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.
See also:
Towing with a Stability Control System
When towing, the sound of the stability control system might be heard. The system
is reacting to the vehicle movement caused by the trailer, which mainly occurs during
cornering. This is normal wh ...
Starting the Vehicle Messages
FAST IDLE ON
If your vehicle has this feature, this message displays when the fast idle feature is on. See Fast Idle System on page 9‑31 for more information. ...
Driving with a Trailer
Towing a trailer requires experience.
Get familiar with handling and braking with the added trailer weight. The vehicle is now longer and not as responsive as the vehicle is by itself.
Check all tra ...