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Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13566640) - 2020 - CRC - 5/6/19
Driving and Operating 141
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 151
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 151
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 160
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 168
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 169
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 182
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 186
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 187
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 187
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 192
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 193
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 199
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 200
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer Towing
General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
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