2019 Silverado 1500 Promises More Towing Power
Advanced Trailering System Infotainment App
This infotainment app that comes with the available Advanced Trailering System allows customers to track the mileage, fuel economy and transmission temperature of their truck while towing. Customers can create and store up to five profiles, including guests, for different trailer types.
Brake gain memory is part of this system and works with the Integrated Trailer Brake Controller, which provides fingertip control of the trailer brakes, to let the customer set and save the controller’s brake gain setting for each trailer within their profile.
Another industry-first, Trailer Theft Alert, can activate the truck’s lights and horn if the harness of the trailer attached to the truck is disconnected. Customers enrolled in the OnStar Safety & Security Plan will also receive a theft alert via their preferred method of contact: phone, text or email.
The available wireless trailer tire pressure and temperature monitors listed above are also integrated into this system. Four sensors come with the Advanced Trailering System, with more available as accessories. Dealer installation is required.
Trailer Camera Package
This all-new package enhances trailering views with three cameras that provide a 270-degree view:
- Standard Rear Vision Camera
- Two side view cameras mounted in the side view mirrors
An optional fourth accessory camera that mounts to the trailer provides an even more comprehensive view while towing.
Trailering label
Not all trucks, even from the same manufacturer, are exactly alike in terms of their capacities to tow and haul. Capability tends to vary widely from truck to truck and can be difficult to calculate.
To address this, Chevrolet has created an industry-first trailering label that is located on the driver’s side door jamb of all next-generation 2019 Silverado pickups. This label provides customers with the information they need to calculate their pickup’s exact capacities.
This label takes the guesswork out of towing and hauling and is tied to VINs of individual trucks, providing information such as:
- Gross vehicle weight rating
- Gross combined weight rating
- Gross axle weight rating (rear)
- Maximum payload
- Maximum tongue weight
- Curb weight
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado goes on sale in the fall of 2018.