GMC 2012 Sierra Denali Owner's Manual page 251

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 9-11
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-12
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-15
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-26
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-34
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-46
Driving and Operating
Ride Control Systems
®
StabiliTrak System . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-53
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Gasoline Specifications (U.S.
and Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-61
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 9-63
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-65
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