Driving And Operating - GMC Sierra 2015 Owner's Manual

GMC Sierra Owner Manual (GMNA Localizing-U.S/Canada/Mexico-
7299746) - 2015 - crc - 11/11/13
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 9-11
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-12
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-14
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-23
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-28
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
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Active Fuel Management
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-33
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-49
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Driving and Operating

Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Hill Descent
Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
. . . 9-31
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-65
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
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