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Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
5853506) - 2014 - crc 2nd - 5/15/13
Driving and Operating
9-1
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 9-11
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-12
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-14
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-24
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-30
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Parking (Manual
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Active Fuel Management
®
. . . 9-33
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-34
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-40
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-57
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Hill Descent
Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70