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Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
13337620) - 2020 - CRC - 8/26/19
Driving and Operating 183
Driving and
Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . 194
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . 195
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . 197
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Truck-Camper Loading
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . 206
Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ignition Positions (Key
Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Active Fuel Management . . . . . 217
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 219
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . 230
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . 231
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . 233
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . 235
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . 236
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . 241
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Adaptive Cruise Control (1500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . 254
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . 255
Assistance Systems for
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Front Pedestrian Braking
(FPB) System (1500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Side Blind Zone
Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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