Chevrolet 2010 Cobalt Coupe Automobile User Manual


 
Section 5 Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle .... . . . . . . 5-2
Defensive Driving ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... . 5-2
Drunk Driving ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 5-2
Control of a Vehicle ...... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 5-3
Braking ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-3
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ..... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 5-4
Braking in Emergencies ........ .... .... .... ..... 5-5
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ..... .. . . .. . . . . 5-6
Traction Control System (TCS) ..... ..... .... .... 5-9
Enhanced Traction System (ETS) ...... ........ 5-12
Limited-Slip Differential ...... .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 5-14
Steering ...... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. 5-14
Off-Road Recovery ...... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 5-16
Passing ......... ......... ...... ....... ....... .. 5-16
Loss of Control ...... . .. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. 5-16
Racing or Other Competitive Driving ..... . . .. . . 5-18
Driving at Night ...... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... . 5-18
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..... . .. . . .. . 5-18
Before Leaving on a Long Trip ..... ... .. ... .. .. 5-20
Highway Hypnosis ....... .... ... .... ... ... .... . 5-20
Hill and Mountain Roads ......... ..... ..... .... 5-20
Winter Driving ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 5-22
If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow ..... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 5-24
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out ..... .. .. ... . 5-24
Loading the Vehicle .......... ...... ...... ...... 5-25
Towing ......... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. 5-30
Towing Your Vehicle ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 5-30
Recreational Vehicle Towing .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5-30
Towing a Trailer (Automatic Transmission) .... . 5-33
Towing a Trailer (Manual Transmission) ...... .. 5-39
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