tow CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2001 9.G Owners Manual

1-800-CHEV-USA
(For vehicles purchased in Canada,
call
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that provides in an emergency:
®
Free lockout assistance
Free dead-battery assistance
Free out-of-fuel assistance
Free flat-tire change
Emergency towing
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Courtesy
Transportation
Every
2001
Tahoe/Suburban
under warranty is
backed with the
following
services:

Table of Contents (cont'd)
Your Driving, the Road and Your Vehicle
Defensive Driving
Drunken Driving
Control of a Vehicle
Braking
SteeringDriving Tips for Various Road Conditions
Off-Road Driving
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Loading Your Vehicle
Towing a Trailer Heating and Air Conditioning
Setting the Radio ClockRadio/Cassette Player/CD Player
Radio Theft-Deterrent Feature (If Equipped)
Hazard Warning Flashers
Jump Starting
Towing Your VehicleEngine Overheating
Changing a Flat Tire
If You're Stuck
Problems on the Road
Section
3
Section
4
Section
5
Your Driving and the Road Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
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Manual Cushion Tilt (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this feature, you can raise or lower
the front of the driver's or passenger's seat with this
lever located at the inside edge of the seat. To raise or
lower the front of the seat, move the lever up or down
in a continuous motion until the cushion reaches the
desired height.
Manual Lumbar Control (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has a
lumbar adjustment,
you can increase or
decrease lumbar support
in an area of the lower
seatback. The control is
located on the outboard
side of the front seats.
To increase support, turn the knob towards the front of
the vehicle. Operating effort can be reduced if you lean
forward slightly while turning the knob.
To decrease support, turn the knob towards the rear of
the vehicle.

1-4 Power Seat(s) (If Equipped)
Horizontal Control: If your vehicle has a power seat,
you can adjust it with these controls located at the
outboard edges of the seats.Raise or lower the front of the seat cushion by raising or
lowering the forward edge of the button.
Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the whole
button forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by raising or
lowering the rear edge of the button.
Moving the whole button up or down raises or lowers
the entire seat cushion.
Vertical Control: If your vehicle has the power
reclining seats, you can use this button to adjust the
angle of the seatback. Move the reclining front seatback
rearward or forward by moving this button toward the
rear or the front of the vehicle. See ªReclining
Seatbacksº in the Index for further information.

1-9 Rear Seats
Utility: The rear seat may have a 60/40 split seat which
may be folded down to give you more cargo space.
The rear seatbacks may be equipped with rearward
folding head restraints. When the seatback is being
folded down, the head restraint will automatically fold
rearward to allow a flat load floor for cargo or entry to
the third row seat (if equipped).
Suburban/Yukon XL: The second row rear seat of
Suburban/Yukon XL models may have a 60/40 split seat
or rear bucket seats. Either side of the rear seat may be
folded down to give you more cargo space.
On both Utility and Suburban/Yukon XL models with
60/40 split bench seats, before folding the rear seat back
down on the driver's side, insert the center occupant lap
belt latch plate into the loop provided on the underside
of the folded forward seat cushion. You may have to
adjust the location of the latch plate on the webbing so
that it reaches the loop. Stowing in this loop will reduce
the chances of damaging and soiling the belt. Remember
to remove the latch plate from the loop before the seat is
returned to the passenger position.
On Suburban/Yukon XL models with rear bucket seats,
the head restraints need to be removed in order to fold
the rear seat. To do this, lift the head restraints up until
they stop. Press in the button on the side of the head
restraint guide cap and lift up on the head restraint.
This will need to be repeated on the other cap.
The head restraint can be removed and stored in the
space provided on the folded up seat cushion.
On Suburban/Yukon XL models with bucket seats,
the seatbacks can be reclined. To adjust the seatback,
pull the lever, located at the base of the back, forward.
Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it.
Pull the lever again and the seatback will go to an
upright position. In order to fold the back of a bucket
seat into a horizontal load floor, the back must be in its
full upright position and not reclined.

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Check to see that the buckles on the driver's side
seatback are accessible to the outboard and center
occupant and are not under the seat cushions.
If you have removed the head restraints to fold the rear
bucket seat, be sure to reinstall them on the seatback
after it has been returned to the normal seating position.
Be sure to return the head restraints to the upright
position on utility models.
Entry to the Third Seat
Suburban/Yukon XL: The passenger's side of the
second row 60/40 or rear bucket seats has an easy entry
feature. This makes it easy to get in and out of the
third seat, if your vehicle has one.
To operate the easy entry seat, turn the release lever,
located near the back of the seat rearward.
Tilt the seatback toward the front of the vehicle by
pulling the top of the seatback forward.
When you do, the seat bottom will release. Just pull the
seat forward until it stops.
Be sure to return the seat to the passenger position when
finished. Pull forward and push rearward on the seat to
make sure it is locked in place.Folding the Third Seat
Utility: The seatback of the third seat (if equipped) in
utility models also folds down on the floor.
To fold the seatback down,
pull up on the release lever,
labeled 1, located on the
rear of the seatback. Then
push the seatback forward.
To return the seat to the passenger position, pull up
on the release lever labeled 1 and then pull up on the
seatback until it locks into the upright position.
Push forward on the seatback to make sure it is
locked into position.

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To unlatch the seat from the
back of the floor, pull up on
the release lever labeled 2
at the rear of the seat and
lift the rear of the seat up,
off of the floor.
Pull on the release lever located in the lower middle to
unlatch the seat from the front of the floor and pull the
seat out. Use one hand on the release lever and the other
on the handle to pull the seat out.
Suburban/Yukon XL: If your vehicle has third row
seating, it can be taken out for more cargo space.
To remove the seat, fully open the rear doors and enter
the rear of the vehicle.Fold the seatback forward into the seat cushion by using
the lever labeled 1. The seat cannot be removed unless
the seatback is folded.
To unlatch the seat from the floor, pull up on the release
lever labeled 2 at the rear of the seat and lift the rear of
the seat up, off of the floor.
Pull on the strap, labeled 3, at the rear of the seat to
release the front seat latches. Then, pull the seat straight
back, towards the rear of the vehicle and remove it.
There are wheels at the front of the seat to assist you.
Replacing the Rear Seat
Utility: To put the seat back in, place the front of the
seat on the load floor facing towards the front of the
vehicle. Slide the wheels into the slots on the floor and
lock into place using the hooks there. Once the latches
are engaged, let the seat drop into place. Release the
lever labeled 1 to return the seat to its upright position.
Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked
into place.

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Suburban/Yukon XL: To put the seat back in, place
the front of the seat on the load floor, facing the front
of the vehicle. While holding the rear of the seat up, use
the wheels on the front of the seat to roll it towards the
seat hooks in the floor. When the latches are engaged in
the hooks, let the seat drop into place. Lift up on the
carrying handle to make sure the seat is locked in place.
Raise the seatback into the upright position. Push and
pull on the seat to make sure it is locked into place.
The seatback cannot be raised to the upright position
unless the seat is secured to the floor.
CAUTION:
A seat that isn't locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the air bag system.
CAUTION:
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts
are fastened properly too.

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How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel
or the instrument panel. In moderate to severe side
collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside
of the vehicle. The air bag supplements the protection
provided by safety belts. Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body,
stopping the occupant more gradually. But the frontal air
bags would not help you in many types of collisions,
including rollovers, rear impacts, and side impacts,
primarily because an occupant's motion is not toward
the air bag. Side impact air bags would not help you in
many types of collisions, including frontal or near
frontal collisions, rollovers, and rear impacts, primarily
because an occupant's motion is not toward those air
bags. Air bags should never be regarded as anything
more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in
moderate to severe frontal or near
-frontal collisions for
the driver's and right front passenger's frontal air bags,
and only in moderate to severe side collisions for the
driver's and right front passenger's side impact air bags.What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly
that some people may not even realize the air bag
inflated. Some components of the air bag module
-- the
steering wheel hub for the driver's air bag, the instrument
panel for the right front passenger's bag, the side of the
seatback closest to the door for the driver and right front
passenger's side impact air bags
-- will be hot for a short
time. The parts of the bag that come into contact with you
may be warm, but not too hot to touch. There will be
some smoke and dust coming from the vents in the
deflated air bags. Air bag inflation doesn't prevent the
driver from seeing or being able to steer the vehicle,
nor does it stop people from leaving the vehicle.

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CAUTION:
The body structure of a young child is quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed. A young child's hip
bones are still so small that vehicle's regular
safety belt may not remain low on the hip bones,
as it should. Instead, it may settle up around the
child's abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply
force on a body area that's unprotected by any
bony structure. This alone could cause serious or
fatal injuries. Young children always should be
secured in appropriate child restraints.
Restraint Systems for Children
An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a
motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to
restrain or position a child on a continuous flat surface.
Make sure that the infant's head rests toward the center
of the vehicle.