GMC Acadia 2023 Interior Lighting 

The 2023 GMC Acadia has a comfortable interior and high-tech lighting features that work well together to make the drive experience complete. The Acadia has a large, elegant cabin inside with high-quality materials, soft seats, and the latest technology. Ambient lighting choices let passengers change the mood of the cabin, making the inside look warm and inviting. Along with the Acadia’s inner features, the outside lighting includes LED headlights and taillights, LED daytime running lights, and automatic headlights. These make sure that drivers can see clearly and make a statement on the road. This 2023 Acadia has both style and substance to meet the needs of modern drivers and guests. Its comfortable interior and cutting-edge lighting features work well together.

2023 GMC ACADIA Specs, Price, Features and Mileage (Brochure)

Interior Lighting

Instrument Panel Illumination Control

This feature adjusts the brightness of all illuminated controls. This feature is on the left side of the instrument panel.

• Move the thumbwheel up or down to brighten or dim the lights.

The thumbwheel is functional at night, or when the headlamps or parking lamps are ON.

Courtesy Lamps
The courtesy lamps come on when any door is opened, the K on the remote key is pressed, or when the vehicle is turned off. 

Dome Lamps

The dome lamp is in the overhead console.

To operate, press the following buttons:
OFF: Press to turn off the dome lamps when any door is opened, when K on the remote key is pressed, or when the vehicle is turned off. An indicator light on the button will turn on when the dome lamp override is activated. Press OFF again to deactivate this feature and the indicator light will turn off. The dome lamps will come on when any door is opened, K on the remote key is pressed, or when the vehicle is turned off. + ON/OFF: Press to turn the dome lamps on or off manually.

Reading Lamps
There are front and rear reading lamps on the overhead console and in the headliner. These lamps come on when any door is opened.

Front Reading Lamps

Press the lamp lenses to turn the front reading lamps on or off.

Rear Reading Lamps

Press the buttons to turn the rear passenger reading lamps on or off.

Lighting Features

Entry Lighting
The interior lamps turn on when pressing K on the remote key or opening any doors, and the dome lamp control is in the door position. Some exterior lamps also turn on when pressing K on the remote key or opening any doors. Low-Beam lamps will only turn on briefly at night, or in areas with limited lighting. All lamps will gradually fade out after about 30 seconds. Entry lighting can be disabled manually by closing all doors, pressing Q on the remote key, or starting the vehicle. This feature can be changed. On the infotainment home page, select the Settings icon T Vehicle Locator Lights

Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior lamps turn on when the driver door is opened after the vehicle is turned off. The exterior and interior lamps remain on for a set amount of time, and then automatically turn off. The interior lights turn on when the vehicle is turned off. The exterior lamps turn off immediately by turning the exterior lamp control off. This feature can be changed. On the infotainment home screen, select the Settings icon T Vehicle T Exit Lighting.

Battery Load Management
The vehicle has an Electric Power Management (EPM) that estimates the battery’s temperature and state of charge. It then adjusts the voltage for best performance and extended life of the battery. When the battery’s state of charge is low, the voltage is raised slightly to quickly bring the charge back up. When the state of charge is high, the voltage is lowered slightly to prevent overcharging. If the vehicle has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage display on the Driver Information Center (DIC), you may see the voltage move up or down. This is normal. If there is a problem, an alert will be displayed. The battery can be discharged at idle if the electrical loads are very high. This is true for all vehicles. This is because the generator (alternator) may not be spinning fast enough at idle to produce all of the power needed for very high electrical loads. A high electrical load occurs when several of the following are on, such as headlamps, high beams, rear window defogger, climate control fan at high speed, heated seats, engine cooling fans, trailer loads, and loads plugged into accessory power outlets. EPM works to prevent excessive discharge of the battery. It does this by balancing the generator’s output and the vehicle’s electrical needs. It can increase engine idle speed to generate more power whenever needed. It can temporarily reduce the power demands of some accessories. Normally, these actions occur in steps or levels, without being noticeable. In rare cases at the highest levels of corrective action, this action may be noticeable to the driver. If so, a DIC battery voltage and charging message displays. It is recommended that the driver reduce the electrical loads as much as possible. See Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) 0 114 or Driver Information Center (DIC) (Midlevel) 0 116 or Driver Information Center (DIC) (Up level) 0 119.

Battery Power Protection
This feature helps prevent the battery from being drained if the interior courtesy lamps or reading lamps are accidentally left on. If any of these lamps are left on, they automatically turn off after 10 minutes, if the ignition is off.

The lamps will not come back on again until one of the following occurs:

• The ignition is turned on.
• The doors are closed and then re-opened.

Exterior Lighting Battery Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about 10 minutes after the vehicle is turned off, if the parking lamps or headlamps have been manually left on. This protects against draining the battery. To restart the 10-minute timer, turn the exterior lamp control to the O position and then back to the; or 2 positions. To keep the lamps on for more than 10 minutes, the vehicle must be on or in accessory mode.

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