Keys, Doors and Windows

Keyless Access

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With the Keyless Access System, you can lock and unlock the doors and access the liftgate without removing the RKE transmitter from your pocket, purse, briefcase, etc. The RKE transmitter must be within 1 m (3 ft) of the liftgate or door being opened.

Keyless access can be programmed to unlock all doors on the first press of the lock/unlock button on the driver door. Refer to Vehicle Personalization.

If the vehicle has memory seats, RKE transmitters 1 and 2 are linked to memory seat 1 or 2. Refer to Memory Seats.

Keyless Unlocking/Locking from the Driver Door

When the doors are locked and the RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the driver door handle, press the lock/unlock button on the driver door handle to unlock the driver door. If the lock/unlock button is pressed again within five seconds, all passenger doors will unlock.

GMC Terrain. Keyless Access Operation

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Pressing the lock/unlock button will lock all doors if any of the following occurs:

  1. More than five seconds have passed since the first lock/unlock button press.
  2. Two presses of the lock/unlock button were used to unlock all doors.
  3. Any vehicle door is opened and all doors are now closed.

Keyless Unlocking/Locking of the Doors

When the doors are locked and the RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft) of the door handle, pressing the lock/unlock button on that door handle will unlock all doors. Pressing the lock/unlock button will cause all doors to lock if any of the following occurs:

  • The lock/unlock button was used to unlock all doors.
  • Any vehicle door is opened and all doors are now closed.

Passive Locking

If equipped with Keyless Access, this vehicle will lock after a few seconds once all doors are closed, if the vehicle is off and at least one RKE transmitter is removed from the vehicle or none remains inside.

If other electronic devices interfere with the RKE transmitter signal, the vehicle may not detect the RKE transmitter inside the vehicle. If Passive Locking is enabled, the doors may lock with the RKE transmitter inside the vehicle. Do not leave the RKE transmitter in the vehicle unattended.

To adjust the doors to automatically lock when leaving the vehicle, see Remote Locking, Unlocking, Starting in Vehicle Personalization.

Temporarily Disabling Passive Locking

To temporarily disable Passive Locking, press and holdGMC Terrain. Keyless Access Operationthe interior door switch with the door open for at least four seconds or until three chimes sound. Passive Locking will then remain disabled untilGMC Terrain. Keyless Access Operationthe interior door switch is pressed again or until the vehicle is turned on.

Remote Left Vehicle Alert

When the vehicle is off and the RKE transmitter remains in the vehicle, the horn will chirp three times after all doors are closed. To turn this feature on or off, see Vehicle Personalization.

Alert That the RKE Transmitter Is No Longer in the Vehicle

If the vehicle is on, with an open door, and then all doors are closed, the vehicle will check for RKE transmitters inside. If an RKE transmitter is not detected, the Driver Information Center (DIC) will display NO REMOTE DETECTED and the horn will chirp three times. This occurs only once each time the vehicle is operated.

Keyless Liftgate Opening

Touch the sensor on the liftgate handle to open the liftgate if the RKE transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft).

Keyed Access

To access the vehicle with a dead transmitter battery, refer to Door Locks.

Test yourself

A quick GMC Terrain quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.