2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO maintenance
[x] Cancel search: maintenancePage 508 of 533
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159338) - 2016 - crc - 10/21/15
OnStar 507
.Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks, or activate
the horn and lamps.
. Check the fuel level, oil life,
or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
For OnStar RemoteLink information
and compatibility, see
www.onstar.com.mx.
Calling 066 Emergency
1. Press=. System responds:
“OnStar ready,” followed by
a tone.
2. Say “Call.”System responds:
“Call. Please say the name or
number to call.”
3. Say “066”without pausing.
System responds: “066.”
4. Say “Call.”System responds:
“OK, dialing 066.”
Diagnostics
Advanced Diagnostics provides a
status of the vehicle’ s key systems
with a monthly e-mail, or by pressing
Q. The Proactive Alerts
feature (if available) can help predict
and alert of potential upcoming
maintenance issues with select
components on the vehicle, before
they become a problem.
OnStar can also monitor and report
tire pressure, if the vehicle is
equipped with a Tire Pressure
Monitoring System.
Diagnostics
OnStar can perform a monthly
check of your vehicle’s key
operating systems, including the
engine, transmission, antilock
brakes, and other major vehicle
systems. OnStar can also monitor
tire pressure, if the vehicle is
equipped with the Tire Pressure
Monitor System. If an On-Demand
Diagnostics check is needed,
press
Qand an Advisor can run a
check.
OnStar Additional
Information
In-Vehicle Audio Messages
Audio messages may play important
information at the following times:
. Prior to vehicle purchase.
Press
Qto set up an account.
. With the OnStar Basic Plan,
every 60 days.
. After change in ownership and
at 90 days.
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can cancel or change account
information.
Selling/Transferring the
Vehicle
Call 1-888-4ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) immediately to
terminate your OnStar services if
the vehicle is disposed of, sold,
transferred, or if the lease ends.
Page 521 of 533
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159338) - 2016 - crc - 10/21/15
520 Index
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . . 288
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 355
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507, 512
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 244
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 377
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 82 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 76
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Light On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 141
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 199
Antenna Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . 305
Page 525 of 533
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159338) - 2016 - crc - 10/21/15
524 Index
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 180
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 182
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 121
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Fluid
AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . 373, 376
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Fluid (cont'd)
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . 183, 396
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 297, 389
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 145
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 148
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 288
Requirements, California . . . . . 323 Fuel (cont'd)
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403, 405
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 172Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 175
Gauges Engine Coolant
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 461
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Page 527 of 533
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159338) - 2016 - crc - 10/21/15
526 Index
Lamps (cont'd)Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 181
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . 143
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Lane Departure Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 320
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 146
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LATCH, Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Light Hill Decent Control . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 184
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Antilock Brake System
(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 144
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 180
Lane Departure Warning . . . . . . 146
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 139
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 148
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 148
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Maintenance and Care
Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 462 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 143
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Page 529 of 533
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159338) - 2016 - crc - 10/21/15
528 Index
OrderingService Publications . . . . . . . . . . 495
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 384
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 193
P
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . 204
Park
Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 394
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 288
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 314
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 82
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 362 Personalization
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . 222, 223, 227, 232
Pickup Conversion to
Chassis Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Pictures and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237, 241, 242
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209, 212
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 284
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . 71
Privacy
Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 498
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 492 Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .361, 388, 442
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 496
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Radios
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . 197, 199
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 447
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Page 530 of 533
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159338) - 2016 - crc - 10/21/15
Index 529
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ReplacementGlass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 497
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ride Control Systems
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487, 490 Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 481
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 73
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 497
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 492
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Seats (cont'd)
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 63
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 60
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 60
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 110
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502, 503
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 252
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 363
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 476
Maintenance, General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 477