Chevrolet Impala 2014 Owner's Manual page 209

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-15
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-27
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-33
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Driving and Operating
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . 9-37
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Active Emergency Braking
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . 9-57
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-57
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
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