Chevrolet Silverado: Vehicle Checks / Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
Warning
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could begin to move. You or
others could be injured and property could be damaged. Make sure there is room in
front of the vehicle in case it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the regular brake
at once should the vehicle begin to move.
- Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing downhill. Keeping your
foot on the regular brake, set the parking brake. . To check the parking brake's
holding ability: With the engine running and the transmission in N (Neutral),
slowly remove foot pressure from the regular brake pedal. Do this until the
vehicle is held by the parking brake only.
- To check the P (Park) mechanism's holding ability: With the engine running,
shift to P (Park). Then release the parking brake followed by the regular brake.
Contact your dealer if service is required.
If equipped with Key Access ignition, while parked, and with the parking brake
set, try to turn the ignition off in each shift lever position. The ignition should
turn to off only when the shift lever is in P (Park)...
Windshield wiper blades should be replaced periodically. See Maintenance Schedule.
Replacement blades come in different types and are removed in different ways...
Other information:
Premium unleaded gasoline meeting ASTM specification D4814 with a posted octane
rating of 93 — (R+M)/2 — is highly recommended for best performance and fuel economy.
Unleaded gasoline with an octane rated as low as 87 can be used. Using unleaded
gasoline rated below 93 octane, however, will lead to reduced acceleration and fuel
economy...
Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. Deciding to push the
brake pedal is perception time. Actually doing it is reaction time.
Average driver reaction time is about three-quarters of a second. In that time,
a vehicle moving at 100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20m (66 ft), which could be a lot
of distance in an emergency...
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If equipped, there is a small convex mirror built into the upper and outer corner
of the driver outside mirror. It can show objects that may be in the vehicle's blind
zone.
Driving with the Blind Spot Mirror

Actual Mirror View
When the approaching vehicle is a long distance away, the image in the main
mirror is small and near the inboard edge of the mirror.
As the vehicle gets closer, the image in the main mirror gets larger and
moves outboard.
As the vehicle enters the blind zone, the image transitions from the main
mirror to the blind spot mirror.
When the vehicle is in the blind zone, the image only appears in the blind
spot mirror.
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