CHEVROLET 2012 Colorado - Manual (Page 183)

Black plate (1,1) 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