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GMC 2012 Sierra Series - Driving and Operating

GMC 2012 Sierra Series
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GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-12
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-13
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-16
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-26
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-32
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Active Fuel Management
®
. . . 9-35
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-37
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-59
Ride Control Systems
StabiliTrak
®
System . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-66
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-74
Gasoline Specifications (U.S.
and Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . 9-74
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-75
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 9-76
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-77
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-79
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