Buick Verano 2016 - Driving and; Default Chapter; Driving and Operating

Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9085356) - 2016 - CRC - 5/20/15
174 Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 178
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 179
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 180
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 184
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 195
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 198
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 202
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 207
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 217
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Trailer Towing (2.0L
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Trailer Towing (Except 2.0L
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225