Driving Your Vehicle - Buick 2003 Rendezvous Owner's Manual

Section
Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving. the Road. and Your Vehicle
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4-2
Driver Behavior
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4 . 2
Driving Environment .......................
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4. 2
Vehicle Design
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4 . 3
Defensive Driving ........................................... 4 . 3
Braking ......................................................... 4-7
Traction Control System (TCS)
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4-11
All-Wheel Drive (AWD) System
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4-12
Steering ...................................................... 4-12
Off-Road Recovery .......................................
4-15
Passing ...................................................... -4-1 5
Loss of Control
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4-16
Driving at Night
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4-18
Drunken Driving
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4-4
Control of a Vehicle ........................................
4-7
Driving in Rain and
on Wet Roads .................. 4-19
City Driving
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4.22
Freeway Driving .......................................... -4-23
Highway Hypnosis
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4.25
Winter Driving
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4-27
Mud, Ice or Snow ...................................... 4-32
Before Leaving on a Long Trip
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4-24
Hill and Mountain Roads
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4-25
If You Are Stuck: In Sand,
Towing
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4.33
Towing Your Vehicle ..................................... 4-33
Recreational Vehicle Towing
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-4-33
Loading Your Vehicle
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4-34
Towing a Trailer
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4-36
4- 1