Saturn 2008 Astra - Manual (Page 153)

Driving and
Operating
Starting and Operating
Your Vehicle
New Vehicle Break-In .........8-2
Ignition Positions ................8-2
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) .....................8-3
Starting the Engine .............8-3
Engine Heater ....................8-4
Automatic Transmission
Operation ..........................8-5
Manual Transmission
Operation ..........................8-9
Parking Brake ...................8-10
Shifting Into Park ..............8-11
Shifting Out of Park ..........8-13
Parking the Vehicle ...........8-13
Parking Over Things
That Burn ........................8-13
Engine Exhaust .................8-14
Running the Vehicle
While Parked ..................8-14
Driving Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving ..............8-16
Drunk Driving ....................8-16
Control of a Vehicle ..........8-17
Braking .............................8-17
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) .................8-18
StabiliTrak ® System ..........8-19
Steering ............................8-20
Off-Road Recovery ............8-22
Passing .............................8-23
Loss of Control .................8-23
Driving at Night .................8-24
Driving in Rain and on
Wet Roads ......................8-25
Before Leaving on a
Long Trip ........................8-26
Highway Hypnosis .............8-26
Hill and Mountain
Roads .............................8-26
Winter Driving ...................8-27
If Your Vehicle is Stuck
in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow
..........................8-29
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get It Out .......................8-30
Loading the Vehicle ..........8-30
Fuel
Fuel ..................................8-35
Gasoline Octane ...............8-35
Gasoline Specifications .....8-35
California Fuel ..................8-35
Additives ...........................8-36
Fuels in Foreign
Countries ........................8-36
Filling the Tank .................8-37
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container ........................8-38
Driving and Operating 8-1