Pontiac Montana SV6 2007, Owner'S Manual

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StabiliTrak
®
System
Your vehicle may be equipped with StabiliTrak
®
which combines anti-lock brake, traction and
stability control systems and helps the driver
maintain directional control of the vehicle in
most driving conditions.
When you first start your vehicle and begin to drive
away, the system performs several diagnostic
checks to insure there are no problems. You may
hear or feel the system working. This is normal and
does not mean there is a problem with your vehicle.
If the system fails to turn on or activate, the
SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM message will be
displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
If the vehicle has gone through heavy acceleration
or braking or multiple turns during the first two miles
of driving after starting your vehicle, the STABILITY
CONTROL OFF message may appear on the DIC.
If this is the case, your vehicle does not need
servicing. You will need to turn the vehicle off and
then restart it to initialize StabiliTrak
®
. If either
message appears on the DIC, and your vehicle
has not gone through hard acceleration, braking or
multiple turns in the first two miles of driving, your
vehicle should be taken in for service.
The STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE message
will appear on the DIC only when the system is
both on and activated. It means that an advanced
computer-controlled system has come on to help
your vehicle continue to go in the direction in which
you are steering. StabiliTrak
®
activates when the
computer senses that your vehicle is just starting
to spin, as it might if you hit a patch of ice or other
slippery spot on the road. When the system
activates, you may hear a noise or feel a vibration
in the brake pedal. This is normal. When the
STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE message is on, you
should continue to steer in the direction you want to
go. The system is designed to help you in bad
weather or other difficult driving situations by
making the most of whatever road conditions will
permit. For more information on the stability
messages, see
Driver Information Center (DIC)
on page 229 .
If the StabiliTrak
®
system turns off, the traction
control system warning light will illuminate, and the
STABILITY CONTROL OFF message will appear
on the DIC to warn the driver that StabiliTrak
®
is no
longer available to assist you with directional
control of the vehicle. Adjust your driving
accordingly.
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