Black plate (40,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
10-40 Vehicle Care
2. Squeeze the grooved areas oneach side of the blade, and turn
the blade assembly away from
the arm connector.3. Install the new blade onto thearm connector and make sure
the grooved areas are fully set
in the locked position.
For the proper type and size, see
Maintenance Replacement Parts
on
page 11‑11.
Glass Replacement
If the windshield or front side
glass must be replaced, see your
dealer to determine the correct
replacement glass.
Headlamp Aiming
The vehicle has a visual optical
headlamp aiming system. The aim
of the headlamps has been preset
at the factory and should need no
further adjustment.
However, if the vehicle is damaged
in a crash, the aim of the headlamps
may be affected and adjustment
may be necessary.
If oncoming vehicles flash their high
beams at you, this may mean the
vertical aim of the headlamps needs
to be adjusted.
It is recommended that the vehicle
be taken to your dealer for service if
the headlamps need to be adjusted.
It is possible, however, to re-aim the
headlamps as described.
Black plate (41,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
Vehicle Care 10-41
The vehicle should:
.Be placed so the headlamps
are 7.6 m (25 ft) from a
light‐colored wall.
.Have all four tires on a level
surface which is level all the way
to the wall.
.Be placed so it is perpendicular
to the wall.
.Not have any snow, ice, or mud
on it.
.Be fully assembled and all other
work stopped while headlamp
aiming is being performed.
.Be loaded with a full tank of
fuel and one person or 75 kg
(160 lbs) sitting on the
driver seat.
.Have the tires properly inflated.
.Have the spare tire in its proper
location in the vehicle.Headlamp aiming is done with the
vehicle's low-beam headlamps.
The high-beam headlamps will be
correctly aimed if the low-beam
headlamps are aimed properly.
To adjust the vertical aim:
1. Open the hood. See
Hood
on
page 10‑5
2. Locate the aim dot on the lens of the low‐beam headlamp. 3. Record the distance from the
ground to the aim dot on the
low‐beam headlamp.
4. At a wall, measure from the
ground upward (A) to the
recorded distance from
Step 3 and mark it.
Black plate (43,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
Vehicle Care 10-43
Bulb Replacement
For the proper type of replacement
bulbs, seeReplacement Bulbson
page 10‑46.
For any bulb‐changing procedure
not listed in this section, contact
your dealer.
Halogen Bulbs
{WARNING
Halogen bulbs have pressurized
gas inside and can burst if you
drop or scratch the bulb. You or
others could be injured. Be sure
to read and follow the instructions
on the bulb package.
Headlamps (Silverado)
A. Park/Turn Signal/ Sidemarker Lamp
B. Low‐Beam Headlamp
C. High‐Beam Headlamp
1. Open the hood. See Hood
on
page 10‑5
2. If you are replacing the bulb on the passenger side, remove
the Engine Air Cleaner cover.
See Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
on
page 10‑18for more information. 3. Reach in and access the bulb
sockets from inside the engine
compartment.
4. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise to remove it
from the headlamp assembly
and pull it straight out.
5. Unplug the electrical connector from the old bulb by releasing
the clips on the bulb socket.
6. Replace it with a new bulb.
7. Plug in the electrical connector.
8. Reinstall the new bulb socket into the headlamp assembly and
turn it clockwise to secure.
Black plate (46,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
10-46 Vehicle Care
A. Cargo Lamp
B. Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) Bulb
2. On the reverse side of the lamp assembly, remove the bulb
socket by turning it one quarter
turn counterclockwise and pull it
straight out.
3. Remove the bulb by pulling it straight out of the socket.
4. Install the bulb by pushing the bulb straight into the socket. 5. Install the bulb socket into the
lamp asembly by turning it
one quarter turn clockwise.
6. Reinstall the lamp assembly and tighten the screws.
License Plate Lamp
To replace one of these bulbs:
1. Reach under the rear bumper forthe bulb socket.
2. Turn the bulb socketcounterclockwise and pull the
bulb socket out of the connector. 3. Pull the old bulb straight out
from the bulb socket.
4. Install the new bulb.
5. Reverse Steps 1 and 2 to reinstall the bulb socket.
Replacement Bulbs
Exterior Lamp Bulb Number
Back-up Lamp 921
Back-up Lamp* 1156
Cargo Lamp
and Center
High-Mounted
Stoplamp
(CHMSL) 912
Fender
Marker Lamp 168
High-Beam
Headlamp 9005LL
Black plate (50,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
10-50 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
6 Trailer Brake
Controller
7 Front Washer
8 Oxygen Sensor
9 Antilock Brakes
System 2
10 Trailer Back-up
Lamps
11 Driver Side
Low-Beam
Headlamp
12 Engine Control
Module (Battery)
13 Fuel Injectors,
Ignition Coils
(Right Side)
14 Transmission
Control Module
(Battery)
15 Vehicle Back-up
Lamps Fuses
Usage
16 Passenger Side
Low-Beam
Headlamp
17 Air Conditioning
Compressor
18 Oxygen Sensors
19 Transmission
Controls (Ignition)
20 Fuel Pump
21 Fuel System
Control Module
22 Not Used
23 Not Used
24 Fuel Injectors,
Ignition Coils
(Left Side)
25 Trailer Park Lamps
26 Driver Side Park
Lamps
27 Passenger Side
Park Lamps Fuses
Usage
28 Fog Lamps
29 Horn
30 Passenger Side
High-Beam
Headlamp
31 Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
32 Driver Side
High-Beam
Headlamp
33 Daytime Running
Lights 2
34 Sunroof
35 Key Ignition
System, Theft
Deterrent System
36 Windshield Wiper
37 SEO B2 Upfitter
Usage (Battery)
38 Electric Adjustable
Pedals
Black plate (52,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
10-52 Vehicle Care
J-CaseFuses Usage
68 Stud 1 (Trailer
Connector
Battery Power)
(Optional - 40A
Fuse Required)
69 Mid-Bussed
Electrical Center 1
70 Climate Control
Blower
71 Not Used
72 Left Bussed
Electrical Center 2
Relays Usage
FAN HI Cooling Fan High
Speed
FAN LO Cooling Fan Low
Speed Relays Usage
FAN CNTRL Cooling Fan
Control
HDLP
LO/HID Low-Beam
Headlamp
FOG LAMP Front Fog Lamps
A/C
CMPRSR Air Conditioning
Compressor
STRTR Starter
PWR/TRN Powertrain
FUEL PMP Fuel Pump
PRK LAMP Parking Lamps
REAR
DEFOG Rear Defogger
RUN/CRNK Switched PowerInstrument Panel Fuse
Block
The instrument panel fuse block
access door is located on the driver
side edge of the instrument panel.
Pull off the cover to access the fuse
block.
Black plate (6,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
i-6 INDEX
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-83Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-85
E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-86
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-89
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-88
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . 9-85
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-84
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-33
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-84
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-84
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Fuel Economy Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-95
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-52G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-61Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-84
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-5
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . 10-65
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-19
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Black plate (8,1)Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
i-8 INDEX
Lights (cont.)Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-3
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 5-21
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
StabiliTrak
®Indicator . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-33
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 11-2
Transfer Case Vent Filter . . . . . 9-53
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-27
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-47
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-51 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Anti-Theft Alarm System . . . . . . 5-50
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-46
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-48
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53