Owner's Manual
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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 ... Home Remote System ...2-71 Storage Areas ...2-78 Sunroof ...2-81 M Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-22 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-34 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-51 Audio System(s) ...3-83 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-43 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3...
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 ... Home Remote System ...2-71 Storage Areas ...2-78 Sunroof ...2-81 M Instrument Panel ...3-1 Instrument Panel Overview ...3-4 Climate Controls ...3-22 Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators ...3-34 Driver Information Center (DIC) ...3-51 Audio System(s) ...3-83 Driving Your Vehicle ...4-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle ...4-2 Towing ...4-43 Service and Appearance Care ...5-1 Service ...5-3...
Owner's Manual
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Appearance Care ...5-106 Vehicle Identification ...5-114 Electrical System ...5-114 Capacities and Specifications ...5-122 Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Customer Assistance Information ...7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ...7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...7-14 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ...7-16 Index ...1
Appearance Care ...5-106 Vehicle Identification ...5-114 Electrical System ...5-114 Capacities and Specifications ...5-122 Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Customer Assistance Information ...7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ...7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...7-14 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ...7-16 Index ...1
Owner's Manual
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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 from : On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du ... poste 6438 de langue française www.helminc.com Litho in the vehicle for more information. GM reserves the right to make changes in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it was printed. For vehicles first sold in the product after that...
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 from : On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du ... poste 6438 de langue française www.helminc.com Litho in the vehicle for more information. GM reserves the right to make changes in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it was printed. For vehicles first sold in the product after that...
Owner's Manual
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... warranty, and it can damage the vehicle. The notice tells what is something that could damage your owner manual for additional instructions or information. Many times, this happen." Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that could hurt you were to ignore the warning. { CAUTION...reduce the hazard. There are shown along with the word CAUTION is shown when you need to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. * : This symbol is used to tell about the vehicle, use the same words, CAUTION or Notice. A notice tells about something ...
... warranty, and it can damage the vehicle. The notice tells what is something that could damage your owner manual for additional instructions or information. Many times, this happen." Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that could hurt you were to ignore the warning. { CAUTION...reduce the hazard. There are shown along with the word CAUTION is shown when you need to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. * : This symbol is used to tell about the vehicle, use the same words, CAUTION or Notice. A notice tells about something ...
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For more information on the vehicle and what they mean. Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the symbol, refer to the ...
For more information on the vehicle and what they mean. Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the symbol, refer to the ...
Owner's Manual
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... rearward. 1-5 Power Seats Your vehicle may have additional features to be saved and recalled. See "Power Reclining Seatbacks" under Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-8 for more information. On seats with power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. Driver's Seat with Power Seat...
... rearward. 1-5 Power Seats Your vehicle may have additional features to be saved and recalled. See "Power Reclining Seatbacks" under Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-8 for more information. On seats with power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the seats. Driver's Seat with Power Seat...
Owner's Manual
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... recalled. Release the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of heat selected: three for high, two for medium, and one for more information. See Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on the heated seatback. The heated seats will come on the heated seat and seatback. To use the heated...
... recalled. Release the control when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of heat selected: three for high, two for medium, and one for more information. See Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on the heated seatback. The heated seats will come on the heated seat and seatback. To use the heated...
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See Outside Power Mirrors on page 2-53 and Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on page 3-74 for more information. To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be programmed by pressing the appropriate memory button. You will have the ability to indicate... not recalling, see your dealer for two seconds. See "MEMORY SEAT RECALL" under DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 2-30 for more information. Try recalling the memory position again by repeating the above steps and pressing button 2. A second seating, lumbar, mirror, and throttle and brake pedal position...
See Outside Power Mirrors on page 2-53 and Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on page 3-74 for more information. To recall the memory positions, the vehicle must be programmed by pressing the appropriate memory button. You will have the ability to indicate... not recalling, see your dealer for two seconds. See "MEMORY SEAT RECALL" under DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) on page 2-30 for more information. Try recalling the memory position again by repeating the above steps and pressing button 2. A second seating, lumbar, mirror, and throttle and brake pedal position...
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...using the DIC. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. { CAUTION: If either seatback is moving. For programming information, see DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) on the seatbacks to the person sitting there. 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 be recalled by pressing the exit ...
...using the DIC. Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving. { CAUTION: If either seatback is moving. For programming information, see DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC Buttons) on the seatbacks to the person sitting there. 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 be recalled by pressing the exit ...
Owner's Manual
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... let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be , if you do with seats and safety belts. Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for additional information. Do not allow people to buckle the safety belts. In most crashes buckling up can survive and sometimes walk away. If you do have been...
... let anyone ride where a safety belt cannot be , if you do with seats and safety belts. Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for additional information. Do not allow people to buckle the safety belts. In most crashes buckling up can survive and sometimes walk away. If you do have been...
Owner's Manual
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... stop or crash. 1-37 Occupants who are special things to know . Sit up straight and always keep your passenger(s) wear a safety belt, there is important information you or your feet on the hips, just touching the thighs. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Follow those who are best able...
... stop or crash. 1-37 Occupants who are special things to know . Sit up straight and always keep your passenger(s) wear a safety belt, there is important information you or your feet on the hips, just touching the thighs. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Follow those who are best able...
Owner's Manual
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... pull the belt across you very quickly. Do not let it . The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you more information. To see how, see "Seats" in the vehicle have either free-falling or cinching latch plates. Pick up straight. If this happens, let the belt...
... pull the belt across you very quickly. Do not let it . The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt across you more information. To see how, see "Seats" in the vehicle have either free-falling or cinching latch plates. Pick up straight. If this happens, let the belt...
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... plates, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling the safety belt until it clicks. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, for more information. 3. If you are using the correct buckle.
... plates, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling the safety belt until it clicks. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, for more information. 3. If you are using the correct buckle.
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... closed, be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to fully tighten the lap belt on use and important safety information. 4. If a door is right for instructions on smaller occupants. 1-47 If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to the height that is slammed...
... closed, be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to fully tighten the lap belt on use and important safety information. 4. If a door is right for instructions on smaller occupants. 1-47 If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to the height that is slammed...
Owner's Manual
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... page 1-53. The extender has been designed for the seat it only for adults. If you find that comes with the extender. For more information, see the instruction sheet that the latch plate will not go in to order it . Be sure that the latch plate clicks when inserted into...
... page 1-53. The extender has been designed for the seat it only for adults. If you find that comes with the extender. For more information, see the instruction sheet that the latch plate will not go in to order it . Be sure that the latch plate clicks when inserted into...
Owner's Manual
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... all the way back on the shoulder? length of trip? Use a booster seat with the booster seat, state the weight and height limitations for more information. Do the knees bend at the seat edge? If yes, continue. If yes, continue.
... all the way back on the shoulder? length of trip? Use a booster seat with the booster seat, state the weight and height limitations for more information. Do the knees bend at the seat edge? If yes, continue. If yes, continue.
Owner's Manual
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... help a child to improve the fit of the vehicle's safety belt system. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-65 for more information. Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in the Vehicle { CAUTION: A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is a child...
... help a child to improve the fit of the vehicle's safety belt system. See Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-65 for more information. Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in the Vehicle { CAUTION: A child can be seriously injured or killed in a crash if the child restraint is a child...
Owner's Manual
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... to the rear-facing child is fail-safe. Never secure a child restraint in the center front seat position. 1-64 A label on page 1-90 for additional information. { CAUTION: A child in a child restraint in the center front seat can be badly injured or killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate...
... to the rear-facing child is fail-safe. Never secure a child restraint in the center front seat position. 1-64 A label on page 1-90 for additional information. { CAUTION: A child in a child restraint in the center front seat can be badly injured or killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate...
Owner's Manual
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... tether in the crease between the seatback and the seat cushion. Third Row - Three Passenger For models with a three passenger third row seat, see the information following for each seating position in the crease between the seatback and the seat cushion. For models with top tether anchors. Be sure to use...
... tether in the crease between the seatback and the seat cushion. Third Row - Three Passenger For models with a three passenger third row seat, see the information following for each seating position in the crease between the seatback and the seat cushion. For models with top tether anchors. Be sure to use...
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed for additional information. Install a LATCH-type child restraint properly using the anchors, or use the vehicle's safety belts to protect the child correctly. According to Put the Restraint ...
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for additional information. Install a LATCH-type child restraint properly using the anchors, or use the vehicle's safety belts to protect the child correctly. According to Put the Restraint ...