2005 GMC Envoy/Envoy XL/Envoy Denali Owner Manual M Seats and Restraint Systems ........................... 1-1 Driving Your Vehicle ....................................... 4-1 Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2 Rear Seats ............................................... 1-5 Towing ................................................... 4-51 Safety Belts .............................................. 1-8 Service and Appearance Care .......................... 5-1 Child Restraints ....................................... 1-26 Service ..................................................... 5-3 Airbag System ......................................... 1-48 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5 Restraint System Check ............................ 1-64 Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-10 Features and Controls ..................................... 2-1 Rear Axle ............................................... 5-47 Keys ........................................................ 2-3 Four-Wheel Drive ..................................... 5-48 Doors and Locks ....................................... 2-8 Front Axle ............................................... 5-48 Windows ................................................. 2-14 Bulb Replacement .................................... 5-49 Theft-Deterrent Systems ............................ 2-16 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ......... 5-52 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ........... 2-18 Tires ...................................................... 5-54 Mirrors .................................................... 2-36 Appearance Care ..................................... 5-86 OnStar® System ...................................... 2-47 Vehicle Identification ................................. 5-95 HomeLink® Transmitter ............................. 2-49 Electrical System ...................................... 5-96 Storage Areas ......................................... 2-54 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-113 Sunroof .................................................. 2-60 Maintenance Schedule ..................................... 6-1 Vehicle Personalization ............................. 2-60 Maintenance Schedule ................................ 6-2 Instrument Panel ............................................. 3-1 Customer Assistance and Information .............. 7-1 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-21 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-12 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ........ 3-32 Index ................................................................ 1 Driver Information Center (DIC) .................. 3-51 Audio System(s) ....................................... 3-65 Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, GMC, the GMC Truck Emblem and the names ENVOY, and How to Use This Manual DENALI are registered trademarks of General Motors Many people read the owner manual from beginning to Corporation. end when they first receive their new vehicle. If this This manual includes the latest information at the time is done, it can help you learn about the features it was printed. We reserve the right to make and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work changes after that time without further notice. For together in the owner manual to explain things. vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for GMC Index whenever it appears in this manual. Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it is A good place to quickly locate information about the needed while you are on the road. If the vehicle is vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an sold, leave this manual the vehicle. alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 05ENVOY A First Edition © 2004 General Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved. ii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We this book. This safety use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things symbol means “Do Not,” that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. “Do Not do this” or “Do Not let this happen.” {CAUTION: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is. Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not, you or others could be hurt. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols Also, in this manual you will find these notices: The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered If you need help figuring out a specific name of a by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But component, gage, or indicator, reference the the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage. following topics: When you read other manuals, you might see • Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. • Features and Controls in Section 2 There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use • Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE. • Climate Controls in Section 3 • Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3 • Audio System(s) in Section 3 • Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5 iv These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle: v ✍ NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Top Strap ....................................................1-35 Power Seats ..................................................1-2 Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-37 Power Lumbar ...............................................1-2 Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Heated Seats .................................................1-3 Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-38 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the Head Restraints .............................................1-5 LATCH System .........................................1-40 Rear Seats .......................................................1-5 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-5 Seat Position ............................................1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat Safety Belts .....................................................1-8 Position ...................................................1-43 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-13 Seat Position ............................................1-43 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-13 Driver Position ..............................................1-14 Airbag System ...............................................1-48 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-20 Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-50 Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-21 When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-53 Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-21 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-55 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-55 and Small Adults .......................................1-23 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-56 Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-26 Passenger Sensing System ............................1-57 Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-26 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-63 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Child Restraints .............................................1-26 Vehicle ....................................................1-63 Older Children ..............................................1-26 Infants and Young Children ............................1-29 Restraint System Check ..................................1-64 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-32 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-64 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-34 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...................................................1-64 1-1 Front Seats • To move the seat forward or rearward, slide the seat control forward or rearward. • To recline the seatback, press the vertical control Power Seats rearward. To raise the seatback, press the vertical control forward. See Reclining Seatbacks on If you have this feature, page 1-3 for more information. the power seat controls are located on the Power Lumbar outboard side of the front seat cushions.