Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Driving on Wet Roads
Rain and wet roads can reduce vehicle traction and affect your ability to stop and accelerate. Always drive slower in these types of driving conditions and avoid driving through large puddles and deep‐standing or flowing water.
Warning
Wet brakes can cause crashes. They might not work as well in a quick stop and could cause pulling to one side. You could lose control of the vehicle.
After driving through a large puddle of water or a car/vehicle wash, lightly apply the brake pedal until the brakes work normally.
Flowing or rushing water creates strong forces. Driving through flowing water could cause the vehicle to be carried away. If this happens, you and other vehicle occupants could drown. Do not ignore police warnings and be very cautious about trying to drive through flowing water.
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that correspond to the vehicle's three control
systems:
Braking Skid — wheels are not rolling.
Steering or Cornering Skid — too much speed or s ...
Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous. Water can build up under the vehicle's tires so they
actually ride on the water. This can happen if the road is wet enough and you are
going fast enough. When the ve ...
Other materials:
Door Locks
To lock or unlock the doors from outside the vehicle:
Use the key in the driver door to lock all doors or unlock the driver door
only.
Press or
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation.
To lock the doors from inside the vehic ...
Timing Belt Lower Front Cover Replacement
Timing Belt Lower Front Cover Replacement
Callout
Component Name
Preliminary Procedures
Remove the front wheelhouse liner inner front extension. Refer to
Front Wheelhouse Liner Inner Front Extension Replacement.
Remove th ...
Range Selector Lever Cable Replacement
Removal Procedure
Set the park brake and chock the wheels.
Disconnect the transmission range selector lever cable
terminal (1) from the transmission manual shift lever pin.
Press the locking tabs inward in order to release
the transmission range selector lev ...
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