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Question posted by marbjCa on September 22nd, 2013
What Is The Tow And Tongue Weight For A 2008 Chevy Tahoe
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Owner's Manual - Page 1
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban Owner Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ... Information Center (DIC) ...3-55 Audio System(s) ...3-82
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Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-45 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3 Fuel ...5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood ...5-12 Rear Axle ...5-51 Four-Wheel Drive ...
Owner's Manual - Page 2
Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com
GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the names TAHOE, SUBURBAN, and Z71 are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" ...
Owner's Manual - Page 55
... safety belt fit be maintained for length of
trip? If you have outgrown booster seats should sit in a position with the booster seat, state the weight and height limitations for more information. Does the shoulder belt
rest on the seat. Child Restraints
Older Children
The manufacturer's instructions that booster. Use a booster...
Owner's Manual - Page 60
...crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into consideration not only the child's weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will have a label saying that come with the ...restraint state the weight and height limitations for children with the motor vehicle in which are purchased by the
vehicle's...
Owner's Manual - Page 91
... passenger's frontal airbag, the off indicator will go. We recommend that a small child is present
in a booster seat.
• A right front passenger takes his/her weight off of
the seat for a period of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to remind you secure a forward-facing child restraint in...
Owner's Manual - Page 99
... (RAP) ...2-27 Starting the Engine ...2-28 Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal ...2-29 Engine Coolant Heater ...2-30 Active Fuel Management™ ...2-31 Automatic Transmission Operation ...2-31 Tow/Haul Mode ...2-37 Four-Wheel Drive ...2-38 Parking Brake ...2-43 Shifting Into PARK (P) ...2-44 Shifting Out of PARK (P) ...2-46 Parking Over Things That Burn ...2-46...
Owner's Manual - Page 100
... Mirror with OnStar®, Compass and Temperature Display ...2-49 Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature Display ...2-52 Outside Manual Mirrors ...2-54 Outside Trailer-Tow Mirrors ...2-54 Outside Power Mirrors ...2-55 Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors ...2-56 Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror ...2-57 Park Tilt Mirrors ...2-57 Outside Convex Mirror ...2-57 Outside...
Owner's Manual - Page 335
... includes the weight of all occupants, cargo, and all nonfactory-installed options. Also, overloading can shorten the life of the vehicle, you can change the way your vehicle can break, and it can use recovery hooks to lose control and crash.
Notice: Never use them if you to tow the vehicle. Two...
Owner's Manual - Page 337
... not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity calculated in Step 4. 6. See Towing a Trailer on page 4-49 for Example 1 = Subtract Occupant Weight 150 lbs (68 kg) × 2 = Available Occupant and Cargo Weight =
Total 1,000 lbs (453 kg) 300 lbs (136 kg) 700 lbs (317 kg)
4-37 If your vehicle will be...
Owner's Manual - Page 345
... of your vehicle's front, rear, or total weight, go to have an emergency roof lamp provision package, RPO TRW. Towing
Towing Your Vehicle
Consult your vehicle behind another vehicle - such as behind a motorhome. The two most common types of recreational vehicle towing are known as dinghy towing, towing your vehicle with two wheels on the ground...
Owner's Manual - Page 348
... a better leveled riding position as well as a part of level control is being adjusted.
Two-wheel-drive vehicles should not be dolly towed. If a weight-distributing hitch is being towed. An air compressor connected to the rear shocks will raise or lower the rear of passenger and loading conditions. Two-wheel-drive transmissions...
Owner's Manual - Page 349
... position of passenger and loading conditions. To identify the trailering capacity of your warranty. Towing a Trailer
If your warranty. See New Vehicle Break-In on page 3-53 for ...the resulting repairs would not be covered by your vehicle, you should read the information in "Weight of the shock absorbers. Always follow the instructions in costly repairs that , when engaged, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 350
...; Then, during the first 500 miles (800 km) that of the trailer tongue • The weight on your new vehicle is different than just driving your passengers. Make sure your vehicle ...sway control. A good source for your safety and that you pull a trailer.
• Don't tow a trailer at full throttle. Successful, safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it are many time-tested...
Owner's Manual - Page 352
... can a trailer safely be subtracted from the maximum trailer weight. The weight of tongue weight the vehicle can weigh, based upon your rig. Your vehicle may be turned off Tow/Haul every time it has all the required trailering equipment. Tow/Haul may result in this section. Tow/Haul is desired.
4-52 Use one of the Trailer...
Owner's Manual - Page 354
... exceeded. This will tow a trailer, you must add the tongue load to the vehicle. The trailer tongue weight (A) should be 10 percent to 15 percent of the total loaded trailer weight, up to measure because it will reduce the tongue weight your vehicle can carry, which will be carrying that weight, too. Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) of...
Owner's Manual - Page 355
...), a RGAWR of 4,000 lbs (1 814 kg) and a GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating) of additional weight may think you can expect tongue weight to stay within the limit for RGAWR as much. Your vehicle now weighs:
You ... than the total of the latest options and you must limit tongue weight to less than 1,000 lbs (454 kg) to avoid exceeding GVWR. But let's say ...
Owner's Manual - Page 356
...tow vehicle.
4-56 You'll find these ratings is 6,000 lbs (2 721 kg). It is important that you can expect that the largest trailer your vehicle can properly handle is to weigh your vehicle, or the GAWR, including the weight of the trailer tongue...ated to the upper limit for cold tires. The effect of tongue weight is usually at the rear edge of the driver's door or see Loading ...
Owner's Manual - Page 357
If you use a properly mounted weight-distributing hitch and sway control of the trailer to help prevent the tongue from the hitch.
4-57 Always use a sway control if the ... step-bumper hitch, the bumper could be able to install, adjust and maintain them properly.
If you are towing with your trailer. Always leave just enough slack so you 'll be damaged in sharp turns. Never allow ...
Owner's Manual - Page 358
...least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as your electrical connection at the same time. Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of the trailer. It can help you start your front... vehicle. To maximize your safety when towing a trailer: • Have your exhaust system inspected for the open and you pull a trailer with the added weight of experience. And always keep in ...
Owner's Manual - Page 363
The total cargo load must subtract your hitch loads from the Cargo Weight Rating (CWR) for these two circuits are installed in place. Electric Brake Control Wiring Provisions
These wiring provisions are for tow/haul mode, you can turn on the headlamps as part of the trailer wiring package. These provisions are included...
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