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2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint System Instrument Panel
Head Restraints ......................................... 1-2 Instrument Panel Overview .......................... 3-4
Front Seats ............................................... 1-4 Climate Controls ...................................... 3-22
Rear Seats .............................................. 1-14 Warning Lights, Gag
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.................... 7-1 Appearance Care Customer Assistance Information ................................... 5-106 Customer Assistance and Information ........... 7-2 Vehicle Identification ............................... 5-114 Reporting Safety Defects ........................... 7-14 Electrical System .................................... 5-114 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy ........... 7-16 Capacities and Specifications ................... 5-122 ...............................................
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If your vehicle is a Two-mode Hybrid, see the Two-mode Hybrid manual for more information. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference. Canadian Owners Canadian Owners (Propriétaires GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, Canadiens) CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the A French language copy of this manual can be obtained names TAHOE, SUBURBAN, and Z71 are registered from your dealer/retailer or from: trademarks of General Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en
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Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid Index or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions. To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the A notice tells about something that can damage the index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical vehicle. list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. Safety Warnings and Symbols Many times, this damage would not be covered by the
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Vehicle Symbol Chart . : Fuel Gage Here are some additional symbols that may be found on + : Fuses the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the index. i : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 0 : Adjustable Pedals j : LATCH System Child Restraints 9 : Airbag Readiness Light * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp # : Air Conditioning : : Oil Pressure ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) g : Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors ® g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar } : Power $ :
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✍ NOTES vi
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Head Restraints ...............................................1-2 Child Restraint Systems .................................1-61 Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-63 Front Seats ......................................................1-4 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Manual Seats ................................................1-4 Children (LATCH) ......................................1-65 Power Seats ....................................
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Head Restraints The front seats have adjustable head restraints in the outboard seating positions. { CAUTION: With head restraints that are not installed and adjusted properly, there is a greater chance that occupants will suffer a neck/spinal injury in a crash. Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the c
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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 rear seat has head rests that can be adjusted up and down. Pull the head restraint up to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down. 1-3
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If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved Front Seats forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to unlock Manual Seats the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and { CAUTION: release the bar. You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s 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’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Try to move the seat w
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Your vehicle may have additional features to adjust your Power Seats vehicle’s power seat: � Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by moving the front of the control up or down. � Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by moving the rear of the control up or down. � Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire control up or down. On seats with power reclining seatbacks, the control is located behind the power seat control on the outboard side of the seats. See “Power
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Manual Lumbar Power Lumbar On vehicles with this feature the control is located on the outboard side of the seat. Increase or decrease lumbar support by turning the knob forward or rearward. On seats with power lumbar, the controls used to operate this feature are 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 control. 1-6
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The vehicle may have additional features to adjust your Heated Seats vehicle’s power seat: On vehicles with heated front seats, the controls are � To raise the height of the lumbar support, press located on the driver and passenger doors. and hold the top of the control. � To lower the height of the lumbar support, press I (Heated Seatback): Press to turn on the heated and hold the bottom of the control. seatback. Release the control when the lower seatback reaches J (Heated Seat and Seatback):
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This symbol will appear on the climate control display to Heated and Cooled Seats indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium, and If the front seats have the heated and cooled seat low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator bars next to feature, the buttons used to control this feature the symbol designate the level of heat selected: three for are located on the front doors near the door handle. high, two for medium, and one fo
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To save seating positions in memory: If you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to enter your vehicle and the remote recall memory feature 1. Adjust the driver’s seat, including the seatback is on, automatic seat, adjustable mirror, and adjustable recliner and lumbar, both outside mirrors, and pedal movements will occur. See “MEMORY SEAT the throttle and brake pedals to a comfortable RECALL” under DIC Vehicle Customization (With DIC position. Buttons) on page 3-74 for more information. See
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Easy Exit Seat Reclining Seatbacks The control for this feature is located on the driver’s door panel between buttons 1 and 2. { CAUTION: With the vehicle in PARK (P), the driver’s seat exit position can be recalled by pressing the exit button. You will hear a single beep, and the driver’s seat will You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to move back. adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and If the easy exit seat feature is programm
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{ CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. 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 protect
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To recline the seatback: Manual Reclining Seatbacks 1. Lift the recline lever. On seats with manual reclining seatbacks, the lever 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then used to operate them is located on the outboard side of release the lever to lock the seatback in place. the seat(s). 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the s
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If the seats have power reclining seatbacks, the control Power Reclining Seatbacks used to recline them is located on the outboard side of the seat behind the power seat control. � To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control rearward. � To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the control forward. Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. Center Seat Your vehicle may have a front center seat. The seatback doubles as an armrest and cupholder/storage area for the dr
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M (Heated Seat): To heat the seat cushion, press the Rear Seats button with the heated seat symbol. A heated seat symbol will be shown in the RSA display Heated Seats to indicate that the feature is on. Press the button to cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium, On vehicles with rear and low, and to turn it off. Indicator bars next to the outboard heated seats, the symbol will designate the level of heat selected: three for buttons used to control high, two for medium, and one fo
