GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-
11348267) - 2018 - crc - 6/27/17
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Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 162
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 162
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 168
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 177
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brakes
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 183
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 184
Ride Control Systems
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 188
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 194
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 204
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 206
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . 211
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 216
Conversions and Add-Ons