Driving and operating, Driving and operating -1, Driving and operating 9-1 – GMC 2012 Savana User Manual

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GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2012 - 2nd - 11/11/11

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
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-10
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Starting and Operating

New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-16
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Parking over Things

That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23

Engine Exhaust

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Automatic Transmission

Automatic Transmission

(Six Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Automatic Transmission

(Four Speed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28

Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32

Drive Systems

All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33

Brakes

Antilock Brake

System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33

Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34

Ride Control Systems

StabiliTrak

®

System . . . . . . . . . 9-35

Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37

Cruise Control

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37

Fuel

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Gasoline Specifications

(U.S. and Canada Only) . . . 9-41

California Fuel

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41

Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-41
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 9-42
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Filling a Portable Fuel

Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45

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