Driving And Operating - Chevrolet Spark 2016 User Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 166
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 167
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 173
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 183
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 184
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 187
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 193
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 200
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203