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
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