Passenger Air Bag Status Indicator; Performance Features Electric Power Steering; Traction Control; Parking Your Vehicle - Chevrolet 2006 Cobalt Getting To Know Manual

Getting to Know Your Cobalt
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Passenger Air Bag Status
Indicator (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with a
Passenger Sensing System located in
the front passenger seat for the front air
bag. There is also a passenger air bag
status indicator located on the instru-
ment panel center stack.
Note: It is recommended that children
not be placed in the front passenger
seat, even with the Passenger Sensing
System. All children should be secured
in a rear seat, including an infant riding
in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding
in a forward-facing child seat and an
older child riding in a booster seat.
See Sections 1 and 3 of your Owner Manual.
PERFORMANCE FEATURES
Electric Power Steering
The speed-sensitive electric power
steering system offers variable-effort
steering assistance based on vehicle
speed, providing more assistance at
lower speeds and less assistance at
higher speeds.
If you turn the steering wheel in either
direction several times until it stops, or
hold the steering wheel in the stopped
position for an extended time, you may
notice a reduced amount of power steer-
ing assistance. The normal amount of
power steering assistance should return
shortly after a few normal steering
movements.
See Section 4 of your Owner Manual.
Traction Control (if equipped)
The Traction Control system activates
every time you start your vehicle. When
one or more of the drive wheels begin to
spin from traction loss, the Traction
Control system will illuminate a light on
the instrument panel and reduce engine
power until traction is regained. If your
vehicle becomes stuck, and rocking the
vehicle is required, the system should
be turned off.
To deactivate the Traction Control
system, move the gearshift lever to the
1 position.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Parking Your Vehicle

Your vehicle is equipped with an elec-
tronic shift lock release system.
Automatic Transaxle
When parking your vehicle, the system
prevents the ignition key from being
removed unless the shift lever is in Park
with the shift lever button fully released.
When shifting into Park, press down the
brake pedal. Then move the shift lever
into Park by pressing the button on the
shift lever and pushing the lever all the
way forward. With the vehicle in Park,
turn the ignition key to Lock and remove
the key.
This vehicle is equipped with an electric
BTSI (Brake Transmission Shift
Interlock). The shift lever cannot be
moved out of Park position without first
pressing the brake. To shift out of Park,
press down the brake pedal before shift-
ing. Then press the button on the shift
lever and move it to the desired gear
position. The shift lever will not move