2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE wheel

Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Front Axle
(2500 Series
Vehicles with
Four-Wheel
Drive)SAE 75W-90
Synthetic Axle Lubricant
(GM Part No. U.S. 89021677,
in Canada 89021678) meeting
GM Specication 9986115.
Rear AxleSAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle
Lubricant (GM Part No. U.S.
89021677, in Canada 89021678)
meeting GM Specication 9986115.
Transfer Case
(Four-Wheel
Drive)DEXRON
®-VI Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Front Axle
Propshaft
Spline or
One-Piece
Propshaft
Spline
(Two-Wheel
Drive with Auto.
Trans.)Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant
(GM Part No. U.S. 12345879,
in Canada 10953511) or
lubricant meeting requirements
of GM 9985830.
Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Hood HingesMulti-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube
(GM Part No. U.S. 12346241,
in Canada 10953474).
Outer Tailgate
Handle Pivot
PointsMulti-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube
(GM Part No. U.S. 12346241,
in Canada 10953474).
Weatherstrip
ConditioningWeatherstrip Lubricant
(GM Part No. U.S. 3634770,
in Canada 10953518) or
Dielectric Silicone Grease
(GM Part No. U.S. 12345579,
in Canada 992887).
Weatherstrip
SqueaksSynthetic Grease
with Teon, Superlube
(GM Part No. U.S. 12371287,
in Canada 10953437).
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Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Islands/Countries (Except Puerto Rico
and U.S. Virgin Islands) — Customer
Assistance
General Motors de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Customer Assistance Center
Paseo de la Reforma # 2740
Col. Lomas de Bezares
C.P. 11910, Mexico, D.F.
01-800-508-0000
Long Distance: 011-52-53 29 0 800
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program
This program, available to qualied applicants, can
reimburse you up to $1,000 of the cost of eligible
aftermarket adaptive equipment required for your vehicle,
such as hand controls or a wheelchair/scooter lift.The offer is available for a very limited period of time
from the date of vehicle purchase/lease. For more
details, or to determine your vehicle’s eligibility, visit
gmmobility.com or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text telephone (TTY) users,
call 1-800-833-9935.
General Motors of Canada also has a Mobility Program.
Call 1-800-GM-DRIVE (463-7483) for details. TTY
users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance Program
For U.S. purchased vehicles, call1-800-CHEV-USA
(1-800-243-8872); (Text telephone (TTY):
1-888-889-2438).
For Canadian purchased vehicles, call1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-20
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-39
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-96
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-114
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-30
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning......................................3-22, 3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-38
Readiness Light..........................................3-37
Airbag System................................................1-81
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-96
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-88
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-90
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-96
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-87
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-88
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-86
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-83
Antenna, Rear Side Window...........................3-139
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-139
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-41Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-111
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-108
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-112
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-107
Finish Care...............................................5-110
Finish Damage..........................................5-112
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-108
Interior Cleaning........................................
5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-112
Tires........................................................5-112
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-112
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-109
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-110
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-21
Audio System.................................................3-82
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-137
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-114
Radio Reception........................................3-138
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-135
Setting the Clock.........................................3-83
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-137
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-139
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Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-43
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-112
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-61
Infants and Young Children...........................1-57
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-65
Older Children.............................................1-55
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-73
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-77
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-78
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-64
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-111
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-107
Finish Care...............................................5-110
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-108
Interior.....................................................5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Tires........................................................5-112
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-112Cleaning (cont.)
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-109
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-110
Climate Control System...................................3-22
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-30
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic................................................3-32
Clock, Setting.................................................3-83
Collision Damage Repair..................................
7-11
Compass.......................................................3-61
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-22
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-29
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-42
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-34
Cooled Seats................................................... 1-7
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-49
Cupholders....................................................2-78
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-6
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Electrical System (cont.)
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-114
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-118
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-114
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-24
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-24
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-43
Coolant......................................................5-29
Coolant Heater............................................2-30
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-42
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-50
Fan Noise..................................................5-37
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-36
Overheating................................................5-34
Starting......................................................2-28
Entry Lighting.................................................3-19
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-54
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-112
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-85
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-86
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-101
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-22, 5-25
Power Steering...........................................5-37
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-49
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-40, 5-52
Front Axle......................................................5-53
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-12
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage .........................................................3-50
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Service, Scheduling Appointments.....................7-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-96
Setting the Clock............................................3-83
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-112
Shifting Into Park............................................2-47
Shifting Out of Park........................................2-49
Side Blind Zone Alert......................................2-58
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Snow Plow....................................................4-39
Spare Tire....................................................5-105
Installing....................................................5-92
Removing...................................................5-87
Storing.....................................................5-101
Specications, Capacities...............................5-121
Speedometer..................................................3-36
Split Bench Seat (60/40)..................................1-14
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light...............................3-42
StabiliTrak®System.......................................... 4-6
Start Vehicle, Remote....................................... 2-7
Starting the Engine.........................................2-28
Steering.......................................................... 4-9
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-137
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Steps
Power Assist...............................................2-18
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-78
Cupholders.................................................2-78
Glove Box..................................................2-78Storage Areas (cont.)
Luggage Carrier..........................................2-79
Rear Seat Armrest.......................................2-80
Rear Storage Area.......................................2-79
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow.....................4-31
Sun Visors.....................................................2-21
Sunroof.........................................................2-81
T
Tachometer....................................................3-36
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-58
Theft-Deterrent, Radio....................................3-137
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-22
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-22
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer............2-24
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer
Operation................................................2-24
Third Row Seat..............................................1-27
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Time, Setting..................................................3-83
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-43
Tires.............................................................5-62
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-111
Buying New Tires........................................5-78
Chains.......................................................5-84
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Tires (cont.)
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-86
Cleaning...................................................5-112
Different Size..............................................5-80
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-85
Ination - Tire Pressure................................5-70
Inspection and Rotation................................5-76
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-92
Pressure Monitor Operation...........................5-73
Pressure Monitor System..............................5-71
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-92
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-87
Secondary Latch System..............................5-98
Spare Tire................................................5-105
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-101
Tire Sidewall Labeling..................................5-63
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-67
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-80
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-82
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-82
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-77
Tow/Haul Mode ...............................................2-38
Tow/Haul Mode Light.......................................3-49
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-44
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-50
Your Vehicle...............................................4-43
Traction
StabiliTrak
®System....................................... 4-6Trailer
Recommendations.......................................4-71
Transmission
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-22, 5-25
Transmission Operation, Automatic....................2-32
Trip Odometer................................................3-36
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-7
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
U
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)...............2-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-80
Universal Home Remote System.......................2-71
Operation...................................................2-72
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-3
Loading......................................................4-33
Running While Parked..................................2-51
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Customization, DIC..............................3-74
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy..................7-16
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-113
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-113
Vehicle, Remote Start....................................... 2-7
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Ventilation Adjustment......................................3-30
Visors...........................................................2-21
Voltmeter Gage..............................................3-39
W
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators...............3-34
Warnings
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-64
Hazard Warning Flashers............................... 3-6
Safety and Symbols......................................... iv
Wheels
Alignment and Tire Balance..........................5-82
Different Size..............................................5-80
Replacement...............................................5-82
Where to Put the Restraint...............................1-64
Windows.......................................................2-19
Power ........................................................2-20Windshield
Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning........5-110
Rainsense™ II Wipers................................... 3-9
Washer......................................................3-10
Washer Fluid..............................................5-39
Wiper Blade Replacement.............................5-60
Wiper Fuses.............................................5-114
Wipers......................................................... 3-9
Windshield, Rear Washer/Wiper........................3-11
Winter Driving................................................4-29
X
XM Radio Messages.....................................3-113
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-139
Y
Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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