Driving And Operating - Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 6.7L 2022 Owner's Manual

Driving and Operating

Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . 108
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Emergencies (Troubleshooting) . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergencies (Disabled Vehicle) . . . . . . . . 129
Starting and Operating
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . . 131
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Engine Alarm and Automatic
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine Checks Before Operating . . . . . . . 137
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 138
Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 144
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fuel
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Running Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Driving and Operating
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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