Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-11348316) -
2018 - crc - 3/29/17
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Driving and Operating
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 160
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 161
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 163
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 167
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 175
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brakes
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 178
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 180
Ride Control Systems
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 184
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 191
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 192
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 198
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 202
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Conversions and Add-Ons