Lighting -> Interior Lighting for your Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2018-2025
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Lighting
The cargo lamps provide more light in the
cargo area or on the sides of the vehicle,
if needed. The lamps inside the pickup box,
in the tailgate handle, for the hitch, and/or
the cargo mirror lamps also turn on,
if equipped.
Next Press:
Exterior Cargo Lamps
‐ CHMSL/Cargo Bed Lights – Off
‐ Cargo Mirror Lights – Off
‐ Cargo Switch Indicator (if equipped) – Off
Become familiar with and follow all state
and local laws that apply to cargo lamp
operation.
If the vehicle is in P (Park), R (Reverse),
or N (Neutral) the cargo lamp switch causes
the lights to cycle through the following
states for each button press:
Interior Lighting
Initial Press:
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control
‐ Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)/
Cargo Bed Lights – On
Work Truck and Custom
‐ Cargo Mirror Lights – On
‐ Cargo Switch Indicator (if equipped) – On
Next Press (if within five seconds of the
previous button press):
‐ CHMSL/Cargo Bed Lights – On
‐ Cargo Mirror Lights – Off
‐ Cargo Switch Indicator (if equipped) – On
Next Press (if within five seconds of the
previous button press):
‐ CHMSL/Cargo Bed Lights – Off
‐ Cargo Mirror Lights – On
Work Truck and Custom
Base Level Shown, Uplevel Similar
‐ Cargo Switch Indicator (if equipped) – On
Lighting
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Dome Lamps
Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps on the overhead
console and over the rear seats. These lamps
come on when any door is opened, K on
the remote key is pressed, or when the
vehicle is turned off.
Front Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps are in the overhead
console.
Base Level Shown, Uplevel Similar
This feature adjusts the brightness of all
illuminated controls. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the exterior
lamp control.
The dome lamp controls are in the overhead
console.
To operate, press the following buttons:
j OFF : Press to turn off the dome
lamps when a door is open. An indicator
light on the button will turn on when the
dome lamp override is activated. Press j
OFF again to deactivate this feature and the
indicator light will turn off. The dome lamps
will come on when doors are opened.
D : Press D + to brighten or D − to
dim the lights.
This feature is functional at night, or when
the headlamps or parking lamps are on.
Press the lamp lenses to turn the front
reading lamps on or off.
+ON/OFF : Press to turn the dome lamps
on manually. Press again to turn the dome
lamps off.
Rear Reading Lamps
The rear reading lamps are over the rear
seats.





