Buick 2012 Regal - Driving and Operating

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Buick Regal 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 . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-11
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-17
Ignition Positions
(Key Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Ignition Positions
(Keyless Access) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Shifting Into Park
(Automatic
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Shifting out of Park
(Automatic
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-32
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-35
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-40
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
StabiliTrak
®
System . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Interactive Drive Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-48