2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AUX

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Vehicle Care 343
1. Positive (+) Terminal. SeeJump Starting - North America
0421.
2. Battery - North America 0362.
3. Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap. See Cooling
System 0352.
4. Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 0351.
5. Automatic Transmission Dipstick (If Equipped). See
“How to Check Automatic
Transmission Fluid” under
Automatic Transmission Fluid
(6-Speed Transmission) 0347
or Automatic Transmission
Fluid (8-Speed Transmission)
0 350.
6. Engine Oil Dipstick. See “Checking Engine Oil” under
Engine Oil 0343.
7. Engine Oil Fill Cap. See “When
to Add Engine Oil” under
Engine Oil 0343.
8. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of View). See Cooling System
0 352. 9. Remote Negative (–) Location.
See Jump Starting - North
America 0421.
10. Power Steering Fluid Reservoir. See Power Steering
Fluid (1500 Series) 0359 or
Power Steering Fluid (2500/
3500 Series) 0359.
11. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See “Adding Washer
Fluid” under Washer Fluid
0 359.
12. Brake Fluid Reservoir. See Brake Fluid 0361.
13. Clutch Fluid Reservoir (If Equipped). See Hydraulic
Clutch 0351.
14. Auxiliary Battery (If Equipped). SeeBattery - North America
0 362.
15. Engine Compartment Fuse
Block 0376.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine
and/or an Allison Transmission, see
the Duramax diesel supplement. For an eAssist vehicle, see the
Silverado/Sierra eAssist
supplement.
Engine Oil
For diesel engine vehicles, see
“Engine Oil”
in the Duramax diesel
supplement.
To ensure proper engine
performance and long life, careful
attention must be paid to engine oil.
Following these simple, but
important steps will help protect
your investment:
. Use engine oil approved to the
proper specification and of the
proper viscosity grade. See
“Selecting the Right Engine Oil”
in this section.
. Check the engine oil level
regularly and maintain the
proper oil level. See “Checking
Engine Oil” and“When to Add
Engine Oil” in this section.
. Change the engine oil at the
appropriate time. See Engine Oil
Life System 0346.

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Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps
Driver Side Shown–Passenger
Side Similar
1. Low/High-Beam Headlamp
2. Turn Signal
Headlamp
See your dealer for headlamp
replacement.
Turn Signal
1. Open the hood.
2. If replacing a bulb on the
passenger side, remove the
engine air cleaner.
3. 2500/3500 Series vehicles
only, driver side:
3.1. Remove the auxiliary battery retainer bolt (2)
and battery retainer (1).
3.2. Reposition the auxiliary battery (3) so that the
front turn signal access
port is visible. 4. Turn the bulb socket
counterclockwise to remove it
from the headlamp assembly
and pull it straight out.
5. Remove the bulb by pulling it straight out of the bulb socket.
6. Install new bulb into bulb socket.
7. Turn the bulb socket clockwise to install it in the headlamp
assembly.
8. 2500/3500 Series vehicles only, driver side:
8.1. Reposition the auxiliary
battery (3).
8.2. Install the auxiliary battery retainer (1) and
battery retainer bolt (2).
9. If replacing a bulb on the passenger side, reinstall the
engine air cleaner.
10. Close the hood.

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FusesUsage
19 –
20 –
22 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning/
Auxiliary heating,
ventilation, and air
conditioning/Ignition
23 Instrument cluster/ Ignition sensing
diagnostic module/
Ignition
24 –
25 Data link connector/ Driver seat module
26 Passive entry/Passive start/Heating,
ventilation, and air
conditioning Fuses
Usage
27 –
28 –
29 Park enable/ Electrically adjustable
pedals
30 Special equipment option
31 Accessory/Run/Crank
32 Heated steering wheel
33 –
34 Instrument cluster
36 –
37 –
38 4WD transfer case electronic control
40 Left doors Fuses
Usage
41 Driver power seat
43 Left heated, cooled or ventilated seats (if
equipped)
44 Right heated, cooled or ventilated seats (if
equipped)
45 –
Relays Usage
49 Retained accessory power
50 Run/Crank

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9. Connect the black negative (−)cable to the negative (−)
terminal of the good battery.
Use a remote negative (−)
terminal if the vehicle has one.
Do not let the other end touch
anything until the next step.
10. Connect the other end of the negative (−) cable.
4.3L Shown, 5.3L and 6.2L Similar
‐To the metal bracket that is
bolted to the engine and
supports the resonator, on
the vehicle with the dead
battery.
6.0L
‐ To the generator bracket, on
the vehicle with the dead
battery.6.6L
‐ To the negative (−) post on
the auxiliary battery, on the
vehicle with the dead battery.
11. Start the vehicle with the good battery and run the engine for a
while.
12. Try to start the vehicle that had the dead battery. If it will not
start after a few tries, it
probably needs service.

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488 Index
Antilock Brake System(ABS) (cont'd)
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 282
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 182
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 347, 350
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Auxiliary
Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 176
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Battery - North America . . . . 362, 421
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 369
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 205
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake Pedal and AdjustableThrottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 149
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Brakes (cont'd)
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 247
Bulb Replacement Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 293

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H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 175
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 154
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 173
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 154
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heater
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216, 218, 220 High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 394
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 236
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 277
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 151
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 275
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216, 218, 220
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infants and Young Children,
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Instrument Panel
Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 51
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jack Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
K
Keyless Entry
Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 37
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 386
Lamps
Auxiliary RoofMounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 174
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173