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2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-14 Safety Belts ...1-32 Child Restraints ...1-54 Airbag System ...1-81 Restraint System Check ...1-98 ...2-1 Features and Controls Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-10 Windows ...2-19 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-22 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-26 Mirrors ...2-52 Object Detection Systems...
2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Head Restraints ...1-2 Front Seats ...1-4 Rear Seats ...1-14 Safety Belts ...1-32 Child Restraints ...1-54 Airbag System ...1-81 Restraint System Check ...1-98 ...2-1 Features and Controls Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-10 Windows ...2-19 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-22 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-26 Mirrors ...2-52 Object Detection Systems...
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... 15911385 B Second Printing © 2008 General Motors Corporation. Canadian Owners GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the names TAHOE, SUBURBAN, and Z71 are registered trademarks of this manual. This manual includes the latest information at the time it... appears in the vehicle for more information. This manual describes features that time without notice. All Rights Reserved. ...
... 15911385 B Second Printing © 2008 General Motors Corporation. Canadian Owners GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the names TAHOE, SUBURBAN, and Z71 are registered trademarks of this manual. This manual includes the latest information at the time it... appears in the vehicle for more information. This manual describes features that time without notice. All Rights Reserved. ...
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... side of the seats. Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the entire control up or down. Power Seats Your vehicle may have additional features to adjust your vehicle's power seat: • Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up...
... side of the seats. Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the entire control up or down. Power Seats Your vehicle may have additional features to adjust your vehicle's power seat: • Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up...
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Manual Lumbar Power Lumbar On vehicles with power lumbar, the controls used to operate this feature the control is located on the outboard side of the seats. • To increase lumbar support, press and hold the front of the control. • To decrease lumbar support, press and hold the rear of the seat. On seats with this feature are located on the outboard side of the control. 1-6 Increase or decrease lumbar support by turning the knob forward or rearward.
Manual Lumbar Power Lumbar On vehicles with power lumbar, the controls used to operate this feature the control is located on the outboard side of the seats. • To increase lumbar support, press and hold the front of the control. • To decrease lumbar support, press and hold the rear of the seat. On seats with this feature are located on the outboard side of the control. 1-6 Increase or decrease lumbar support by turning the knob forward or rearward.
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... to cycle through the temperature settings of heat selected: three for high, two for medium, and one for more information. Keep in mind that the feature is turned off . The heated seats will show the level of high, medium, and low and to turn the heat to turn on the heated... of the control. • To lower the height of the lumbar support, press and hold the bottom of lumbar support. To use the heated seat feature after the ignition is working. Adjust the seat as it may during long trips, so should the position of your vehicle's power seat: Heated Seats...
... to cycle through the temperature settings of heat selected: three for high, two for medium, and one for more information. Keep in mind that the feature is turned off . The heated seats will show the level of high, medium, and low and to turn the heat to turn on the heated... of the control. • To lower the height of the lumbar support, press and hold the bottom of lumbar support. To use the heated seat feature after the ignition is working. Adjust the seat as it may during long trips, so should the position of your vehicle's power seat: Heated Seats...
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Heated and Cooled Seats If the front seats have the memory package. This symbol will appear on the climate control display to indicate that the feature is on . Indicator bars next to the symbol designate the level of high, medium, and low and to cycle through the temperature settings of heat...: three for high, two for medium, and one for low. Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals Your vehicle may have the heated and cooled seat feature, the buttons used to program and recall memory settings for low. The heated and cooled seats will need to turn the cooled seat off . Press...
Heated and Cooled Seats If the front seats have the memory package. This symbol will appear on the climate control display to indicate that the feature is on . Indicator bars next to the symbol designate the level of high, medium, and low and to cycle through the temperature settings of heat...: three for high, two for medium, and one for low. Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals Your vehicle may have the heated and cooled seat feature, the buttons used to program and recall memory settings for low. The heated and cooled seats will need to turn the cooled seat off . Press...
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... brake pedals to enter your dealer for two seconds. If the memory position is still not recalling, see your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature is not responding for service. 1-9 Press and release either button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the position previously stored. To save and recall their positions. 2. If...
... brake pedals to enter your dealer for two seconds. If the memory position is still not recalling, see your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature is not responding for service. 1-9 Press and release either button 1 or button 2 corresponding to the position previously stored. To save and recall their positions. 2. If...
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... DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) on the seatbacks to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is located on page 3-74 for this feature is moving . { CAUTION: If either seatback is removed from the ignition. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a...not locked, it could cause injury to . Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving . If the easy exit seat feature is programmed in the Driver Information Center (DIC), automatic seat movement will move forward in PARK (P), the driver's seat exit position can lose ...
... DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) on the seatbacks to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is located on page 3-74 for this feature is moving . { CAUTION: If either seatback is removed from the ignition. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a...not locked, it could cause injury to . Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving . If the easy exit seat feature is programmed in the Driver Information Center (DIC), automatic seat movement will move forward in PARK (P), the driver's seat exit position can lose ...
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... to the third row seats, if your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seat(s) can be shown in the RSA display to control this feature are off when the ignition is on the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) panel. The heated seats are located on . Rear Seats Heated Seats On vehicles... tumbled for low. M (Heated Seat): To heat the seat cushion, press the button with rear outboard heated seats, the buttons used to indicate that the feature is off . These seats will designate the level of high, medium, and low, and to turn it off . 60/40 Split Bench Seat (Second Row...
... to the third row seats, if your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seat(s) can be shown in the RSA display to control this feature are off when the ignition is on the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) panel. The heated seats are located on . Rear Seats Heated Seats On vehicles... tumbled for low. M (Heated Seat): To heat the seat cushion, press the button with rear outboard heated seats, the buttons used to indicate that the feature is off . These seats will designate the level of high, medium, and low, and to turn it off . 60/40 Split Bench Seat (Second Row...
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... the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. The seatback will fold forward automatically. Manual Fold and Tumble Feature Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) To fold and tumble the seat, do the following: 1.
... the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. The seatback will fold forward automatically. Manual Fold and Tumble Feature Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) To fold and tumble the seat, do the following: 1.
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... sitting in the seat, could cause injury to work. 2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in (P) Park for this feature to the person sitting there. Power Release Fold and Tumble Feature The transmission must be a slight delay between the folding of the seatback and the tumbling of the seat. 1-18 Always...
... sitting in the seat, could cause injury to work. 2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in (P) Park for this feature to the person sitting there. Power Release Fold and Tumble Feature The transmission must be a slight delay between the folding of the seatback and the tumbling of the seat. 1-18 Always...
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... sure to return the seat to the seat or the safety belts. There will have either the manual fold and tumble feature or the automatic seat release fold and tumble feature. 1-20 Press the automatic seat release button located on the seat to the third row seats, if your vehicle has bucket...
... sure to return the seat to the seat or the safety belts. There will have either the manual fold and tumble feature or the automatic seat release fold and tumble feature. 1-20 Press the automatic seat release button located on the seat to the third row seats, if your vehicle has bucket...
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... and return them to release the seatback. 1-22 Lift the lever, located on the outboard side of , or on the seat. Manual Fold and Tumble Feature Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) To fold and tumble the seat, do the following: 1. Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may...
... and return them to release the seatback. 1-22 Lift the lever, located on the outboard side of , or on the seat. Manual Fold and Tumble Feature Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) To fold and tumble the seat, do the following: 1. Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may...
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...will be in the seat, could cause injury to their normal stowed position before pressing the automatic seat release button. Power Release Fold and Tumble Feature The transmission must be a slight delay between the folding of the seatback and the tumbling of the seat. 1-25 Always make sure there is... sitting in (P) Park for this feature to the seat or the safety belts. One press of the automatic seat release buttons located on the seat. Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) { ...
...will be in the seat, could cause injury to their normal stowed position before pressing the automatic seat release button. Power Release Fold and Tumble Feature The transmission must be a slight delay between the folding of the seatback and the tumbling of the seat. 1-25 Always make sure there is... sitting in (P) Park for this feature to the seat or the safety belts. One press of the automatic seat release buttons located on the seat. Folding and Tumbling the Seat(s) { ...
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...the buckle, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle so that the latch plate will not go back all the way, the child restraint locking feature may affect the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System on the latch plate to make sure it is not long enough, see if ...pulled out all the way and start again. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, for more information. 3. Engaging the child restraint locking feature in the right front seating position may be engaged. If the shoulder portion of a passenger belt with cinching latch plates, tilt the latch plate and...
...the buckle, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle so that the latch plate will not go back all the way, the child restraint locking feature may affect the passenger sensing system. See Passenger Sensing System on the latch plate to make sure it is not long enough, see if ...pulled out all the way and start again. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, for more information. 3. Engaging the child restraint locking feature in the right front seating position may be engaged. If the shoulder portion of a passenger belt with cinching latch plates, tilt the latch plate and...
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...other breathing trouble. A new system will not be dust in the air. This dust could cause breathing problems for service. 1-89 The vehicle has a feature that an airbag system will need to inflate only once. You can mean that may automatically unlock the doors, turn the interior lamps...soon as it is safe to help protect you do so. The service manual for the vehicle covers the need some new parts for those features. If you experience breathing problems following an airbag deployment, you will not work on the airbag systems. Improper service can lock the doors, turn...
...other breathing trouble. A new system will not be dust in the air. This dust could cause breathing problems for service. 1-89 The vehicle has a feature that an airbag system will need to inflate only once. You can mean that may automatically unlock the doors, turn the interior lamps...soon as it is safe to help protect you do so. The service manual for the vehicle covers the need some new parts for those features. If you experience breathing problems following an airbag deployment, you will not work on the airbag systems. Improper service can lock the doors, turn...
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... belt is pulled out all the way and start again. If this happens, let the belt go back all the way, the child restraint locking feature will be lit if an object, such as seat covers, seat heaters, and seat massagers can affect how the system operates. We recommend that can...
... belt is pulled out all the way and start again. If this happens, let the belt go back all the way, the child restraint locking feature will be lit if an object, such as seat covers, seat heaters, and seat massagers can affect how the system operates. We recommend that can...
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Section 2 Features and Controls Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-26 New Vehicle Break-In ...2-26 Ignition Positions ...2-26 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...2-28 Starting the Engine ...2-28 ...
Section 2 Features and Controls Starting and Operating Your Vehicle ...2-26 New Vehicle Break-In ...2-26 Ignition Positions ...2-26 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) ...2-28 Starting the Engine ...2-28 ...
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Section 2 Features and Controls Storage Areas ...2-78 Glove Box ...2-78 Cupholders ...2-78 Center Console Storage ...2-79 Luggage Carrier ...2-79 Rear Storage Area ...2-80 Rear Seat Armrest ...2-80 ...
Section 2 Features and Controls Storage Areas ...2-78 Glove Box ...2-78 Cupholders ...2-78 Center Console Storage ...2-79 Luggage Carrier ...2-79 Rear Storage Area ...2-80 Rear Seat Armrest ...2-80 ...
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The following functions may be available if your vehicle has the RKE system: / (Remote Vehicle Start): For vehicles with this feature, press to lock all the doors. With Remote Start and Liftglass (Without Remote Start Similar) With Remote Start and Power Liftgate and Liftglass (Without Remote ...
The following functions may be available if your vehicle has the RKE system: / (Remote Vehicle Start): For vehicles with this feature, press to lock all the doors. With Remote Start and Liftglass (Without Remote Start Similar) With Remote Start and Power Liftgate and Liftglass (Without Remote ...