode ...... 9-29 Trip Odometer ...... 5-11 Full-Size Spare ...... 10-78 Tow/Haul Mode Light ...... 5-22 Turn and Lane-Change If a Tire Goes Flat ...... 10-69 Towing Signals ...... 6-4 Inflation Monitor System . . . . 10-57 Driving Characteristics ...... 9-46 Inspection ...... 10-60 Equipment ...... 9-54 Messages ...... 5-36 General Information ...... 9-46 Recreational Vehicle ...... 10-83 Trailer ...... 9-49 Vehicle ...... 10-83 GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-6014682) - Black plate (12,1) 2014 - CRC 2nd Edition - 8/26/13

i-12 INDEX

U Vehicle Care Wheels Tire Pressure ...... 10-55 Alignment and Tire Ultrasonic Parking Assist ...... 9-37 Vehicle Data Recording ...... 13-14 Balance ...... 10-67 Uniform Tire Quality Ventilation, Air ...... 8-7 Different Size ...... 10-65 Grading ...... 10-65 Visors ...... 2-17 Replacement ...... 10-67 Using This Manual ...... iv Voltmeter Gauge ...... 5-14 When It Is Time for New Tires ...... 10-62 V Where to Put the Restraint . . . . 3-39 Vehicle W Warning Windows ...... 2-14 Canadian Owners ...... iii Brake System Light ...... 5-21 Enhanced Technology Control ...... 9-3 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Glass ...... 2-16 Identification Indicators ...... 5-8 Manual ...... 2-14 Number (VIN) ...... 12-1 Warnings ...... iv Power ...... 2-14 Load Limits ...... 9-10 Cautions and Danger ...... iv Swing-out Windows ...... 2-15 Messages ...... 5-30 Hazard Flashers ...... 6-4 Windshield Personalization ...... 5-39 Washer Fluid ...... 10-25 Wiper/Washer ...... 5-3 Reminder Messages ...... 5-38 Winter Remote Start ...... 2-4 Driving ...... 9-7 Security ...... 2-11 Winter Tires ...... 10-47 Towing ...... 10-83 Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 10-33