2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual Drunk Driving
{CAUTION:
Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your
re�exes, perceptions, attentiveness, and judgment
can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol.
You can have a serious

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual Braking
SeeBrake System Warning Light on page 3-29.
Braking action involves perception time and reaction
time. Deciding to push the brake pedal is perception
time. Actually doing it is reaction time.

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual Antilock Brake System (ABS)
This vehicle has the Antilock Brake System (ABS), an
advanced electronic braking system that will help
prevent a braking skid.
When the engine is started and the vehicle be

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual Using ABS
Do not pump the brakes. Just hold the brake pedal
down �rmly and let antilock work. The antilock pump or
motor might be heard operating and the brake pedal
might be felt to pulsate, but this

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual The system may be heard or felt while it is working.
This is normal. This light may also come on after
extended heavy braking, indicating the brakes have
become too hot to limit wheel spin.
StabiliTra

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual TCS can be turned off by
pressing the
StabiliTrak/TCS button,
located next to the
gear shift lever.
When TCS is turned off, the StabiliTrak/TCS warning
light comes on the instrument panel cluster and

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual The All-Wheel Drive
Disabled Light comes on
along with the ALL WHEEL
DRIVE OFF message
when the rear drive system
is overheating.
This light will turn off when the rear drive system cools
down. If thi

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2009 1.G Owners Manual Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective than
braking. For example, you come over a hill and �nd a
truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out
from nowhe