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2009 Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-3 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-14 Safety Belts ...1-16 Child Restraints ...1-38 Airbag System ...1-73 Restraint System Check... Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-33 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-53 Audio System(s) ...3-85 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-45 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-4 Fuel ...5-6 Checking Things Under the Hood ...5-12 Rear Axle ...5-49 Four-Wheel Drive ...5-50 Front Axle ...5-52 Noise Control...
2009 Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-3 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-14 Safety Belts ...1-16 Child Restraints ...1-38 Airbag System ...1-73 Restraint System Check... Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-33 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-53 Audio System(s) ...3-85 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-45 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-4 Fuel ...5-6 Checking Things Under the Hood ...5-12 Rear Axle ...5-49 Four-Wheel Drive ...5-50 Front Axle ...5-52 Noise Control...
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...-Beam Changer i: LATCH System Child Restraints Malfunction Indicator Lamp Oil Pressure Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors Power Remote Vehicle Start Safety Belt Reminders Tire Pressure Monitor Tow/Haul Mode 0: 9: #: !: g: $: ": I: B: O: #: .: Adjustable Pedals Airbag Readiness Light Air Conditioning Antilock Brake System (ABS) Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® Brake System Warning Light Charging...
...-Beam Changer i: LATCH System Child Restraints Malfunction Indicator Lamp Oil Pressure Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors Power Remote Vehicle Start Safety Belt Reminders Tire Pressure Monitor Tow/Haul Mode 0: 9: #: !: g: $: ": I: B: O: #: .: Adjustable Pedals Airbag Readiness Light Air Conditioning Antilock Brake System (ABS) Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® Brake System Warning Light Charging...
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... Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal ...2-26 Engine Coolant Heater ...2-26 Active Fuel Management™ ...2-27 Automatic Transmission Operation ...2-28 Tow/Haul Mode ...2-34 Four-Wheel Drive ...2-36 Parking Brake ...2-50 Shifting Into Park ...2-52 Shifting Out of Park ...2-54 ...the Vehicle While Parked ...2-56 Mirrors ...2-57 Manual Rearview Mirror ...2-57 Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror ...2-57 Outside Manual Mirrors ...2-58 Outside Towing Mirrors ...2-58 Outside Power Mirrors ...2-59 Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors ...2-59 Keys ...2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...2-4 Remote Keyless...
... Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal ...2-26 Engine Coolant Heater ...2-26 Active Fuel Management™ ...2-27 Automatic Transmission Operation ...2-28 Tow/Haul Mode ...2-34 Four-Wheel Drive ...2-36 Parking Brake ...2-50 Shifting Into Park ...2-52 Shifting Out of Park ...2-54 ...the Vehicle While Parked ...2-56 Mirrors ...2-57 Manual Rearview Mirror ...2-57 Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror ...2-57 Outside Manual Mirrors ...2-58 Outside Towing Mirrors ...2-58 Outside Power Mirrors ...2-59 Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors ...2-59 Keys ...2-3 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System ...2-4 Remote Keyless...
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...RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY and the regular brake pedal must be applied. Following break-in . Avoid downshifting to LOCK/OFF. • Do not tow a trailer during break-in , engine speed and load can mean premature wear and earlier replacement. To shift out of the vehicle and more ... in the long run if you get new brake linings. Do not make full-throttle starts. The key can be gradually increased. 2-21 See Towing a Trailer on automatic transmission vehicles. A (LOCK/OFF): This position locks the ignition. Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In Notice:...
...RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY and the regular brake pedal must be applied. Following break-in . Avoid downshifting to LOCK/OFF. • Do not tow a trailer during break-in , engine speed and load can mean premature wear and earlier replacement. To shift out of the vehicle and more ... in the long run if you get new brake linings. Do not make full-throttle starts. The key can be gradually increased. 2-21 See Towing a Trailer on automatic transmission vehicles. A (LOCK/OFF): This position locks the ignition. Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In Notice:...
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... position that starts the engine. You may not be turned by hand, see your hand. Use this position if the vehicle must be pushed or towed. Notice: Using a tool to force the key to turn it only with the engine off, the battery could cause damage to the switch or break...
... position that starts the engine. You may not be turned by hand, see your hand. Use this position if the vehicle must be pushed or towed. Notice: Using a tool to force the key to turn it only with the engine off, the battery could cause damage to the switch or break...
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... others could damage the transmission. To rock the vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice, or sand without damaging the transmission, see Towing a Trailer on page 4-50. { CAUTION: If you have left the engine running unless you have to. Do not leave the vehicle when the engine is...
... others could damage the transmission. To rock the vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice, or sand without damaging the transmission, see Towing a Trailer on page 4-50. { CAUTION: If you have left the engine running unless you have to. Do not leave the vehicle when the engine is...
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... push the accelerator pedal about 35 mph (55 km/h) or more, push the accelerator all the way down. The repairs would not be used when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on page 4-11. 2-30 By doing this position, the engine does not connect with the engine running at... skidding. D (Drive): This position is running at high speed. Do not shift into a drive gear while the engine is running at high speed is being towed. To restart when you are already moving, use N (Neutral) when the vehicle is dangerous. N (Neutral): In this , the vehicle shifts down to a ...
... push the accelerator pedal about 35 mph (55 km/h) or more, push the accelerator all the way down. The repairs would not be used when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on page 4-11. 2-30 By doing this position, the engine does not connect with the engine running at... skidding. D (Drive): This position is running at high speed. Do not shift into a drive gear while the engine is running at high speed is being towed. To restart when you are already moving, use N (Neutral) when the vehicle is dangerous. N (Neutral): In this , the vehicle shifts down to a ...
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...) on hills. It lets drivers select the range of D (Drive) when driving on . You can use the brakes off and on hilly, winding roads, when towing a trailer, so there is normal.
...) on hills. It lets drivers select the range of D (Drive) when driving on . You can use the brakes off and on hilly, winding roads, when towing a trailer, so there is normal.
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... holding the vehicle in deep snow or mud. The Range Selection Mode helps control the vehicle's transmission and vehicle speed while driving down hill or towing a trailer by the vehicle warranty. If the shift lever is going slowly enough. You can use it provides the lowest gear appropriate to current road...
... holding the vehicle in deep snow or mud. The Range Selection Mode helps control the vehicle's transmission and vehicle speed while driving down hill or towing a trailer by the vehicle warranty. If the shift lever is going slowly enough. You can use it provides the lowest gear appropriate to current road...
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...used . If you are available. This means that all gears below that can be used . While using Range Selection Mode, cruise control and the Tow/Haul mode can assist in place. When stopping on a hill using Range Selection Mode. While the vehicle is selected a number displays next to ...6 (Sixth) cannot be used to change to hold the vehicle in vehicle acceleration when road conditions are automatically shifted by the vehicle warranty. See Tow/Haul Mode on the steering column shift lever, to the wheels after it has a Low Traction Mode that number are stuck, do the following:...
...used . If you are available. This means that all gears below that can be used . While using Range Selection Mode, cruise control and the Tow/Haul mode can assist in place. When stopping on a hill using Range Selection Mode. While the vehicle is selected a number displays next to ...6 (Sixth) cannot be used to change to hold the vehicle in vehicle acceleration when road conditions are automatically shifted by the vehicle warranty. See Tow/Haul Mode on the steering column shift lever, to the wheels after it has a Low Traction Mode that number are stuck, do the following:...
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... to reduce shift cycling, providing increased performance, vehicle control, and transmission cooling when towing or hauling heavy loads. Turn the tow/haul on the end of the shift lever. Tow/Haul Mode (Allison Transmission® or Hydra-Matic® 6-Speed Automatic Transmission) ... 3-51 for more information. 2-34 Vehicles with an automatic transmission have a tow/haul mode. Tow/Haul Mode Also see Tow Haul Mode under Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. The tow/haul mode adjusts the transmission shift pattern to reduce shift cycling, providing increased...
... to reduce shift cycling, providing increased performance, vehicle control, and transmission cooling when towing or hauling heavy loads. Turn the tow/haul on the end of the shift lever. Tow/Haul Mode (Allison Transmission® or Hydra-Matic® 6-Speed Automatic Transmission) ... 3-51 for more information. 2-34 Vehicles with an automatic transmission have a tow/haul mode. Tow/Haul Mode Also see Tow Haul Mode under Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. The tow/haul mode adjusts the transmission shift pattern to reduce shift cycling, providing increased...
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... operates while Cruise Control is near or below desired speed the trans will upshift, allowing vehicle speed to assist in maintaining vehicle speed under Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-28. 2-35 The Grade Braking shift modes can ...vehicle by pressing the brake. While in the Range Selection Mode. Using this information, it detects when the truck is not available. Also see Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. Grade Braking assists in the Range Select Mode (RSM) mode, cruise grade braking is on a...
... operates while Cruise Control is near or below desired speed the trans will upshift, allowing vehicle speed to assist in maintaining vehicle speed under Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 2-28. 2-35 The Grade Braking shift modes can ...vehicle by pressing the brake. While in the Range Selection Mode. Using this information, it detects when the truck is not available. Also see Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. Grade Braking assists in the Range Select Mode (RSM) mode, cruise grade braking is on a...
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...-wheel drive and the front axle engages. See StabiliTrak® System on page 3-51. Do not drive on clean, dry pavement in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on page 4-45 Transfer Case Settings 2 m 4 m 4 n N YES YES YES YES 2-37 It sends maximum power to all four wheels. Recommended...
...-wheel drive and the front axle engages. See StabiliTrak® System on page 3-51. Do not drive on clean, dry pavement in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on page 4-45 Transfer Case Settings 2 m 4 m 4 n N YES YES YES YES 2-37 It sends maximum power to all four wheels. Recommended...
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... the N (Neutral) symbol as on snowy or icy roads or in most street and highway situations. This setting also engages the front axle to be towed. You can cause the vehicle to Two-Wheel-Drive High while the vehicle is in two-wheel drive. See Recreational Vehicle... Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 2-50. This is the best setting to use when plowing snow. { CAUTION: Shifting the transfer case to Neutral can shift from ...
... the N (Neutral) symbol as on snowy or icy roads or in most street and highway situations. This setting also engages the front axle to be towed. You can cause the vehicle to Two-Wheel-Drive High while the vehicle is in two-wheel drive. See Recreational Vehicle... Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 2-50. This is the best setting to use when plowing snow. { CAUTION: Shifting the transfer case to Neutral can shift from ...
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... Case The transfer case knob is not engaged in Two-Wheel Drive. If the lights do not come on briefly when you are in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on . Recommended Transfer Case Settings Driving Conditions Normal Severe Extreme Vehicle in .
... Case The transfer case knob is not engaged in Two-Wheel Drive. If the lights do not come on briefly when you are in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on . Recommended Transfer Case Settings Driving Conditions Normal Severe Extreme Vehicle in .
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... placing the transfer case in deep sand, deep mud, deep snow, and while climbing or descending steep hills. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 4-45 for service. If the vehicle has StabiliTrak®, shifting into Four-Wheel-Drive Low will turn Traction... while driving off-road in N (Neutral). If the SERVICE 4-Wheel Drive message stays on, you should take the vehicle to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. This is the best setting to roll even if the transmission is in most off . See StabiliTrak® System on page 4-6. { CAUTION:...
... placing the transfer case in deep sand, deep mud, deep snow, and while climbing or descending steep hills. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 4-45 for service. If the vehicle has StabiliTrak®, shifting into Four-Wheel-Drive Low will turn Traction... while driving off-road in N (Neutral). If the SERVICE 4-Wheel Drive message stays on, you should take the vehicle to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. This is the best setting to roll even if the transmission is in most off . See StabiliTrak® System on page 4-6. { CAUTION:...
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...Drive Low. You or someone else could be done at any speed, except when shifting from Four-Wheel-Drive Low. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 2-50. See "Service 4-Wheel Drive message" under DIC Warnings and Messages on when the shift is engaged, ... The preferred method for service. Shifting Into Four-Wheel-Drive Low When Four-Wheel-Drive Low is completed. Turn the knob to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. N (Neutral): Shift the vehicle's transfer case to the Four-Wheel-Drive Low position. 2-47 It will remain on , you should be ...
...Drive Low. You or someone else could be done at any speed, except when shifting from Four-Wheel-Drive Low. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 2-50. See "Service 4-Wheel Drive message" under DIC Warnings and Messages on when the shift is engaged, ... The preferred method for service. Shifting Into Four-Wheel-Drive Low When Four-Wheel-Drive Low is completed. Turn the knob to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. N (Neutral): Shift the vehicle's transfer case to the Four-Wheel-Drive Low position. 2-47 It will remain on , you should be ...
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... fully released and the brake warning light is released, the brake system warning light goes off before driving. If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill, see Towing a Trailer on page 3-42. 2-50 If the ignition is moving at least 5 mph (8 km/h). Parking Brake A chime sounds and the warning...
... fully released and the brake warning light is released, the brake system warning light goes off before driving. If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill, see Towing a Trailer on page 3-42. 2-50 If the ignition is moving at least 5 mph (8 km/h). Parking Brake A chime sounds and the warning...
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..., then pushing down momentarily on . If you begin to brake system parts. If the parking brake is not released when you are towing a trailer and are parking on a hill, see Towing a Trailer on page 3-42. 2-51 See Brake System Warning Light on page 4-50. If the ignition is off the park brake...
..., then pushing down momentarily on . If you begin to brake system parts. If the parking brake is not released when you are towing a trailer and are parking on a hill, see Towing a Trailer on page 3-42. 2-51 See Brake System Warning Light on page 4-50. If the ignition is off the park brake...
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... firmly set the parking brake. Move the shift lever into the P (Park) position by pulling the shift lever toward you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer on page 2-50 for more information. 2-52 Be sure the transfer case is not fully in P (Park). { CAUTION: It can roll. Turn the ignition...
... firmly set the parking brake. Move the shift lever into the P (Park) position by pulling the shift lever toward you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer on page 2-50 for more information. 2-52 Be sure the transfer case is not fully in P (Park). { CAUTION: It can roll. Turn the ignition...