Driving And Operating - GMC Sierra Instruction Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 263
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 264
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 266
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 275
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 279
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Active Fuel Management
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 284
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 301
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 303
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 307
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Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 308
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) (1500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 317
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320