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In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by not “overdriving”\

those conditions. But skids are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your vehicle’s
three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels
aren’t rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too
much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and
lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too
much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.
A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot
off
the accelerator pedal.
Remember: Any traction control system helps avoid
only the acceleration skid.
If your TCS system is off, then an acceleration slud
is also best handled by easing your foot
off the
accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot
off the
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the
vehicle to
go. If you start steering quickly enough, your
vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs. Of
course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material is on the road. For safety, you’ll\

want to slow down and adjust your driving to these
conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and
vehicle control more limited.
While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try
your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration or braking (including engine braking by shifting to a lower
gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to slide.
You may not realize the surface is slippery until your
vehicle
is skidding. Learn to recognize warning clues --
such as enough water, ice or packed snow on the road to
make a “mirrored surface”
-- and slow down when you
have any doubt.
Remember: Any anti-lock brake system
(ABS) helps
avoid only the braking skid.
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Night driving is more dangerous than day driving.
One reason is that some drivers are likely to be
impaired
-- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision
problems, or by fatigue.
Here are some tips on night driving.
Drive defensively.
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Don't drink and drive.
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind you.
Since you can't see as well, you may need to
slow down and keep more space between you and
other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you're tired, pull off the road in a safe place
and rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase. A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you
do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example, if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you
are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night. But
if you're
driving, don't wear sunglasses at night. They may cut
down on glare from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of things invisible.
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Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways,
expressways, turnpikes or superhighways)
are the safest
of all roads. But they have their own special rules.
The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep
up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the same
speed most of the other drivers
are driving. Too-fast or
too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the
left lane on a freeway as a passing lane. At the entrance, there is
usually a ramp that leads to the
freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway
as you
drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to
check traffic. Try to determine where you expect to
blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close to
the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check
your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as
necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow.
Once you
are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the
posted limit or to the prevailing rate
if it’s slower. Stay
in the right lane unless you want to pass.
Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use
your turn signal.
Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your
shoulder to make sure there isn’t another vehicle in your
“blind” spot.
Once you
are moving on the freeway, make certain you
allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move
slightly slower at night.
When you want to leave the freeway, move to the proper
lane well
in advance. If you miss your exit, do not,
under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive on to
the next exit.
The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply.

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Is there actually such a condition as “highway hypnosis”?
Or is it just plain falling asleep at the wheel?
Call it
highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or whatever.
There is something about an easy stretch of road with the same scenery, along with the hum of the tires on the road,
the drone
of the engine, and the rush of the wind against
the vehicle that can make you sleepy. Don’t let it happen to you!
If it does, your vehicle can leave the road in less
than a second, and you could crash and be injured.
What can you do about highway hypnosis? First, be
aware that it can happen.
Then here are some tips:
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Make sure your vehicle is well ventilated, with a
comfortably cool interior.
Keep your eyes moving. Scan the road ahead and to
the sides. Check your rearview mirrors and your
instruments frequently.
If you get sleepy, pull
off the road into a rest, service
or parking area and take a nap, get some exercise, or
both. For safety, treat drowsiness on the highway as
an emergency.
Hill and Mountain Roads
Driving on steep hills or mountains is different from driving in flat or rolling terrain.

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Fuse Usage
40 Micro Relay . AIR Solenoid
41 Micro Relay
. Selective Real
Time Damping
Mini Relay
. Ignition
Mini Relay
. Cooling Fan 2
Mini Relay . Cooling Fan 3
Mini Relay . Cooling Fan 1
Maxi-Fuse
. Cooling Fan 2
Blank
Blank
Maxi-Fuse
. Cooling Fan 1
Maxi-Fuse
. Air Pump
Blank
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. Anti-Lock
Brakes
Anti-Lock Brakes and Selective Real
Time
Damping Electronics
Fuse Puller
Replacement Bulbs
Console Compartment Flood ................ LED
Glove Box Lamp
......................... 194
Mirror Reading Lamps
.................... 212-2
Visor Vanity Mirror
........................ 37
Automatic
Transmission Indicator
............ 194
Underhood
............................... 1-2
IP Courtesy Lamps ........................ 194
Rear Courtesy
.......................... PC168
Headlamp High-Beam .................... 9005
Headlamp Low-Beam
.................... 9006
Front ParkingKurn Signal
............. 3 157 NAK
Back-up ............................... 2057
Fog
.................................... 893
Front Sidemarker
......................... 194
Rear Sidemarker
......................... 194
Stopmail Turn Signal
..................... 3057
License
................................. 194
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
............. LED
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Care
....................................... 3-29
Competitive Driving
............................ 2-24
Console. Center
........................... .. .... 2-55
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-5
Convenience Net
............................... 2-57
Convenience Net. Cleaning
....................... 6-54
Convertible Top
................................ 2-68
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-54
Coolant
............................. 5.13.5.16. 6.22
SurgeTank
.................................. 5-18
Surge Tank Pressure Cap
....................... 6-26
Coolant Heater. Engine
.......................... 2-24
CoolingSystem
................................ 5-16
Courtesy Lamps
................................ 2-52
InCanada
.................................... 8-8
1ntheU.S. ................................... 8-8
Cruise Control ................................. 2-47
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Customer Assistance Infomation
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-59
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-50
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
........................ 8- 10
InCanada
................................... 8-11
To General Motors
............................ 8- 11
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
......................... 3- 11
Defogging ............................ 3-3.3-7. 3-11
Defrosting ................................ 3-3. 3-11
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-7 1
Dolby B Noise Reduction ........................ 3-16 Door
Locks
....................................... 2-4
Downshifting
.................................. 2-31
Driver Information Center (DIC)
................... 2-87
Warnings and Messages
........................ 2-97
Controls and Displays
......................... 2-88
ABS active
.................................. 2-98
Charge System Fault
.......................... 2-99
Coolant Over Temp
.......................... 2- 101
Flat Tire
. (lf. lr. rf. rr) ........................ 2-104
High Oil Temperature Reduce Engine rpm
........ 2- 102
High Tire Pressure
. (If. lr. rf. rr) ................ 2-105
High Trans Temp
............................ 2- 102
Low Coolant
................................ 2- 101
LowOilLevel ............................... 2-99
Low
Oil Pressure ............................. 2-98
Low Tire Pressure
. (If. lr. rf. rr) ................ 2-103
Maximum Speed
80 mph (129 Wh) ............ 2-101
Reduced Engine Power
........................ 2-99
ServiceABS
................................. 2-98
Service Column Lock
.......................... 2-98
Service Ride Control
......................... 2- 101
Service Tire Monitor (MON) System (SYS) ....... 2-106
Service Traction System
...................... 2-100
Service Vehicle Soon
.......................... 2-99
Shocks Inoperative
........................... 2- 10 1
Traction System
- OFF ....................... 2-100
Traction System
- ON ........................ 2-100
Traction System
(SYS) Active .................. 2-100
Driver Position
................................. 1-11
Driving
........................................ 4-1
City
........................................ 4-19
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Driver Information Center
(DIC) Messages
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Fourth Gear. Manual Transmission
................. 2-29
French Language Manual
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Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement ........... 6-35
FrontTowing
.................................. 5-10
Front
Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-35
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Canada
.................................. 6-4. 6-5
Gage
....................................... 2-86
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
Fuel. Filling Your Tank
........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-64
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Gages Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-8 1
Engine Oil Pressure ........................... 2-84
Fuel
....................................... 2-86
Voltmeter
................................... 2-79
GAWR
.................................. 4.29. 4.30
Gear Positions
.................................. 2-26
Gross Axle Weight Rating ................... 4.29. 4.30
Guide en Fransais
................................. ii
GVWR
.................................. 4.29. 4.30
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
................. 4.29. 4.30
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Headlamp Doors
............................... 2-44
HeadlampMighbeams Bulb Replacement
............ 6-33
Headlamps
.................................... 2-43
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-45
Wiring
..................................... 6-64
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heating
....................................... 3-10
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Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-22
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-22
Hood
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Checking Things Under ......................... 6-8
Release
...................................... 6-9
Horn
......................................... 2-41
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6-20
Ignition Switch
................................ 2-20
Inadvertent Load Control
......................... 2-53
Inside DayNight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-53
Brakesystem
................................ 7-15
Exhaust System
.............................. 7-15
Radiator and Heater Hose
...................... 7-15
Steering
.................................... 7-15
Tire
........................................ 7-15
Wheel
...................................... 7-15
Instrumentpanel
............................... 2-74
Brightness Control
............................ 2-52
Cleaning
.................................... 6-54
Cluster
..................................... 2-76
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-64
Instrument Panel Cupholder
....................... 2-54
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-52
Jump Starting
.................................. 5-3
High-BeamLamps
.............................. 2-45
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-18
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-44
Inspections
.................................... 7-15
Suspension
.................................. 7-15
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Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels
........................................ 4-29
Certification
................................. 4-29
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-62
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-29
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-62
Lamps
........................................ 2-50
Cleaning Exterior LampsLenses
................. 6-56
Courtesy
.................................... 2-52
Exterior
.................................... 2-50
Interior
..................................... 2-52
OnReminder
................................ 2-44
Lap Belt Cinch Feature
.......................... 1-12
Latches. Seatback
................................ 1-5
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-35
Lighter
....................................... 2-58
Liihts Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1.20. 2.78
Anti-LGck Brake System Warning
................ 2-80
Anti-Lock Brake Warning
.................. 2.78. 4.7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-78
CheckEngine
................................ 2-84
CheckGages
................................ 2-85
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1.6. 2.78
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-29
Security
.................................... 2-85
Locks
......................................... 2-4
Cylinders
................................... 7-12
Door ........................................ 2-4
Ignition Automatic Transmission Lock Check
...... 7-14
Key Lock Cylinders Service
.................... 7-12 PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Using the Wheel Lock Key
..................... 6-50
Lubricants and Fluids ............................ 7-16
Lubrication Service. Body
........................ 7-12
Magnesium Wheel Finish
....................... 6-59
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-18
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-15
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-16
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Your Vehicle and the Environment
................ 7-2
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-59
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-82
Comfort Control System
........................ 3-2
Frontseat
.................................... 1-2
Transmission Check
........................... 7-12
Transmission Fluid
............................ 6-19
Transmission. Shifting
......................... 2-29
Transmission. Starting Your Engine
.............. 2-22
Memory
....................................... 2-5
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-53
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-54
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-53
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-54
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-58
MMT ......................................... 6-4
MountainRoads
................................ 4-22
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-42
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