CHEVROLET 2012 Colorado - Manual (Page 231)

Black plate (49,1) Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-49
See Four-Wheel Drive on
page 10‑30 for more information.
It is recommended to leave the
system on for normal driving
conditions, but it may be necessary
to turn the TCS portion of the
system off if the vehicle is stuck in
sand, mud, ice, or snow, and it is
necessary to “rock” the vehicle to
attempt to free it. If traction control
is turned off, only the brake-traction
control portion of traction control
will work. The engine speed
management will be disabled. In this
mode, engine power is not reduced
automatically and the drive wheels
can spin more freely. This can
cause the brake-traction control to
activate constantly. See If the
Vehicle Is Stuck on page 9‑17.
The TCS/StabiliTrak light will flash
on the instrument panel cluster
when the TCS system or StabiliTrak
is both on and activated.
The TCS/StabiliTrak button is
located on the instrument panel.
To turn off TCS and StabiliTrak,
press and hold the TCS/StabiliTrak
button until the TRAC OFF and
STAB SYS OFF messages come on
the DIC and the StabiliTrak Off light
comes on the instrument panel. To
turn TCS and StabiliTrak back on,
press and release the TCS/
StabiliTrak button.
When the TCS or StabiliTrak system
is turned off, the StabiliTrak Off light
and the appropriate TRAC OFF or
STAB SYS OFF message will be
displayed on the DIC. The vehicle
will still have brake-traction control
when TCS or StabiliTrak is off, but
will not be able to use the engine
speed management system. The
TCS/StabiliTrak light flashes when
either system is actively working.
See Traction Control System (TCS)
on page 9‑47 for more information.