2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LD four wheel drive

Chevrolet Silverado LD 1500 and Silverado 2500/3500 Owner Manual (GMNA-
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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 . . . 14
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Passenger Sensing System . . . 15
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 17
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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 . . . . . . . 25
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 28
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 28
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Universal Remote System . . . . . 29
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 30
Fuel (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel (Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 31
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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gPower Take Off (PTO)
Switch (If Equipped). See the
Duramax diesel supplement.
Auxiliary Button (If Equipped).
See Add-On Electrical
Equipment 0318.
jPower Assist Steps 042 (If
Equipped).
17. Instrument Panel Storage
0122 (If Equipped).
18. Climate Control Systems (with
Heater Only) 0216 orClimate
Control Systems (with Air
Conditioning) 0218 (If
Equipped).
Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0219 (If Equipped).
19. Parking Brake Release Handle (If Equipped). See Parking
Brake 0271.
20. Steering Wheel Controls 0127
(If Equipped).
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls (If Equipped).
See Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0156 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Uplevel) 0156.
21. Hood Release. See Hood
0 327.
22. Horn 0128.
23. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0127 (Out of View).
24. Cruise Control 0276.
Heated Steering Wheel 0128
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0282 (If Equipped).
25. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp 0146.
26. Parking Brake 0271.
27. Electronic Transfer Case Knob (If Equipped). See Four-Wheel
Drive 0262.
Card Holder (If Equipped). See
Instrument Panel Storage
0 122.
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 ’s manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter functions may work from
up to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.

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While using Range Selection Mode,
cruise control and the Tow/Haul
Mode can be used.
Grade Braking is not available when
Range Selection Mode is active.
SeeTow/Haul Mode 0261.
Four-Wheel Drive
If equipped with four-wheel drive,
the engine's driving power can be
sent to all four wheels for extra
traction.
Transfer Case Controls
The vehicle will have one of the
following three styles of transfer
case controls. Use these controls to
shift into and out of the different
four-wheel drive modes. Manual Transfer CaseThis transfer case shift lever is on
the floor to the right of the driver.
Electronic Transfer CaseThis transfer case knob is to the left
of the steering column.

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Automatic Transfer Case
This transfer case knob is to the left
of the steering column.
The different drive options that may
be available are described following.
2
m(Two-Wheel Drive High) :This
setting is used for driving in most
street and highway situations.
AUTO (Automatic Four-Wheel
Drive) : This setting is ideal for use
when road surface traction
conditions are variable. Do not use AUTO mode to park on
a steep grade with poor traction
such as ice, snow, mud or gravel. In
AUTO mode only the rear wheels
will hold the vehicle from sliding
when parked. If parking on a steep
grade, use 4
mto keep all four
wheels engaged.
4
m(Four-Wheel Drive High) : Use
this setting when extra traction is
needed, such as on snowy or icy
roads or in most off-road situations.
N (Neutral) : Shift to this setting
only when towing the vehicle.
See Recreational Vehicle Towing
0 413 orTowing the Vehicle 0413.
4
n(Four-Wheel Drive Low) : This
setting sends maximum power to all
four wheels. Choose 4
nwhen
driving in deep sand, mud, or snow,
and while climbing or descending
steep hills.
See Four-Wheel Drive 0262.
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
The base radio information is
included in this manual. See the
infotainment manual for information
on the uplevel radios, audio players,
phone, navigation system, Rear
Seat Entertainment (RSE), and
voice or speech recognition,
if equipped.
Radio(s)
Base Radio
O:Press to turn the system on.
Press and hold to turn it off. When
on, press to mute; press again to
unmute. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.
{: Press to go to the Home Page.
7:Press to seek the previous
station or track.
6: Press to seek the next station
or track.
See Overview 0183.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 127
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 127
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 128
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 128
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 143
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 143
Airbag On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 146
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . 146
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 150
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 150
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 150
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 151
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 151
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 153
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 153
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 153 Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 154
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 154
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 159
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 159
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 160
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 167
Universal Remote SystemProgramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Four-Wheel-Drive Light
The four-wheel-drive light comes on
when a vehicle with a manual
transfer case is shifted into
four-wheel drive and the front axle
engages.
Some delay between the shifting
and the light coming on is normal.
SeeFour-Wheel Drive 0262 for
more information.
Tow/Haul Mode Light
For vehicles with the Tow/Haul
Mode feature, this light comes on
when the Tow/Haul Mode has been
activated.
See Tow/Haul Mode 0261.
Hill Descent Control Light
If equipped, the Hill Descent Control
light comes on when the system is
ready for use. When the light
flashes, the system is active.
See Hill Descent Control (HDC)
0 275.
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) Light (2500/3500
Series)
If equipped, this light comes on
briefly while starting the vehicle. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced.
This light is green if LDW is on and
ready to operate.
This light changes to amber and
flashes to indicate that the lane
marking has been crossed without
using a turn signal in that direction.
See Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
(2500/3500 Series) 0286.

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distance is displayed at the top of
the page as“last xxx mi/km.” Next
to the odometer, the Active Fuel
Management displays the number of
cylinders the vehicle is running on.
See Active Fuel Management
0 255.
Press
pto select the distance or
reset best value. Use
wandxto
choose the distance and press
V.
Press
wandxto select “Reset
Best Score.” Press
Vto reset the
best average fuel economy. After
reset, the momentary average fuel
economy will display.
The display provides information on
how current driving behavior affects
the running average and how well
recent driving compares to the best
that has been achieved for the
selected distance.
Timer : This display can be used as
a timer. To start the timer, press
V
while this display is active. The
display will show the amount of time
that has passed since the timer was
last reset. To stop the timer, press
V
briefly while this display is active
and the timer is running. To reset
the timer to zero, press and hold
V
while this display is active, or presspand select reset.
Speed Limit (If Equipped) : Shows
sign information, which comes from
a roadway database in the onboard
navigation.
Engine Hours : Shows the total
number of hours the engine has run.
Transmission Fluid
Temperature : Shows the
temperature of the automatic
transmission fluid in either degrees
Celsius (°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (°F).
Trailer Brake (If Equipped) : On
vehicles with the Integrated Trailer
Brake Control (ITBC) system, the
trailer brake display appears in
the DIC.
TRAILER GAIN shows the trailer
gain setting. This setting can be
adjusted from 0.0 to 10.0 with either
a trailer connected or disconnected. TRAILER OUTPUT shows the
power output to the trailer anytime a
trailer with electric brakes is
connected. Output is displayed as a
bar graph. Dashes may appear in
the OUTPUT display if a trailer is
not connected.
Off Road :
Displays vehicle pitch
and roll information, road wheel
angle, and four-wheel drive (4WD)
status.
Blank Page : Shows no
information.

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The selected language will display
on the system, and voice
recognition will reflect the selected
language.
Video Voice-Over
Select Off or On.
Valet Mode
This will lock the infotainment
system and steering wheel controls.
It may also limit access to vehicle
storage locations, if equipped.
To enable valet mode:1. Enter a four-digit code on the keypad.
2. Select Enter to go to the confirmation screen.
3. Re-enter the four-digit code.
Touch Lock or Unlock to lock or
unlock the system. Touch Back to
go back to the previous menu.
Teen Driver
See “Teen Driver” under“Settings”
in the infotainment manual.
Radio
Select and the following may
display:
. Manage Favorites
. Number of Favorites Shown
. Audible Touch Feedback
. Text Scroll
. Tone Settings
. Auto Volume
. Maximum Startup Volume
. Audio Cue Volume
Manage Favorites
This allows favorites to be edited.
See “Manage Favorites” in
“Settings” under“Radio” in the
infotainment manual.
Number of Favorites Shown
Select to set the number of favorites
to display.
Select the desired number or select
Auto and the infotainment system
will automatically adjust the number
of favorites shown. Audible Touch Feedback
This allows Audible Touch
Feedback to be turned on or off.
Select Off or On.
Text Scroll
Select to see text scroll on the
screen.
Select Off or On.
Tone Settings
Select to adjust the radio tone. See
“Tone Settings”
inAM-FM Radio
0 185.
Auto Volume
This feature adjusts the volume
based on vehicle speed and
ambient noise.
Select Off, Low, Medium-Low,
Medium, Medium-High, or High.
Maximum Startup Volume
This feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is greater
than this level, the volume is