Driving and Operating 9-1Driving andOperatingDriving InformationDefensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6Competitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-7Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-11Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-11Starting and OperatingNew Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-16Ignition Positions (KeyAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16Ignition Positions (KeylessAccess) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-19Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-21Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-23Parking (ManualTransmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Parking Over ThingsThat Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Engine ExhaustEngine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25Automatic TransmissionAutomatic Transmission . . . . . 9-26Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28Manual TransmissionManual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-30Drive SystemsAll-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32BrakesAntilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32Parking Brake (Manual) . . . . . . 9-33Parking Brake (Electric) . . . . . . 9-34Brake Assist(Except CTS-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36Ride Control SystemsTraction ControlSystem (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37StabiliTrak System . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38Competitive Driving Mode . . . 9-39Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . 9-39Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 9-40Cruise ControlCruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40Object Detection SystemsUltrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-42Rear VisionCamera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
