CHEVROLET 2012 Silverado - Manual (Page 301)

Black plate (1,1) Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2012
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . 9-12
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 9-13
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 9-16
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-27
Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Engine Coolant Heater . . . . . . . 9-32
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Parking (Manual
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Active Fuel Management ® . . . 9-37
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-39
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Manual Transmission
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . 9-46
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Brakes
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-64
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . 9-65
Ride Control Systems
StabiliTrak ® System . . . . . . . . . 9-65
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Object Detection Systems
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-72
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-74
Fuel
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-79
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-80
Gasoline Specifications (U.S.
and Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
California Fuel
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-81
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-81
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-82