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Chevrolet/GMC DURAMAX Diesel Supplement - 2013 - crc - 8/10/12
Driving and Operating
9-1
Driving and
Operating
Starting and Operating
Starting the Diesel Engine . . . . 9-1
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Fuel Operated
Heater (FOH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . 9-10
Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Brakes
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Fuel
Fuel for Diesel Engines . . . . . . 9-19
What Fuel to Use in
The U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
What Fuel to Use in Canada
and Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . 9-28
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Running Out of Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Fuel Filter Replacement . . . . . 9-34
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Towing
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Conversions and Add-Ons
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . 9-43
Starting and
Operating
Starting the Diesel
Engine
The diesel engine starts differently
than a gasoline engine. The vehicle
will only start in the P (Park) or the
N (Neutral) position.
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or
N (Neutral). To restart the engine
when the vehicle is already moving,
use N (Neutral) only.
Notice:
Do not try to shift to
P (Park) if the vehicle is moving.
If you do, you could damage the
transmission. Shift to P (Park)
only when the vehicle is stopped.
Starting the Engine
1. Turn the ignition key to ON/RUN.
Observe the wait-to-start light.
See
Wait-to-Start Light on
page 5
‑
8
. This light may not
come on if the engine is warm.