Pontiac 2009 G8 Owner's Manual page 167

Driving and
Operating
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle
New Vehicle Break-In
Ignition Positions ................8-2
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) .....................8-3
Starting the Engine
Engine Coolant Heater
Automatic Transmission
Operation ..........................8-6
Manual Transmission
Operation ........................8-10
Parking Brake ...................8-11
Shifting Into Park
(Automatic
Transmission) ..................8-12
Shifting Out of Park
Parking the Vehicle
(Manual Transmission)
Parking Over Things
That Burn
Engine Exhaust
Running the Vehicle
While Parked
Driving Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving
Drunk Driving
.........8-2
Control of a Vehicle
Braking
Antilock Brake
System (ABS)
.............8-4
Electronic Stability
.......8-5
Program
Steering
Off-Road Recovery
Passing
Loss of Control
Driving at Night
Driving in Rain and
on Wet Roads
Before Leaving on
..........8-13
a Long Trip
Highway Hypnosis
....8-14
Hill and Mountain Roads
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Driving and Operating
...................8-27
Winter Driving
If Your Vehicle is Stuck
in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow ..........................8-29
Rocking Your Vehicle
to Get It Out ...................8-30
Loading the Vehicle
Fuel
Fuel ..................................8-34
Gasoline Octane
Gasoline Specifications
California Fuel ..................8-35
Additives ...........................8-36
Fuels in Foreign
Countries ........................8-36
Filling the Tank .................8-37
Filling a Portable
Fuel Container ................8-38
8-1
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