10 WAYS THE 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500’S PROGRADE TRAILERING SYSTEM MAKES TOWING SAFER AND EASIER

All new from the ground up, the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 is the most beautiful, capable, rugged and advanced truck GMC has ever built in over 100 years of building great trucks. That’s because GMC knows that a great truck not only has to work harder, it has to work smarter, too.

If you’re looking to buy a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 in Northwest Arkansas, chances are one of the reasons you’re looking for one is to do towing duty. With engines rated up to 420 horsepower and a maximum towing capacity of 9,700 pounds, the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 would be…

a great choice. Add in the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500’s ProGrade Trailering System, however, and it becomes less of a choice and more of a sure thing. A product of high-technology, old fashioned slide rule engineering and conversations with thousands of real. live truck owners, GMC’s ProGrade Trailering System takes the guesswork and a considerable amount of risk out of hitching up and towing, with a suite of features to help you tow easier and safer.

The ProGrade Trailering on the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 includes:

1) Hitch Guidance with Hitch View: Hate the delicate dance of backing up to a hitch, especially when you’re trying to do it by yourself? GMC’s Hitch Guidance with Hitch View mounts a tiny camera on the tailgate, piping a live feed directly into the cab, with colored guidance lines to help you hitch up straight and true the first time, every time and a zoom function to let you focus only on the hitch to make sure you’re there and square.

2) Auto Electric Parking Brake Assist: Another frustration point is getting everything lined up just perfect, but when you drop it into park, the truck rolls a few inches forward or backward, turning your direct hit into a miss. the 2019 GMC Sierra’s Auto Electric Parking Brake Assist stops the madness by automatically applying the electric parking brake when you shift into park, keeping your truck rock solid on the spot where you want it.

3) Hitch Area Lighting: Going fishing before dawn or after dusk and need to hook up the boat? No need to juggle a flashlight when setting the trailer hitch onto the ball or trying to hook up the trailer lights. The 2019 GMC Sierra’s Hitch Area Lighting integrates a powerful LED lamp that shines directly down on the trailer hitch area, making hitchups a breeze, even in the dark.

4) Integrated Trailer Brake Controller: While an integrated trailer brake system is a must if you’re towing a trailer of any size, the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 ups the safety with the ability to program the truck’s integrated trailer brake controller with settings to match the specific weights and profiles of the trailers you tow the most, and can even remember those settings for the next time you tow.

5) Trailering Information Label: Nobody likes being labeled, but it’s a great thing when it comes to your truck, GMC’s new Trailering Information Label in the driver’s door jamb helps take some of the guesswork out of towing with clear information about vehicle weight, maximum payload, maximum towing, maximum tonque weight and more.

6) Available Trailering Cameras: This system is a must for anyone who is serious about towing, adding two rear-facing cameras in the 2019 GMC Sierra’s side mirrors which allow you to see down the side of your truck and trailer when making lane changes or backing up. Also available through GMC dealers are accessory cameras that can be mounted on your trailer and connect wirelessly to the in-dash touchscreen, for added peace of mind.

7) Tow/Haul Mode: Ever wish you could hit a switch and instantly turn your sedate pickup into a towing beast? The 2019 GMC Sierra makes that a reality with Tow/Haul mode. Hit a button on the dash, and the system adjusts multiple engine, transmission and drivetrain systems to optimize your truck for towing, with the system staying active for up to four hours without hitting the button again even if you stop, making the 2019 Sierra constantly ready for action.

8) Trailer Sway Control: One of the biggest dangers on the road is trailer sway. Hit a crosswind or turn the wheel too sharply, and your truck and trailer can literally become a swinging pendulum, which can lead to tragic results. Now with the 2019 GMC Sierra’s Trailer Sway Control, though. The system senses sway literally before you notice it, and automatically applies the truck brakes and trailer brakes and reduces engine power to help make sure you stay in control and sunny side up.

9) Automatic Grade Braking: Towing up and down steep inclines can also be a hair-raising experience. The 2019 GMC Sierra helps keep your blood pressure in control on steep mountain roads with Automatic Grade Braking, which can sense a steep incline and triggers downshifts, using the motor as a kind of mechanical brake, reducing brake use, heat and wear.

10) GMC’s new Trailering App: We live in an age of miracles, when most everybody is walking around with a smartphone in their pocket with more 50 times more computing power than NASA used to put Neil Armstrong on the moon. GMC puts that power to work with the new Trailering App. More than just another useless app to burn battery power on your phone, the app is the centerpiece of the ProGrade Trailering System, allowing your phone to coordinate with the GMC Infotainment touchscreen in your Sierra’s center dash. Among the things the Trailering App can do:

— Pre-departure checklists: Helping make sure no ice chest, lawn chair, trailer connection or kid gets left behind in the mad rush to hitch up and move on out to adventure.

— Trailer light tests: Trailer light hookups are notorious hives of electrical gremlins, but GMC’s trailering app helps kill off a few of those slippery little suckers with the trailer light test in the Trailering App, which allows you to stand at the rear of the 2019 Sierra and put your trailer lights through their paces, just by pressing buttons on your phone screen.

— Customizable trailer profiles: Once a trailer is connected, it can be stored as a profile in the app itself, allowing you to keep track of metrics like trailer mileage, maintenance intervals, brake control settings and more.

— Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring: While the 2019 GMC Sierra can alert you if you’ve got a low tire, how do you make sure the tires on your trailer are ship-shape and up to snuff when you’re on the road? With GMC’s ProGrade Trailering app, it’s as easy as screwing a set of small sensors, available from GMC, onto the valve stems of your trailer tires. From there, either the in-dash touchscreen or your smartphone can get up-to-the-minute updates on tire pressure and tire temperature for constant, high-tech monitoring.

— Theft Alert: The five-finger discounters are everywhere, and a loaded trailer is like an all-you-can-eat buffet to a thief. Helping you keep your trailer and the stuff in it in your possession is the 2019 GMC’s Theft Alert System. Once engaged, if someone disconnects the trailer from the hitch ball while the truck is locked and in park, the system sends a visual and audible alert to your phone, letting you know there’s malfeasance afoot, along with triggering the truck’s horn and lights.

Towing can be hard on your nerves, but it doesn’t have to be. The 2019 GMC Sierra makes towing a breeze with the suite of high-tech features found in the ProGrade Trailering App. If you’re looking to buy a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 in Northwest Arkansas, stop in today at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, and let our truck experts show you how the Sierra can make towing even the heaviest loads safer and easier than ever. Shop our big selection online right now!

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