2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO tires

Audio System.................................................3-84
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-132
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-134
Navigation/Radio System,
see Navigation Manual............................3-120
Radio Reception........................................3-133
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-130
Setting the Clock.........................................3-86
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-132
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-134
Audio System(s).............................................3-88
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-19
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..................................................5-22, 5-26
Operation...................................................2-28
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp Switch.................3-20
B
Battery..........................................................5-46
Electric Power Management..........................3-22
Run-Down Protection...................................3-23
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-5
Brakes..........................................................5-43
System Warning Light..................................3-46
Braking........................................................... 4-3
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-5
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-22Bulb Replacement...........................................5-61
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp............................................5-63
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-61
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-58
Headlamps.................................................5-62
License Plate Lamps....................................5-66
Pickup Box Identication and Fender Marker
Lamps ....................................................5-64
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-66
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-64
Buying New Tires...........................................5-86
C
Calibration.............................................2-56, 2-58
California Fuel.................................................. 5-7
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-133
Carbon Monoxide...........................2-13, 2-54, 4-31
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-117
Cargo Lamp...................................................3-22
Cargo Management System.............................2-80
CD, MP3 ............................................3-108, 3-114
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-79
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Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp...............................................5-63
Center Seat...................................................1-12
Chains, Tire...................................................5-92
Charging System Light....................................3-45
Check
Engine Light...............................................3-49
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-122
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-42
Infants and Young Children...........................1-39
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-45
Older Children.............................................1-35
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position...................................1-54
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position........................1-57
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position..........1-57, 1-62, 1-66
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-44
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-24
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-120
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-118
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-115
Finish Care...............................................5-119Cleaning (cont.)
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-117
Interior.....................................................5-114
Leather....................................................5-116
Tires........................................................5-121
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-122
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-118
Weatherstrips............................................5-117
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-120
Climate Control System...........................3-25, 3-28
Dual Automatic............................................3-29
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-35
Clock, Setting.................................................3-86
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-11
Compass...............................................2-56, 2-58
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-29
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-48
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-32
Cooling System..............................................5-35
Cruise Control................................................3-13
Cruise Control Light........................................3-54
Cupholders....................................................2-78
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Spare Tire....................................................5-113
Installing...................................................5-100
Removing...................................................5-95
Storing.....................................................5-110
Specications, Capacities...............................5-133
Speedometer..................................................3-38
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-48
Stabilitrak®System........................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-24
Steering.......................................................... 4-8
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-132
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-8
Storage Areas
Cargo Management System..........................2-80
Center Console Storage Area........................2-79
Cupholders.................................................2-78
Glove Box..................................................2-78
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-78
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-79
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-80
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-34
Sun Visors.....................................................2-18
Sunroof.........................................................2-82
T
Tachometer....................................................3-38
Tailgate.........................................................2-13
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-64
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-132
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-18
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-18
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-20
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-20
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-8
Time, Setting..................................................3-86
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-49
Tires.............................................................5-68
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-120
Buying New Tires........................................5-86
Chains.......................................................5-92
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-94
Cleaning...................................................5-121
Different Size..............................................5-88
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Tires (cont.)
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-77
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-93
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-76
Inspection and Rotation................................5-83
Installing the Spare Tire..............................5-100
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-79
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-78
Removing the Flat Tire...............................5-100
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-95
Secondary Latch System............................5-106
Spare Tire................................................5-113
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-110
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-69
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-73
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-89
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-90
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-90
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-86
Tow/Haul Mode ...............................................2-34
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-54Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-50
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-55
Your Vehicle...............................................4-50
Traction
Stabilitrak
®System........................................ 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-93
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-22, 5-26
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-28
Trip Odometer................................................3-38
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-47
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.........................3-10
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-9
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-89
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-71
Operation...................................................2-71
Using this Manual............................................... iii
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