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Automatic Transmission
Electric Parking Brake
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To apply the parking brake, pull up the
P a r k in g B r a k e
s w itc h by the s hift lev er.
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To releas e the parking brake, turn on the ignition, pres s the brake ped al and pres s the
P a r k in g B r a k e
s w itc h.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.
The full-tim e, full-func tion trac tion c ontrol s ys tem lim its w heels pin and the S tabiliTrak
elec tronic s tability c ontrol s ys tem as s is ts w ith d irec tional c ontrol of the v ehic le in d iffic ult
d riv ing c ond itions . B oth s ys tem s turn on autom atic ally ev ery tim e the v ehic le is s tarted .
T u r n in g th e S y s te m s O ff/O n
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To turn off trac tion c ontrol, pres s the
S ta b iliT r a k /T r a c tio n C o n tr o l
button on the
c enter of the ins trum ent panel. The
T r a c tio n C o n tr o l O ff
light w ill illum inate in the
ins trum ent c lus ter.
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To turn off both trac tion c ontrol and S tabiliTrak, pres s and hold the button.
The
S ta b iliT r a k O ff
light w ill illum inate in the ins trum ent c lus ter.
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P res s the button again to turn on both s ys tem s .
See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.
StabiliTrak
®
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Traction Control Systems
D r iv e r S h ift C o n tr o l
D riv er S hift C ontrol (D S C ) allow s the d riv -
er to s hift gears m anually. This feature c an
be us ed to d riv e the v ehic le in a s portier
m anner or to d ow ns hift w hen d riv ing on a
d ow nhill grad e to prov id e engine braking.
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M ov e the s hift lev er to the left of the
D riv e (D ) pos ition. Tap the s hift lev er
forw ard (+ ) to ups hift or rearw ard to
d ow ns hift (– ). The c urrently s elec ted
gear w ill be d is played in the D riv er
Inform ation C enter.
If v ehic le s peed is too high or too low for
the req ues ted gear, the s hift w ill not oc c ur.
W hen c om ing to a s top, the trans m is s ion
w ill autom atic ally d ow ns hift.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.