Chevrolet Silverado LD 1500 and Silverado 2500/3500 Owner Manual (GMNA-
Localizing-U.S./Canada-12162993) - 2019 - crc - 7/30/18
242 Driving and Operating
{Warning
In the case of a sudden stop
or collision, things carried in
the bed of your truck could
shift forward and come into
the passenger area, injuring
you and others. If you put
things in the bed of your truck,
you should make sure they
are properly secured.
Caution
Overloading the vehicle may
cause damage. Repairs would not
be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not overload the
vehicle.
Using heavier suspension
components to get added
durability might not change the
weight ratings. Ask your dealer
to help load the vehicle the
right way.
{Warning
Things you put inside the
vehicle can strike and injure
people in a sudden stop or
turn, or in a crash.
.Put things in the cargo
area of the vehicle. Try to
spread the weight evenly.
.Never stack heavier
things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that
some of them are above
the tops of the seats.
.Do not leave an
unsecured child restraint
in the vehicle.
.When you carry
something inside the
vehicle, secure it
whenever you can.
.Do not leave a seat
folded down unless you
need to. There is also important loading
information for off-road driving in
this manual. See
“Loading the
Vehicle for Off-Road Driving“
under Off-Road Driving 0230.
Two-Tiered Loading
Depending on the model of the
pickup, an upper load platform
can be created by positioning
three or four 5 cm (2 in) by
15 cm (6 in) wooden planks
across the width of the pickup
box. The planks must be
inserted in the pickup box
depressions.
When using this upper load
platform, be sure the load is
securely tied down to prevent it
from shifting. The load's center
of gravity should be positioned
in a zone over the rear axle. The
zone is located in the area
between the front of each wheel
well and the rear of each wheel
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480 Index
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . 177
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 173
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 175
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 124
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Fluid Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 336, 338
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Fluid (cont'd)
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 285
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 262, 351
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Fuel (cont'd)
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 153
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 255
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Fuses Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 363
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367, 368
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Index 483
Lumbar Adjustment (cont'd)Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 431 Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 146
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Media Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . 190
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Messages
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Mirrors (cont'd)
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . . . 49
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
N
Navigation
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 472
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 353
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Oil (cont'd)
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 334
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 140
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . 91
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 453
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
OnStar Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
OnStar Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
OnStar Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464
OnStar Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Operating Mode
Overheated EngineProtection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Operation Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 345
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280