Steering - Chevrolet Trailblazer 2020 Owner's Manual

Chevrolet Trailblazer Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-SE Asia/CenAmer/
Carib-13517615) - 2020 - CRC - 3/22/19
192 Driving and Operating
Brake Pedal Travel
Take the vehicle to a Chevrolet
dealer anytime you notice the brake
pedal does not return or the brake
pedal travel becomes longer. This
may be an indicator of brake system
failure.
Braking in Emergencies
Everybody has faced a
heavy-braking situation. If the
vehicle is not equipped with an
Antilock Brake System, a driver's
first reaction is to push the brake
pedal and hold. In fact this is wrong,
because it may cause the wheels to
lock. When this happens the vehicle
may not follow the direction of the
steering and may follow the wheel
direction before they locked; your
vehicle may leave the road. Brake
gradually. This method provides you
with maximum braking and steering
control. Press the brake pedal
gradually and harder. In case of an
emergency, you are likely to want to
apply the brakes hard without
locking the wheels. Release the
brake pedal if you feel or hear the
wheels drag. This will help you keep
steering control.
If your vehicle is equipped with
Antilock Brake System, see Antilock
Brake System (ABS) 0 210.

Steering

Electric Power Steering (if
equipped)
For vehicles with electric power
steering. It does not have power
steering fluid. Regular maintenance
is not required.
If power steering assist is lost due
to a system malfunction, the vehicle
can be steered, but may require
increased effort.
See your dealer if there is a
problem.
If the steering wheel is turned until it
reaches the end of its travel and is
held against that position for an
extended period of time, power
steering assist may be reduced.
If the steering assist is used for an
extended period of time, power
assist may be reduced.
Normal use of the power steering
assist should return when the
system cools down.
See specific vehicle steering
messages under Steering System
Messages (If equipped) 0 101. See
your dealer if there is a problem.
Emergency Steering
Under some situations, steering
may be more efficient than braking.
For example, if you get closer to a
hill and find a truck parked in your
lane or if suddenly a vehicle comes
into sight from somewhere or if a
child runs from behind parked
vehicles and stops right in front
of you.
You could avoid these problems by
applying the brakes if it is possible
to stop in time. But sometimes this
is not possible because there is no
room. It is the time for a defensive
action by steering around the
problem.