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Chevrolet Spark EV Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
5853485) - 2014 - CRC - 4/2/13
Driving and Operating
9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Energy
Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-8
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-14
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Starting and Stopping the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Electric Vehicle Operating
Modes
Driver Selected Operating
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Electric Drive Unit
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . 9-23
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-25
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . 9-25
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Driver Assistance Systems
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Charging
When to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Plug-In Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Delayed Charging
Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Charging Status
Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Utility Interruption of
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Electrical Requirements for
Battery Charging . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43