2013 Chevrolet Impala Owner Manual - Page 183
2013 Chevrolet Impala Manual
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Driving and Operating careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do and be ready. . 9-3 WARNING (Continued) Do not drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you are with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. Helpful braking tips to keep in mind include: . Allow enough following distance between you and the driver in front of you. Focus on the task of driving. Keep enough distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Avoid needless heavy braking. Keep pace with traffic. . . . Drunk Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a global tragedy. Control of a Vehicle Braking, steering, and accelerating are important factors in helping to control a vehicle while driving. { WARNING Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness, and judgment can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious - or even fatal - collision if you drive after drinking. (Continued) Braking Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. Deciding to push the brake pedal is perception time. Actually doing it is reaction time. Average driver reaction time is about three-quarters of a second. In that time, a vehicle moving at 100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20 m (66 ft), which could be a lot of distance in an emergency. If the engine ever stops while the vehicle is being driven, brake normally but do not pump the brakes. Doing so could make the pedal harder to push down. If the engine stops, there will be some power brake assist but it will be used when the brake is applied. Once the power assist is used up, it can take longer to stop and the brake pedal will be harder to push. Steering Hydraulic Power Steering Your vehicle has hydraulic power steering. It may require maintenance. See Power Steering Fluid on page 10‑15.