2018 CHEVROLET LOW CAB FORWARD steering

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Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
{Warning
.Adjust the position of the
steering wheel before you
start driving.
. To reduce the risk of
personal injury, apply force
to the steering wheel to
make certain the steering
column is firmly locked
before driving. Also, do not
try to tilt or adjust the
steering wheel while the
vehicle is moving. If these
steps are not followed, the
steering column could move
suddenly while the vehicle
is in motion which could
cause a temporary loss of
steering control which may
result in personal injury or
death.
The steering wheel is adjustable up
and down as well as forward and
backward.
Before adjusting, position the seat
as desired.
1. Lift the lock lever toward you to unlock the steering column.
2. Sit in the correct driving position, and then move the
steering wheel up and down
and forward and backward to
select the optimum steering
wheel position. 3. Firmly lock the steering wheel
at the selected position by
moving the lock lever to the
lock position.
Horn
To sound the horn, press the pad
with a horn symbol on the steering
wheel.

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display. Complete the resetting by
pressing and holding the DIC
selector for more than two seconds.
To cancel the setting procedure,
press the DIC selector once. The
display will go back to the previous
screen.
Resetting/Setting the Change
Interval (Odometer Reading)
Engine Oil and Filter Light :On
the DIC, go to the engine oil and
filter light. Enter the resetting screen
by pressing and holding the DIC
selector for more than two seconds.
Complete the resetting by pressing
and holding the DIC selector for
more than two seconds.
Transmission and Differential
Gear Oil Light, Fuel Filter Light,
Power Steering Fluid Light, and
Tire Rotation Light : On the DIC,
go to the particular maintenance
item to reset/adjust. Enter the
setting change screen by pressing
and holding the DIC selector. Set
the change interval by turning the
DIC selector. (Transmission and
Differential Oil, Steering Fluid, and
Tire Rotation Only). Turn clockwise to increase distance and
counterclockwise to decrease
distance. The distance increases
and decreases by 4,000 km
(2,500 mi) increments. Complete the
resetting by pressing and holding
the DIC selector.
Transmission and Differential Gear
Oil and Power Steering Fluid: Initial
value: 48,000 km (30,000 mi).
Adjustable minimum value:
32,000 km (20,000 mi). Adjustable
maximum value: 48,000 km
(30,000 mi).
Tire Rotation: Initial value: OFF.
Adjustable minimum value:
6,000 km (4,000 mi). Adjustable
maximum value: 62,000 km
(39,000 mi).
Starter Indicator Light :
On the
DIC, go to the starter indicator light.
Enter the resetting screen by
pressing and holding the DIC
selector for more than ten seconds.
Complete the resetting by pressing
and holding the DIC selector for
more than ten seconds. If you want to cancel the setting
procedure, press the DIC selector
once. The display will go back to the
previous screen.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
Gauge
With the engine control switch in the
ON position, this gauge indicates
the approximate quantity of DEF
remaining in the DEF tank. F means
the tank is full and E means the
tank is almost empty. When only
one green bar is showing, the DEF
tank is almost empty and should be
refilled soon. If the vehicle is driven
too long with only one bar, the green
will change to amber and additional
warnings and indicators will display.

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MAINTENANCE ON or
MAINTENANCE OFF
This indicator displays and hides
maintenance items. When
MAINTENANCE ON is displayed,
maintenance items will be
displayed. When MAINTENANCE
OFF is displayed, maintenance
items will not be displayed.
When MAINTENANCE OFF is
displayed, there will be no display of
maintenance items such as rotation
intervals or replacement intervals
even when such intervals arrive.
ENG OIL & FILTER
When this message and light
display green, it shows the distance
remaining until the next engine oil
and filter change. When this
message displays amber, the next
change of engine oil and filter is
near or has been reached.
T/M & DIFF OIL
When this message and light
display green, it shows the distance
remaining until the next
transmission oil and differential oil
change. When this messagedisplays amber, the next change of
transmission oil and differential oil is
near or has been reached.
FUEL FILTER
When this message and light
display green, it shows the distance
remaining until the next fuel filter
change. When this message
displays amber, the next change of
fuel filter is near or has been
reached.
STEERING OIL
When this message and light
display green, it shows the distance
remaining until the next power
steering fluid change. When this
message displays amber, the next
change of power steering fluid is
near or has been reached.
TIRE ROTATION
When this message and light show
green with OFF, it means the
vehicle has been shipped from the
factory with no tire rotation interval
set. When this message displays
green it has the distance until the
next tire rotation displayed. When
this message displays amber the
next tire rotation is near or has
already been reached.
STARTER
When this message and light is
green, it displays the number of
engine starts remaining until a
starter motor is replaced. When this
message and light is amber, it
displays when the time for a starter
motor replacement is near or has
already been reached.
For the starter indicator light, the
displayed color will change from
green to amber when remaining
time is below 0 times and the
screen is selected.
For resetting or setting maintenance
data intervals, see
Driver
Information Center (DIC) 082.
Hour Meter
HOUR METER
This message and light indicate how
many hours the engine has been
run. The figure(s) on the left side of

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Hazard Warning Flashers
Use the hazard warning light flasher
to warn other drivers any time your
vehicle becomes a traffic hazard,
day or night. With the engine control
switch in any position or the key
removed, when this switch is
pressed, all of the turn signal lights
and the turn signal indicator lights
flash to signal an emergency. To
turn off the hazard lights, press the
switch again.Do not leave the hazard warning
light flasher operating for an
extended time period with the
engine stopped. Otherwise, the
battery may go dead, making it
impossible to restart the engine.
Both indicator lights flash when the
hazard warning flasher switch is
operated irrespective of the position
of the engine control switch.
The individual turn signals do not
work when the hazard flasher is
turned on.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
When turning left or right, move the
lever up or down to flash the turn
signal light.
When the turn is completed, the
signal will cancel and the lever will
return to horizontal.
If the steering wheel is only turned a
small amount, turn off the signal
manually. Lightly press and hold the
lever up or down when overtaking or
changing lanes. The turn signal light
continues flashing as long as the

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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 132
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 132
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 136
Emergencies(Troubleshooting) . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Emergencies (Disabled Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 147
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Starting and Stopping theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . 153
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Engine Alarm and Automatic Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine Checks Before
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . 161
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 170
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 185
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . 206
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 209
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Running Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 212
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . 215

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Warning (Continued)
If a warning light comes on or a
buzzer sounds while you are
driving, immediately stop the
vehicle in a safe place and
perform checks.
Slow down sufficiently when
approaching a curve. Applying the
brakes or sharply turning the
steering wheel while turning the
curve could cause the cargo to
shift, the tires to slip and the
vehicle to tip onto its side.
Avoid scraping the tire sidewalls
against curbstones or driving over
dips and protrusions in the road
surface. You could damage the
tires, resulting in a blowout or
flat tire.
You and others could be seriously
injured.
Pulling Away After Stopping
and Parking
Before pulling away, check that
there are no children or obstructions
around the vehicle and confirm that
it is safe to pull away.
If you cannot see the area behind
your vehicle well enough to confirm
it is safe to back up, get out of the
vehicle and check behind it.
Make it a habit to look around and
confirm that it is safe to pull away
after a temporary stop (at traffic
lights, for example).
If the Windshield Fogs Up
Use the heater to blow hot air on the
windshield or dehumidify the cabin
using the air conditioner and place
the outlet selector knob in the
5or
4position.
Place the air selector lever in the
outside air position.
Nighttime Visibility
If there is an old film on the
windshield, the lights of oncoming
traffic will be reflected in many directions, making it hard for you to
see ahead. Use glass cleaner to
clean the glass and the wiper
blades.
Worn wiper blades cannot wipe the
windshield clean and thus cannot
maintain visibility. When the wiper
blades become worn, replace them
with new ones.
Do Not Attach Accessories to
the Windshield or Windows
{Warning
Do not attach ornaments, films or
other accessories to the
windshield or windows. They
would impair visibility. Also, any
plastic suction cups used to
attach accessories could cause a
fire or other accident by acting as
lenses.
You and others could be seriously
injured.

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Never Stop the Engine While
Driving
{Warning
Do not move the engine control
switch away from the "ON"
position while the vehicle is being
driven.
If the engine stops while the
vehicle is moving, the brake
booster does not work, and the
brakes would not work properly.
The engine could also be
damaged.
Stopping the engine while driving
would be extremely dangerous
because the power steering
would stop working, making the
steering wheel extremely hard
to turn.
Stopping the engine while driving
would be extremely dangerous
because the warning lights,(Continued)
Warning (Continued)
indicator lights and other
electrical circuitry would
completely stop working.
Placing the engine control switch
in the "LOCK" position while
driving would be extremely
dangerous because the key could
come out, causing the steering
wheel to lock so that you could
not turn it.
You and others could be seriously
injured.
Avoid Unnecessary Idling of
the Engine
If the engine idles too long, the
engine coolant temperature will fall
below the operating range. Low
engine operating temperature
causes several conditions that are
harmful to engine operation and life.
Incomplete combustion of fuel in an
engine that is not fully warmed-up
causes crankcase dilution and
forms lacquer and gummy deposits on valves, pistons, and rings. It also
causes rapid accumulation of
sludge within the engine.
Driving at Night
Nighttime driving is more dangerous
than daytime driving because the
field of view is narrower. Keep your
speed down, and maintain an ample
headway distance.
Metallic Plinking Sound from
the Muffler
Immediately after stopping the
engine, you may hear a metallic
plinking sound from the muffler. This
sound occurs as the muffler cools
down and contracts. It does not
indicate an abnormality or
breakdown.
When the Silencer and
Exhaust Pipe are Hot
{Warning
When the engine is running and
immediately after vehicle
operation, the DPF, silencer, and
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Warning (Continued)
exhaust pipe are extremely hot.
Be careful not to inadvertently
touch them when working near
them (for example, tilting the cab
or operating an attachment). You
and others could be seriously
injured.
Recommendations for Driving
in Hot Regions
The engine is more likely to
overheat in an environment where
the ambient temperature is high. To
prevent the engine from
overheating, pay attention to the
following points:
.If the engine does not contain
the appropriate concentration of
engine coolant, overheating is
likely to occur.
Refer to Engine Coolant 0231.
. Do not put well water, river water
or other hard water in the engine
cooling system. It would hasten
the formation of rust and scale. .
If foreign matter (insects, mud,
etc.) gets stuck in the radiator's
air passages, the cooling
system's performance will
deteriorate. Check the air
passages for clogging, and
remove any foreign matter using
water under low pressure.
Refer to Exterior Care 0293.
When Turning, the Rear
Wheels will Follow Tighter
Curves than the Front Wheels
Use the mirrors to confirm safety.
Sidewinds
If the vehicle catches a sidewind
and drifts sideways, firmly grip the
steering wheel, decelerate to a
speed that allows you to stay
completely in control, and make a
directional correction. The vehicle
may catch strong sidewinds in the
following situations:
.
Emerging from a tunnel
. Driving over a bridge
. Driving on an embankment
. Driving through a cutting .
Being overtaken by a large truck
or bus
. Overtaking a large truck or bus
Flat Tire
If a blowout or flat tire occurs while
you are driving, calmly grip the
steering wheel and gradually apply
the brakes to decelerate. (Hard
braking would be dangerous
because it could cause the steering
wheel to be pulled to one side.)
Stop the vehicle in a safe place, and
change the tire.
Hard Bump Under Vehicle
If the underside of the vehicle
receives a hard bump, stop in a safe
place where the vehicle will not
obstruct traffic and check for brake
fluid leakage, fuel leakage and
component damage. If any part of
the vehicle is damaged or broken,
promptly have the vehicle inspected
and repaired.
Highways
.Speeds on highways are higher
than those on regular roads, so
there is more danger. Also, a