2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 center console

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change. This causes the turn
signals to automatically flash three
times. It will flash six times if Tow/
Haul Mode is active. Holding the
turn signal lever for more than
one second will cause the turn
signals to flash until the lever is
released.
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released.
If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrows flash rapidly or
do not come on, a signal bulb could
be burned out. If equipped with LED
turn signals, see your dealer.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. SeeFuses and Circuit
Breakers 0376.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for more
than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime
sounds at each flash of the turn
signal. The message TURN
SIGNAL ON will also appear in the
Driver Information Center (DIC). To turn the chime and message off,
move the turn signal lever to the off
position.
Fog Lamps
If equipped, the control is on the
center of the exterior lamp control,
to the left of the steering column.
The ignition must be on for the fog
lamps to come on.
#:
Press to turn the fog lamps on
or off. A light will come on in the
instrument cluster.
When the fog lamps are turned on,
the parking lamps automatically
turn on. When the headlamps are changed
to high beam, the fog lamps go off.
When the high-beam headlamps are
turned off, the fog lamps will come
on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on with
the fog lamps.
Auxiliary
Roof-Mounted Lamp
If equipped, this button includes
wiring provisions for a dealer or a
qualified service center to install an
auxiliary roof lamp.
This button is on the overhead
console.

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Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices
When using media devices such as
CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, SD
cards, USB devices, and mobile
devices, consider the source.
Untrusted media devices could
contain files that affect system
operation or performance. Avoid use
if the content or origin cannot be
trusted.
USB Port
Using the USB Port
The infotainment system can play
music by connecting an auxiliary
device to the USB port.
USB Support
If equipped, there are USB ports is
in the center stack below the climate
controls, in the glove box, in the
center console under the armrest,and at the rear of the center
console. All ports use the USB 2.0
standard.
USB Supported Devices
.
USB Flash Drives
. Portable USB Hard Drives
Not all iPods and USB drives are
compatible with the USB port.
Make sure the iPod has the latest
firmware from Apple for proper
operation. iPod firmware can be
updated using the latest iTunes
application. See www.apple.com/
itunes.
For help with identifying your iPod,
go to www.apple.com/support.
The USB port can play both lower
and upper case .mp3, .wma, .ogg,
and .wav files stored on a USB
storage device.
Supported Apple Devices
To view supported devices in U.S.,
see www.my.chevrolet.com\learn. To view supported devices in
Canada, see
www.chevroletowner.ca.
To view supported devices in
Mexico, see your dealer.
USB Supported File and Folder
Structure
The infotainment system supports:
.
FAT16.
. FAT32.
. exFAT.
Connecting a USB Storage
Device or iPod/iPhone
To connect a USB storage device,
connect the device to the USB port.
To connect an iPod/iPhone, connect
one end of the device’ s cable to the
iPod/iPhone and the other end to
the USB port.
The iPod/iPhone charges while it is
connected to the vehicle if the
ignition is on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY. See Ignition
Positions 0248. When the vehicle is
turned off, the iPod/iPhone

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2. Touch the desired music.
Tone Settings
. Touch Tone Settings. The Tone
Settings menu is displayed. See
“Tone Settings” inAM-FM Radio
0 185.
Auto Volume
. Touch Auto Volume. The Auto
Volume menu is displayed. See
“Auto Volume” inAM-FM Radio
0 185.
Picture System Information
The infotainment system can view
picture files stored on a USB
storage device and devices that
support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
.
Supported file extensions: .jpg,
.bmp, .png, .gif.
. Animated GIF files are not
supported.
. Some files may not operate due
to a different recording format or
the condition of the file. Viewing Pictures
1. Connect the USB device to the USB port.
2. Touch the screen to open to full screen. Touch the screen again
to return to the previous
screen.
If the USB device is already
connected:
1. Press
{.
2. Touch GALLERY.
Some features are disabled while
the vehicle is in motion.
Viewing a Slide Show
1. Touch
zfrom the picture
screen.
2. Touch the screen to cancel the slide show during the slide
show playback.
Viewing a Previous or Next
Picture
Touch
SorTfrom the picture
screen. Rotating a Picture
Touch
wfrom the picture screen.
Enlarging a Picture
Touch
xfrom the picture screen.
Using the USB Picture Menu 1. Touch MENU from the picture screen.
2. Touch the appropriate menu: .Slide Show Time: Allows
selection of the slide show
interval.
. Clock, Temp. Display:
Allows selection of On or
Off to show the clock and
temperature on the full
screen.
. Display Settings: Adjusts
for Brightness and Contrast.
3. Touch
0to exit.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle may have an AUX jack
in the center console or armrest.
See Center Console Storage 0125.

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turned from ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF,
the windows and sunroof continue
to work up to 10 minutes or until any
door is opened. The radio continues
to work for up to 10 minutes or until
the driver door is opened.
Accessory Power Outlets (APOs)
The vehicle may have Accessory
Power Outlets (APOs) in several
locations. SeePower Outlets0132.
The APOs in the console or center
seat position are powered by
Retained Accessory Power (RAP).
They will continue to work for up to
10 minutes after the key is turned
from ON/RUN to LOCK/OFF, or until
the driver door is opened.
The APOs on the center stack come
from the factory powered directly
from the vehicle battery, and supply
accessory power at all times,
regardless of ignition key position.
If electronic items are left plugged
into these APOs for long periods of
time with the vehicle off, the vehicle
battery could be drained. The vehicle may not start if the battery is
allowed to drain for an extended
period of time.
Engine Coolant Heater
The engine heater can provide
easier starting and better fuel
economy during engine warm-up in
cold weather conditions at or below
−18 °C (0 °F). Vehicles with an
engine heater should be plugged in
at least four hours before starting.
An internal thermostat in the
plug-end of the cord may exist,
which will prevent engine coolant
heater operation at temperatures
above
−18 °C (0 °F).
If the vehicle has a diesel engine,
see the Duramax diesel
supplement.
{Warning
Do not plug in the engine block
heater while the vehicle is parked
in a garage or under a carport.
Property damage or personal (Continued)
Warning (Continued)
injury may result. Always park the
vehicle in a clear open area away
from buildings or structures.
To Use the Engine Coolant
Heater
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Open the hood and unwrap theelectrical cord. The cord is
secured to the driver side
fender with a clip, next to the
engine compartment fuse
block. Carefully remove the
wire tie that bundles the
electrical plug. Do not cut the
electrical cord.
Check the heater cord for
damage. If it is damaged, do
not use it. See your dealer for
a replacement. Inspect the
cord for damage yearly.
3. Plug the cord into a normal, grounded 110-volt AC outlet.

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California (cont'd)Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
California
Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .336, 362, 421, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 125
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Charging
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 147 Check
Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 368
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 94
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 114, 115
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Climate Control
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 468
Compartments
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Connections
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Control Light
Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 142
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216, 218, 220
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Customer Information Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 470
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461

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Steering (cont'd)Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steps
Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 124
Struts
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switches Airbag On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 474
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 464
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 46 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392, 394
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 395 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 394
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Terminology and Definitions . . 390
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 407
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 296
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 296
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 425
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 327
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152