# Silverado shut off **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** chevrolet, 1500\ **Created:** [May 24, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284 "2022-05-24T13:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JollyRoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@JollyRoger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JollyRoger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/1 "2022-05-24T13:24:15Z")
We have a 2022 Silverado 1500 RST. Bought it to tow an rv. When I run it hooked up to the camper in storage to keep the camper’s battery charged, it shuts off after 15 minutes. I suppose some engineer thought I would forget I started the truck. The only way it will not do this is if I put it in N. Disabling the Auto shut off, another great feature, doesn’t affect it. Any suggestions? Chevrolet support has no solution. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/2 "2022-05-24T13:27:57Z")
The solution, which you’ve already found, is to just put it in neutral (with the parking brake on) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/3 "2022-05-24T13:39:25Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > just put it in neutral (with the parking brake on) I’m wondering why he would not want to keep it in Neutral while charging the camper’s battery. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/4 "2022-05-24T13:41:08Z")
> [@JollyRoger](#): > > I suppose some engineer thought I would forget I started the truck. It’s more than that. I am sure more than an engineer were involved. Concerns about CO accidental deaths, CO suicides, grass/wildfires started, air pollution, etc. come to mind right away. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/5 "2022-05-24T13:41:55Z")
Seems a very inefficient way to charge the camper battery, why not use a battery maintainer? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/6 "2022-05-24T13:44:15Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Seems a very inefficient way to charge the camper battery, why not use a battery maintainer? +1 That would seem to be much more efficient… ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/7 "2022-05-24T13:54:02Z")
> [@JollyRoger](#): > > The only way it will not do this is if I put it in N I’m assuming you meant it shuts off when you’re in Park, but not in Neutral. It’s a feature. See the following link: [https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/09/heres-how-to-stop-a-gm-vehicle-from-shutting-off-engine-when-parked/](https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/09/heres-how-to-stop-a-gm-vehicle-from-shutting-off-engine-when-parked/) In there, they document a way to disable it, which I copied here: > Disabling the feature is accomplished by pressing and holding the engine/vehicle start button until the driver information center displays the message “automatic shutdown off.” Give that a try and let us know if it works. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/8 "2022-05-24T15:56:11Z")
> [@JoeMario](#): > > It’s a feature. See the following link: > [https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/09/heres-how-to-stop-a-gm-vehicle-from-shutting-off-engine-when-parked/](https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/09/heres-how-to-stop-a-gm-vehicle-from-shutting-off-engine-when-parked/) I’d be willing to bet it’s in the owners manual if the owner ever bothered to look. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/9 "2022-05-24T16:51:34Z")
> [@PvtPublic](#): > > I’d be willing to bet it’s in the owners manual if the owner ever bothered to look. The “Extended Parking” feature is in the owner’s manual. How to disable it is not. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/10 "2022-05-24T17:13:14Z")
> [@JoeMario](#): > > The “Extended Parking” feature is in the owner’s manual. > How to disable it is not. Yeah owner’s manuals just don’t have a lot of this information but would likely be in the factory service manual for several hundred dollars. ---
**Author:** ![JollyRoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@JollyRoger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JollyRoger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/11 "2022-05-24T20:22:50Z")
I read owners manuals virtually cover to cover when i buy something that my life depends on. Apart from 75% of the manual not pertaining to my specific model, “If equipped…”, there is nothing in there about that “feature”. ---
**Author:** ![JollyRoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@JollyRoger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JollyRoger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/12 "2022-05-24T20:25:40Z")
Great research PvtPublic. I can’t wait to try it. And then I’ll let the Chevrolet support team know about it. Thanks, Jolly Roger ---
**Author:** ![JollyRoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@JollyRoger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JollyRoger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/13 "2022-05-24T20:27:14Z")
It is parked on a storage lot with electric about 300 feet away. ---
**Author:** ![JollyRoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@JollyRoger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JollyRoger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/14 "2022-05-24T20:31:57Z")
OK, what’s a couple hundred more after $50K? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/15 "2022-05-24T23:59:17Z")
> [@JollyRoger](#): > > I read owners manuals virtually cover to cover … there is nothing in there about [the auto-shutoff function in N vs P]. As cars become more and more defined by their software, I expect this problem will become the norm. The problem is the algorithms that define the software’s functionality are complicated, and if all the if … then … else’s were included in the manual, most owner’s would find the manual very hard to understand. The level of detail to include in the owner’s manual is a perplexing puzzle for the manufacturers. Here’s another perspective: I own a generic portable mp3 player. Works great, sound nearly studio-quality… Chock full of features, most of which I’ve never used and never will. 4-5 pages of the 15 page manual are useful and understandable, the others? I have no idea what they are talking about. Every once in a while I’ll accidentally press the wrong button, and it will go into a weird mode, Japanese instead of English display for example. It sometimes takes me an hour or more to return it to the way it was. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/16 "2022-05-25T07:36:20Z")
> [@JollyRoger](#): > > Great research PvtPublic. I can’t wait to try it. And then I’ll let the Chevrolet support team know about it. Thanks, Jolly Roger @JoeMario did the research not me. ---
**Author:** ![JollyRoger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@JollyRoger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JollyRoger)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/17 "2022-05-25T11:33:02Z")
Sorry, JoeMario. Thanks, @JoeMario, credit where credit is due. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/18 "2022-05-25T11:41:23Z")
> [@JollyRoger](#): > > Sorry, JoeMario. Thanks, @JoeMario, credit where credit is due. Not a problem at all. We’re always helping and learning from each other on this forum. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/19 "2022-05-25T14:05:46Z")
> [@JollyRoger](#): > > It is parked on a storage lot with electric about 300 feet away. I see an opportunity to get a new tool here. Buy a small generator. Some may even have a charger/maintainer built in. ---
**Author:** ![TheWonderful90s](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thewonderful90s/32/29584_2.png) [@TheWonderful90s](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TheWonderful90s)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284/20 "2022-05-25T16:50:26Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Seems a very inefficient way to charge the camper battery, why not use a battery maintainer? A 6 cylinder engine like that could use half a gallon per hour of idling. If charging happens at under 30 Amps, it will take over 2 hours to fully recharge a battery. That’s expensive! Why not put a solar panel on the roof to charge the battery? A small single cylinder generator should use less than half as much gasoline per hour. In theory with a 60 Amp 12 Volt charger and a small 1000W generator you could charge the thing in 1 hour and use under a quart of gasoline. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/silverado-shut-off/184284.md?page=2)