GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD 2014 Owner's Manual page 235

GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD and 3500HD (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
7142957) - 2014 - CRC 1st Edition - 3/28/13
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-10
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-11
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-13
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-22
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-31
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-42
Black plate (1,1)
Driving and Operating
Ride Control Systems
®
StabiliTrak System . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-48
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . 9-55
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-56
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
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