Driving And Operating - GMC Sierra Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 213
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . 228
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Ignition Positions (Key Access) . . . . . . . . 230
Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) . . . . . 232
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 236
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 237
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 238
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 246
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 264
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . 269
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Filling the Tank (Pickup Model) . . . . . . . . 271
Filling the Tank (Chassis Cab and Box
Delete Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 274