Driving And Operating - Chevrolet 2012 Malibu Owner's Manual

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 8-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Run-In . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . 8-25
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 8-27
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29

Driving and Operating

Manual Gearbox
Manual Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . 8-32
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 8-40
8-1