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196 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Track Events and CompetitiveDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 205
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 205
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 207
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 212
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 219
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 221
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 226
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 229
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 231
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 234
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . 237 Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 239
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 242
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 242
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 245
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 248
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Trailer Towing
General TowingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On ElectricalEquipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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248 Driving and Operating
Prohibited Fuels
Caution
Do not use fuels with any of the
following conditions; doing so
may damage the vehicle and void
its warranty:. For vehicles which are not
FlexFuel, fuel labeled
greater than 15% ethanol by
volume, such as mid-level
ethanol blends (16 –50%
ethanol), E85, or FlexFuel.
. Fuel with any amount of
methanol, methylal, and
aniline. These fuels can
corrode metal fuel system
parts or damage plastic and
rubber parts.
. Fuel containing metals such
as methylcyclopentadienyl
manganese tricarbonyl
(MMT), which can damage
the emissions control
system and spark plugs.
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
.Fuel with a posted octane
rating of less than the
recommended fuel. Using
this fuel will lower fuel
economy and performance,
and may decrease the life of
the emissions catalyst.
California Fuel
Requirements
If the vehicle is certified to meet
California Emissions Standards, it is
designed to operate on fuels that
meet California specifications. See
the underhood emission control
label. If this fuel is not available in
states adopting California Emissions
Standards, the vehicle will operate
satisfactorily on fuels meeting
federal specifications, but emission
control system performance may be
affected. The malfunction indicator
lamp could turn on and the vehicle
may not pass a smog-check test.
See Malfunction Indicator Lamp
0 124. If this occurs, return to your authorized dealer for diagnosis. If it
is determined that the condition is
caused by the type of fuel used,
repairs may not be covered by the
vehicle warranty.
Fuels in Foreign
Countries
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico post
fuel octane ratings in anti-knock
index (AKI). For fuel not to use in a
foreign country, see
“Prohibited
Fuels” inFuel 0247.
Fuel Additives
To keep fuel systems clean, TOP
TIER detergent gasoline is
recommended. See Fuel0247.
If TOP TIER detergent gasoline is
not available, one bottle of GM Fuel
System Treatment Cleaner added to
the fuel tank at every engine oil
change, can help. GM Fuel System
Treatment Cleaner is the only
gasoline additive recommended by
General Motors. It is available at
your dealer.
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384 Index
DrivingCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 205
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 207
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Track Events andCompetitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 229
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 126
Electrical Equipment,
Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 285
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Electrical System (cont'd)
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Emergency
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 256
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . .119
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 221
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 367
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 150
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
F
FeaturesMemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 152
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 264
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 64
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 281
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249