Saturn 2008 Astra Owner's Manual page 153

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 Heater ....................8-4
Automatic Transmission
Operation ..........................8-5
Manual Transmission
Operation ..........................8-9
Parking Brake ...................8-10
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Shifting Into Park
Shifting Out of Park
Parking the Vehicle
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)
.............8-3
StabiliTrak
Steering
Off-Road Recovery
Passing
Loss of Control
Driving at Night
Driving in Rain and on
Wet Roads
..........8-13
Before Leaving on a
...........8-13
Long Trip
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System ..........8-19
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Driving and Operating
Highway Hypnosis
Hill and Mountain
Roads .............................8-26
Winter Driving ...................8-27
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 ..................................8-35
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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