Driving And Operating - Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 2023 Manual

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Driving and Operating

Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . 109
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergencies (Troubleshooting) . . . . . . . . . 122
Emergencies (Disabled Vehicle) . . . . . . . . 130
Starting and Operating
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Starting and Stopping the Vehicle . . . . . 132
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine Alarm and Automatic
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Checks Before Operating . . . . . . . 139
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 139
Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 146
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Running Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187