2022 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 heater

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD/3500 HD Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.
S./Canada/Mexico-15546003) - 2022 - CRC - 5/5/21
316 Vehicle Care
Caution
If the air cleaner/filter is off, dirt can
easily get into the engine, which could
damage it. Always have the air cleaner/
filter in place when driving.
Cooling System
If the vehicle has the Duramax diesel
engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement.
The cooling system allows the engine to
maintain the correct working temperature.
{Warning
An underhood electric fan can start up
even when the engine is not running and
can cause injury. Keep hands, clothing,
and tools away from any underhood
electric fan.
1. Engine Cooling Fan (Out of View)
2. Coolant Surge Tank and Pressure Cap
{Warning
Do not touch heater, radiator, a/c pipes
or hoses, or other engine parts. They can
be very hot and can burn you. Do not
run the engine if there is a leak; all
coolant could leak out. That could cause
an engine fire and can burn you. Fix any
leak before driving the vehicle.
Engine Coolant
The cooling system in the vehicle is filled
with DEX-COOL engine coolant. This coolant
is designed to remain in the vehicle for
5 years or 240 000 km (150,000 mi),
whichever occurs first.
The following explains the cooling system
and how to check and add coolant when it
is low. If there is a problem with engine
overheating, seeEngine Overheating 0318.
What to Use
{Warning
Plain water, or other liquids such as
alcohol, can boil before the proper
coolant mixture will. With plain water or
the wrong mixture, the engine could get
too hot but there would not be an
overheat warning. The engine could catch
fire and you or others could be burned.
Use a 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and DEX-COOL coolant. This mixture:
.Gives freezing protection down to −37 °C
(−34 °F), outside temperature.
.Gives boiling protection up to 129 °C
(265 °F), engine temperature.

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Vehicle Care 319
If the decision is made not to lift the hood
when this warning appears, get service help
right away. SeeRoadside Assistance Program
0 412.
If the decision is made to lift the hood,
make sure the vehicle is parked on a level
surface.
Check to see if the engine cooling fans are
running. If the engine is overheating, the
fans should be running. If they are not, do
not continue to run the engine and have the
vehicle serviced.
If the engine or transmission detects an
impending hot fluid condition, then the
transmission may force upshifts to limit
temperatures. Downshifts may also be
prevented in this instance. Normal operation
may continue unless the display indicates
there is a hot condition and engine should
be idled.If Steam is Coming from the Engine
Compartment
{Warning
Steam and scalding liquids from a hot
cooling system are under pressure.
Turning the pressure cap, even a little,
can cause them to come out at high
speed and you could be burned. Never
turn the cap when the cooling system,
including the pressure cap, is hot. Wait
for the cooling system and pressure cap
to cool.
If No Steam is Coming from the Engine
Compartment
The ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINE or
the ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE
message, along with a low coolant
condition, can indicate a serious problem.
If there is an engine overheat warning, but
no steam is seen or heard, the problem may
not be too serious. Sometimes the engine
can get a little too hot when the vehicle:
.Climbs a long hill on a hot day.
.Stops after high-speed driving.
.Idles for long periods in traffic.
.Tows a trailer; see Trailer Towing0278.
If the ENGINE OVERHEATED STOP ENGINE or
the ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE
message appears with no sign of steam, try
this for a minute or so: 1. Turn the air conditioning off.
2. Turn the heater on to the highest temperature and to the highest fan
speed. Open the windows as necessary.
3. When it is safe to do so, pull off the road, shift to P (Park) or N (Neutral) and
let the engine idle.
If the temperature overheat gauge is no
longer in the overheat zone or an overheat
warning no longer displays, the vehicle can
be driven. Continue to drive the vehicle
slowly for about 10 minutes. Keep a safe
vehicle distance from the vehicle in front.
If the warning does not come back on,
continue to drive normally and have the
cooling system checked for proper fill and
function.
If the warning continues, pull over, stop, and
park the vehicle right away.
If there is still no sign of steam and the
vehicle is equipped with an engine driven
cooling fan, push down the accelerator until
the engine speed is about twice as fast as

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD/3500 HD Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.
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Index 431
DrivingAssistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Characteristics and Towing Tips . . . . . . . . 274
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 336
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 339, 341
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Off
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Check Light (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . 116
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . 121
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Overheated ProtectionOperating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . .147
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

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432 Index
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . 263
Four-WheelDrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Drive Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Frequency Statement
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 273
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271, 272
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 336 Fuses (cont'd)
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 339, 341
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Gauges
Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 107
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 172
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412 Guidance
Problems with the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
HD Radio Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Headlamps
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . 141
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 331
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heated
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . .53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 204