Conquer Winter with Chevrolet

Winter weather poses additional risks to drivers. Reduced visibility and traction can create dangerous conditions. If you live somewhere that experiences ice, snow, and freezing rain, the risks are even greater. It’s important to practice additional safety, keep up with your vehicle’s maintenance, and stay alert all year long, but even more so during the winter. However, Chevrolet models offer an entire suite of driver assistance features, collision-resistant vehicle construction, and technologies that increase traction in adverse conditions. The Palm Chevrolet team is here to break down some of the best safety features from Chevrolet to protect you and your family when the roads get slippery this winter.

Premium Traction Technology

Slippery winter road conditions require extra care while driving, but Chevrolet models feature intelligent technology features to make it easier to navigate situations with reduced traction. Chevrolet’s intelligent All-Wheel Drive is available on many models, including the Trailblazer, Blazer, and Trax. This advanced system can send power to the wheels with the most traction. Standard features like 4-wheel ABS, electronic brake distribution, brake assist, and hill start assist all offer support without being invasive. The tire pressure monitoring system will alert you if one of your tires has low pressure, which can affect braking, handling, and traction. Traction control utilizes the sensors and systems already equipped in the vehicle to reduce understeer or oversteer, both of which can result in an accident. All of these features are so responsive that drivers don’t even notice how much they contribute to the smooth handling and drive of Chevrolet models.

Active Safety Features

For 2021, the available Chevrolet driver assistance features improve upon previous generations, including safety features designed to prevent avoidable accidents, as well as react to the unavoidable ones. Thanks to industry-leading autonomous driving technology, radar, and cameras, it's never been safer to drive a new Chevrolet.

• Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning – By monitoring the markings, curbs, and road edges using the forward-facing camera, this feature can notify you when you deviate from your lane. It can even apply gentle steering assistance on its own to keep your vehicle safely on track.
• Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert – Using radar sensors mounted on the rear of the vehicle, the Side Blind Zone Alert system can detect cars in your blind spot. When a vehicle is detected there by the system, it will notify the driver.
• Forward Automatic Braking – If the forward-facing radar and camera detect an obstacle, vehicle, or pedestrian in the vehicle's path, this feature will autonomously apply the brakes to prevent a collision.
• Adaptive Cruise Control Advanced – Cruise into the 21st Century. This feature uses frontal radar and cameras to detect the traffic ahead and maintain distance as well as speed. In heavy congestion, the vehicle can automatically stop and move forward with creeping traffic (see video below).

Passive Safety Features

In addition to the driver assistance features available on many models, passive safety features are quietly working behind the scenes and keeping you and your passengers safe. Robust frames and seatbelts that work in concert with other advanced safety technology are just the beginning. Chevy has also added systems that enhance braking and handling performance for safety. These features inspire driving confidence that can help you tackle a variety of road conditions. 

• StabiliTrak, stability control system – In instances of strong oversteer or understeer while cornering, your Chevy vehicle automatically works to regain and maintain predictability.
• Intelligent AWD and 4WD – This system keeps your drive wheels planted in the event of excessive throttle input on surfaces like ice, mud, and wet roads (pictured below).
• Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) – ABS keeps your wheels from locking up when brakes are applied heavily, making sure your vehicle comes to a stop when you need it to.
• OnStar® Connected Services – In the event of an accident, this feature can automatically notify emergency services to bring roadside assistance.

Prevention and Protection

Chevrolet has always been dedicated to protecting its customers, and thanks to some amazing advancements in safety technology, your Chevy isn’t just built for performance and reliability. It’s also built to protect you, your family, other motorists, and pedestrians in revolutionary ways. For more information about the automaker's innovations in safety technology or to see these features in action for yourself, contact the team at Palm Chevrolet today or visit our showroom at 2300 SW College Road, Ocala, FL 34471.

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