
Black plate (12,1)Chevrolet 2015i Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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11-12 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine and/or an
Allison Transmission, see the recommended fluids and lubricants section in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Engine Oil Use only engine oil meeting the dexos1™ specification of the proper SAE
viscosity grade. Look for the dexos1 approved logo for GM approved
engine oil. See Engine Oil on page 10-11.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL
®coolant.
See Engine Coolant on page 10-22.
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Hydraulic Clutch System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19299818, in Canada 19299819).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Hydraulic Power Steering System (2500/3500 Series Only) GM Power Steering Fluid (GM Part No. 89021185, in Canada 89021186).

Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet 2015i Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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INDEX i-5
Engine (cont'd)Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-34
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-2
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-4 Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-109
Fluid AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . 10-15, 10-18
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 9-42, 10-33
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . 5-25
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-27
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-69
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-90
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 10-49, 10-51

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i-8 INDEX
Lights (cont'd)Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-27
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-16
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . 11-3 Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-21
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-41 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-36
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36 Messages (cont'd)
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-38
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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i-14 INDEX
W
WarningBrake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 9-66
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Wheels Alignment and TireBalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-74
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76 When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . 3-42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-55
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 10-38