2019 CHEVROLET LOW CAB FORWARD cruise control

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In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrument Panel(Driver Side) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Instrument Panel (Vehicle Interior) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 14
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting In and Out of the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 18
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 20
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Vehicle Features
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 22 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Performance and Maintenance
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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1. Air Flow Direction ControlLever. See Air Vents0134.
2. Combination Light Control Switch. See Exterior Lamp
Controls 092.
Cruise Control Set Switch/
Resume Switch. See Cruise
Control 0223.
3. Windshield Wiper and Windshield Washer Switch.
See Windshield Wiper/Washer
0 66.
Exhaust Brake Switch. See
Exhaust Brake 0222.
4. Heater and Manual Air Conditioner. See Climate
Control Systems 0131.
5. Radio with CD/USB/Bluetooth. See AM-FM Radio 097.
6. Small Article Storage Pocket. See Instrument Panel Storage
0 55.
7. Windshield Washer Fluid Tank. See Washer Fluid 0262.
8. Glove Compartment. See Glove Box 055. 9. Relay Box. See
Electrical
System Overload 0287.
10. Cupholders 056.
11. Hook. See Shopping Bag
Hooks 057.
12. Card Holder. See Instrument
Panel Storage 055.
13. Accessory Power Outlet. See Power Outlets 067.
14. Accessory Power Outlet. See Power Outlets 067.

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Instrument Panel (Driver Side)
1. Instrument Panel Light LevelControl. See Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 095.
2. Power Take Off (PTO) Main Switch. See Power Take-Off
(PTO) 0237.
3. Power Take Off (PTO) Engine Speed Control Switch. See
Power Take-Off (PTO) 0237. 4. Rear Body Interior Light
Switch. See Cargo Lamp 096.
5. Instruments, Warning Lights and Indicator Lights. See
Instrument Cluster 069.
6. Horn Button. See Horn065. 7. Rear Power Window Lock
Switch. See Power Windows
0 35.
8. Outside Rearview Mirror Heater Switch. See Heated
Mirrors 034.
9. Cruise Control Main Switch. See Cruise Control 0223.
10. Hazard Warning Flasher Switch. See Hazard Warning
Flashers 094.
11. Rear Power Window Switch. SeePower Windows 035.
12. Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Switch. See Diesel Particulate
Filter 0180.
13. Odometer Check Switch. See Odometer 070.
Engine Oil Level Check Switch.
See Engine Oil 0245.
14. Door Lock Switch. See Power
Door Locks 033.

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Vehicle Features
Radio(s)
Turning the Power On or Off
Press MODE/
O/ENTER to turn the
power on. Press and hold it for
one second or more to turn the
power off.
If MODE/
O/ENTER is pressed
while listening to music in audio
mode, the power is turned off. When
MODE/
O/ENTER is pressed again,
the audio system resumes the last
mode just before it was turned off.
Adjusting the Volume
Turn the MODE/
O/ENTER knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to
increase or decrease the volume.
Tuning
Manual tuning:
1. Press Tune/Track
yorzfor
less than one second. 2. Press Tune/Track
yorzfor
less than one second again to
select the station of your
choice.
Settings
Adjustment of bass, treble, fader,
and balance, and setting of clock
display and time can be performed.
See “Function Setting Mode” in
AM-FM Radio 097.
CD Player
To play a CD, see CD Player0102.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle is equipped with a
3.5 mm (1/8 in) auxiliary input jack
and a USB port in the radio
faceplate. External devices such as
iPods, laptop computers, MP3
players, and USB storage devices
may be connected.
See USB Port 0109 andAuxiliary
Devices 0117.
Cruise Control
1. Press the cruise control main
switch to turn it on.
At this time, the cruise main
indicator light comes on
simultaneously.

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2. Use the accelerator pedal toadjust the vehicle to the
desired speed. Upon reaching
the desired speed, turn the
cruise control set switch. The
vehicle speed at the moment
you operate the switch is set in
the system, enabling you to
drive with the set speed
automatically maintained
without using the accelerator
pedal.
At the same time the cruise set
indicator light comes on.
See Cruise Control 0223.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the instrument
cluster. It shows the status of many
vehicle systems.
See Instrument Cluster 069 and
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0 82.
Power Outlets
You can plug in auxiliary electrical
equipment. Just flip the outlet cover
open from the left edge of the cover
and follow the proper installation
instructions that are included with
any electrical equipment you install.
These circuits are protected by a
fuse and have maximum current
loads.
See Power Outlets 067.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 65
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 66
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 73
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . . 73
Service Vehicle Soon Light . . . . 74 Brake System Warning Light
(Parking Brake Light) . . . . . . . . . 74
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Exhaust Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Service Transmission Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Automatic Transmission Fluid Temperature Warning Light . . . 78
Overdrive Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Wait-to-Start Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . 79
Engine Oil Level Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine Shutdown Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Idle Shutdown Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reduced Engine Power Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Cruise Control Light
This light should come on briefly
when the engine control switch is
turned to the ON position, and then
should go out after the engine is
started.
For vehicles with cruise control, this
light comes on when cruise control
is turned on.
This light should come on briefly
when the engine control switch is
turned to the ON position, and then
should go out after the engine is
started.
This light comes on when the
vehicle enters the cruise control
mode after the cruise control set
switch is operated to set the vehicle
speed.
SeeCruise Control 0223.
Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the center of
the instrument cluster. The displays
show the status of many vehicle
systems. There are three parts to
the DIC display:
1. DIC menu items and warning lights and messages (includes
operation related information,
diesel particulate filter (DPF)
status, maintenance data, and
errors)

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Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 149
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 150
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 153
Emergencies(Troubleshooting) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Emergencies (Disabled Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 165
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Starting and Stopping theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . 171
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Engine Alarm and Automatic
Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Engine Checks Before Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Running the Vehicle WhileParked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . 180
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 189
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 205
Selector Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brakes
Antilock BrakeSystem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fuel
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . 227
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 230
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Running Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 233
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . 237