PONTIAC VIBE 2008 Owners Manual

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle..........4-2
Defensive Driving...........................................4-2
Drunk Driving.................................................4-2
Control of a Veh

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving
Defensive driving means “always expect the
unexpected.” The �rst step in driving defensively
is to wear your safety belt — SeeSafety Be

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual For persons under 21, it is against the law in every
U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical,
psychological, and developmental reasons for
these laws.
The obvious way to eliminate the lead

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Avoid needless heavy braking. Some people drive
in spurts — heavy acceleration followed by heavy
braking — rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a
mistake. The brakes might not have time

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Let us say the road is wet and you are driving safely.
Suddenly, an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam
on the brakes and continue braking. Here is what
happens with ABS:
A computer senses that

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual This will help you retain steering control. If you do have
ABS, it is different. SeeAntilock Brake System (ABS)
on page 4-4.
In many emergencies, steering can help you more than
even the very best bra

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual StabiliTrak®System
Your vehicle may have this feature. The StabiliTrak®
system helps provide integrated control of the systems
such as anti-lock brake system, traction control and
engine control. Th

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Steering
Power Steering
If you lose power steering assist because the engine
stops or the system is not functioning, you can steer but
it will take much more effort.
Steering Tips
It is important to t

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example, you come over a hill and �nd
a truck stopped in your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out
from nowhe

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PONTIAC VIBE 2008  Owners Manual Off-Road Recovery
You may �nd that your vehicle’s right wheels have
dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while
you are driving.
If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the
pa
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