light CHEVROLET TAHOE 2009 3.G Owners Manual

Instrument Panel Fuse Block
The instrument panel
fuse block access
door is located on the
driver side edge of
the instrument panel.
Pull off the cover to access the fuse block.
The vehicle may not use all of the fuses shown.
Fuses Usage
1 Rear Seats
2 Rear Accessory Power Outlet
3 Steering Wheel Controls Backlight
4 Driver Door Module
5-115

Fuses Usage
5Dome Lamps, Driver Side Turn
Signal
6 Driver Side Turn Signal, Stoplamp
7 Instrument Panel Back Lighting
8Passenger Side Turn Signal,
Stoplamp
9Passenger Door Module, Driver
Unlock
10 Power Door Lock 2 (Unlock Feature)
11 Power Door Lock 2 (Lock Feature)
12Stoplamps, Center-High Mounted
Stoplamp
13 Rear Climate Controls
14 Power Mirror
15 Body Control Module (BCM)
16 Accessory Power Outlets
17 Interior Lamps
18 Power Door Lock 1 (Unlock Feature)
19 Rear Seat Entertainment
20Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist,
Power LiftgateFuses Usage
21 Power Door Lock 1 (Lock Feature)
22 Driver Information Center (DIC)
23 Rear Wiper
24 Cooled Seats
25Driver Seat Module, Remote
Keyless Entry System
26Driver Power Door Lock (Unlock
Feature)
Circuit Breaker Usage
LT DRDriver Side Power Window Circuit
Breaker
Harness
ConnectorUsage
LT DR Driver Door Harness Connection
BODY Harness Connector
BODY Harness Connector
5-116

Fuses Usage
47 NOT USED
48 Auxiliary Climate Control (Ignition)
49Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
(CHMSL)
50 Rear Defogger
51 Heated Mirrors
52 SEO B1 Uptter Usage (Battery)
53Cigarette Lighter, Auxiliary Power
Outlet
54Automatic Level Control Compressor
Relay, SEO Uptter Usage
55 Climate Controls (Ignition)
56Engine Control Module, Secondary
Fuel Pump (Ignition)
J-Case Fuses Usage
57 Cooling Fan 1
58 Automatic Level Control Compressor
60 Heavy Duty Antilock Braking System
60 Cooling Fan 2
61 Antilock Brake System 1
62 Starter
63 Stud 2 (Trailer Brakes)
64 Left Bussed Electrical Center 1
J-Case Fuses Usage
65 Electric Running Boards
66 Heated Windshield Washer System
67 Four-Wheel Drive System
68Stud 1 (Trailer Connector Battery
Power)
69 Mid-Bussed Electrical Center 1
70 Climate Control Blower
71 Power Liftgate Module
72 Left Bussed Electrical Center 2
Relays Usage
FAN HI Cooling Fan High Speed
FAN LO Cooling Fan Low Speed
FAN CNTRL Cooling Fan Control
HDLP LO/HID Low-Beam Headlamp
FOG LAMP Front Fog Lamps
A/C CMPRSR Air Conditioning Compressor
STRTR Starter
PWR/TRN Powertrain
FUEL PMP Fuel Pump
PRK LAMP Parking Lamps
REAR DEFOG Rear Defogger
RUN/CRANK Switched Power
5-120

Maintenance Footnotes
†The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board has determined that the
failure to perform this maintenance item will not nullify
the emission warranty or limit recall liability prior to
the completion of the vehicle’s useful life. We, however,
urge that all recommended maintenance services be
performed at the indicated intervals and the
maintenance be recorded.
#Lubricate the front suspension, steering linkage, and
parking brake cable guides. Control arm ball joints on
2500 series vehicles require lubrication but should not be
lubricated unless their temperature is 10°F (−12°C) or
higher, or they could be damaged. Control arm ball joints
on 1500 series vehicles are maintenance-free.
(a)Visually inspect brake lines and hoses for proper
hook-up, binding, leaks, cracks, chafing, etc. Inspect
disc brake pads for wear and rotors for surface
condition. Inspect other brake parts, including calipers,
parking brake, etc.(b)Visually inspect front and rear suspension and
steering system for damaged, loose, or missing parts,
signs of wear, or lack of lubrication. Inspect power
steering lines and hoses for proper hook-up, binding,
leaks, cracks, chafing, etc. Visually check constant
velocity joints, rubber boots, and axle seals for leaks.
(c)Visually inspect hoses and have them replaced if
they are cracked, swollen, or deteriorated. Inspect all
pipes, fittings, and clamps; replace with genuine parts as
needed. To help ensure proper operation, a pressure test
of the cooling system and pressure cap and cleaning the
outside of the radiator and air conditioning condenser is
recommended at least once a year.
(d)Inspect wiper blades for wear, cracking, or
contamination. Clean the windshield and wiper blades, if
contaminated. Replace wiper blades that are worn or
damaged. See Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement on
page 5-60 and Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper
Blades on page 5-110 for more information.
(e)Make sure the safety belt reminder light and safety
belt assemblies are working properly. Look for any other
loose or damaged safety belt system parts. If you see
anything that might keep a safety belt system from doing
its job, have it repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety
belts replaced. Also see Checking the Restraint Systems
on page 1-98.
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A
Accessories and Modications............................ 5-3
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-20
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment.........4-39
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.......................................................1-96
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-114
Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal..................2-30
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning......................................3-22, 3-24
Airbag
Passenger Status Indicator...........................3-38
Readiness Light..........................................3-37
Airbag System................................................1-81
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle...................................................1-96
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-88
Passenger Sensing System...........................1-90
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-96
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-87
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-88
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-86
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-83
Antenna, Rear Side Window...........................3-139
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-139
Antilock Brake System (ABS)............................. 4-5
Antilock Brake, System Warning Light................3-41Appearance Care
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-111
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-108
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-112
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-107
Finish Care...............................................5-110
Finish Damage..........................................5-112
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-108
Interior Cleaning........................................
5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-112
Tires........................................................5-112
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-112
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-109
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-110
Appointments, Scheduling Service.....................7-10
Ashtray.........................................................3-21
Audio System.................................................3-82
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-137
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual.................................................3-114
Radio Reception........................................3-138
Rear Seat Audio (RSA)...............................3-135
Setting the Clock.........................................3-83
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-137
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-139
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Audio System(s).............................................3-85
Rear Side Window Antenna.........................3-139
Automatic Headlamp System............................3-16
Automatic Transmission
Fluid..................................................5-22, 5-25
Operation...................................................2-32
Autoride
®.......................................................4-50
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp Switch.................3-18
B
Battery..........................................................5-43
Electric Power Management..........................3-19
Run-Down Protection...................................3-20
Bench Seat, Split (60/40).................................1-14
Bluetooth
®....................................................3-115
Brake
Emergencies................................................ 4-6
Brake Fluid....................................................5-40
Brakes..........................................................5-40
System Warning Light..................................3-40
Braking........................................................... 4-4
Braking in Emergencies..................................... 4-6
Break-In, New Vehicle.....................................2-26
Bucket Seats, Rear.........................................1-20Bulb Replacement...........................................5-57
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-57
Headlamp Aiming........................................5-54
License Plate Lamps....................................5-59
Replacement Bulbs......................................5-59
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps........................................5-58
Buying New Tires...........................................5-78
C
Calibration.....................................................3-61
California Fuel.................................................. 5-6
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements....... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning....................... 5-4
Canadian Owners............................................... iii
Capacities and Specications..........................5-121
Carbon Monoxide...................2-13, 2-15, 2-50, 4-29
Care of
Safety Belts..............................................5-108
Cargo Cover..................................................2-80
CD, MP3 ............................................3-104, 3-108
Center Console Storage Area...........................2-78
Center Seat...................................................1-13
Chains, Tire...................................................5-84
Charging System Light....................................3-39
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Check
Engine Lamp..............................................3-43
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-12
Chemical Paint Spotting.................................5-112
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-61
Infants and Young Children...........................1-57
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children..........1-65
Older Children.............................................1-55
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position..................................................1-73
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position...................................1-77
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position...................................1-78
Where to Put the Restraint...........................1-64
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-21
Cleaning
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-111
Exterior Lamps/Lenses................................5-109
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-107
Finish Care...............................................5-110
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces...............................................5-108
Interior.....................................................5-105
Leather....................................................5-107
Tires........................................................5-112
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-112Cleaning (cont.)
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-109
Weatherstrips............................................5-108
Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades......5-110
Climate Control System...................................3-22
Dual Automatic............................................3-24
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-30
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System......3-31
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System,
Electronic................................................3-32
Clock, Setting.................................................3-83
Collision Damage Repair..................................
7-11
Compass.......................................................3-61
Content Theft-Deterrent....................................2-22
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-3
Coolant
Engine.......................................................5-29
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-42
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-34
Cooled Seats................................................... 1-7
Cooling System..............................................5-28
Cruise Control................................................3-12
Cruise Control Light........................................3-49
Cupholders....................................................2-78
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation................................7-10
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users....................................................... 7-6
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Electrical System (cont.)
Power Windows and Other Power Options....5-114
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-118
Windshield Wiper Fuses.............................5-114
Electronic Immobilizer
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-24
Electronic Immobilizer Operation
PASS-Key
®III+...........................................2-24
Engine
Air Cleaner/Filter.........................................5-20
Check and Service Engine Soon Lamp...........3-43
Coolant......................................................5-29
Coolant Heater............................................2-30
Coolant Temperature Gage...........................3-42
Drive Belt Routing.......................................6-16
Engine Compartment Overview......................5-14
Exhaust.....................................................2-50
Fan Noise..................................................5-37
Oil .............................................................5-15
Oil Life System...........................................5-18
Overheated Protection Operating Mode...........5-36
Overheating................................................5-34
Starting......................................................2-28
Entry Lighting.................................................3-19
Event Data Recorders.....................................7-17
Exit Lighting...................................................3-19
Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-54
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-112
Flashers, Hazard Warning.................................. 3-6
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-85
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-86
Flat Tire, Storing...........................................5-101
Fluid
Automatic Transmission........................5-22, 5-25
Power Steering...........................................5-37
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
Fog Lamp
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-49
Four-Wheel Drive....................................2-40, 5-52
Front Axle......................................................5-53
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6
Driving for Better Economy............................. 4-2
E85 (85% Ethanol)........................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container....................5-12
Filling the Tank............................................. 5-9
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-8
Gage .........................................................3-50
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Fuel (cont.)
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-6
Low Warning Light.......................................3-51
Fuses
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block.............5-117
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-114
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-115
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-118
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-114
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-42
Fuel..........................................................3-50
Oil Pressure...............................................3-46
Speedometer..............................................3-36
Tachometer.................................................3-36
Voltmeter Gage...........................................3-39
Garage Door Opener.......................................2-71
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-6
Glove Box.....................................................2-78
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-7
H
Hazard Warning Flashers................................... 3-6
Head Restraints............................................... 1-2
Headlamp
Aiming .......................................................5-54
Headlamps
Bulb Replacement.......................................5-57
Daytime Running Lamp................................3-16
Exterior Lamps............................................3-14
Flash-to-Pass............................................... 3-8
Halogen Bulbs............................................5-57
High/Low Beam Changer................................ 3-8
On Reminder..............................................3-15
Heated Seats................................................... 1-7
Heater...........................................................3-22
Engine Coolant...........................................2-30
Heater...........................................................3-24
Highbeam On Light.........................................3-49
Highway Hypnosis...........................................4-27
Hill and Mountain Roads..................................4-28
Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-12
Release.....................................................5-13
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-37
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I
Ignition Positions.............................................2-26
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-57
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-70
Instrument Panel
Brightness..................................................3-18
Cluster.......................................................3-35
Overview..................................................... 3-4
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-44
K
Keyless Entry System....................................... 2-4
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-63
Lamp
Malfunction Indicator....................................3-43
Lamps
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp........................3-18
Dome ........................................................3-18
Dome Lamp Override...................................3-19
Reading.....................................................3-19Lap Belt........................................................1-53
Lap-Shoulder Belt...........................................1-46
LATCH System for Child Restraints...................1-65
Level Control..................................................4-49
License Plate Lamps.......................................5-59
Liftgate, Power...............................................2-15
Liftgate/Liftglass..............................................2-13
Liftglass/Liftgate..............................................2-13
Light
Airbag Readiness........................................3-37
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning............3-41
Brake System Warning.................................3-40
Charging System.........................................3-39
Cruise Control.............................................3-49
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-49
Highbeam On.............................................3-49
Low Fuel Warning.......................................3-51
Oil Pressure...............................................3-48
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator..................3-38
Safety Belt Reminders..................................3-36
Security.....................................................3-48
StabiliTrak®Indicator....................................3-42
Tire Pressure..............................................3-43
Tow/Haul Mode...........................................3-49
Lighting
Entry.........................................................3-19
Exit...........................................................3-19
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