Driving And Operating - GMC Chevrolet Express 2022 Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 119
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 131
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 134
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . 149
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 153
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 164