CHEVROLET 2012 Camaro - Manual (Page 207)

Black plate (1,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual (Include Mex) - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Racing or Other Competitive
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-10
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-13
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-19
Front Fascia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Shifting Into Park (Automatic
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Parking (Manual
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Active Fuel Management ® . . . 9-29
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-30
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-37
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
StabiliTrak ® System . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Competitive Driving Mode . . . 9-44
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-48
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-49
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-52
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Gasoline Specifications (U.S.
and Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-58
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61