Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 5.2L Diesel Engine 4500 HD/XD/5500 HD/XD
Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-13337621) - 2020 - crc - 12/5/18
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Radio Frequency
Statement
This vehicle has systems that
operate on a radio frequency that
complies with Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. The device may not cause harmful interference.
2. The device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause
undesired operation of the
device.
Changes or modifications to any of
these systems by other than an
authorized service facility could void
authorization to use this equipment.
Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 5.2L Diesel Engine 4500 HD/XD/5500 HD/XD
Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-13337621) - 2020 - crc - 12/5/18
368 Index
Fluid (cont'd)Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Front Seat Position Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fuel Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . 221
Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 129
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Running out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . 218
G
Gauges
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 60
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . 60
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Gauges (cont'd)
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
General Information
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Getting In and Out of the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . 82
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 267, 270
Daytime Running Lamps(DRL) Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . 69
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . 81
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
High Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 141 Hooks
Shopping Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
I
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Idle Shutdown Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 362
Information on Loading the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Instrument Panel
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 10, 11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 14
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chevrolet Low Cab Forward 5.2L Diesel Engine 4500 HD/XD/5500 HD/XD
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Index 369
L
LampsCargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cornering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Malfunction Indicator (CheckEngine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Roofmarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Sidemarker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lighting Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lights Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic Transmission
Fluid Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . 62
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 68 Lights (cont'd)
Engine Oil Level Indicator . . . . . . 67
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Engine Shutdown Warning . . . . . 68
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . 81
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 69
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Service Transmission
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locks Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
M
Maintenance and CareAdditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 317 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 61 Messages
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 262
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . 162
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Overdrive Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Overview Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . 8, 10, 11
Owner Checks and Services . . . . 330