2005 GMC ENVOY XUV Owner's Manual

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual Total Weight on Your Vehicle’s Tires
Be sure your vehicle’s tires are in�ated to the upper
limit for cold tires. You’ll �nd these numbers on
the Certi�cation label at the rear edge of the driver

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual If you will be pulling a trailer that, when loaded, will
weigh more than 4,000 lbs (1 814 kg) be sure to use a
properly mounted weight-distributing hitch and sway
control of the proper size. This equi

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual Driving with a Trailer
{CAUTION:
If you have a rear-most window open and you
pull a trailer with your vehicle, carbon monoxide
(CO) could come into your vehicle. You can not
see or smell CO. It can ca

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual Following Distance
Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as
you would when driving your vehicle without a trailer.
This can help you avoid situations that require
heavy braking and sudde

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual Driving On Grades
Reduce speed and shift to a lower gearbeforeyou start
down a long or steep downgrade. If you don’t shift
down, you might have to use your brakes so much that
they would get hot and

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your
parking brake, and then shift into PARK (P).
5. Release the regular brakes.
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to get out of your vehicle
if the shift lever i

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual Trailer Wiring Harness
Your vehicle may be equipped with a seven-wire
trailer towing harness. This harness has a seven-pin
universal heavy-duty trailer connector that is attached
to a bracket on the h

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GMC ENVOY XUV 2005  Owners Manual ✍NOTES
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