Driving and Operating
8-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 8-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . 8-11
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 8-16
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Starting the Gasoline
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Parking Over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 8-23
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 8-31
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
StabiliTrak System . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . 8-35
Selective Ride Control . . . . . . . 8-35
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-35
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 8-38
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-41
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 8-45
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . 8-45
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 8-46
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
Summary of Contents for 2010 SRX
Page 6: ...vi Introduction 2 NOTES...
Page 34: ...1 28 Keys Doors and Windows 2 NOTES...
Page 108: ...3 12 Storage 2 NOTES...
Page 111: ...Instruments and Controls 4 3 2 NOTES...
Page 112: ...4 4 Instruments and Controls Instrument Panel Overview...
Page 122: ...4 14 Instruments and Controls Instrument Cluster United States version shown Canada similar...
Page 238: ...6 72 Infotainment System 2 NOTES...
Page 304: ...8 60 Driving and Operating 2 NOTES...
Page 310: ...9 6 Vehicle Care Engine Compartment Overview 2 8 L V6 Engine...
Page 312: ...9 8 Vehicle Care 3 0 L V6 Engine...
Page 436: ...11 4 Technical Data Engine Drive Belt Routing 2 8L 3 0L V6 Engines...
Page 456: ...12 20 Customer Information 2 NOTES...