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Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-13688912) -
2020 - CRC - 6/11/19
Driving and Operating 139
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 144
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 145
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 147
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 151
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 158
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 161
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 163
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . 167
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 174
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 176
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . 182
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 185
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 186
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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