
Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S/Canada/Mexico-
9159327) - 2016 - CRC - 5/12/15
Driving and Operating
191
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 199
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 200
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 209
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 213
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 218
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 223
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 232
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 234
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . 238
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 244
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 256
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256