air conditioning CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 2018 Owner's Manual

Chevrolet Silverado LD 1500 and Silverado 2500/3500 Owner Manual (GMNA-
Localizing-U.S./Canada-12162993) - 2019 - crc - 4/4/18
442 Service and Maintenance
UsageFluid/Lubricant
Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
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 22845992 A3181C
Oil Filter 5.3L V8 19330000 PF63E
6.0L V8 (L96 and LC8) 19303975 PF48E
Passenger Compartment Air Filter 23281440 CF188
Spark Plugs 5.3L V8 12622441 41–114

Chevrolet Silverado LD 1500 and Silverado 2500/3500 Owner Manual (GMNA-
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446 Technical Data
Vehicle Data
Capacities and Specifications
The following approximate capacities are given in metric and English conversions. SeeRecommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0440.
If the vehicle has a diesel engine, see the Duramax diesel supplement.
Application Capacities
Metric English
Air Conditioning Refrigerant For the air conditioning system refrigerant type and charge amount, see the refrigerant label under the
hood. See your dealer for more information.
Cooling System 5.3L V8 1500 Series 15.7 L 16.6 qt
6.0L V8 2500 Series and 3500 Series 16.1 L 17.0 qt
Engine Oil with Filter 5.3L V8 Engine 7.6 L 8.0 qt
6.0L V8 Engines 5.7 L 6.0 qt
Fuel Tank 1500 Series Standard and Short Box 98.4 L 26.0 gal
1500 Series Long Box 128.7 L 34.0 gal

Chevrolet Silverado LD 1500 and Silverado 2500/3500 Owner Manual (GMNA-
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Index 475
IndexA
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Active Fuel Management . . . . . . . 254
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . 318
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Additional Information OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Additional Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Adjustments Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Agreements Trademarks and License . . . . . 210
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . 338
Air Conditioning . . . . . .216, 218, 220
Air Filter, Passenger
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Passenger Sensing System . . . . 84 Airbag System (cont'd)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . 77
Airbags
Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Light On-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
On-Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 145
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Servicing Airbag-Equipped Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Alarm Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
All-Terrain Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Antenna Fixed Mast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

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Index 477
CaliforniaPerchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .325, 349, 408, Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Carbon Monoxide
Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 123
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Charging Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . 146 Check
Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Ignition Transmission Lock . . . 354
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . 92
Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110, 113
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Climate Control
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 218
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . 456
Compartments Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Connected Services Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 Connected Services (cont'd)
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
Connections
Connected Services . . . . . . . . . . 472
Control Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Traction and ElectronicStability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Control Light Hill Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Coolant Engine Temperature Gauge . . 141
Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216, 218, 220
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452