2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE towing

Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-16
Navigation System.......................................7-17
OnStar .......................................................7-17
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-17
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-17
Radio(s)........................................................3-78
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-107
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-116
Reception.................................................3-119
Setting the Clock.........................................3-76
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-118
Rainsense™ II Wipers.....................................3-10
Reading Lamps..............................................3-18
Rear Axle......................................................5-47
Locking........................................................ 4-5
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-116
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-107
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-12
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-73
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
Compass and Temperature Display................2-52Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming with
OnStar
®, Compass and Temperature Display . . . 2-49
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-8
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-35
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-42
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-5
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-85
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-81
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-55
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................6-15
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-76
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-77
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-32
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-34
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running Boards, Power...................................2-22
Running Out of Fuel........................................2-48
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Tow/Haul Mode ...............................................2-38
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-48
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-42
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-47
Your Vehicle...............................................4-42
Traction
Stabilitrak
®System........................................ 4-6
Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-60
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic...........................................5-22
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-35
Trip Odometer................................................3-34
Truck-Camper Loading Information....................4-41
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
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Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-74
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-64
Operation...................................................2-64
Using this Manual................................................ ii
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Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Loading......................................................4-36
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-66
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-107
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-107
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-31
Visors...........................................................2-25
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-39
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