2008 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 259

Section 4 Driving Your Vehicle Before Leaving on a Long Trip ...4-27 Highway Hypnosis ...4-27 Hill and Mountain Roads ...4-27 Winter Driving ...4-28 If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ...4-32 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out ...4-32 Recovery Hooks ...4-33 Loading Your Vehicle ...4-34 Truck-Camper Loading Information ...4-40 Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab ...4-40 Towing ...4-41 Towing Your Vehicle ...4-41 Recreational Vehicle Towing ...4-41 Towing a Trailer ...4-41 Trailer Recommendations ...4-54 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ...4-2 Defensive Driving ...4-2 Drunk Driving ...4-2 Control of a Vehicle ...4-3 Braking ...4-3 Antilock Brake System (ABS) ...4-4 Braking in Emergencies ...4-5 StabiliTrak® System ...4-5 All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System ...4-7 Steering ...4-8 Off-Road Recovery ...4-10 Passing ...4-10 Loss of Control ...4-10 Off-Road Driving ...4-12 Driving at Night ...4-25 Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ...4-25 4-1