GMC Savana Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13882574) -
2020 - CRC - 6/7/19
Driving and Operating 151
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 156
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 157
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 163
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 168
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 172
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 178
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 183
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 185
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 193
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 193
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 212