GMC 2011 Sierra Denali Owner's Manual page 253

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-18
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-19
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-22
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-30
Adjustable Throttle and
Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Parking Over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-40
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Driving and Operating
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-51
Ride Control Systems
®
StabiliTrak System . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-57
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
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