GMC 2011 Canyon - Driving and Operating; Driving Information; Starting and Operating; Automatic Transmission

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GMC Canyon Owner Manual - 2011
Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-17
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-18
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-21
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-28
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Shifting Into Park (Automatic
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Shifting Out of Park
(Automatic
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Parking (Manual
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Parking Over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-37
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-40
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
StabiliTrak
®
System . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-51
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
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