GMC Terrain: Driving and Operating / Brakes
For information on the Tow/Haul
Mode, see Driver Mode Control.
Automatic Engine Grade Braking
Automatic Engine Grade Braking
assists when driving downhill...
This vehicle has an Antilock Brake
System (ABS), an advanced
electronic braking system that helps
prevent a braking skid.
When the vehicle begins to drive
away, ABS checks itself...
Other information:
With this system the heating, cooling, and ventilation in the vehicle can be
controlled.
Fan Control
A/C (Air Conditioning)
Air Delivery Mode Controls
Defrost
TEMP (Temperature Control)
Rear Window Defogger
Air Recirculation
: Turn clockwise or
counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the fan speed or turn the
fan off...
Braking action involves perception
time and reaction time. Deciding to
push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is
reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is
about three-quarters of a second. In
that time, a vehicle moving at
100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20m
(66 ft), which could be a lot of
distance in an emergency...