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Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD/3500 HD Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.
S./Canada/Mexico-14632154) - 2021 - CRC - 11/20/20
Instruments and Controls 121
yorz:Use the thumbwheel to scroll up
or down in a list. Press the thumbwheel to
select.
Info Page Options
The info pages on the DIC can be turned on
or off through the Options menu.
1. Press
Tto scroll to the Options
application.
2. Scroll
yorzto choose Info pages and
press the thumbwheel.
3. Scroll
yorzto move through the list
of possible information displays.
4. Press the thumbwheel while an item is highlighted to select or deselect
that item.
The info pages can also be turned on or off
through the DIC page Info Page Options.
Info Pages
The following is the list of all possible DIC
info page displays. Some may not be
available for your particular vehicle. Some
items may not be turned on by default but
can be turned on through the Options app.
See “Info Page Options” earlier in this
section. While in the Info Page Options menu, the
info pages can be restored to the default
factory settings by pressing and holding
K
on the left steering wheel controls and the
thumbwheel on the right steering wheel
controls at the same time.
Speed :
Shows the vehicle speed in either
kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles per
hour (mph). The vehicle odometer is also
shown on this page. If equipped, press the
thumbwheel to open the menu and select to
display speed limit signs.
Speed limit signs in your vehicle display
may vary from actual road speed depending
on the version of your current
navigation map.
Trip 1 or Trip 2, and Average Fuel
Economy : Shows the current distance
traveled, in either kilometers (km) or
miles (mi), since the trip odometer was last
reset.
The Average Fuel Economy display shows
the approximate average liters per
100 kilometers (L/100 km), kilometers per
liter (km/L), or miles per gallon (mpg). This
number is calculated based on the value
recorded since the last time this menu item
was reset. This number reflects only the approximate average fuel economy that the
vehicle has right now, and will change as
driving conditions change.
Press the thumbwheel while this display is
active to reset the trip odometer and the
average fuel economy.
Fuel Range :
Shows the approximate
distance the vehicle can be driven without
refueling. LOW will be displayed when the
vehicle is low on fuel. The fuel range
estimate is based on an average of the
vehicle's fuel economy over recent driving
history and the amount of fuel remaining in
the fuel tank.
Timer : This display can be used as a timer.
To start the timer, press the thumbwheel
while this display is active. The display will
show the amount of time that has passed
since the timer was last reset. To stop the
timer, press the thumbwheel briefly while
this display is active and the timer is
running.
Press the thumbwheel while this display is
active to reset the timer.
Oil Life : Shows an estimate of the oil's
remaining useful life. If REMAINING OIL LIFE
99% is displayed, that means 99% of the
current oil life remains.

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD/3500 HD Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.
S./Canada/Mexico-14632154) - 2021 - CRC - 11/20/20
206 Driving and Operating
Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . 207
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . 222
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Ignition Positions (Key Access) . . . . . . . . 224
Ignition Positions (Keyless Access) . . . . . 226
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 229
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 231Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 232
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Brakes
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 257
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . 262
Fuel
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Filling the Tank (Pickup Model) . . . . . . . . 265
Filling the Tank (Chassis Cab and Box Delete Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 267
Trailer Towing
General Towing Information . . . . . . . . . . 268
Driving Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276