Driving And Operating - GMC Terrain 2017 Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 146
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 147
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 149
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 153
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 159
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 161
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 164
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 169
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 185
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186