2021 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO engine overheat

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3. Fill the radiator with the proper mixture,up to the base of the filler neck. See
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
0257 for more information about the
proper coolant mixture.
4. Remove the coolant recovery tank cap
and fill to the COLD FILL mark.
5. Reinstall the cap back on the coolant recovery tank, but leave the radiator
pressure cap off.
6. Start the engine and let it run until the upper radiator hose can be felt getting
hot. Watch out for the engine
cooling fan. 7. By this time, the coolant level inside the
radiator filler neck may be lower. If the
level is lower, add more of the proper
mixture through the filler neck until the
level reaches the base of the filler neck.
8. Replace the pressure cap. At any time during this procedure if coolant begins to
flow out of the filler neck, reinstall the
pressure cap.
Caution
If the pressure cap is not tightly installed,
coolant loss and engine damage may
occur. Be sure the cap is properly and
tightly secured.
Engine Overheating
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the
Duramax diesel supplement.
Caution
Do not run the engine if there is a leak
in the engine cooling system. This can
cause a loss of all coolant and can
damage the system and vehicle. Have
any leaks fixed right away. The vehicle has an indicator to warn of
engine overheating.
There is an engine coolant temperature
gauge on the vehicle's instrument cluster.
See
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge 073.
If the decision is made not to lift the hood
when this warning appears, but instead get
service help right away, see Roadside
Assistance Program 0268.
If the decision is made to lift the hood,
make sure the vehicle is parked on a level
surface.
Then check to see if the engine cooling fans
are running. If the engine is overheating, the
fan should be running. If it is not, do not
continue to run the engine and have the
vehicle serviced.
See if the engine cooling fan speed increases
when idle speed is doubled by pushing the
accelerator pedal down. If it does not, the
vehicle needs service. Turn off the engine.

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If Steam is Coming from the Engine
Compartment
{Warning
Steam and scalding liquids from a hot
cooling system are under pressure.
Turning the pressure cap, even a little,
can cause them to come out at high
speed and you could be burned. Never
turn the cap when the cooling system,
including the pressure cap, is hot. Wait
for the cooling system and pressure cap
to cool.
If No Steam is Coming from the Engine
Compartment
If an engine overheat warning is displayed
but no steam can be seen or heard, the
problem may not be too serious. Sometimes
the engine can get a little too hot when the
vehicle:
.Climbs a long hill on a hot day.
.Stops after high-speed driving.
.Idles for long periods in traffic.
.Tows a trailer. See“Driving on Grades”
under Trailer Towing 0164. If the overheat warning is displayed with no
sign of steam:
1. Turn the air conditioning off.
2. Turn the heater on to the highest temperature and to the highest fan
speed. Open the windows as necessary.
3. When it is safe to do so, pull off the road, shift to P (Park) or N (Neutral) and
let the engine idle.
If the engine coolant temperature gauge is
no longer in the overheat zone or an
overheat warning no longer displays, the
vehicle can be driven. Continue to drive the
vehicle slowly for about 10 minutes. Keep a
safe vehicle distance from the vehicle in
front. If the warning does not come back on,
continue to drive normally and have the
cooling system checked for proper fill and
function.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and
park the vehicle right away.
If there is still no sign of steam, push down
the accelerator until the engine speed is
about twice as fast as normal idle speed for
at least three minutes while parked. If the
warning is still on, turn off the engine until
it cools down. If the decision is made not to lift the hood,
get service help right away.
Engine Fan
The vehicle has a clutched engine cooling
fan. When the clutch is engaged, the fan
spins faster to provide more air to cool the
engine. In most everyday driving conditions,
the fan is spinning slower and the clutch is
not fully engaged. This improves fuel
economy and reduces fan noise. Under
heavy vehicle loading, trailer towing, and/or
high outside temperatures, the fan speed
increases as the clutch more fully engages,
so an increase in fan noise may be heard.
This is normal and should not be mistaken
as the transmission slipping or making extra
shifts. It is merely the cooling system
functioning properly. The fan will slow down
when additional cooling is not required and
the clutch partially disengages.
This fan noise may be heard when starting
the engine. It will go away as the fan clutch
partially disengages.

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288 Index
Engine (cont'd)Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Enhanced Technology Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . 95
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 186, 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . .154
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Front Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 160 Fuel (cont'd)
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 206
Floor Console Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 70
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
OnStar Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . 278
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
OperationInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 99 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Brake and P (Park) MechanismCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Perchlorate Materials Requirements,
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Phone Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178, 199, 237,
Back Cover
Publication Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 273
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Rear Heating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 257
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268