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Black plate (55,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
Infotainment System 7-55
Muting a Call
During a call, all sounds from inside
the vehicle can be muted so that the
person on the other end of the call
cannot hear them.
.To mute a call, pressbg, and
then say “Mute call.”
.To cancel mute, pressbg, and
then say “Un‐mute call.”
Transferring a Call
Audio can be transferred between
the Bluetooth system and the cell
phone.
The cell phone must be paired
and connected with the Bluetooth
system before a call can be
transferred. The connection process
can take up to two minutes after the
ignition is turned to ON/RUN. Transferring Audio from the
Bluetooth System to a Cell Phone
During a call with the audio in the
vehicle:
1. Press
b
g.
2. Say “Transfer Call.”
Transferring Audio to the
Bluetooth System from a Cell
Phone
During a call with the audio on the
cell phone, press
b g. The audio
transfers to the vehicle. If the audio
does not transfer to the vehicle, use
the audio transfer feature on the
cell phone. See your cell phone
manufacturer's user guide for more
information.
Voice Pass-Thru
Voice pass‐thru allows access to the
voice recognition commands on the
cell phone. See your cell phone
manufacturer's user guide to see if
the cell phone supports this feature.
To access contacts stored in the cell
phone:
1. Press and hold
b gfor
two seconds.
2. Say “Bluetooth.” The system
responds “Bluetooth ready,”
followed by a tone.
3. Say “Voice.” The system
responds “OK, accessing
.”
The cell phone's normal prompt
messages will go through their cycle
according to the phone's operating
instructions.
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Black plate (56,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
7-56 Infotainment System
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones
The Bluetooth system can send
numbers and the numbers stored
as name tags during a call. You can
use this feature when calling a
menu‐driven phone system.
Account numbers can also be
stored for use.
Sending a Number or Name Tag
During a Call
1. Press
bg. The system
responds “Ready,”followed by
a tone.
2. Say “Dial.”
3. Say the number or name tag to send.
Clearing the System
Unless information is deleted out
of the in‐vehicle Bluetooth system,
it will be retained indefinitely. This
includes all saved name tags in
the phone book and phone pairing
information. For information on how
to delete this information, see the
previou section “Deleting a Paired
Phone” and the previous sections
on deleting name tags.
Other Information
The Bluetooth®word mark and
logos are owned by the Bluetooth®
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks
by General Motors is under license.
Other trademarks and trade names
are those of their respective owners.
See Radio Frequency Statement
on
page 13‑18for FCC information.
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Black plate (2,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
i-2 INDEX
Audio SystemFixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Rear Seat (RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 9-43 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11, 10-14
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control
Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-33
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-96
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Brake Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44 Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-46
Pickup-Box Identification
and Fender Marker
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-75
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INDEX i-9
MirrorsAutomatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65
N
Navigation SystemVehicle Data Recordingand Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . 10-36
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 10-9
Engine Oil PressureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-51
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
OnStar
®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Operation, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 Overheated Engine
Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Park Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41 Assist, Ultrasonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-76
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-39
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-41
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . 10-3
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49