2019 CHEVROLET COLORADO differential

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Driving and Operating 155
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 164
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 165
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 167
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Truck-Camper LoadingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 174
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Retained AccessoryPower (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking (Manual
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 183
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . 188
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 199
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 202
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 203
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 204
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 209
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 210
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 216
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 217
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

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204 Driving and Operating
Limited-Slip Differential
If equipped, the limited-slip
differential can give more traction on
snow, mud, ice, sand, or gravel.
It works like a standard axle most of
the time, but when traction is low,
this feature allows the drive wheel
with the most traction to move the
vehicle. For vehicles with the
limited-slip differential, driven under
severe conditions, the rear axle fluid
should be changed. See
Maintenance Schedule0331.
Locking Rear Axle
If equipped, the locking rear axle
can give the vehicle additional
traction from the rear wheels when
traveling in off-road situations such
as mud, snow, steep hills, and
uneven terrain.
Caution
If you try to lock the axle while the
vehicle is stuck and the tires are
spinning, the vehicle’ s drivetrain
could be damaged. The repairs
would not be covered by the
vehicle warranty. Always lock the
axle before attempting situations
and/or navigating terrain that
could cause the vehicle to
become stuck.
Caution
If the vehicle’ s axle is locked
while driving on pavement, the
drivetrain could be damaged.
Repairs would not be covered by
the vehicle warranty. Do not use
the locking axle on pavement.
Before the front axle can be locked,
the rear axle must be locked and
the transfer case must be in 4
n.
To lock the rear axle: 1. Press the rear axle locking switch with the vehicle moving
less than 40 km/h (25 mph).
2. Wait for the light in the switch to stop flashing and remain
illuminated to show that the
rear axle is locked.
The locking rear axle will be
disengaged when the vehicle speed
exceeds 40 km/h (25 mph). The
Off-Road Mode allows the axle lock
to remain engaged at higher vehicle
speeds.

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274 Vehicle Care
The vehicle may not be equipped
with all of the fuses, relays, and
features shown.Fuses Usage
F1 Traction control module power
F2 Engine control module power
F3 Air conditioning clutch
F4 –
F5 Engine control module/ Integrated chassis control
module/Fuel pump power
module
F6 Wipers
F7 Cargo lamp/Bed lighting
F8 Fuel injectors –even
F9 Fuel injectors –odd
F10 Engine control module ignition 1
F11 Oxygen/Mass air flow/ Humidity/Induction air
temperature/Throttle inlet
pressure sensors Fuses Usage
F12 Starter
F13 Traction control module
F14 –
F15 –
F16 –
F17 Front axle actuator
F18 –
F19 Aeroshutters
F20 –
F21 Front blower
F22 Antilock brake system valves
F23 –
F24 Trailer
F25 Transfer case electronic control
F26 Antilock brake system pump
F27 Trailer brake control module
F28 Rear window defogger Fuses Usage
F29 –
F30 Driver heated seat
F31 –
F32 Passenger heated seat
F33 Right headlamp low beam/ FRT right park lamp/Right
front side marker/Right
rear side marker
F34 Fuel pump power module
F35 Integrated chassis control module
F36 Center high-mounted stoplamp
F37 Right high-beam headlamp
F38 Left high-beam headlamp
F39 Rear differential lock actuators
F40 Front differential lock actuators
F41 –
F42 –

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FusesUsage
F43 –
F44 –
F45 Vacuum pump
F46 Engine control module ignition 2
F47 Mid park phase lock/ Active fuel management/
Engine oil and canister
purge solenoid(s)/Oxygen
sensor.
F48 Fog lamps
F49 –
F50 Trailer parking lamps
F51 Horn
F52 –
F53 –
F54 –
F55 –
F56 Washer pump
F57 –
F58 – Fuses
Usage
F59 –
F60 Mirrors defogger
F61 –
F62 Canister vent solenoid
F63 –
F64 Trailer reverse lamp
F65 Left trailer stoplamp/Turn signal lamps
F66 Right trailer stoplamp/Turn signal lamps
F67 Electric power steering
F68 –
F69 Battery regulated voltage control
F70 –
F71 –
F72 –
F73 –
F74 Generator
F75 – Relays
Usage
K1 Air conditioning clutch
K2 Starter
K3 –
K4 Wipers speed
K5 Wipers control
K6 Cargo lamp/Bed lighting
K7 Powertrain
K8 –
K9 Rear differential lock actuators
K10 Front differential lock actuators
K11 Center high-mounted
stoplamp
K12 –
K13 Vacuum pump
K14 Trailer parking lamps
K15 Run/Crank

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Index 377
Climate Control Systems . . . . . . . 148Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . 112, 114
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 356
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Connections Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 372
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gauge . . .117 Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 150
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Customer Information Publications OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . 356
Danger, Warning, and Caution . . . . 3
Data Collection
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 362
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . 361
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Diagnostics
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 374
Differential, Limited-Slip . . . . . . . . 204
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 348
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 209
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 131
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 24
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 165
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 167
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

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380 Index
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . 112, 114
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - NorthAmerica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 28
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 280
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 141
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Lamps (cont'd)
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Lane Departure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 122
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 126
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Lights (cont'd)
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 140
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 124
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . .118
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Up-Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . 204
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 127

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384 Index
System (cont'd)Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 362
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 352
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 36 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 288
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 286
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Terminology and Definitions . . 283
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 297
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 219
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 219
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 315
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 235
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Traction Control System(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 125 Traction (cont'd)
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 204
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 235
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
U
Underseat Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 295
Up-Shift Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2