GMC 2003 Sierra - Manual (Page 294)

Suppose yQu're Steering through a sharp curve. Then you
suddenly accelenate.
Bolh control systems — steering
and acceler^tkin — have to do their work where the tines
meet the road. Adding the sudden acceieration tan
demand too much of those ptaoes. Vou can tose contfol.
See
TracisOn Assist System (TAS) ort pegs 4-9^
What should you do if this ever happens? Ease up on
the accelerator pedal, steer
the vehicle the way you
want It 10 go, and slew down.
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 you’ll wani to go slower.
If you nead to reduce your speed as you approach a
curve, do it before you enter the curve, whHe your front
wheels are straight ahead.
Try lo ad|ust your speed SO you can "drive" through ihe
curve Maintain a reasonahle, sleady speed. Wait to
acoeterate until you are out of the curve, and then
accelerate gently into the straightaway.
Steering in Emergencies
Thera are times when steering can he more effeotiva
than braking. For едатр1е, you comp over e hrlJ and iJr>d
a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls
out from гю
1 № 1 >еге, or a child ctarts out from between
padiod cars and stops right In front of you. You
can avoid these problems by braking —
If
you can stop
In time. 0ut sometimes you can’t; there isn't room.
That's the time for evasive action — steering around the
problem.
Vour vehicJe can perform vary well in emergencies like
thesa. First apply your brakes.
See Brskirtg ол page 4-6. It is better to remove as much
speed as you can from a ppssrble col!islPn+ Then
steer around the problem, to rhe left
oi right depending
on the space available.
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