steering CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2009 2.G Repair Manual

Audio System.................................................3-85
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-141
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-142
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-119
Radio Reception........................................3-141
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-139
Setting the Clock.........................................3-86
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-140
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-142
Audio System(s).............................................3-88
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-18
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..................................................5-21, 5-24
Operation...................................................2-28
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp Switch.................3-19
B
Battery..........................................................5-43
Electric Power Management..........................3-21
Run-Down Protection...................................3-22
Bluetooth
®....................................................3-119
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-40Brakes..........................................................5-40
System Warning Light..................................3-42
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-21
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-58
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
and Cargo Lamp......................................5-59
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-58
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-55
Headlamps.................................................5-58
License Plate Lamps....................................5-63
Pickup Box Identication and Fender Marker
Lamps ....................................................5-60
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-63
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-61
Buying New Tires...........................................5-84
C
Calibration.....................................................3-63
California Fuel.................................................. 5-7
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-5
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
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F
Fast Idle System............................................2-25
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-19
Finish Damage.............................................5-121
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-142
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-8
Flash-to-Pass.................................................3-10
Flat Tire........................................................5-92
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-93
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-110
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-21, 5-24
Power Steering...........................................5-38
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-19
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-50
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-36, 5-51
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-51
Front Axle......................................................5-53
Fuel............................................................... 5-6
Additives...................................................... 5-7
California Fuel.............................................. 5-7
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-8Fuel (cont.)
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-12
Filling the Tank...........................................5-10
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-9
Gage .........................................................3-51
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-6
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-7
Low Warning Light.......................................3-52
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-126
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-123
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-124
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-127
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-123
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-44
Fuel..........................................................3-51
Oil Pressure...............................................3-48
Speedometer..............................................3-35
Tachometer.................................................3-35
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-41
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-74
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P
Paint, Damage..............................................5-121
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-52
Shifting Out of............................................2-54
Park Aid................................................2-62, 2-65
Park Brake....................................................2-50
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-60
Parking
Assist........................................................2-62
Over Things That Burn.................................2-54
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-40
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-85
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation...................................................2-19
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-5
Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-119
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab....................4-45
Power
Door Locks.................................................. 2-9
Electrical System.......................................5-123
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-7Power (cont.)
Retained Accessory.....................................2-23
Seat............................................................ 1-5
Sliding Rear Window....................................2-16
Steering Fluid.............................................5-38
Windows....................................................2-15
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar.......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-10
Puddle Lamps................................................3-19
R
Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-88
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-119
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-139
Reception.................................................3-141
Setting the Clock.........................................3-86
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-140
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Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches...........................................1-13
Seats
Center Seat................................................1-14
Heated Seats............................................... 1-8
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-6
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-8
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-7
Power Seats................................................. 1-5
Rear Seat Operation............................1-14, 1-15
Reclining Seatbacks.....................................1-10
Seatback Latches........................................1-13
Secondary Latch System................................5-107
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-61
Rear Seat Position......................................1-58
Right Front Seat Position..............1-61, 1-66, 1-71
Security Light.................................................3-50
Service........................................................... 5-4
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-5
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-5Service (cont.)
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-5
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-45
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-90
Setting the Clock............................................3-86
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-121
Shifting Into Park............................................2-52
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-54
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-9
Sliding Rear Window, Power.............................2-16
Snow Plow....................................................4-39
Spare Tire....................................................5-114
Installing....................................................5-99
Removing...................................................5-94
Storing.....................................................5-110
Specications, Capacities
...............................5-130
Speedometer..................................................3-35
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-44
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-23
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-141
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Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-8
Storage Areas
Cargo Management System..........................2-83
Center Console Storage Area........................2-82
Cupholders.................................................2-81
Glove Box..................................................2-81
Instrument Panel Storage Area......................2-81
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-82
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-83
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-30
Sun Visors.....................................................2-17
Sunroof.........................................................2-85
T
Tachometer....................................................3-35
Tailgate.........................................................2-12
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-61
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-140
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-17
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-17
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-19
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-19Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-8
Time, Setting..................................................3-86
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-45
Tires.............................................................5-65
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-120
Buying New Tires........................................5-84
Chains.......................................................5-90
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-93
Cleaning...................................................5-121
Different Size..............................................5-86
Dual Tire Operation.....................................5-75
High-Speed Operation..................................5-74
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-92
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-73
Inspection and Rotation................................5-81
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-99
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-77
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-76
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-99
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-94
Secondary Latch System............................5-107
Spare Tire................................................5-114
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-110
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