Stabilitrak System - Chevrolet 2008 Avalanche Owner's Manual

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StabiliTrak System
Your vehicle may have the StabiliTrak
combines antilock brake, traction and stability control
systems and helps the driver maintain directional control
of the vehicle in most driving conditions.
When you first start your vehicle and begin to drive
away, the system performs several diagnostic checks to
ensure there are no problems. You may hear or feel the
system working. This is normal and does not mean there
is a problem with your vehicle. The system should
initialize before the vehicle reaches 20 mph (32 km/h).
In some cases, it may take approximately two miles of
driving before the system initializes.
If the system fails to turn on or activate, the StabiliTrak
light along with one of the following messages will be
displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC):
TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION
CONTROL, STABILITRAK OFF, SERVICE
STABILITRAK. If these DIC messages appear, make
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sure the StabiliTrak system has not been turned off
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using the StabiliTrak
steering wheel clockwise from the nine o'clock position to
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the three o'clock position. If this clears the message(s),
system which
your vehicle does not need servicing. If this does not
clear the message(s), then turn the vehicle off, wait
15 seconds, and then turn it back on again to reset the
system. If any of these messages still appear on the
Driver Information Center (DIC), your vehicle should be
taken in for service. For more information on the DIC
messages, see Driver Information Center (DIC) on
page 3-50.
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You may also feel or hear the system working; this is
normal.
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on/off button. Then turn the
The StabiliTrak
flash on the instrument
panel cluster when the
system is both on and
activated.
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light will