2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE light

Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-15
General Motors...........................................7-15
United States Government............................7-14
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-98
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash.....................................................1-99
Retained Accessory Power...............................2-28
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-7
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-32
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-16
Running the Vehicle While Parked.....................2-51
S
Safety Belt Reminders.....................................3-36
Safety Belts
Care of ....................................................5-108
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-37
Lap Belt.....................................................1-53
Lap-Shoulder Belt........................................1-46
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-54
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-53
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-32
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iv
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4Seats
60/40 Split Bench Seat.................................1-14
Bucket Seats, Rear......................................1-20
Center Seat................................................1-13
Heated and Cooled Seats.............................. 1-7
Heated Seats............................................... 1-7
Heated Seats - Rear....................................1-14
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-5
Memory, Mirrors and Pedals........................... 1-8
Power Lumbar .............................................. 1-6
Power Seats................................................. 1-4
Reclining Seatbacks.....................................1-10
Third Row Seat...........................................1-27
Secondary Latch System.................................5-98
Securing a Child Restraint
Center Front Seat Position............................1-77
Rear Seat Position......................................1-73
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-78
Security Light.................................................3-48
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-4
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Lamp......................................3-43
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
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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
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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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