Hands on steering wheeel warning?

[whoseanthony]

had my 17 Denali xl for about a week and love it but yesterday something strange happened. I got the typical alert ding like you left a blinker on or something but a message on the dash saying "hands on steering wheel"

Now to state the obvious I did have my hands on the wheel but haven't seen this in my 15 or 16 yukons and couldn't find anything online. Our Tesla Model X gives this same warning when auto pilot is on but can't imagine why GMC would have this.

 

[CruiseGuy24]

Funny you should ask. I got my 17 about 2 months ago and I have this happen at least once a week. I have always had hands on when it happens too. I just assume there are sensors somewhere and my hands must not be in the right spot.


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[Diamondwulf]

It is called lane departure warning. Or simply put, a warning to alert you that you are drifting out of the lane you are in.

 

[CruiseGuy24]

No this is different than the lane departure one.


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[retiredsparky]

Just one more needless complication to vehicles that makes them less reliable. Soon they will design them to shut down with that warning. Manufacturers have a laundry list on the wall that they throw darts at to select the next warning to install on the next model year.