Driving And Operating - Chevrolet Captiva 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 ................................... 8-3
Off-Road Recovery ................. 8-4
Loss of Control ....................... 8-4
Driving on Wet Roads ............. 8-5
Highway Hypnosis .................. 8-6
Hill and Mountain Roads ........ 8-6
Winter Driving ........................ 8-7
If the Vehicle Is Stuck ............. 8-8
Vehicle Load Limits ................ 8-9
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In ........... 8-11
Ignition Positions .................. 8-11
Starting the Diesel Engine .... 8-13
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) ......................... 8-15
Shifting into Park .................. 8-15
Shifting out of Park ............... 8-16
Parking .................................. 8-17
Parking over Things
That Burn .............................. 8-18
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust ..................... 8-18
Running the Vehicle While
Parked ................................... 8-19
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission ....... 8-20
Manual Mode ........................ 8-22
Fuel Economy Mode* ........... 8-25
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission ............ 8-25
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive ................... 8-26
Brakes
Brakes ................................... 8-27
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) .................................... 8-28
Parking Brake ....................... 8-29

Driving and Operating 8-1

Brake Assist* ......................... 8-31
Ride Control Systems
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) ..................... 8-32 *
Descent Control
System (DCS) ..................... 8-33 *
Automatic Level Control* .... 8-34
Cruise Control
Cruise Control ....................... 8-34
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist (Rear
Parking Assist System) ........ 8-37
Fuel
Fuel ....................................... 8-38
Fuel for Diesel Engines ........ 8-38
Water in Fuel ......................... 8-39
Running Out of Fuel ............. 8-39
Filling the Tank ..................... 8-40
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container ............................... 8-41