User manual GMC SIERRA DENALI 2003

[. . . ] The 2003 GMCSierra Denali OwnerManual Seats and Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Rear Seats 1-8 Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Will I be able to maintain vehicle control?Gravel? 0 Q: Are there some things I should not do when driving down a hill? A: Yes!These are important because if you ignore them you could lose control and have a serious accident. When driving downhill, avoid turns that take you across the incline of the hill. A hill that's not too steep to drive down may be too steep to drive across. You could roll over if you don't drive straight down. 0 Are there hidden surface obstacles?Is there a hidden creek bank or even a river bottom with large rocks? If you decide you can go down a hill safely, then try to keep your vehicle headed straight down, and use a low gear. This way, engine drag can help your brakes and they won't hate to do all the work. Descend slowly, keeping your vehicle under control at all times. Never go downhill with the transmission in NEUTRAL (N). This is called "free-wheeling. " Your brakes will have to do all the work and could overheat and fade. 4-24 Q: Am I likely to stall when going downhill?A: It's much more likely to happen going uphill. But if it happens going downhill, here's what to do. 0 * Stop your vehicle by applying the regular brakes. Shift to PARK (P) and, while still braking, restart the engine. Shift back to a low gear, release the parking brake, and drive straight down. Surface conditions can be a problem whenyou drive across a hill. Loosegravel, muddy spots, or even wet grass can causeyour tires to slip sideways, downhill. If the vehicle slips sideways, it can hit something that will trip it (a rock, a rut, etc. ) and roll over. Hidden obstacles can make the steepness ofthe incline even worse. If you drive across a rock with the uphill wheels, or if the downhill wheels drop into a rut or depression, your vehicle can tilt even more. 0 0 If the engine won't start, get out and get help. Driving Across an Incline Sooner or later, an off-road trail will probably go across the incline of a hill. If this happens, you have to decide whether to try to drive across the incline. Here are some things to consider: A hill that can bedriven straight up or down may be too steep to drive across. When you gostraight up or down a hill, the lengthof the wheel bas (the distance from the front wheels to the rear wheels) reduces the likelihood the vehiclewill tumble end over end. But when you drive across an incline, the much more narrow track width(the distance between the left and right wheels) may notprevent the vehicle from tilting and rolling over. [. . . ] 5-94 Vehicle Personalization Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42 VehicleStorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Vinyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-87 Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]