Driving And Operating - Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 2016 Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 137
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 138
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 142
Emergencies
(Troubleshooting) . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Emergencies (Disabled
Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 155
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Starting and Stopping the
Vehicle (Gasoline Only) . . . . . 158
Starting and Stopping the
Vehicle (Diesel Only) . . . . . . . . 161
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . 165
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Engine Alarm and Automatic
Shutdown (Diesel Only) . . . . . 166
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
High Idle System
(Gasoline Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Engine Checks Before
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . 173
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 198
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Exhaust Brake
(Diesel Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cruise Control
Cruise Control (Diesel) . . . . . . . 216
Cruise Control (Gas) . . . . . . . . . 220
Driver Assistance Systems
Speed Limiter (Gasoline
Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 225
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . 225
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Cold Weather Operation
(Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Water in Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . 229
Running Out of Fuel
(Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . 235