Chevy Truck Talks: Silverado Towing Technology | Chevrolet
♪ ♪ There are several factors that determine what your Silverado is capable of towing. But rest assured, if it’s a Silverado, it’ll pull a lot. To get the info you need, just check either your owner’s manual or the trailering information label on the driver’s door jamb. These labels on 2019 and newer Chevy
Trucks provide combined vehicle and trailering information. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, Gross Combined Weight Rating, Gross Axle Weight Rating, curb weight, and tongue weight. With this information, take your truck’s curb weight then add the weight of passengers, cargo and fuel. Subtract that sum from your truck’s Gross Combined Weight Rating. That result
Is your truck’s maximum towing capacity. Or you can dispense with the arithmetic and use the Load Calculator on the available myChevrolet Mobile App. It walks you through the process quickly and easily. If you don’t have the app, a handy trailering guide is available on Chevrolet.com. ♪
The Chevy trailering app helps you answer towing questions quickly and easily, before you even hitch up. It’s all right here on the touch-screen in your Silverado, and it even lets you store custom profiles for up to 5 trailers. The app is simple to understand and intuitively takes you through the process
Of creating a trailer name and profile. This includes things like hitch type, trailer type and more. It walks you through safety checks like flashing the trailer lights so you can make sure they’re working properly. It reminds you to hook up safety chains, check trailer brakes and tire pressure.
It helps with more technical aspects as well, like adjusting gain brake for smoother, safer towing. The trailering app is a great tool that simplifies setup for one of the most capable towing trucks on the road. ♪
Silverado helps you tow with confidence thanks to proven trailering technology. Hear from Silverado product Manager, Kristin Baragwanath, as she answers your questions about towing technology.
Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The trailering capacity of your specific vehicle may vary. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can trailer.
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