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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico/Paraguay-16515119) - 2023 - CRC - 6/2/22
Driving and Operating 193
Driving and Operating
Driving Information
Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 194
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Impaired Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Truck-Camper Loading Information . . . . 209
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Engine Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . 216
Shifting Into Park (MechanicalShifter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Shifting Into Park (Electronic Shifter) . . . 217 Shifting out of Park (Mechanical
Shifter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Shifting out of Park (Electronic Shifter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Parking over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . 219
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Engine Exhaust
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . 220
Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission (Mechanical
Shifter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Automatic Transmission (Electronic Shifter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Manual Mode (Mechanical Shifter) . . . . 227
Manual Mode (Electronic Shifter) . . . . . . 229
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Drive Systems
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Brakes
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 234
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cruise Control
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Adaptive Cruise Control (Camera) . . . . . . 247
Super Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Driver Assistance Systems
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Assistance Systems for Parking or Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Surround Vision System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Rear Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . 284
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

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244 Driving and Operating
vehicles with the limited-slip differential,
driven under severe conditions, the rear axle
fluid should be changed. SeeMaintenance
Schedule 0417.
Locking Rear Axle
If equipped, the locking rear axle can give
the vehicle additional traction from the rear
wheels when traveling in off-road situations
such as mud, snow, steep hills, and uneven
terrain. The locking rear axle button is on
the center stack, see Instrument Panel
Overview 05.
Uplevel Shown, Other Models Similar
Caution
Do not lock the axle while the tires are
spinning. The vehicle drivetrain could be
damaged. The repairs would not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Caution
If the vehicle’s axle is locked while driving
on pavement, the drivetrain could be
damaged. Repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Do not use the
locking axle on pavement.
Before the front axle can be locked, the rear
axle must be locked and the transfer case
must be in 4
n.
To lock the rear axle: 1. The vehicle must be stationary.
2. Press and release the rear axle locking switch.
3. Wait for the light in the switch to stop flashing and remain illuminated to show
that the rear axle is locked. The locking rear axle will be disengaged
when the vehicle speed exceeds 40 km/h
(25 mph). The Off-Road Mode allows the axle
lock to remain engaged at higher vehicle
speeds.
After pressing the switch to unlock the axle,
it may remain locked due to torque in the
driveline. The axle is more easily unlocked
by turning the steering wheel to the right
and to the left while traveling at a low
speed.
Locking Front Axle
If equipped, the locking front axle can give
the vehicle additional traction when
traveling in off-road situations such as mud,
snow, steep hills, and uneven terrain. The
locking front axle button is on the center
stack, see
Instrument Panel Overview 05.

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/-
Mexico/Paraguay-16515119) - 2023 - CRC - 6/2/22
Index 455
Lamps (cont'd)Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
LATCH System
Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Antilock Brake System (ABS)Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Lights (cont'd)
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine Coolant Temperature
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Gauges and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . 119
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Lock Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Locking Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Locks
Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 229
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Media
Avoiding Untrusted Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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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