Driving and operating, Driving and operating 9-1 – CHEVROLET 2012 Colorado User Manual

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Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2012

Driving and Operating

9-1

Driving and
Operating

Driving Information

Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-12
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-14
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-17
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Truck-Camper Loading

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Starting and Operating

New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-26
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Retained Accessory

Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31

Shifting Into Park (Automatic

Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31

Shifting out of Park (Automatic

Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32

Parking (Manual

Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33

Parking over Things

That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34

Engine Exhaust

Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Running the Vehicle While

Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35

Automatic Transmission

Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-36

Manual Transmission

Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-38

Drive Systems

Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40

Brakes

Antilock Brake

System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44

Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46

Ride Control Systems

Traction Control

System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47

StabiliTrak

®

System . . . . . . . . . 9-48

Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-50

Cruise Control

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50

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