Active Fuel Management™
Your vehicle’s V8 engine may have Active Fuel Management™. This system allows the engine to operate on either all or half of its cylinders, depending on your driving conditions.
When less power is required, such as cruising at a constant vehicle speed, the system will operate in the half cylinder mode, allowing your vehicle to achieve better fuel economy. When greater power demands are required, such as accelerating from a stop, passing, or merging onto a freeway, the system will maintain full-cylinder operation.
See also:
Control of a Vehicle
The following three systems help to control the vehicle
while driving—brakes, steering, and accelerator. At
times, as when driving on snow or ice, it is easy to ask
more of those control syste ...
Steering in Emergencies
• There are some situations when
steering around a problem may
be more effective than braking.
• Holding both sides of the
steering wheel allows you to turn
180 degrees without removing
...
If Steam Is Coming from the
Engine Compartment
See Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode for
information on driving to a safe
place in an emergency. ...