Limited-Slip Rear Axle - Chevrolet 2008 Colorado Owner's Manual

If your vehicle is in cruise control when the traction
control system begins to limit wheel spin, the cruise
control will automatically disengage. When road
conditions allow you to safely use it again, you may
re-engage the cruise control. See Cruise Control
on page 3-10.
TCS operates in all transmission shift lever positions.
But the system can upshift the transmission only as high
as the shift lever position you have chosen, so you
should use the lower gears only when necessary.
See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-24
and/or Manual Transmission Operation on page 2-26
for more information.
If there is a problem with TCS, the warning light will
come on, and TRACTION FAULT will be displayed on
your Driver Information Center (DIC). When this warning
is displayed, the system will not limit wheel spin.
Adjust your driving accordingly.
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The TCS button is located
on your instrument panel.
Press this button to
turn the TCS off and on.
To limit wheel spin, especially in slippery road
conditions, you should always leave TCS on. But you
can turn the system off if you ever need to. You should
turn the system off if your vehicle ever gets stuck in
sand, mud or snow and rocking the vehicle is required.
See Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out on page 4-32
and If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow
on page 4-32 for more information.
Adding non-dealer/non-retailer accessories can affect
your vehicle's performance. See Accessories and
Modifications on page 5-3 for more information.

Limited-Slip Rear Axle

If your vehicle has this feature, your limited-slip rear
axle can give you additional traction on snow, mud, ice,
sand or gravel. It works like a standard axle most of
the time, but when one of the rear wheels has no
traction and the other does, this feature will allow the
wheel with traction to move the vehicle.