2000 GMC SIERRA brakes

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Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive in
spurts 
-- heavy acceleration followed by heavy 
braking 
-- rather than keeping pace with traffic. 
This is a mistake. Your brak

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Heres how anti-lock works. Lets say the road is wet.
Youre driving safely. Suddenly an animal jumps out in
front of you.
You slam on the brakes. Heres what happens with ABS.
A

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Remember: Anti-lock doesnt change the time you need
to get your foot up to the brake pedal or always decrease
stopping distance. If you get too close to the vehicle in
front of yo

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Speed limit signs near curves warn that you should
adjust your speed. Of course, the posted speeds are
based on good weather and road conditions. Under less
favorable conditions y

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Loss of Control
Lets review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering
and acceleration) dont have enough friction where the
ti

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Off-Road Driving with Your
Four
-Wheel-Drive Vehicle
This off-road guide is for vehicles that have 
four
-wheel drive.
Also, see ªAnti
-Lock Brakesº in the Index.
If your vehicl

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GMC SIERRA 2000  Owners Manual yellowblue     
4-26 Driving Downhill
When off-roading takes you downhill, youll want to
consider a number of things:
How steep is the downhill? Will I be able to maintain
vehicle control?
Whats t

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Q:Am I likely to stall when going downhill? 
A:Its much more likely to happen going uphill. But if
it happens going downhill, heres what to do.
Stop your vehicle by applying th