Stabilitrak System - Chevrolet 2007 Equinox Owner's Manual

You should turn the system off if your vehicle ever
gets stuck in sand, mud, ice or snow and rocking
the vehicle is required. See Rocking Your Vehicle
to Get It Out on page 315.
The traction control system can be activated again
by pressing the traction control button.
If the system is limiting wheel spin when you press
the button, the traction control off light will appear
on the instrument panel cluster. The system will not
turn off until there is no longer a current need to limit
wheel spin. You can turn the system back on at any
time by pressing the button again. If the light does
not come on, you may not have traction control and
your vehicle should be serviced by a dealer.
Adding non-GM accessories can affect your
vehicle's performance. See Accessories and
Modifications on page 333 for more information.
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The traction control
system can be turned
off by pressing the
traction control button,
located next to the
gear shift lever.
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StabiliTrak System
Your vehicle has this feature. The StabiliTrak
system is an advanced computer controlled system
that helps the driver maintain directional control
of the vehicle in difficult driving conditions. This is
accomplished by selectively applying any one
of the vehicle's brakes and reducing engine power.
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The StabiliTrak system comes on automatically
whenever you start your vehicle.
The STABILITRAK NOT READY message may
be displayed in the DIC and the traction control
system and StabiliTrak
instrument panel cluster will be on after first driving
the vehicle and exceeding 30 mph 48 (km/h) for
30 seconds. The StabiliTrak
the light has turned off. This could take up to
15 minutes. See DIC Warnings and Messages
on page 198 for more information.
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warning light on the
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system is off until
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