Driving And Operating - Chevrolet 2015 Corvette Owner's Manual

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-9
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-11
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Run-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Front Air Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Carbon Fibre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Active Fuel Management
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Manual Gearbox
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Active Rev Match . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . 9-24
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . 9-29

Driving and Operating

Competitive Driving Mode . . . 9-32
Limited-Slip Differential
(Except Z51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Limited-Slip Differential
(Z51 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
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. . . 9-19
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
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