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Holden Volt Owner Manual (Holden-Localizing-Holden-7337564) - 2014 -
CRC - 11/8/13
Driving and Operating
9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
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 . . . . . . . . 9-10
Starting and Operating
New vehicle running-in . . . . . . . 9-11
Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Starting and Stopping the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Parking On Flammable
Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Electric Vehicle Operating
Modes
System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Electric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Extended Range Mode . . . . . . 9-17
Driver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Out of Fuel/Engine
Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Maintenance Modes . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Electric Drive Unit
Electric Drive Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Brakes
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . 9-25
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . 9-27
Ride Control Systems
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Driver Assistance Systems
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-34
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Charging
Plug-In Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Delayed Charging
Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Electrical Requirements for