2023 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 transmission fluid

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico/Paraguay-16515119) - 2023 - CRC - 6/2/22
420 Service and Maintenance
Systems, Fluids, and Visible Leak
Inspection
.Engine oil
.Transmission
.Drive axle
.Transfer case
.Engine cooling system
.Power steering, if equipped
.Fuel system
.Windshield washer fluid
Tire Inspection
.Tire pressure, tread depth, and wear
.Rotation, if applicable
.Alignment check, optional
.Reset tire pressure monitor
.Check tire sealant expiration date,
if equipped
.Check spare tire, if equipped
Brakes
.Check brake system
Visible and Functional Inspections
.Seat belt components
.Exhaust system
.Accelerator pedal
.Passenger compartment air filter,
if equipped
.Engine air filter
.Hoses
.Belts
.Shocks and struts
.Steering components
.Axle boots or driveshaft and u-joints
.Compartment lift struts, if equipped
.Floor mats secured, no interference with
pedals
.Horn
.Ignition lock, if equipped
.Starter switch
.Evaporative control system
Lubricate
.Chassis components
Special Application Services
.Severe Commercial Use Vehicles Only:
Lubricate chassis components every oil
change.
.Have underbody flushing service
performed. See "Underbody Maintenance"
in Exterior Care 0407.

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Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
This maintenance section applies to vehicles with a gasoline engine. If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see“Recommended Fluids and Lubricants”
in the Duramax diesel supplement.
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name or specification, including fluids or lubricants not listed here, can be obtained from your dealer.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (8-Speed Transmission) DEXRON-HP Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (10-Speed Transmission) DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Chassis Lubrication Chassis lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB. Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL coolant. See Cooling System
0 343.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil0338.
Front and Rear Axle Driveshaft Splines See your dealer.
Front Axle (Four-Wheel Drive) and Rear Axle See your dealer. Hydraulic Brake System DOT 4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid. See Brake Fluid0350.

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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Body Door Hinge Pins, Tailgate Hinge and Linkage, Fuel Door Hinge, Tailgate Handle Pivot Points, Hinges, Latch Bolt, and Linkage Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube. See your dealer.
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
IWith high capacity air cleaner 84121219 A3244C
IWithout high capacity air cleaner 84121217 A3246C
Oil Filter I2.7L L4 55495105 PF66

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450 Index
Appearance Care (cont'd)Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . 172, 173
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Assistance Systems Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 159
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Emergency Braking (AEB) DisabledLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 223
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Transmission Shift Lock Control
Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 229
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . 157
Axle Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Locking Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Axle (cont'd)
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
B
Battery
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 146
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .351, 399
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 159
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 165, 168
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp(CHMSL) and Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps . . . . . . 357
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps, and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 332
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 399
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

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Index 453
ExteriorCargo Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Filter Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Fog Lamp Light Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 353
Four-Wheel-Drive
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Heated and Ventilated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Locking Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System . . . . . . . 288
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Economy, Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . 298
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295, 297
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Fuses
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 362
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Fuses (cont'd)
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . 365, 367
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Transmission Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning Lights and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 105
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . 161
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433

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460 Index
Traction (cont'd)Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . .182
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Towing App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Transfer Case Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 223
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . 435
Transporting
a Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Items That Can Catch Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . 209
TTY Users Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Updates Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Using Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 105
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99