Driving And Operating - Chevrolet 2016 SS Sedan Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Track Events and Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 220
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 221
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 227
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting Into Park (Automatic
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 234
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 238
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 240
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 242
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 244
Track Driver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 248
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 250
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 251
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 262
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Trailer Towing
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265