Chevrolet Silverado 2005 Assembly instructions

INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE

Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Power Lumbar Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Passenger Automatic Locking Restraint (ALR) .4

Driver and Front Passenger

Safety Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with

OnStar®, Compass and Temperature Display . . .5

Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . .5

Manual Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Entertainment Systems — Radio/CD . . . . . . . . .6

Rear Seat Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

HomeLink®Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Steering Wheel Controls (OnStar®/Radio) . . . . .10

Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

OUTSIDE YOUR VEHICLE

Power Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Power Camper-Type Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Automatic Headlamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Content Theft-Deterrent System . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Memory Positions for Driver’s Seat

and Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Memory Settings for Your Vehicle

(Driver Information Center) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

PERSONALIZING YOUR VEHICLE

Odometer/Trip Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Fuel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

VEHICLE SYMBOLS GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, My GMLink . . . . . . . . . . .20

Congratulations on your purchase of a Chevrolet Silverado. Please read this information and your Owner

Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience. Note that your vehicle may not include all the

features described in this booklet. Place this booklet in your Owner Manual portfolio for easy reference.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

A. Dome Lamp Button

B. Exterior Lamp Controls

C. Air Outlets

D. Automatic Transfer Case/

Electronic Transfer Case/Traction

Assist System (TAS) (Storage

compartment on Denali models)

E. Multifunction Lever

F. Instrument Panel Cluster

G.Gearshift Lever

(automatic transmission)

H. Tow/Haul Selector and Overdrive

Disable Button (Allison

Transmission only) (if equipped)

I. Audio System

J. Comfort Control System

K. Instrument Panel Fuse Block

L. Hood Release

M.Steering Wheel Control Buttons

(if equipped)

N. Center Instrument Panel

Fuse Block

O.Parking Brake Release

P. Tilt Wheel Lever (if equipped)

Q.Lighter and Accessory Power

Outlet

R. Storage Area, Cassette Tape

Player or CD Changer

(if equipped)

S. Ashtray (Accessory Power Outlet)

T. Manual Selectable Ride Control

(if equipped)

U. 4-Wheel Steering (4WS) Switch

(if equipped)

V. Passenger Air Bag Off Switch

(not available on 1/2-ton models)

(if equipped)

W.Glove Box

Getting to Know Your Silverado

Instrument Panel

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

BCDE

Instrument Panel Cluster

Your vehicle’s instrument panel is

equipped with this cluster or one very

similar to it. The U.S. Heavy-Duty

Automatic Transmission version is

shown here.

The instrument panel cluster includes

these key features:

A. Transmission Temperature Gauge

(if equipped)

B. Tachometer

C. Speedometer and Transmission

Gear Selector

D. Oil Pressure Gauge

E. Fuel Gauge

F. Voltmeter

G.Engine Coolant Temperature

Gauge

H. Driver Information Center (DIC)

and Odometer

IMPORTANT: See Section 3 of your

Owner Manual for more information

about what the lights, gauges and

indicators on your vehicle’s instru-

ment panel tell you about your vehi-

cle’s operation.

A chime will sound and the safety belt

light ( ) will be illuminated and flash for

several seconds when the ignition key is

turned to Run or Start, or at any time the

vehicle is running, and the driver’s safe-

ty belt is not buckled.

If your vehicle is equipped with the pas-

senger sensing system, the chime will

sound and a message will be displayed

on the Driver Information Center for

several seconds if the passenger’s

safety belt is not buckled under the

same conditions.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Getting to Know Your Silverado

Heated Front Seats (if equipped)

This feature allows you to heat the front

seatbacks and seat cushions simultane-

ously or just the seatbacks. The controls

are located on the driver and front pas-

senger door panels.

Select a heat setting for both the

seatback and seat cushion

• Press and release the horizontal but-

ton (“A” above) until the indicator light

shows the desired setting.

Select a heat setting for the seatback

only

• Press and release the vertical button

(“B” above) until the indicator light

shows the desired setting.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Passenger Automatic Locking

Restraint (ALR)

The safety belt is designed to lock

during an accident, but it will also lock if

it is pulled out all the way during initial

buckling, and you may be unaware that

this has happened. If the safety belt

does lock, unbuckle it and allow it to

retract fully, then pull it out and re-buckle

the belt.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Power Lumbar Front Seats

(if equipped)

Adjust lumbar

support

• Press the front

or rear of the

control located

on the side of

the seat cush-

ion near the door. Release at the pre-

ferred setting.

Adjust outer portion of lumbar seat-

back area

• Press the top or bottom of the lumbar

control. Release at the preferred

setting.

See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.

Driver and Front Passenger

Safety Belt Reminder

(if equipped)

Automatic Dimming Rearview

Mirror with OnStar®, Compass

and Temperature Display

(if equipped)

Controls for the dimming feature, as well

as OnStar®(if equipped) and the com-

pass and temperature displays, are

located on the bottom of the mirror.

When on, the automatic interior dimming

rearview mirror automatically dims to the

proper level to minimize glare from lights

behind you when it’s dark outside.

Turn the self-dimming function

on or off

• Press and hold for approximately

eight seconds.

Use the OnStar Communications

system

• Press to connect to an OnStar®

Advisor.

• Press or (depending on vehi-

cle equipment) to answer or end a

call from the OnStar®Center or

Personal Calling.

• Press in an emergency to connect

to an OnStar®Advisor who can con-

tact the nearest emergency services

provider.

Automatic Climate Control

System (if equipped)

Adjust settings for automatic

operation

• Push the AUTO button (“A” above)

and adjust the temperature knob (“B”

above) to the desired temperature.

When automatic operation is active,

the system will control the inside

temperature, air delivery, air inlet and

fan speed.

Set same temperature for driver and

front passenger

• Press and hold the AUTO button for

four seconds.

•Turn the passenger-side temperature

knob to select a different temperature

for the passenger.

Turn the outside temperature displays

and compass readings on or off

• Press .

Display temperature

• Press and hold for four seconds

(until the display blinks) to toggle

between °C and °F. Once the desired

°C or °F is displayed, release the

button. Wait four seconds and the

temperature will be displayed.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Getting to Know Your Silverado

Manual Climate Control System

(if equipped)

Adjust settings for operation

• Adjust air delivery location with mode

control knob (“A” above).

Entertainment Systems —

Radio/CD

Set the time on radios without a

Radio Data System (RDS)

• Press and hold the HR or MIN arrow

for two seconds.

• Press the HR (down) arrow until the

correct hour appears on the display.

Select air distribution manually

• Press and release the MODE

button (“C” previous page) until the

desired source of air is indicated on

the display.

The MODE feature allows you to select

air delivery to the floor, the instrument

panel outlets, or the windshield outlets.

Manually raise or lower fan speed

•

Press the upper or lower portion of the

FAN control button (“D” previous page).

Additional Climate Control System

Functions

:Recirculates interior air while in

Vent, Bi-Level positions. Use this setting

to get maximum cooling from the air

conditioning system. To prevent

window fogging, Recirculation will not

operate in the Defog, Defrost or Floor

mode.

:Clears windshield and front side

windows of fog/frost.

:Clears rear glass of fog/frost and

activates heated outside rearview mir-

rors (if equipped).

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

• Adjust driver/passenger temperatures

with levers (“B” left).

• Set fan speed to desired setting

(“C” left).

Additional Climate Control System

Functions

:Recirculates interior air while in

Vent, Bi-Level positions. Use this setting

to get maximum cooling from the air

conditioning system. To prevent

window fogging, Recirculation will not

operate in the Defog, Defrost or Floor

mode.

:Clears windshield and front side

windows of fog/frost.

:Clears rear glass of fog/frost and

activates heated outside rearview mir-

rors (if equipped).

:Turns the air conditioning

system on and off. The button’s LED

will illuminate when the air conditioning

system is on.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Note: When the climate control system

is in the OFF position ( ), outside air

will continue to enter the vehicle and will

be directed according to the mode

position selected. This is normal climate

control operation.

• Press and hold the MIN (up) arrow

until the correct minute appears on

the display.

Set the time on radios with a Radio

Data System (RDS)

Your radio may have a button marked

“H” or “HR” to represent hours and an

“M” or “MIN” to represent minutes.

• Press and hold the hour button until

the correct hour appears on the

display.

• Press and hold the minute button

until the correct minute appears on

the display.

Program radio station presets

• Turn the radio on.

• Press BAND to select the band

(AM, FM1/FM2/XM1/XM2).

• Use the seek buttons or tune knob to

tune in the desired station.

Six-Disc CD Changer (if equipped)

Loading/Unloading

Quick Load

• Press LOAD (“A” above) for approxi-

mately three seconds. The lowest

available number will flash.

•Wait for amber lights to flash on

sides of slot (“B” above) before insert-

ing CD. The next available number

will flash and accept another CD until

all are occupied.

• To exit Quick Load, press either a

number with a CD in it or LOAD.

Quick Unload

•Press EJECT ( ) for approx-

imately three seconds; all CDs will

eject from highest number to lowest.

Note: The time may be set with the

ignition on or off.

• Press AUTO EQ or AUTO TONE

(as applicable to your radio) to select

the equalization that best suits the

type of station selected.

• Press and hold one of the six num-

bered buttons until a beep sounds;

release the button.

• Repeat these steps for each station

preset, using a different numbered

button for each station.

Getting to Know Your Silverado

Load 1 CD

• Press LOAD; all available numbers

will flash amber.

• Select the number desired.

•Wait for amber lights to flash on

sides of slot before inserting CD.

• Insert CD.

• Repeat to load more CDs.

Unload 1 CD

• Press EJECT ( ).

• Press number for CD desired.

Play a CD

• Option 1: Select the number for the

CD desired (wait eight seconds).

• Option 2: Press 5/SIDE button on

radio face to scroll through CDs.

Select CD Track

• Option 1: PREV/NEXT on radio.

• Option 2: SEEK arrows on radio.

• Option 3: SEEK arrows on steering

wheel.

See Section 3 of your

Owner Manual.

Rear Seat Entertainment System

(if equipped)

The DVD Rear Seat Entertainment

(RSE) system includes a DVD player

and a video display screen, located in

the overhead console, two sets of wire-

less headphones and a remote control.

To play a DVD:

• The ignition must be in the Run or

Accessory position or RAP (Retained

Accessory Power, available after the

ignition is turned off) must be active.

• Push forward on the release latch to

fold down the video screen.

• Insert a DVD into the loading slot;

it will automatically start.

• If a DVD is already loaded, press the

Play/Pause button.

• Press the CD/AUX button on the

radio until RSE appears on the radio

display to listen to the DVD through

your vehicle speakers.

• When using the wireless head-

phones, turn the headphones on and

adjust the volume using the volume

knob.

To stop or eject a DVD:

• To stop playing a DVD, press the

Stop button. Press the Play button to

resume viewing. If the Stop button is

pressed twice, the DVD will resume

viewing at the beginning.

• To eject a DVD, press the eject

button on the DVD player.

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Sunroof (if equipped)

To open and close the power sliding

sunroof, the ignition must be on or

Retained Accessory Power (RAP) must

be active. The sunroof button used to

operate the sunroof is located in the

front overhead console.

Express Vent:

• Press and release the rear side of the

Sunroof button to express vent the

glass panel.

Express Open:

• Once the sunroof is in the vent

position, press and release the rear

side of the Sunroof button to express

open the glass panel. Push up on the

sunshade and allow it to roll rear-

ward. This can be done before or

after the glass panel is opened.

Close:

• Press and hold the front side of the

Sunroof button to close the glass

panel. The sunshade must be pulled

forward manually.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

HomeLink®Transmitter

(if equipped)

Program HomeLink

1. Determine which of the three chan-

nels (buttons) you want to program:

garage door opener, gate opener,

entry door locks or other.

2. Press and hold the desired HomeLink

button through step 3.

3. When the HomeLink light blinks

slowly (within 30 seconds), hold your

transmitter/opener 1" to 3" away from

the HomeLink buttons. Then hold

your transmitter button on until the

HomeLink light flashes rapidly (up to

90 seconds). The process is now

complete.

See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

Note: If your transmitter has a “rolling

code” feature, the above process may

not work. Please refer to your Owner

Manual or contact HomeLink at

1-800-355-3515 (www.homelink.com).

Getting to Know Your Silverado

Steering Wheel Controls

(OnStar®/Radio) (if equipped)

(OnStar/Voice Recognition)

(if equipped): This button will activate

OnStar®for use. (Note: If your vehicle is

not equipped with the OnStar®system,

pressing this button will mute the radio.

For additional OnStar®features informa-

tion, including Personal Calling and

Virtual Advisor, see the OnStar®section

of your Owner Manual.)

PROG : This button will cycle through

the radio presets.

:Selects AM, FM, XM Satellite

Radio (if equipped), cassette or CD

:Seeks radio stations

:Adjusts radio volume

See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Cruise Control (if equipped)

Cruise control allows you to maintain a

constant speed of 25 mph or more with-

out keeping your foot on the accelerator

pedal.

Setting Cruise Control:

1. Move the cruise control switch to on

( ).

2. Attain the speed you want to

cruise at.

3. Press in the Set button ( ) at

the end of the multifunction lever on

the left side of the steering column.

4. Take your foot off the accelerator

pedal.

5. The cruise symbol on the instrument

cluster will illuminate.

There are two ways to increase speed

while cruising:

• Use the accelerator pedal to get to a

higher speed. Press at the end

of the multifunction lever to set the

cruising speed. Release the accelera-

tor pedal.

• Press the resume/accelerate switch

(+)to get to a higher speed, and then

release the switch.

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