2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN warning

Black plate (3,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
Seats and Restraints 3-3
Push down on the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
The head restraints are not
designed to be removed.
The vehicle's 2nd-row seats have
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions that cannot be
adjusted.
The vehicle's 3rd-row seat,
if equipped, has headrests that can
be adjusted up and down.Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust the seat:
1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desiredposition and release the bar.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure the seat is
locked in place.

Black plate (7,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
Seats and Restraints 3-7
.On vehicles with four-way
lumbar, press and hold the front
or rear of the control to increase
or decrease lumbar support. To
raise or lower the height of the
support, press and hold the top
or bottom of the control.
Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the safety belts cannot do
their job when reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its
job because it will not be against
your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash, you could
go into it, receiving neck or other
injuries.(Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
The lap belt cannot do its job
either. In a crash, the belt could
go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at
your pelvic bones. This could
cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if
the vehicle is moving.

Black plate (8,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
3-8 Seats and Restraints
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
To recline a manual seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to thedesired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without
applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.

Black plate (9,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
Seats and Restraints 3-9
Power Reclining Seatbacks
To recline a power seatback,
if equipped:
.Tilt the top of the control
rearward to recline.
.Tilt the top of the control forward
to raise.
Heated Front Seats
{WARNING
If you cannot feel temperature
change or pain to the skin, the
seat heater may cause burns
even at low temperatures. To
reduce the risk of burns, people
with such a condition should use
care when using the seat heater,
especially for long periods of
time. Do not place anything on
the seat that insulates against
heat, such as a blanket, cushion,
cover or similar item. This may
cause the seat heater to
overheat. An overheated seat
heater may cause a burn or may
damage the seat.If available, the controls are on the
driver and passenger doors.
I(Heated Seatback):
Press to
heat the seatback only.
J(Heated Seat and Seatback):
Press to heat the seat and
seatback.
Press the control once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the control, the heated seat will
change to the next lower setting,
and then to the off setting. The
lights indicate three for the highest
setting and one for the lowest.
The passenger seat may take
longer to heat up.
The heated seats will be canceled
10 seconds after the ignition is
turned off.

Black plate (10,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
3-10 Seats and Restraints
Remote Start Heated Seats
When it is cold outside, the heated
seats may turn on automatically
during a remote vehicle start. The
heated seats will be canceled when
the ignition is turned on. Press the
desired control to use the heated
seats after the vehicle is started.
The lights on the heated seat
controls do not turn on during a
remote start.
The temperature performance of an
unoccupied seat may be reduced.
This is normal.
SeeRemote Vehicle Start on
page 2‑6 for more information.Heated and Ventilated
Front Seats
{WARNING
If you cannot feel temperature
change or pain to the skin, the
seat heater may cause burns
even at low temperatures. See
the Warning under Heated Front
Seats on page 3‑9.
If available, the controls are on the
front doors, near the door handle.
{(Cooled Seat): Press to cool
the seat.
+(Heated Seatback): Press to
heat the seatback only.
z(Heated Seat and Seatback):
Press to heat the seat and
seatback.
One of these symbols appears on
the climate control display when this
feature is on. Press the desired control once for
the highest setting. With each press
of the control, the seat will change
to the next lower setting, and then to
the off setting.
Indicator bars next to the symbol on
the climate control display show the
selected setting: three for high, two
for medium, and one for low.
The heated and cooled seats turn
off automatically when the ignition is
turned off. To use this feature after
restarting the vehicle, press the
desired control again.

Black plate (11,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
Seats and Restraints 3-11
Rear Seats
Heated Rear Seats
{WARNING
If you cannot feel temperature
change or pain to the skin, the
seat heater may cause burns
even at low temperatures. See
the Warning underHeated Front
Seats on page 3‑9.
If available, the buttons are on the
Rear Seat Audio (RSA) panel.
Press
LorMto heat the left or
right outboard seat cushion.
A heated seat symbol on the RSA
display appears when this feature
is on. Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the heated seat changes
to the next lower setting, and then
the off setting. Three lights indicate
the highest setting, and one light
indicates the lowest.
The heated seats are canceled
when the ignition is turned off.
Second Row Seats
(60/40 Split Bench Seat)
If the vehicle has a 60/40 split
bench, the seat can be folded for
additional cargo space or folded and
tumbled for easy entry and exit to
the third row seat, if equipped. The
seat has either the manual fold and
tumble feature or the automatic seat
release fold and tumble feature.

Black plate (13,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
Seats and Restraints 3-13
3. Lift the same lever again torelease the rear of the seat from
the floor. The seat will tumble
forward.
Folding and Tumbling the Seat
from the Third Row Seat
{WARNING
Using the third row seating
position while the second row is
folded, or folded and tumbled,
could cause injury in a sudden (Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
stop or crash. Be sure to return
the seat to the passenger seating
position. Push and pull on the
seat to make sure it is locked into
place.
To fold and tumble the seat from the
third row seat, if equipped:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with
the safety belts still fastened may
cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the
safety belts and return them to
their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
2. Lift the lever, on the bottom rear
of the second row seat on the
inboard side, to release the
seatback. The seatback will fold
forward.
3. Lift the same lever again to release the rear of the seat from
the floor. The seat will tumble
forward.

Black plate (14,1)Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2011
3-14 Seats and Restraints
Automatic Seat Release Fold
and Tumble Feature
The transmission must be in
P (Park) for this feature to work.
{WARNING
Automatically folding and
tumbling the seat when someone
is sitting in the seat, could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always make sure there is no one
sitting in the seat before pressing
the automatic seat release button.
Folding and Tumbling the Second
Row Seat from the Third Row Seat
or Outside
{WARNING
Using the third row seating
position while the second row is
folded, or folded and tumbled,
could cause injury in a sudden (Continued)
WARNING (Continued)
stop or crash. Be sure to return
the seat to the passenger seating
position. Push and pull on the
seat to make sure it is locked into
place.
To fold and tumble the seat from the
third row seat, if equipped:
1. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on the seat.
Notice: Folding a rear seat with
the safety belts still fastened may
cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the
safety belts and return them to
their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
Driver Side Rear Panel Button
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2. Press the automatic seat release button on the panel behind the
rear doors.
The seatback automatically folds
flat and the seat tumbles
forward. There will be a slight
delay between the folding of the
seatback and the tumbling of
the seat.