Driving And Operating - Chevrolet Malibu 2024 Owner's Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 165
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 178
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . 180
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 180
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) . . . . 189
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Advanced Driver Assistance
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Automatic Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . 199
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 201
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 212
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 218