GMC Terrain 2020 - Driving and Operating

GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-
13556232) - 2020 - CRC - 5/13/19
148 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 157
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 158
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 164
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 173
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 179
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 180
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 184
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 190
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 192
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 204
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . 206
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Recommended Fuel (LYX 1.5L
Turbo Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Recommended Fuel (LTG 2.0L
Turbo Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211