Driving And Operating - GMC 2017 Canyon Owner's Manual

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 225
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 226
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 235
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 244
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 249
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 256
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 258
Driving and Operating
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 261
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 267
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 278
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
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