CHEVROLET TAHOE 2003 2.G Owners Manual

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Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-19
Adding Washer Fluid.......................................5-44
Additional Program Information........................... 7-9
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-108
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-24
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade).....3-75, 3-79,
3-90, 3-104
After Off-Road Driving.....................................4-40
Air Bag Systems.....................................1-73, 1-80
Adding Equipment to Your Air Bag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-88
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?....................1-80
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-83
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle.........1-87
What Makes an Air Bag In¯ate?....................1-80
What Will You See After an Air Bag In¯ates?......1-81
When Should an Air Bag In¯ate?...................1-79
Where Are the Air Bags?..............................1-76
Air Bag .........................................................3-39
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-39
Readiness Light..........................................3-39
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-23
Air Conditioning..............................................3-28
All-Wheel Drive with Stabilitrak
ž........................2-34All-Wheel Drive...............................................5-55
AM-FM Radio.................................................3-73
AM .............................................................3-127
Antenna, Fixed Mast......................................3-129
Antenna, XMŸ Satellite Radio
Antenna System........................................3-129
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-44
Anti-lock Brake System..................................... 4-7
Appearance Care............................................5-99
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-102
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-105
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle................5-99
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle............5-102
Finish Damage..........................................5-104
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-104
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-105
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-105
Weatherstrips............................................5-102
Approaching a Hill..........................................4-30
Ashtrays........................................................3-20
Audio Output................................................3-121
Audio System(s).............................................3-72
AM-FM Radio.............................................3-73
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-126
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-127
Care of Your CD and DVD Player................3-129
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Audio System(s) (cont.)
Care of Your CDs and DVDs.......................3-128
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-129
Fixed Mast Antenna...................................3-129
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-87
Radio with CD............................................3-76
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-101
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-124
Setting the Time for Radios with Radio Data
Systems (RDS)........................................3-73
Setting the Time for Radios without Radio
Data Systems (RDS)................................3-72
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-125
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-127
XMŸ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-129
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-15
Automatic Level Control...................................4-64
Automatic Transfer Case..................................2-30
Automatic Transmission Check..........................6-12
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control
System Check.............................................6-14
Automatic Transmission...................................5-26
Fluid..........................................................5-26
Operation...................................................2-26
AutorideŸ.....................................................4-64
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp Switch.................3-17B
Backing Up....................................................4-74
BATTERY NOT CHARGING.............................3-65
Battery Replacement......................................... 2-6
Battery Run-Down Protection............................3-19
Battery Warning Light......................................3-41
Battery..........................................................5-48
Before Leaving on a Long Trip.........................4-47
Before You Drive...........................................3-114
Before You Go Off-Roading..............................4-25
Bench Seat Split (50/50)..................................1-12
Bench Seat, Split (60/40)................................... 1-9
Bench Seat....................................................1-16
Body Lubrication Service..................................6-13
Brake............................................................2-38
Parking......................................................2-38
System Inspection.......................................6-17
System Warning Light..................................3-42
Brake Adjustment............................................5-48
Brake Fluid....................................................5-45
Brake Pedal, Throttle.......................................2-24
Brake Pedal Travel.........................................5-48
Brake Wear...................................................5-47
Brakes..........................................................5-45
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-9
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Braking........................................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-21
Bucket Seats, Rear.........................................1-21
BUCKLE PASSENGER....................................3-65
BUCKLE SEATBELT.......................................3-65
Bulb Replacement...........................................5-59
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-61
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-59
Headlamps.................................................5-60
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-66
Roof Marker Lamps.....................................5-62
Side Identi®cation Marker Lamps...................5-62
Taillamps....................................................5-64
Buying New Tires...........................................5-71
C
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
Canada ± Customer Assistance.......................... 7-5
Canadian Owners................................................ ii
Canadian Roadside Assistance........................... 7-8
Capacities and Speci®cations..........................5-118
Car Washes for QUADRASTEERŸ Equipped
Vehicles.....................................................4-19
Carbon Monoxide...................4-51, 4-65, 2-14, 2-43Care of........................................................5-102
Safety Belts..............................................5-102
Your Cassette Tape Player..........................3-127
Your CD and DVD Player...........................3-129
Your CDs and DVDs..................................3-128
Cargo Cover..................................................2-64
Cargo Tie Downs............................................2-64
Cassette Tape Messages.................................3-97
Cassette Tape Player Service...........................6-11
CD Adapter Kits.............................................3-98
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-62
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block................5-112
Center Passenger Position, Safety Belts.............1-39
Chains, Tires..................................................5-76
CHANGE ENGINE OIL....................................3-65
Check Engine Light.........................................3-47
CHECK OIL LEVEL.........................................3-66
CHECK TIRE PRESSURE...............................3-66
CHECK WASHER FLUID.................................3-66
Checking Brake Fluid......................................5-46
Checking Coolant............................................5-31
Checking Engine Oil........................................5-18
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Checking Your Restraint Systems......................1-88
Check...........................................................3-47
Engine Light...............................................3-47
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Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-105
Child Restraints..............................................1-53
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-53
Infants and Young Children...........................1-49
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)..........................1-62
Older Children.............................................1-47
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System........................................1-64
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position...................................1-66
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Seat Position...........................................1-64
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-68
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-69
Top Strap Anchor Location............................1-59
Top Strap...................................................1-57
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-56
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-129
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-20
Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . 5-104
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses......................5-103
Cleaning Fabric/Carpet....................................5-99
Cleaning Glass Surfaces................................5-101
Cleaning Interior Plastic Components...............5-101Cleaning Leather...........................................5-101
Cleaning the Mirror.........................................2-48
Cleaning the Top of the Instrument Panel.........5-101
Cleaning the Windshield, Backglass
and Wiper Blades......................................5-103
Cleaning Tires..............................................5-104
Cleaning Vinyl..............................................5-101
Cleaning........................................................5-99
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-99
Outside of Your Vehicle..............................5-102
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-105
Video Screen............................................3-129
Weatherstrips............................................5-102
Climate Control System...................................3-20
Dual Automatic............................................3-25
Dual..........................................................3-21
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic................................................3-34
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......3-32
Rear Air Conditioning System........................3-31
Compact Disc Messages..............3-86, 3-100, 3-113
Compass Calibration...............................2-48, 2-50
Compass Operation.........................................2-49
Compass Variance..................................2-47, 2-50
Content Theft-Deferrent....................................2-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-64
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Coolant.........................................................3-45
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-45
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-32
Cooling System..............................................5-36
Cruise Control Light........................................3-51
Cruise Control................................................3-10
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-61
Current and Past Model Order Forms................7-12
Customer Assistance Information........................ 7-8
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-8
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-4
Customer Assistance Offices........................... 7-4
Customer Satisfaction Procedure..................... 7-2
GM Mobility Program for Persons with
Disabilities................................................ 7-6
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors....7-10
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian
Government............................................7-10
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States
Government............................................7-10
Roadside Assistance Program......................... 7-6
Service Publications Ordering Information........7-11D
Daytime Running Lamps..................................3-15
Defensive Driving............................................. 4-2
Defogging and Defrosting.........................3-23, 3-29
Delayed Locking.............................................2-10
Dinghy Towing................................................4-60
Doing Your Own Service Work........................... 5-3
Dolly Towing..................................................4-61
Dome Lamps.................................................3-18
Door.............................................................2-10
Delayed Locking..........................................2-10
Locks.......................................................... 2-8
Power Door Locks......................................... 2-9
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.............2-10
Rear Door Security Locks.............................2-13
DRIVER DOOR AJAR.....................................3-66
Driver Information Center (DIC).........................3-53
DIC Operation and Displays..........................3-54
DIC Warnings and Messages........................3-64
Driver............................................................1-30
Position, Safety Belt.....................................1-30
Driving Across an Incline..................................4-36
Driving Downhill..............................................4-34
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Driving in Mud, Sand, Snow or Ice....................4-38
Driving in Water..............................................4-39
Driving On Grades..........................................4-75
Driving on Off-Road Hills.................................4-30
Driving on Snow or Ice....................................4-52
Driving Through Deep Standing Water...............4-44
Driving Through Flowing Water.........................4-44
Driving Uphill..................................................4-31
Driving with a Trailer.......................................4-73
Driving..........................................................4-40
At Night.....................................................4-40
City...........................................................4-45
Defensive..................................................... 4-2
Drunken....................................................... 4-2
Freeway.....................................................4-46
Hill and Mountain Roads..............................4-49
In Rain and on Wet Roads...........................4-42
Winter........................................................4-51
Dual Automatic Climate Control System.............3-25
Dual Climate Control System............................3-21
DVD Player..................................................3-114
DVD ............................................................3-129
Cleaning the Video Screen..........................3-129
Distortion..................................................3-126
Rear Seat Entertainment System..................3-114E
Easy Exit Seat...............................................2-67
Electrical System...........................................5-108
Add-On Equipment.....................................5-108
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-109
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-108
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-108
Electrochromic Mirror Operation................2-46, 2-49
Emissions Inspection and
Maintenance Programs.................................3-50
ENGINE COOLANT HOT.................................3-66
Engine Coolant Level Check.............................6-11
Engine Hour Meter Display...............................3-38
Engine Oil Additives........................................5-21
Engine Oil and Chassis Lubrication Scheduled
Maintenance................................................. 6-5
Engine Oil Level Check...................................6-11
ENGINE OVERHEATED..................................3-66
Engine..........................................................5-23
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-23
Battery.......................................................5-48
Check and Service Engine Soon Light............3-47
Compartment Overview................................5-14
Coolant Heater............................................2-24
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Engine (cont.)
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-45
Coolant......................................................5-29
Cooling System Inspection............................6-17
Exhaust.....................................................2-43
Fan Noise..................................................5-42
Oil .............................................................5-18
Overheating................................................5-33
Starting......................................................2-23
Entering or Exiting the Third Row Seats.............. 1-9
Entertainment System....................................3-129
Cleaning the Video Screen..........................3-129
DVD Distortion..........................................3-126
Entry Lighting.................................................3-17
Environmental Concerns..................................4-27
Erasing HomeLink
žButtons..............................2-60
Exit Lighting...................................................3-17
Express-Down Windows...................................2-17
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-46
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter.............................................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-23
Finding a PTY Station
(RDS and XMŸ).......................3-80, 3-91, 3-104Finding a Station..................3-74, 3-78, 3-89, 3-102
Finish Care..................................................5-103
Finish Damage.............................................5-104
Fixed Mast Antenna.......................................3-129
Flash-To-Pass.................................................. 3-8
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-77
Flat Tire........................................................5-76
Fluid.............................................................5-26
Automatic Transmission................................5-26
Power Steering...........................................5-43
Windshield Washer......................................5-44
FM Stereo....................................................3-127
Fog Lamps....................................................3-16
Folding the Seatback.......................................1-16
Folding the Seatbacks.....................1-10, 1-12, 1-21
Following Distance..........................................4-74
Footnotes........................................................ 6-5
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-29, 5-57
Four-Wheel-Drive Light....................................3-51
Front Axle Locking Feature...............................2-30
Front Axle......................................................5-58
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-18
Front Storage Area.........................................2-61
Frontal Air Bags.............................................1-79
Fuel Information Button....................................3-57
FUEL LEVEL LOW.........................................3-67
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Fuel............................................................... 5-4
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
E-85 (85% Ethanol)....................................... 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-11
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage.........................................................3-52
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Speci®cations.................................. 5-5
Low Warning Light.......................................3-53
System Inspection.......................................6-16
Fuses..........................................................5-109
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-109
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-108
G
Gage............................................................3-45
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-45
Fuel..........................................................3-52
Oil Pressure...............................................3-50
Speedometer..............................................3-38
Tachometer.................................................3-38
Transmission Temperature.............................3-46
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-42Garage Door Opener.......................................2-57
Gasoline......................................................... 5-5
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Speci®cations............................................... 5-5
Gate Operator and Canadian Programming........2-60
Getting Familiar with Off-Road Driving................4-28
Glove Box.....................................................2-61
GM Mobility Program for Persons with
Disabilities.................................................... 7-6
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-8
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer.................... 3-8
Headlamps....................................................5-60
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-59
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Running Lamps........................................5-61
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-59
Roof Marker Lamps.....................................5-62
Side Identi®cation Marker Lamps...................5-62
Headphones.................................................3-119
Heated Seats................................................... 1-5
Heating.........................................................3-29
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-48
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