automatic transmission CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 2014 Service Manual

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11-14 Service and Maintenance
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Front Axle Driveshaft Splines (All
4WD 1500/2500/3500 Series) and
Rear Axle Driveshaft Splines (All
2WD 1500 Series with Automatic Transmission) Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant (GM Part No. 19257121, in
Canada 19257122).
Rear Driveline Center Spline (Two-Piece Driveshaft) Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or
lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Hood Hinges Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Body Door Hinge Pins, Tailgate
Hinge and Linkage, and Fuel Door Hinge Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Tailgate Handle Pivot Points, Hinges, Latch Bolt, and Linkage Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip Lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or Dielectric Silicone Grease (GM Part No. 12345579, in Canada 10953481).
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).

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OnStar 14-5
Verify Minutes and Expiration
Press=and say“Minutes” then
“Verify” to check how many minutes
remain and their expiration date.
Diagnostics
OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics will
perform a vehicle check every
month. It will check the engine,
transmission, antilock brakes, and
major vehicle systems. It also
checks the tire pressures, if the
vehicle is equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System. If an
On-Demand Diagnostics check is
needed between e-mails, press
Q,
and an Advisor can run a check.
OnStar Additional
Information
Transferring Service
PressQto request account transfer
eligibility information. The Advisor
can assist in canceling or removing
account information. If OnStar
receives information that vehicle
ownership has changed, OnStar
may send a voice message to the
vehicle, requesting updated account
information.
Reactivation for Subsequent
Owners
PressQand follow the prompts to
speak to an Advisor as soon as
possible after acquiring the vehicle.
The Advisor will update vehicle
records and will explain the OnStar
service offers and options available.
How OnStar Service Works
Automatic Crash Response,
Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle
Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock,
Roadside Assistance, Turn-by-Turn
Navigation, and Hands-Free Calling
are available on most vehicles. Not
all OnStar services are available
everywhere or on all vehicles. For
more information, a full description
of OnStar services, system
limitations, and OnStar terms and
conditions:
.Call 888-4-ONSTAR
(888-466-7827).
.See www.onstar.com (U.S.).
.See www.onstar.ca (Canada).
.Call TTY 1-877-248-2080.
.PressQto speak with an
Advisor.
OnStar services require a vehicle
electrical system, wireless service,
and GPS satellite technologies to be
available and operating for features

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Active Fuel Management
®. . . . . 9-32
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-99
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 9-100
Additional Information OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-18
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-23
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Light On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-20
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Antenna Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-97
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-102
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Audio System Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 10-14

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i-2 INDEX
Automatic TransmissionManual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Shift Lock Control
Function Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Voltage and Charging
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-38
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . 7-31, 7-33, 7-37, 7-42, 7-47
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22 Brake
Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-24
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42
Center High-MountedStoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5, 10-40
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-42
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-70
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Card Reader SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Cargo
Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

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INDEX i-3
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Cautions, Danger, andWarnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 4-3
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-75
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-21
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
IgnitionTransmission Lock . . . . . . . . 10-37
Child Restraints
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57, 3-67
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-97
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-102 Climate Control Systems . . . 8-1, 8-3
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . 8-1, 8-3
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1, 8-3
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Clutch, Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . 13-9
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Connections OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Control Traction and Electronic
Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Engine Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37 Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Customer Information Service Publications
Ordering Information . . . . . . .13-11
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . 13-9
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-14
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Diagnostics
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5

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INDEX i-5
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-2
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Features
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-4
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-76 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78
FlexFuel
E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-105 Fluid
Automatic Transmission . . . . 10-14
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . 6-5, 10-40
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 9-41, 10-31
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . 5-26
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-73 Fuel (cont'd)
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . 9-71
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-29
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-71
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-88
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 10-47, 10-50
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

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Gauges (cont'd)Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 11-1
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-75
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 6-4
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Headlamps (cont'd)
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . 6-2
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Heated
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1, 8-3
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . 9-12
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . 9-58
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . 5-26
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
I
Idle System Fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Indicator Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 2-18
Internet Radio Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
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Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . 5-29
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
M
Maintenance
Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-16
Maintenance Schedule Recommended Fluids
and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . 5-21
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . 9-39 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Manual Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Messages
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Battery Voltage and
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 5-37
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Object Detection System . . . . . 5-39
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Vehicle Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45 Mirrors
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Automatic Dimming
Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-18
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-62
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . 10-35

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INDEX i-11
Safety Belts (cont'd)Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . 3-21
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 3-19
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-13
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . 13-7
SD Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-4
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-4
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10, 3-11
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Securing Child
Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57, 3-67 Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Service
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-3
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Maintenance Records . . . . . . .11-16
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Parts Identification Label . . . . . 12-1
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-11
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 13-7
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31 Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-100
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
StabiliTrak
OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Steering System Messages . . . . 5-41
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-41

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INDEX i-13
Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 9-99
Tow Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-78
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Transmission
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-41U
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-72
Universal Remote System . . . . . 5-52 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
IdentificationNumber (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Vehicle (cont'd)
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-94
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 9-68
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Cautions and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45