2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO steering wheel adjustment

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In Brief 5
In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . 13
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 14
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 16
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 19
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 25
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 26
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 28
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 28
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Universal Remote System . . . . . 29
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
eAssist Features
eAssist®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 31
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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17.Instrument Panel Storage
0119 (If Equipped).
18. Climate Control Systems (with
Heater Only) 0250 orClimate
Control Systems (with Air
Conditioning) 0252 (If
Equipped).
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0253 (If Equipped).
19. Parking Brake Release (Manual Transmission Only, If
Equipped). See Parking
Brake 0306
20. Steering Wheel Controls 0125
(If Equipped).
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls (If Equipped). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) 0150 orDriver
Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0152.
21. Hood Release. See Hood 0363.
22. Horn 0126.
23. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0124 (Out of View). 24.
Cruise Control 0311.
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0317 (If Equipped).
25. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0143.
26. Parking Brake 0306.
27. Electronic Transfer Case Control (If Equipped). See
Four-Wheel Drive 0297.
Card Holder (If Equipped). See
Instrument Panel
Storage 0119.Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The RKE transmitter functions may
work from up to 60 m (197 ft) away
from the vehicle.

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2. Press the arrows on the controlpad while the indicator light on
the (1) or (3) button is
illuminated, to move the mirror
up, down, right, or left.
3. Adjust each outside mirror so that a little of the vehicle and
the area behind it can be seen.
4. Press either (1) or (3) again to deselect the mirror.
See Power Mirrors 048.
If equipped with power folding
mirrors: 1. Press (2) to fold the mirrors out to the driving position.
2. Press (2) again to fold the mirrors in to the folded position.
See Folding Mirrors 049.
The mirrors may also include a
memory function that works with the
memory seats. See Memory
Seats 062.Interior Mirror
Adjustment
Adjust the mirror for a clear view of
the area behind the vehicle.
Manual Dimming Rearview Mirror
If equipped, push the tab forward for
daytime use and pull it for nighttime
use to avoid glare from the
headlamps from behind. See
Manual Rearview Mirror 051.
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror
If equipped, the mirror will
automatically reduce the glare of the
headlamps from behind. The
dimming feature comes on when the
vehicle is started.
See Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror 052.
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place.

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Tilt and Telescoping Steering
Wheel
To adjust the tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:1. Push the lever (1) down to move the steering wheel
forward or rearward. Lift the
lever up to lock the wheel in
place.
2. Pull the lever (2) toward you to move the steering wheel up or
down, then release the lever to
lock the wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Throttle and Brake Pedal
Adjustment
If equipped, the position of the
throttle and brake pedals can be
changed.
The switch used to adjust the
pedals is on the center stack, below
the climate controls.
Lift the switch up to move the
pedals closer to your body. Press
the switch down to move the
pedals away.
See Adjustable Throttle and Brake
Pedal 0280.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
There are dome lamps in the
overhead console and the headliner,
if equipped.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
OFF : Turns the lamps off, even
when a door is open.
DOOR : The lamps come on
automatically when a door is
opened.
ON : Turns all dome lamps on.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 124
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 125
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 126
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 126
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 139
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 139
Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 142
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 143
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 145
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 146
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 146
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 147
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 147
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 148
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 149
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 149 Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 150
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brake System Messages . . . . . 156
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 156
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 157
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 157
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 158
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 158
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Airbag System Messages . . . . 160
Safety Belt Messages . . . . . . . . 160
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Steering System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

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Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 162
Vehicle ReminderMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 164
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . 165
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 165
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 172
Universal Remote System
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place. Tilt and Telescoping Steering
Wheel
To adjust the tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:
1. Push the lever (1) down to move the steering wheel
forward or rearward. Lift the
lever up to lock the wheel in
place.
2. Pull the lever (2) toward you to move the steering wheel up or
down, then release the lever to
lock the wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.

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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

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Service (cont'd)Publications Ordering
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 492
Services Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Special Application Services . . . . 468
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Steering (cont'd)
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Steering System Messages . . . . . 161
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 119
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 499 System (cont'd)
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 486
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 46 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417