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Black plate (1,1)Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special Service Packages - 2012
Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The following exterior lighting
features apply to vehicles first sold
in the United States.
The vehicle has Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) and an Automatic
Headlamp System (AHS). The DRL
and AHS can be turned to OFF with
the headlamp switch when the
transmission is in P (Park) and the
engine is at idle. If the engine is not
turned off, the DRL and AHS will
remain OFF when the transmission
is placed in gear. The vehicle may
be driven with the lamps off for one
ignition cycle.
The vehicle may have been built
with SEO 9G8, DRL AND AHS
DISABLE. This feature turns off
DRL and AHS and requires manual
control of the exterior lighting. See
your dealer to restore the DRL and
AHS to normal operation.For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the DRL and AHS can be turned off
if the transmission is in P (Park).
See the owner's manual for more
information.
Special Features
The following standard features are
disabled in the Police Package and
Special Service Package.
.Entry Lighting and Exit Lighting
.Remote Keyless Entry Feedback
(Horn Beep) and (Lamps Flash)
Automatic Door Locking is standard.
If you need it disabled, see your
dealer.
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Black plate (5,1)Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special Service Packages - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-5
Starting and
Operating
Fast Idle System
While parked with the engine idling
for an extended period, turn off the
following factory equipment if
emergency lighting and
communication equipment are
operating:
.Air Conditioner
.Fan
.Rear Window Defogger
.Factory Audio System
See “Running the Vehicle While
Parked” in the owner manual.
Engine Idle Speed - Alternator
Output
Normal idle speed for the engine is
set for 600 rpm. To increase
alternator output while the
transmission remains in P (Park) or
N (Neutral), and the electrical load
on the alternator is large enough,
the engine idle speed can rise to as
high as 800 to 1000 rpm.
Towing
Trailer Towing
The Tahoe Police Package (SEO
PPV) is not intended to tow a trailer.
The Tahoe Special Service Package
(SEO 5W4) can be equipped for
trailer towing. See “Trailer Towing”
in the owner manual for more
information.
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Black plate (7,1)Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special Service Packages - 2012
Special Equipment Options 15-7
Blunt cut ignition controlled power
and signal circuits are also included
in the wire coiled under the
instrument panel near the center of
the vehicle. They include:
.*A yellow, 0.5 mm² (20 gauge)
circuit, Hot in ACCESSORY,
RUN or RAP (Retained
Accessory Power).
.A pink, 0.5 mm² (20 gauge)
circuit, Hot in START and RUN.
(7A maximum load)
.*A yellow/black, 0.5 mm²
(20 gauge) transmission park
signal. This circuit provides
switched power when the
transmission is in P (Park) and
the engine is running. The circuit
is at 0 volts when the
transmission is in any other
position, i.e., R (Reverse),
N (Neutral), D (Drive) or
M (Manual). Note that the circuit
is also at 12 volts with the
transmission in P (Park) and the
ignition in LOCK/OFF. To avoid
the possibility of undesired
parasitic electrical load with the
ignition in LOCK/OFF it is
suggested that the Park/Signal
circuit be isolated by routing it
through the normally open
contact of a customer furnished
ignition controlled relay.
.A dark green/white, 0.5 mm²
(20 gauge) Vehicle Speed Signal
(VSS) provides 4,000 pulses
per mile.*These two circuits share a 15 amp
fuse. (10 amp combined
maximum load)
Servicing Relays and Fuses
Fuse/Relay Center
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Black plate (11,1)Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special Service Packages - 2012
Special Equipment Options 15-11
Exterior Lamp
Emergency Flashing
System - SEO 6J7
SEO 6J7 provides a high-beam
headlamps flashing module, rear
lamps flashing and control wire for a
customer-furnished switch to turn
the module on or off. The flasher
control wire is coiled under the
center of the instrument panel. This
control lead may be combined with
the interior wiring leads for SEO 6J3
when that option is ordered with
SEO 6J7.The headlamps flashing module is
located below the passenger side
front headlamp and forward of the
passenger side front wheel. The
module is connected to an inline
connector in the forward lamp
harness. The headlamps flashing
module is activated by the
application of 12 volts to a dark
green/red wire coiled in the
passenger side footwell. When
activated, the driver and passenger
side high-beam headlamps and the
high-beam instrument panel cluster
light will flash alternately at
2.4 flashes per second.
When the headlamps flashing
module is turned on, the module
sends a signal to the Body Control
Module (BCM). The BCM alternately
flashes the stop lamps and backup
lamps. Depressing the brake pedal
will override the stop lamp flashing
and placing the transmission in
reverse will override the backup
lamp flashing.Activation of the headlamp and
rearlamp flashing can be separated.
Call Kerr Industries at 905‐725‐6561
During daylight conditions, the
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) are
automatically turned off whenever
the headlamps flasher module is
activated. During nighttime
conditions, the low-beam
headlamps turn on automatically
while the high-beam headlamps
flash. Turning on the high-beam
headlamps manually with the turn
signal/multifunction lever will
override the flashing module and
the high-beam headlamps will
operate continuously.