Recreational Vehicle Towing - Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2023 Owner's Manual

Contact a professional towing service if the
disabled vehicle must be transported. GM
recommends a flatbed tow truck to
transport a disabled vehicle. Use ramps to
help reduce approach angles, if necessary.
If equipped, a tow eye may be located near
the spare tire or emergency jack. Do not use
the tow eye to pull the vehicle from the
snow, mud, sand, or ditch. Tow eye threads
may have right or left-hand threads. Use
caution when installing or removing the
tow eye.
The vehicle must be in N (Neutral) and the
electric parking brake must be released
when loading the vehicle onto a flatbed tow
truck.
Vehicles Equipped with Electronic Shifter
The vehicle must be in N (Neutral) and the
electric parking brake must be released
when loading the vehicle onto a flatbed tow
truck.
If the vehicle is equipped with car wash
mode and has 12-volt battery power, refer
to Car Wash Mode under Automatic
Transmission (Electronic Shifter) 0 223 or
Automatic Transmission (Mechanical
Shifter) 0 220 to place the vehicle in
N (Neutral).
If the 12-volt battery is dead and/or the
engine will not start, the vehicle will not
move. Try to jump start the vehicle. Refer
to Jump Starting - North America 0 399
and if the jump start is successful, retry
the Car Wash Mode procedure.
Vehicles Equipped with Mechanical
Transmission Range Select Shifter
The vehicle must be in N (Neutral) and
the Electric Parking Brake must be
released when loading the vehicle onto a
flatbed tow truck. If the 12-volt battery is
dead and/or Electric Parking Brake is not
released, the vehicle will not move. Try to
jump start the vehicle with a known good
12-volt battery, shift the car into
N (Neutral), and release the Electric
Parking Brake. Refer to Jump Starting -
North America 0 399.
If jump starting is unsuccessful, the vehicle
will not move. Tire skates or dollies must be
used under the non-rolling tires to prevent
vehicle damage.
Vehicle Care
Front Attachment Points
The vehicle is equipped with specific
attachment points to be used to pull the
vehicle onto a flatbed car carrier from a flat
road surface. Do not use these attachment
points to pull the vehicle from snow, mud
or sand.

Recreational Vehicle Towing

Recreational vehicle towing means towing
the vehicle behind another vehicle, such as a
motor home. The two most common types
of recreational vehicle towing are dinghy
and dolly towing. Dinghy towing is towing
the vehicle with all four wheels on the
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