GMC 2012 Terrain - 9-1 Driving and Starting and Operating Brakes; Default Chapter; Driving and Operating

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GMC Terrain Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-12
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-14
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-17
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-23
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-28
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-32
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-37
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
StabiliTrak
®
System . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Object Detection Systems
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-46
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51