2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual Winter Driving
Here are some tips for winter driving:
·Have your vehicle in good shape for winter.
·You may want to put winter emergency supplies in
your vehicle.Include an ice scraper, a small brus

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual Driving on Snow or Ice
Most of the time, those places where your tires meet
the road probably have good traction.
However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and
the road, you can have a very

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual If you dont have a traction system, accelerate gently.
Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too
fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface
under the tires even more.

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual If Youre Caught in a Blizzard
If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a
serious situation. You should probably stay with
your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near
help and you

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Snow can trap exhaust gases under your
vehicle. This can cause deadly CO (carbon
monoxide) gas to get inside. CO could
overcome you and kill you. You can not see it
or smell it, so you might

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual If You Are Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice
or Snow
In order to free your vehicle when it is stuck, you will need
to spin the wheels, but you dont want to spin your wheels
too fast. The method known as ªroc

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out
First, turn your steering wheel left and right. That will clear
the area around your front wheels. If you have a
four-wheel-drive vehicle, shift into 4HI or 4LO. If

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CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
These hooks, when used, are under a lot of
force. Always pull the vehicle straight out.
Never pull on the hooks at a sideways angle.
The hooks could break off and you or others
could be inju