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Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2011
Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Defensive Driving .... . . . .. . . . . 9-2
Drunk Driving .... .. . . . .. . . .. . . 9-2
Control of a Vehicle .. .. . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking .. ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . 9-3
Steering .. ........ ....... ...... 9-4
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 ..... .... ..... ... 9-9
If the Vehicle Is Stuck .... . . . . 9-11
Vehicle Load Limits .... . . . . . . 9-12
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In .... . . . . 9-16
Ignition Positions .... . . . . . . . . 9-17
Starting the Engine .... . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Heater ..... . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) .... .. . .. . .. . .. 9-21
Shifting Into Park (Automatic
Transmission) .... . . . .. . . . .. 9-21
Shifting out of Park (Automatic
Transmission) .... . . . .. . . . .. 9-22
Parking .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9-23
Parking over Things
That Burn .... . .. . . . . . . .. . . . 9-23
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust ..... ... .... .. 9-24
Running the Vehicle While
Parked .. ... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . 9-24
Automatic Transmissio n
Automatic Transmission .... . 9-25
Manual Mode ..... . .. .. .. . .. . 9-28
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission .... . . . . 9-29
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) .... .. . .. . .. . . 9-30
Parking Brake .... . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Brake Assist .... .. .. .. . .. .. . . 9-33
Hill Start Assist (HSA) ... . . . . 9-34
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) .... .. . . .. . .. . 9-34
StabiliTrak
®
System .. .. . . . . . 9-36
Interactive Drive Control
System . ..... .... ... ... ..... 9-38
Cruise Control
Cruise Control .... . . .. . . . . .. . 9-39
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist .... 9-42