Chevrolet Impala 2013 Owner's Manual page 181

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-6
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-13
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-20
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Driving and Operating
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . 9-31
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-31
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 9-33
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
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