Driving And Operating - GMC Sierra 2018 Owner's Manual

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 234
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 235
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 237
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 246
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 250
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 254
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 255
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 271
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Driving and Operating
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 274
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 278
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 279
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) (1500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 289
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
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