Driving And Operating - GMC canyon 2018 Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 200
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 201
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 211
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 219
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 224
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 234
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 236
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 237
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 240
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 246
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 261
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262