2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE Owners Manual

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Navigation System, Privacy..............................7-18
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.....................................................3-114
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-26
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Odometer......................................................3-36
Odometer, Trip...............................................3-36
Off-Road Driving.............................................4-13
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-11
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-15
Pressure Gage............................................3-46
Pressure Light.............................................3-48
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-18
Older Children, Restraints................................1-55
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-5
OnStar, Privacy..............................................7-18
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-68
Operation, Universal Home Remote System........2-72
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-30
Outlets
Accessory Power.........................................3-20
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-55
Convex Mirror.............................................2-55
Heated Mirrors............................................2-55Outside (cont.)
Manual Mirrors............................................2-52
Power Foldaway Mirrors...............................2-54
Power Mirrors.............................................2-53
Towing Mirrors............................................2-53
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . 5-36
Owner Checks and Services.............................6-10
Owners, Canadian.............................................. iii
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Paint, Damage..............................................5-112
Park
Shifting Into................................................2-47
Shifting Out of............................................2-49
Park Aid................................................2-56, 2-62
Park Brake....................................................2-45
Park Tilt Mirrors..............................................2-55
Parking
Assist........................................................2-56
Over Things That Burn.................................2-49
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator.....................3-38
Passenger Sensing System..............................1-90
Passing.........................................................4-11
PASS-Key
®III+ Electronic Immobilizer...............2-24
PASS-Key®III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation . . . 2-24
Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California...... 5-4
Phone
Bluetooth
®................................................3-115
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Power
Door Locks.................................................2-10
Electrical System.......................................5-114
Liftgate......................................................2-15
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-6
Retained Accessory.....................................2-28
Seat ............................................................ 1-4
Steering Fluid.............................................5-37
Windows....................................................2-20
Power Assist Steps.........................................2-18
Privacy..........................................................7-16
Event Data Recorders..................................7-17
Navigation System.......................................7-18
OnStar .......................................................7-18
Radio Frequency Identication.......................7-18
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-11
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Radio Frequency Identication (RFID), Privacy....7-18
Radio(s)........................................................3-85
Radios
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-114
Rear Seat Audio........................................3-135
Reception.................................................3-138
Setting the Clock.........................................3-83
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-137
Rainsense™ II Wipers....................................... 3-9Reading Lamps..............................................3-19
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System.........3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System
and Electronic Climate Controls.....................3-32
Rear Axle......................................................5-50
Locking........................................................ 4-9
Rear Door Security Locks................................2-11
Rear Heated Seats.........................................1-14
Rear Seat Armrest..........................................2-80
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)..................................3-135
Rear Seat Entertainment System.....................3-125
Rear Side Window Antenna............................3-139
Rear Storage Area..........................................2-79
Rear Vision Camera........................................2-62
Rear Windshield Washer/Wiper.........................3-11
Rearview Mirror, Automatic Dimming..................2-52
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-52
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-10
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-13
Recovery Hooks.............................................4-32
Recreational Vehicle Towing.............................4-44
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System.................. 2-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System, Operation . . . 2-4
Remote Vehicle Start........................................ 2-7
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire..................................................5-92
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...................5-87
Replacement Bulbs.........................................5-59
Replacement Parts, Maintenance......................
6-15
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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XM Radio Messages.....................................3-113
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System..............3-139
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Your Vehicle and the Environment....................... 6-2
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