Pontiac 2009 Vibe - Manual (Page 133)

Driving and
Operating
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle
New Vehicle Break-In .........8-2
Ignition Positions ................8-2
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) .....................8-4
Starting the Engine .............8-4
Engine Coolant Heater .......8-5
Automatic Transmission
Operation (Four Speed) ....8-6
Automatic Transmission
Operation (Five Speed) .....8-8
Manual Transmission
Operation ........................8-11
Parking Brake ...................8-12
Shifting Into Park ..............8-13
Shifting Out of Park ..........8-14
Parking the Vehicle
(Manual Transmission) ....8-15
Parking Over Things
That Burn ........................8-16
Engine Exhaust .................8-16
Running the Vehicle
While Parked ..................8-17
Driving Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving ..............8-17
Drunk Driving ....................8-18
Control of a Vehicle ..........8-18
Braking .............................8-19
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) .................8-20
Traction Control
System (TCS) .................8-21
All-Wheel Drive (AWD)
System ............................8-22
StabiliTrak ® System ..........8-22
Steering ............................8-23
Off-Road Recovery ............8-24
Passing .............................8-25
Loss of Control .................8-25
Driving at Night .................8-26
Driving in Rain and on
Wet Roads ......................8-27
Before Leaving on a
Long Trip ........................8-28
Highway Hypnosis .............8-28
Hill and Mountain Roads ...8-28
Winter Driving ...................8-29
If Your Vehicle is Stuck in
Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow ...8-31
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get It Out .......................8-31
Loading the Vehicle ..........8-32
Fuel
Fuel ..................................8-36
Gasoline Octane ...............8-36
Gasoline Specifications .....8-36
California Fuel ..................8-36
Additives ...........................8-37
Fuels in Foreign
Countries ........................8-37
Filling the Tank .................8-38
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container ........................8-40
Driving and Operating 8-1
2009 - Pontiac Vibe Owner Manual