Chevrolet Silverado: Driving Information / Off-Road Recovery

Chevrolet Silverado 2019-2026 Owners Manual / Driving and Operating / Driving Information / Off-Road Recovery

The vehicle's right wheels can drop off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while driving. Follow these tips:

Ease off the accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer the vehicle so that it straddles the edge of the pavement.
Turn the steering wheel about one-eighth of a turn, until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge.
Turn the steering wheel to go straight down the roadway.

Steering

Caution To avoid damage to the steering system, do not drive over curbs, parking barriers, or similar objects at speeds greater than 3 km/h (1 mph)...

Skidding There are three types of skids that correspond to the vehicle's three control systems: Braking Skid — wheels are not rolling. Steering or Cornering Skid — too much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force...

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Chevrolet Silverado 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Filling the Tank (Chassis Cab Model)

If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement. An arrow on the fuel gauge indicates which side of the vehicle the fuel door is on. See Fuel Gauge. Warning Fuel vapors and fuel fires burn violently and can cause injury or death...

Chevrolet Silverado 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Braking

Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. Deciding to push the brake pedal is perception time. Actually doing it is reaction time. Average driver reaction time is about three-quarters of a second. In that time, a vehicle moving at 100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20m (66 ft), which could be a lot of distance in an emergency...

Chevrolet Silverado: Driving Information / Off-Road Recovery

Steering

Loss of Control

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Chevrolet Silverado 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Filling the Tank (Chassis Cab Model)

Chevrolet Silverado 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Braking

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