GMC CANYON 2011 Owner's Manual

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S ta y in yo ur ow n la ne. D o not
s w in g wid e or cu t acro ss th e
c e nte r of th e ro ad . D riv e at
s p eeds th a t le t yo u sta y in yo ur
o w n la ne.
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To p of hills : B e
a le rt  so m eth in g co uld
b e in yo ur la ne (s ta lle d ca r,
a ccid en t) .
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P ay atte ntio n to sp e cia lro ad
s ig n s (fa ll in g ro cks are a, w in d in g
r o ads, lo ng gra de s, passin g or
n o-p a ss in g zo n es) and ta ke
a ppro pria te actio n .
W in te r D riv in gD riv in g on Sno w or Ic eD riv e ca re fu lly when th ere is sn o w
o r ic e betw ee n th e tir e s and th e
r o ad, cre atin g le ss tr a ctio n or grip .
W et ic e ca n occu r at abou t 0°C
( 3 2°F ) w hen fr e ezin g ra in be gin s to
f a ll , re su lt in g in eve n le ss tr a ctio n.
A vo id driv in g on wet ic e or in
f r e ezin g ra in until ro a ds ca n be
t r e ate d wit h sa lt or sa nd.
D riv e wit h ca u tio n, w hate ve r th e
c o ndit io n . A cce le ra te ge ntly so
t r a ctio n is no t lo st. A cce le ra tin g to o
q uic k ly ca u se s th e wheels to sp in
a nd make s th e su rfa ce und er th e
t ir e s slic k, so th ere is eve n le ss
t r a ctio n. T
ry not to bre ak th e fr a gile tr a ctio n.
I f yo u acce le ra te to o fa st, th e driv e
w heels will sp in and polis h th e
s u rfa ce under th e tir e s eve n more .
T he Antilo ck Bra ke Syste m (A BS)
o n page 94 6 im pro ve s ve hic le
s ta bil it y durin g hard sto ps on
s lip pery ro ads, but apply th e bra ke s
s o oner th an when on dry pave m ent.
A ll o w gre ate r fo llo w in g dis ta nce on
a n y sli p pery ro ad and watc h fo r
s lip pery sp ots . Ic y patc h es ca n
o cc u r on oth erw is e cle ar ro ads in
s h aded are as. T he su rfa ce of a
c u rv e or an ove rp ass ca n re m ain
i c y when th e su rr o undin g ro ads
a re cle ar. A vo id su dden ste erin g
m aneuve rs and bra kin g while
o n ic e .
T urn off cru is e co ntr o lo n slip pery
s u rfa ce s.

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9 -2 0 Driv in g an d Opera tin gB liz za rd Condit io nsB ein g stu ck in sn ow ca n be a
s e rio us sit u atio n. S ta y wit h th e
v e hic le unle ss th ere is help nearb y.
I f possib le , use th e Roa dsid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (U .S .and
C ana da) on pag e 13 8 or R oadsid e
A ssis ta nce Pro gra m (M exic o ) on
p age 131 0. To ge t help and ke ep
e ve ry o ne in th e ve hic le sa fe :.
T urn on th e ha za rd warn in g
f la sh ers .
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T ie are d clo th to an outs id e
m ir ro r.
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W ARNIN G
Snow ca n tr a p eng in e exh aust
u nde r th e ve h ic le . T his m ay
c a use exh au st gase s to get
i n sid e . E ng in e exh au st co nta in s
C arb on Mono xid e (C O )w hic h
c a nnot be se en or sm elle d. It ca n
c a use un co n scio u sn ess and eve n
d eath .
(C ontin ued)
W ARNIN G (C ontin u ed )
If th e ve hic le is stu ck in th e sn ow :.Cle ar aw ay sn o w fr o m aro u nd
t h e base of yo ur ve h ic le ,
e sp ecia lly any th at is blo ckin g
t h e exh au st pip e ..C heck aga in fr o m tim e to
t im e to be su re sn ow does
n ot co ll e ct th ere ..O pen a win dow abo ut 5 cm
( 2 in ) on th e sid e of th e
v e hic le th at is aw ay fr o m th e
w in d to brin g in fr e sh air ..F ull y op en th e air outle ts on
o r und er th e in str u m ent
p anel..A dju st th e clim ate co n tr o l
s ys te m to ase tt in g th a t
c ir c u la te s th e air in sid e th e
v e hic le and se t th e fa n sp ee d
t o th e hig h est se ttin g. S ee
C li m ate Contr o lS ys te m in th e
I n dex.
(C ontin ue d)
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )
For m ore in fo rm atio n about
c a rb on monoxid e, se e Engin e
E xh aust on page 93 6.
S now ca n tr a p exh aust gase s
u n der yo ur ve hic le . T his ca n
c a use deadly CO (C arb on
M ono xid e) gas to get in sid e.
C O co uld ove rc o m e yo u and kil l
y o u. Y ou ca nnot se e it or sm ell it ,
s o yo u mig ht not kn ow it is in yo ur
v e hic le . C le ar aw ay sn ow fr o m
a ro und th e base of yo ur ve hic le ,
e sp ecia ll y any th at is blo ckin g th e
e xh aust.
R un th e engin e fo r sh ort perio ds
o n ly as needed to ke ep warm ,but
b e ca re fu l.

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To sa ve fu el, ru n th e engin e fo r only
s h ort perio ds as nee d ed to warm
t h e ve h ic le and th en sh ut th e engin e
o ff an d clo se th e win d ow most of
t h e way to sa ve hea t. R epeat th is
u ntil h e lp arriv e s bu t only when yo u
f e elre all y unco m fo rta ble fr o m th e
c o ld . M ovin g abo ut to ke ep warm
a ls o help s.
I f it ta ke s so m e tim e fo r help to
a rriv e , now an d th e n when yo u ru n
t h e en gin e, push th e acc e le ra to r
p eda lslig htly so th e engin e ru ns
f a ste r th an th e id le sp eed. T his
k e eps th e batte ry ch a rg ed to re sta rt
t h e ve h ic le and to sig nalfo r help
w it h th e hea dla m ps. D o th is as lit tle
a s poss ib le to sa ve fu el.I f th e Veh ic le is Stu ckS lo w ly and ca utio u sly sp in th e
w heels to fr e e th e ve hic le whe n
s tu ck in sa nd , m ud , ic e , or sn ow .
S ee R ock in g Your ve hic le to get It
O ut la te r in th is se ctio n. I
f stu ck to o se ve re ly fo r th e tr a ctio n
s yste m to fr e e th e ve h ic le , tu rn th e
t r a ctio n syste m off and use th e
r o ck in g meth od .
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If th e ve hic le 's tir e s sp in at hig h
s p eed, th ey ca n exp lo d e, and yo u
o r oth ers co u ld be in ju re d . T he
v e hic le ca n ove rh eat, ca u sin g an
e ngin e co m partm ent fir e or oth e r
d am age. S pin th e whe els as lit tle
a s possib le an d avo id goin g
a bove 55 km /h (3 5 m ph ).
F or in fo rm atio n abo ut usin g tir e
c h ain s on th e ve hic le , se e Tir e
C hain s on pa ge 107 1.R ockin g th e Veh ic le to get
I t O utTurn th e ste erin g wheelle ft and
r ig ht to cle ar th e are a aro und th e
f r o nt w he els . F or fo ur-w heeld riv e
v e hic le s, sh if t in to 4H I. Turn off any
t r a ctio n sys te m .S hif t ba ck and fo rth b
e tw een R (R eve rs e ) and afo rw ard
g e ar, or w it h amanualtr a nsm is sio n ,
b e tw een 1(F ir s t) or 2 (S eco nd) and
R (R eve rs e ), sp in nin g th e wheels
a s lit tle as possib le . To pre ve nt
t r a n sm is sio n wear, w ait until th e
w heels sto p sp in nin g befo re sh if t in g
g e ars . R ele ase th e acc e le ra to r
p e dalw hil e sh if tin g, and pre ss
l ig htly on th e acce le ra to r pedal
w hen th e tr a nsm is sio n is in gea r.
S lo w ly sp in nin g th e wheels in th e
f o rw ard and re ve rs e dir e ctio ns
c a use s a ro ckin g motio n th at co uld
f r e e th e ve hic le . If th at does not get
t h e ve hic le out afte r a fe w tr ie s,
i t m ig ht need to be to w ed out.
R eco ve ry hooks ca n be use d, if th e
v e hic le has th em .If th e ve hic le do es
n e ed to be to w ed out, se e To w in g
t h e Vehic le on page 109 3 .

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W ARNIN G
These hoo ks , w hen use d, are
u nde r a lo t of fo rc e . A lw ays pull
t h e ve hic le str a ig h t out. N eve r
p ull o n th e hooks at a sid ew ays
a ngle . T he hoo ks co uld bre ak
o ff an d yo u or oth e rs co uld be
i n ju re d fr o m th e ch ain or ca ble
s n appin g ba ck.
N otic e: Never use re co very
h ooks to to w th e veh ic le . Y o ur
v eh ic le co u ld be dam ag ed an d
i t w ould not be co ve re d by
w arra n ty .
F or ve hic le s wit h re co ve ry hooks at
t h e fr o nt of th e ve hic le , yo u ca n use
t h em if yo u are stu ck off - ro ad and
n eed to be pulle d to so m e pla ce
w here yo u ca n co ntin ue driv in g.
V eh ic le Load Lim it sIt is ve ry im porta nt to kn ow how
m uch weig ht yo ur ve hic le ca n
c a rry . T his weig ht is ca lle d th e
v e hic le ca pacit y weig ht and
i n clu d es th e weig ht of all
o ccu p ants , ca rg o, and all
n o nfa cto ry -in sta lle d optio ns.
T w o la bels on yo ur ve hic le
s h ow how much weig ht it m ay
p ro perly ca rr y , th e Tir e and
L o ad in g In fo rm atio n la bela nd
t h e Certif ic a tio n /T ir e la bel.

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D o not lo ad th e ve h ic le any
h eavie r th an th e Gro ss
V ehic le W eig ht R atin g
( G VW R), or eit h er th e
m axim um fr o nt or re ar G ro ss
A xle W eig ht R atin g (G AW R).
I f yo u do, parts on th e ve hic le
c a n bre ak, and it ca n ch an ge
t h e way th e ve hic le hand le s.
T hese co uld ca use yo u to
l o se co ntr o la nd cra sh . A ls o ,
o ve rlo adin g ca n sh orte n th e
l if e of th e ve hic le .
T ir e an d Load in g In fo rm atio n
L ab el
L ab el E xam ple
A ve hic le sp e cif ic Tir e an d
L oad in g In fo rm atio n la be lis
a tta ch ed to th e ve h ic le 's ce nte r
p il la r (B p illa r). W it h th e driv e r
d oor ope n, yo u will fin d th e la b el
a tta ch ed be lo w th e do or la tc h
p ost. V eh ic le 's wit h ou t a ce nte r
p il la r, lik e exte nd ed ca b mod els ,
w il l h ave th e Tir e and Loa din g
I n fo rm atio n la be la tta ch e d to th e
d riv e r sid e exte nd ed ca b do or, a
b ove th e door la tc h post. T he
T ir e and Loadin g In fo rm atio n
l a b elsh ow s th e num ber of
o ccu pant se atin g posit io ns (A ),
a n d th e maxim um ve hic le
c a pacit y weig ht(B )in kilo gra m s
a n d pounds.
T he Tir e and Loadin g
I n fo rm atio n la bela ls o sh ow s th e
s iz e of th e orig in ale quip m en t
t ir e s (C )and th e re co m mended
c o ld tir e in fla tio n pre ssu re s (D ).
F or m ore in fo rm atio n on tir e s
a n d in fla tio n se e Tir e s on
p a ge 10 5 0 and Tir e Pre ssu re
o n page 105 6.
T here is als o im porta nt
i n fo rm atio n on th e Certif ic a tio n /
T ir e la bel. It te lls yo u th e Gro ss
V ehic le W eig ht R atin g (G VW R)
a n d th e Gro ss Axle W eig ht
R atin g (G AW R)fo r th e fr o nt an d
r e ar axle s. S ee C ertif ic a tio n/
T ir e Label la te r in th is se ctio n .

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9 -2 4 Driv in g an d Opera tin gS te p s fo r D ete rm in in g Corre ct
L oad Lim it
1 .
L oca te th e sta te m en t
 T he co m bin ed weig ht of
o ccu pants and ca rg o sh o uld
n eve r exce ed XXX kg or
X XX lb s on yo u r ve hic le 's
p la ca rd .
2.
D ete rm in e th e co m bin ed
w eig ht of th e driv e r and
p asse ngers th at w il l b e rid in g
i n yo ur ve hic le .
3.
S ubtr a ct th e co m bin e d
w eig ht of th e driv e r and
p asse ngers fr o m XXX kg or
X XX lb s.
4 .
T he re su lt in g fig ure equ als
t h e ava ila ble am ount of
c a rg o and lu gga ge lo ad
c a pacit y . F or exa m ple , if
t h e X XXam ount eq uals
1 400 lb s and th ere will b e
f iv e 150 lb passe ng ers in
y o ur ve hic le , th e am ount of a
va il a ble ca rg o and lu gga ge
l o ad ca pacit y is 650 lb s
( 1 4 00  75 0 (5 x15 0) =
6 50 lb s).
5 .
D ete rm in e th e co m bin ed
w eig ht of lu gg ag e and ca rg o
b ein g lo ad ed on th e ve h ic le .
T hat w eig ht m ay no t sa fe ly
e xce ed th e ava ila ble ca rg o
a nd lu g ga ge lo ad ca p acit y
c a lc u la te d in Ste p 4.
6 .
If yo ur ve hic le will b e to w in g
a tr a ile r, th e lo ad fr o m yo u r
t r a ile r w ill b e tr a nsfe rr e d to
y o ur ve hic le . C on su lt th is
m anua lto dete rm in e how th is
r e d uce s th e ava ila b le ca rg o
a nd lu g ga ge lo ad ca p acit y of
y o ur ve hic le .
S ee Tra il e r To w in g on
p age 96 4 fo r im porta nt
i n fo rm atio n on to w in g a
t r a ile r, to w in g sa fe ty , and
t r a ile rin g tip s.
E xam ple 1
A . Vehic le Capacit y W eig ht fo r
E xa m ple 1 = 453 kg (1 ,0 00 lb s)
B . Subtr a ct O ccu pant W eig ht @
6 8 kg (1 50 lb s) × 2= 136 kg
( 3 00 lb s)
C . Ava il a ble Occu pant and Carg o
W eig ht = 317 kg (7 00 lb s)

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E xa m ple 2
A . Veh ic le Cap acit y W eig ht fo r
E xa m ple 2 = 45 3 kg (1 ,0 00 lb s)
B . Subtr a ct O ccu pan t W eig ht @
6 8 kg (1 50 lb s) × 5= 340 kg
( 7 50 lb s)
C . Ava ila ble Carg o W eig ht =
1 1 3 kg (2 50 lb s)
E xam ple 3
A . Vehic le Cap acit y W eig h t fo r
E xa m ple 3 = 453 kg (1 ,0 00 lb s)
B . Subtr a ct O ccu pant W eig h t @
9 1 kg (2 0 0 lb s) × 5= 453 kg
( 1 ,0 0 0 lb s)
C . Ava il a b le Carg o W eig ht =
0 kg (0 lb s)
R efe r to yo ur ve hic le 's Tir e and
L oadin g In fo rm atio n la belfo r
s p ecif ic in fo rm atio n about yo ur
v e hic le 's ca pacit y weig ht and
s e atin g posit io ns. T he co m bin ed
w eig ht of th e driv e r, passe ngers ,
c a rg o, and any acc e ss o rie s or
e quip m ent added to yo ur ve h ic le
a fte r it le ft th e fa cto ry sh ould
n eve r exc e ed yo ur ve hic le 's
c a pacit y weig ht.

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9 -2 6 Driv in g an d Opera tin gC ertif ic atio n/T ir e Lab el
L ab el E xa m ple
A ve hic le sp ecif ic Certif ic a tio n/
T ir e la belis atta ch ed to th e
b otto m se ctio n of th e driv e r sid e
c e nte r pil la r (B -p ill a r) or on th e
e nd of th e driv e r sid e in str u m en t
p anel. V ehic le s wit h ou t a ce nte r
p illa r, lik e exte nded ca b mode ls ,
w ill h ave th e Certif ic a tio n /T ir e
l a bela tta ch ed to th e ed ge of th e
d riv e r sid e, exte nde d ca b do or,
b elo w th e door la tc h post. T he
l a belsh ow s th e Gro ss Vehic le W
eig ht R atin g (G VW R). T he
G VW R in clu d es th e weig ht of
t h e ve hic le , all o ccu pa nts , fu e l,
c a rg o , and tr a ile r to n gue weig h t,
i f pull in g atr a ile r.
T he Certif ic a tio n /T ir e la be l
a ls o te lls yo u th e maxim um
w eig hts fo r th e fr o nt and re ar
a xle s, ca ll e d Gro ss Axle W eig ht
R atin g (G AW R). To fin d ou t th e
a ctu allo ad s on yo ur fr o nt and
r e a r axle s, yo u ne ed to go to a
w eig h sta tio n an d weig h yo ur
v e hic le . Y ou r de ale r ca n he lp
y o u wit h th is . B e su re to sp re ad
o ut yo ur lo ad equ all y on both
s id es of th e ce n te rlin e .
N eve r exce ed th e GVW R fo r
y o ur ve hic le , or th e GAW R fo r
e it h er th e fr o n t or re ar axle .
I f th e lo ad is he avy, it sh ould be
s p re a d out. S
im ila r appearin g ve hic le s m ay
h a ve dif fe re nt G VW Rs and
c a pacit y weig hts . P le ase note
y o ur ve hic le 's Certif ic a tio n /T ir e
l a be lo r co nsu lt yo ur deale r fo r
a d dit io nald eta ils .
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W ARNIN G
D o not lo ad th e ve hic le any
h e avie r th an th e Gro ss
V ehic le W eig ht R atin g
( G VW R), or eit h er th e
m axim um fr o nt or re ar G ro ss
A xle W eig ht R atin g (G AW R).
I f yo u do, parts on th e ve hic le
c a n bre ak, and it ca n ch ange
t h e way th e ve hic le handle s.
T hese co uld ca use yo u to
l o se co ntr o la nd cra sh . A ls o ,
o ve rlo adin g ca n sh orte n th e
l if e of th e ve hic le .

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U sin g heavie r su sp e nsio n
c o m ponents to ge t ad de d
d ura bili t y m ig ht no t ch ange
y o ur w eig ht ra tin gs. A sk yo u r
d eale r to help yo u lo a d yo ur
v e hic le th e rig ht w ay.
N otic e: Overlo ad in g th e
v eh ic le m ay ca u se dam ag e.
R ep air s would not be co ve re d
b y th e veh ic le warra n ty . D o
n ot overlo ad th e veh ic le .
I f yo u put th in gs in sid e yo ur
v e hic le  lik e su it c a se s,
t o ols , packa ges, or anyth in g
e ls e  th ey will g o as fa st as th e
v e hic le goes. If yo u have to sto p
o r tu rn quic kly , or if th ere is a
c ra sh , th ey wil l ke ep goin g.
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W ARNIN G
T hin g s yo u put in sid e yo ur
v e hic le ca n str ik e and in ju re
p eop le in asu d de n sto p or
t u rn , or in a cra sh .
.P ut th in g s in th e ca rg o
a re a of yo u r ve h ic le . T ry to
s p re ad th e weig h t eve nly ..N eve r sta ck he avie r
t h in gs, lik e su it c a se s,
i n sid e th e ve hic le so th at
s o m e of th e m are ab ove
t h e to ps of th e se ats ..D o not le a ve an
u nse cu re d ch il d re str a in t
i n yo ur ve hic le ..W he n yo u ca rry so m eth in g
i n sid e th e ve hic le , se cu re
i t w hen eve r yo u ca n ..D o not le a ve a se at fo ld e d
d ow n unle ss yo u ne ed to . T
here is als o im porta nt lo adin g
i n fo rm atio n fo r off - ro ad driv in g in
t h is m anual.
S ee L oadin g Your
V eh ic le fo r O ff- R oad Driv in g
u nd er
O ff- R oad Driv in g on page 97 .
R em em ber not to exce ed
t h e Gro ss Axle W eig ht
r a tin g (G AW R)of th e fr o nt or
r e ar axle .
T w o-T ie re d Load in g
F or ve hic le s wit h asix fo ot bed ,
a n upper lo ad pla tfo rm ca n be
c re ate d by posit io nin g fo ur 5 cm
( 2 in ch es) by 15 cm (6 in ch es)
w ooden pla nks acro ss th e wid th
o f th e pic ku p box. T he pla nks
m ust be in se rte d in th e pic k u p
b ox depre ssio ns.
W hen usin g th is upper lo ad
p la tfo rm ,be su re th e lo ad is
s e cu re ly tie d dow n to pre ve nt it
f r o m sh if tin g. T he lo ad's ce nte r
o f gra vit y sh ould be posit io ned
i n a zo ne ove r th e re ar axle .

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9 -2 8 Driv in g an d Opera tin gA ny lo ad th at exte nd s beyo nd
t h e ve hic le 's ta il la m p are a must
b e pro perly m ark e d acco rd in g to
l o ca lla w s and re gula tio n s.
R em em ber not to exce ed
t h e Gro ss Axle W eig h t
R atin g (G AW R)of th e re ar axle .
A dd-O n Equip m en t
W hen yo u ca rry re m ova b le
i t e m s, yo u may ne ed to put a
l im it on how many pe ople yo u
c a rry in sid e yo ur ve hic le . B e
s u re to weig h yo u r ve h ic le
b efo re yo u buy an d in sta ll th e
n ew equip m ent.
N otic e: Overlo ad in g th e
v eh ic le m ay cau se dam ag e.
R ep air s would not be co vere d
b y th e veh ic le warra n ty . D o
n ot overlo ad th e veh ic le . R
em em ber not to exce ed
t h e Gro ss Axle W eig ht
R atin g (G AW R)of th e re a r axle .
A re in fo rc e m ent kit fo r m ountin g
a to olb ox is re co m m en ded . S ee
y o ur dea le r.
T ru ck-C am per Load in g
I n fo rm atio nT he ve hic le was neit h e r
d esig ned nor in te nd ed to
c a rry a sli d e-in ty p e ca m per.
N otic e: Addin g aslid e-in
c am per or sim ila r eq uip m en t
t o th e veh ic le can dam ag e it ,
a n d th e re p air s would not
b e co ve re d by th e veh ic le
w arr a n ty . D o not in sta ll a
s lid e-in ca m per or sim ila r
e q uip m en t on th e ve h ic le .
S ta rtin g an d
O pera tin gN ew Veh ic le Bre ak-InN otic e: The veh ic le does not
n eed an ela b o ra te bre ak-in .B ut it
w il l p erfo rm bett e r in th e lo ng ru n
i f yo u fo llo w th ese guid elin es:.K eep yo ur sp eed at 88 km /h
( 5 5 m ph) or le ss fo r th e
f ir s t 805 km (5 00 m ile s)..D o no t driv e at an y
o ne co nsta n t sp eed ,fa st
o r slo w ,fo r th e fir s t 805 km
( 5 0 0 m ile s). D o not m ake
f u ll- th ro tt le sta rts . A vo id
d ow nsh if t in g to bra ke or
s lo w th e veh ic le .