Owner's Manual

StabiliTrak
®
System
If your vehicle has StabiliTrak
®
, it combines anti-lock
brake, traction and stability control systems and
helps the driver maintain directional control of the
vehicle in most driving conditions.
When you first start your vehicle and begin to drive
away, the system performs several diagnostic checks to
ensure that it is working properly. You may hear or
feel the system working. This is normal and does not
mean there is a problem with your vehicle. The system
should initialize before the vehicle reaches 20 mph
(32 km/h). In some cases, it may take approximately
2 miles (3.2 km) of driving before the system initializes.
The following chart describes the StabiliTrak
®
not
ready light and the StabiliTrak
®
indicator light.
StabiliTrak
®
Not Ready Light StabiliTrak
®
Indicator Light Meaning
Off Off
StabiliTrak
®
is enabled, but not active.
The traction control is not active.
Off Flashing
StabiliTrak
®
is active, or the traction control
is active.
Off On
StabiliTrak
®
is disabled due to system fault.
When on after restarting, the vehicle needs
to be serviced.
On Off
StabiliTrak
®
is disabled due to system
initialization or the driver has disabled with
switch.
On Flashing
StabiliTrak
®
is not initialized and not
disabled.
The traction control is active.
For more information, see StabiliTrak Not Ready Light on page 3-30 and StabiliTrak Indicator Light on page 3-31.
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