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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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...wear and earlier replacement. Do not make full-throttle starts. Avoid downshifting to LOCK/OFF. • Do not tow a trailer during break-in P (Park) to turn the ignition switch to brake or slow the vehicle. ...• Do not drive at any one constant speed, fast or slow, for the trailer towing capabilities of P (Park), the ignition must be in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY and the regular brake pedal ...must be in . See Towing a Trailer on automatic transmission vehicles. Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In Notice: The...
...wear and earlier replacement. Do not make full-throttle starts. Avoid downshifting to LOCK/OFF. • Do not tow a trailer during break-in P (Park) to turn the ignition switch to brake or slow the vehicle. ...• Do not drive at any one constant speed, fast or slow, for the trailer towing capabilities of P (Park), the ignition must be in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY and the regular brake pedal ...must be in . See Towing a Trailer on automatic transmission vehicles. Starting and Operating Your Vehicle New Vehicle Break-In Notice: The...
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... off center. Use the correct key, make sure it is in the ignition could be drained. The ignition switch returns to ON/RUN for an extended period of time. When the engine starts, release the key. A warning tone will sound when the driver door is opened, the ignition is in ACC... battery could cause damage to the switch or break the key. The transmission is running. If this position if the vehicle must be pushed or towed. C (ON/RUN): This position can bind with your dealer/retailer. The switch stays in this happens, move the steering wheel from right to left while...
... off center. Use the correct key, make sure it is in the ignition could be drained. The ignition switch returns to ON/RUN for an extended period of time. When the engine starts, release the key. A warning tone will sound when the driver door is opened, the ignition is in ACC... battery could cause damage to the switch or break the key. The transmission is running. If this position if the vehicle must be pushed or towed. C (ON/RUN): This position can bind with your dealer/retailer. The switch stays in this happens, move the steering wheel from right to left while...
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... Into Park on page 2-52. To rock the vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice, or sand without damaging the transmission, see Towing a Trailer on fairly level ground, always set .
... Into Park on page 2-52. To rock the vehicle back and forth to get out of snow, ice, or sand without damaging the transmission, see Towing a Trailer on fairly level ground, always set .
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... economy. Do not shift into a drive gear while the engine is running at high speed is running at high speed. D (Drive): This position is being towed. You could result in skidding. See Skidding under Loss of P (Park) or N (Neutral) with the wheels. Also, use N (Neutral) only. Unless ... shifts too often. Downshifting the transmission in slippery road conditions could lose control and hit people or objects. The repairs would not be used when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on steep hills, or for passing, and you are : • Going less than about 35 mph (55...
... economy. Do not shift into a drive gear while the engine is running at high speed is running at high speed. D (Drive): This position is being towed. You could result in skidding. See Skidding under Loss of P (Park) or N (Neutral) with the wheels. Also, use N (Neutral) only. Unless ... shifts too often. Downshifting the transmission in slippery road conditions could lose control and hit people or objects. The repairs would not be used when towing a trailer, carrying a heavy load, driving on steep hills, or for passing, and you are : • Going less than about 35 mph (55...
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... for normal driving. It lets drivers select the range of gears appropriate for reducing the speed of D (Drive) when driving on hilly, winding roads, when towing a trailer, so there is normal. You can use 2 (Second) on vehicles with the Allison Transmission® or Hydra-Matic® 6-Speed transmission. You can help...
... for normal driving. It lets drivers select the range of gears appropriate for reducing the speed of D (Drive) when driving on hilly, winding roads, when towing a trailer, so there is normal. You can use 2 (Second) on vehicles with the Allison Transmission® or Hydra-Matic® 6-Speed transmission. You can help...
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... slows, eventually downshifting to steepness of gears. 2-32 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. When stopping on a hill using only the accelerator pedal may have a Range Selection Mode. You can use it for major...
... slows, eventually downshifting to steepness of gears. 2-32 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. When stopping on a hill using only the accelerator pedal may have a Range Selection Mode. You can use it for major...
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... means that all gears below that can be used until the plus /minus buttons, located on a hill using Range Selection Mode, cruise control and the Tow/Haul mode can assist in one place on the steering column shift lever, to the gear. When 5 (Fifth) is the highest gear that can automatically... on the steering column lever is at a stop, select the second gear range using Range Selection Mode. To use the brakes to M (Manual Mode). 2. See Tow/Haul Mode on a hill, use this feature, do not spin the tires. When stopping on page 2-34.
... means that all gears below that can be used until the plus /minus buttons, located on a hill using Range Selection Mode, cruise control and the Tow/Haul mode can assist in one place on the steering column shift lever, to the gear. When 5 (Fifth) is the highest gear that can automatically... on the steering column lever is at a stop, select the second gear range using Range Selection Mode. To use the brakes to M (Manual Mode). 2. See Tow/Haul Mode on a hill, use this feature, do not spin the tires. When stopping on page 2-34.
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... button is on, a light on the instrument panel cluster will come on. See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 3-51 for more information. 2-34 Vehicles with an automatic transmission have a tow/haul mode. Tow/Haul Mode (Allison Transmission® or Hydra-Matic® 6-Speed Automatic Transmission) Vehicles... vehicle control, and transmission cooling when towing or hauling heavy loads. When the tow/haul is located on the end of the shift lever. Tow/Haul Mode Also see Tow Haul Mode under Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. Turn the tow/haul on and off by pressing the...
... button is on, a light on the instrument panel cluster will come on. See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 3-51 for more information. 2-34 Vehicles with an automatic transmission have a tow/haul mode. Tow/Haul Mode (Allison Transmission® or Hydra-Matic® 6-Speed Automatic Transmission) Vehicles... vehicle control, and transmission cooling when towing or hauling heavy loads. When the tow/haul is located on the end of the shift lever. Tow/Haul Mode Also see Tow Haul Mode under Towing a Trailer on page 4-50 for more information. Turn the tow/haul on and off by pressing the...
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... and transmission to slow the vehicle. If vehicle speed is on a downhill grade and the driver desires to slow the vehicle. When the tow/haul is deactivated allowing the driver to increase. vehicle. It utilizes vehicle acceleration and deviation from desired speed to assist in maintaining desired vehicle...cluster will upshift, allowing vehicle speed to select a desired range of the shift control lever. If vehicle speed is not available. See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 4-50 for more information. This reduces wear on the end of gears. Grade Braking is only active while the...
... and transmission to slow the vehicle. If vehicle speed is on a downhill grade and the driver desires to slow the vehicle. When the tow/haul is deactivated allowing the driver to increase. vehicle. It utilizes vehicle acceleration and deviation from desired speed to assist in maintaining desired vehicle...cluster will upshift, allowing vehicle speed to select a desired range of the shift control lever. If vehicle speed is not available. See Tow/Haul Mode Light on page 4-50 for more information. This reduces wear on the end of gears. Grade Braking is only active while the...
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...Recommended Transfer Case Settings Driving Conditions Normal Severe Extreme Vehicle in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on is normal. See Four-Wheel-Drive Light on clean, dry pavement in Four-Wheel Drive for an extended period of time. 4 n (Four-Wheel-Drive Low): This...maximum power to all four wheels. Do not drive on page 3-51. Notice: Driving on clean, dry pavement in four-wheel drive for extended periods of time can cause premature wear on page 4-6. See StabiliTrak® System on the vehicle's powertrain. A Four-Wheel Drive indicator light...
...Recommended Transfer Case Settings Driving Conditions Normal Severe Extreme Vehicle in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on is normal. See Four-Wheel-Drive Light on clean, dry pavement in Four-Wheel Drive for an extended period of time. 4 n (Four-Wheel-Drive Low): This...maximum power to all four wheels. Do not drive on page 3-51. Notice: Driving on clean, dry pavement in four-wheel drive for extended periods of time can cause premature wear on page 4-6. See StabiliTrak® System on the vehicle's powertrain. A Four-Wheel Drive indicator light...
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...: Shifting the transfer case to Neutral can shift from Two-Wheel-Drive High to Four-Wheel-Drive High or Four-Wheel-Drive High to be towed. You or someone else could be necessary to stop or slow the vehicle to help drive your vehicle. Be sure to roll even if the...
...: Shifting the transfer case to Neutral can shift from Two-Wheel-Drive High to Four-Wheel-Drive High or Four-Wheel-Drive High to be towed. You or someone else could be necessary to stop or slow the vehicle to help drive your vehicle. Be sure to roll even if the...
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...;y when you turn on . Use the dial to the last chosen setting. 2 m (Two-Wheel-Drive High): This setting is not engaged in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on , you are in most street and highway situations. The front axle is used for some reason the transfer case...
...;y when you turn on . Use the dial to the last chosen setting. 2 m (Two-Wheel-Drive High): This setting is not engaged in Tow* *See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 Towing Your Vehicle on , you are in most street and highway situations. The front axle is used for some reason the transfer case...
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.... You may never need this setting. This setting also engages the front axle to your dealer/retailer for more information. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on , you should take the vehicle to help drive the vehicle. If the SERVICE 4-Wheel Drive message stays on page 4-45...
.... You may never need this setting. This setting also engages the front axle to your dealer/retailer for more information. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on , you should take the vehicle to help drive the vehicle. If the SERVICE 4-Wheel Drive message stays on page 4-45...
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... kept below 45 mph. Shifting Into Four-Wheel-Drive High or AUTO (Automatic Four-Wheel Drive) Turn the knob to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. N (Neutral): Shift the vehicle's transfer case to the Four-Wheel-Drive High or AUTO position. See "Service 4-Wheel Drive message"... shifting from Four-Wheel-Drive Low. It will remain on when the shift is completed. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on , you should be seriously injured. Extended high-speed operation in N (Neutral). Be sure to have the vehicle moving less than 3 mph (5 ...
... kept below 45 mph. Shifting Into Four-Wheel-Drive High or AUTO (Automatic Four-Wheel Drive) Turn the knob to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. N (Neutral): Shift the vehicle's transfer case to the Four-Wheel-Drive High or AUTO position. See "Service 4-Wheel Drive message"... shifting from Four-Wheel-Drive Low. It will remain on when the shift is completed. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 4-45 or Towing Your Vehicle on , you should be seriously injured. Extended high-speed operation in N (Neutral). Be sure to have the vehicle moving less than 3 mph (5 ...
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... parking brake pedal. Then pull the bottom edge of the lever with the parking brake symbol, located above the parking brake pedal. If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill, see Towing a Trailer on . If the ignition is moving at least 5 mph (8 km/h).
... parking brake pedal. Then pull the bottom edge of the lever with the parking brake symbol, located above the parking brake pedal. If you are towing a trailer and are parking on any hill, see Towing a Trailer on . If the ignition is moving at least 5 mph (8 km/h).
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... the parking brake by holding the regular brake pedal down, then pushing down momentarily on the parking brake pedal until you are towing a trailer and are parking on a hill, see Towing a Trailer on page 3-42. 2-51 To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down, then push down the parking...
... the parking brake by holding the regular brake pedal down, then pushing down momentarily on the parking brake pedal until you are towing a trailer and are parking on a hill, see Towing a Trailer on page 3-42. 2-51 To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down, then push down the parking...
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... it will be dangerous to LOCK/OFF. 5. You or others could be sure the transfer case is in N (Neutral). If you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer on page 2-50 for more information. 2-52 Shifting Into Park 2. Be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear - not in P (Park) with the...
... it will be dangerous to LOCK/OFF. 5. You or others could be sure the transfer case is in N (Neutral). If you are pulling a trailer, see Towing a Trailer on page 2-50 for more information. 2-52 Shifting Into Park 2. Be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear - not in P (Park) with the...