Owner's Manual

Black plate (112,1)
Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2012
9-112 Driving and Operating
Tow/Haul is designed to be most
effective when the vehicle and
trailer combined weight is at least
75 percent of the vehicle's Gross
Combined Weight Rating (GCWR).
See “Weight of the Trailer” under
Trailer Towing on page 9‑90.
Tow/Haul is most useful under the
following driving conditions:
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When pulling a heavy trailer or a
large or heavy load through
rolling terrain.
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When pulling a heavy trailer or a
large or heavy load in
stop-and-go traffic.
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When pulling a heavy trailer or a
large or heavy load in busy
parking lots where improved low
speed control of the vehicle is
desired.
Operating the vehicle in Tow/Haul
when lightly loaded or with no trailer
at all will not cause damage.
However, there is no benefit to the
selection of Tow/Haul when the
vehicle is unloaded. Such a
selection when unloaded may
result in unpleasant engine and
transmission driving characteristics
and reduced fuel economy.
Tow/Haul is recommended only
when pulling a heavy trailer or a
large or heavy load.
Integrated Trailer Brake
Control System
The vehicle may have an Integrated
Trailer Brake Control (ITBC) system
for electric trailer brakes.
This symbol is located on the Trailer
Brake Control Panel on vehicles
with an Integrated Trailer Brake
Control system. The power output to
the trailer brakes is based on the
amount of brake pressure being
applied by the vehicle’s brake
system. This available power output
to the trailer brakes can be adjusted
to a wide range of trailering
situations.
The ITBC system is integrated with
the vehicle’s brake, antilock brake,
and StabiliTrak (if equipped)
systems. In trailering conditions that
cause the vehicle’s antilock brake or
StabiliTrak systems to activate,
power sent to the trailer's brakes will
be automatically adjusted to
minimize trailer wheel lock-up. This
does not imply that the trailer has
StabiliTrak.
Non-hybrid vehicles with StabiliTrak
have a Trailer Sway Control (TSC)
feature. See Trailer Sway Control
(TSC) on page 9‑118.