Driving And Operating - GMC YUKON 2018 Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 197
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 198
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 204
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 214
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 216
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 229
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 231
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . 232
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Automatic Level Control . . . . . . 232
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 235
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 242
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 243
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 250
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 252
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 255
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255