2010 GMC Acadia Owner's Manual - Page 63

Seats and Restraints 3-9 Heated Front Seats { WARNING If you cannot feel temperature change or pain to the skin, the seat heater may cause burns even at low temperatures. To reduce the risk of burns, people with such a condition should use care when using the seat heater, especially for long periods of time. Do not place anything on the seat that insulates against heat, such as a blanket, cushion, cover or similar item. This may cause the seat heater to overheat. An overheated seat heater may cause a burn or may damage the seat. On vehicles with heated front seats, the controls are located on the center console. To operate the heated seats the engine must be running. I (Heated Seatback): Press to turn on the heated seatback. J (Heated Seat and Seatback): Press to turn on or off the heated seat and seatback. The light on the button will come on to indicate that the feature is on. Each time the button is pressed, the temperature settings change from high, to medium, to low, to off. Indicator lights above the button will show the level of heat selected: three for high, two for medium, and one for low. The passenger seat may take longer to heat up. If the vehicle has remote vehicle start and is started using the RKE transmitter, the front heated seats will be turned on to the high setting if it is cold outside. See "Remote Vehicle Start" under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2‑3. When the ignition is turned on, the heated seat feature will turn off. To turn the heated seat feature back on, press the desired button.