Chevrolet Blazer User Manual

Chevrolet Blazer Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
15165663) - 2022 - CRC - 6/2/21
Driving and Operating 181
Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 182
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 199
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . 200
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 201
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Drive Systems
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 205
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Adaptive Cruise Control (Advanced) . . . . 211
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Assistance Systems for Parking or
Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 225
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . 227
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 236
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Chevrolet Blazer Specifications

General

Brand	Chevrolet
Model	Blazer
Category	Automobile
Language	English