Conversions And Add-Ons; Add-On Electrical; Equipment; Adding A Snow Plow Or - Chevrolet silverado 2012 Owner's Manual

Conversions and
Add-Ons

Add-On Electrical

Equipment

Notice: Do not add anything
electrical to the vehicle unless
you check with your dealer first.
Some electrical equipment can
damage the vehicle and the
damage would not be covered by
the vehicle's warranty. Some
add-on electrical equipment can
keep other components from
working as they should.
Add-on equipment can drain the
vehicle's 12 volt battery, even if the
vehicle is not operating.
The vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to add anything
electrical to the vehicle, see
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle on page 3 42 and Adding
Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle on page 3 43.

Adding a Snow Plow or

Similar Equipment

Before installing a snow plow on the
vehicle, here are some things you
need to know:
Notice: If the vehicle does not
have the snow plow prep
package, adding a plow can
damage the vehicle, and the
repairs would not be covered by
warranty. Unless the vehicle was
built to carry a snow plow, do not
add one to the vehicle. If the
vehicle has the snow plow prep
package, called RPO VYU, then
the payload the vehicle can carry
will be reduced when a snow
plow is installed. The vehicle can
be damaged if either the front or
rear axle ratings or the Gross
Vehicle Weight (GVW) are
exceeded.
Driving and Operating
Some vehicles are built with a
special snow plow prep package,
called RPO VYU. If the vehicle has
this option, you can add a plow to it,
provided certain weights, such as
the weights on the vehicle's
axles and the Gross Vehicle
Weight (GVW), are not exceeded.
The plow the vehicle can carry
depends on many things, such as:
The options the vehicle came
with, and the weight of those
options.
The weight and number of
passengers intended to be
carried.
The weight of items added to the
vehicle, like a tool box or
truck cap.
The total weight of any
additional cargo intended to be
carried.
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