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GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9234776) - 2016 - crc - 6/4/15
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Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 150
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 151
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 157
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 161
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 165
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 167
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 170
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 174
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 185
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 193
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194