Driving And Operating - GMC Sierra Limited 1500 2019 Owner's Manual

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 238
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 239
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 250
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 255
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 259
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 260
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 277
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Driving and Operating
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 279
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 283
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 285
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Forward Automatic
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) (1500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 295
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 296
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
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