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Black plate (62,1)Chevrolet 2015i Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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10-62 Vehicle Care
Sidewall:The portion of a tire
between the tread and the bead.
Speed Rating
:An
alphanumeric code assigned to
a tire indicating the maximum
speed at which a tire can
operate.
Traction
:The friction between
the tire and the road surface.
The amount of grip provided.
Tread
:The portion of a tire that
comes into contact with
the road.
Treadwear Indicators
:Narrow
bands, sometimes called wear
bars, that show across the tread
of a tire when only 1.6 mm
(1/16 in) of tread remains. See
When It Is Time for New Tires
on page 10-71.
UTQGS (Uniform Tire Quality
Grading Standards)
:A tire
information system that provides
consumers with ratings for a tire's traction, temperature, and
treadwear. Ratings are
determined by tire
manufacturers using
government testing procedures.
The ratings are molded into the
sidewall of the tire. See
Uniform
Tire Quality Grading on
page 10-75.
Vehicle Capacity Weight
:The
number of designated seating
positions multiplied by
68 kg (150 lb) plus the rated
cargo load. See Vehicle Load
Limits on page 9-15.
Vehicle Maximum Load on the
Tire
:Load on an individual tire
due to curb weight, accessory
weight, occupant weight, and
cargo weight.
Vehicle Placard
:A label
permanently attached to a
vehicle showing the vehicle
capacity weight and the original
equipment tire size and recommended inflation pressure.
See
“Tire and Loading
Information Label” underVehicle
Load Limits on page 9-15.
Tire Pressure
Tires need the correct amount of
air pressure to operate
effectively.
{Caution
Neither tire underinflation nor
overinflation is good.
Underinflated tires, or tires
that do not have enough air,
can result in:
.Tire overloading and
overheating which could
lead to a blowout.
.Premature or
irregular wear.
.Poor handling.
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Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet 2015i Silverado Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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INDEX i-5
Engine (cont'd)Overheated Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 9-34
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-90
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . 13-14
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 6-2
F
Fan Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Fast Idle System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 6-4 Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-78
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-80
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-109
Fluid AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . 10-15, 10-18
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . 9-42, 10-33
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . 5-25
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Heated and Cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-67 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-72
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-69
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 5-27
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Requirements, California . . . . . 9-69
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . 10-90
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 10-49, 10-51

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INDEX i-9
Mirrors (cont'd)Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Tilt in Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Trailer Tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Mirrors, Interior Rearview . . . . . . 2-19
Monitor System, Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-64
Multi-band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
N
Navigation OnStar®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . 10-35
O
Object Detection System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-14
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Older Children, Restraints . . . . . 3-36
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
OnStar
®
System, In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
OnStar®Additional
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
OnStar
®Connections . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
OnStar®Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
OnStar®Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
OnStar®Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
OnStar®Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
OnStar®Vehicle
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
Operating Mode Overheated EngineProtection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Ordering
Service Publications . . . . . . . . .13-11 Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Overview, Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
P
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 7-11
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-51
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-38
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 9-32
Parking or Backing Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Passenger Compartment Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Passenger Sensing System . . . 3-29