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Black plate (1,1)Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special Service Packages - 2012
Special Equipment Options 15-1
Special Equipment
Options
SEO Standard Options
SEO StandardOptions - Police Package
and Special Service
Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Wiring Provisions for 12-Volt Battery Power Supply . . . . . . 15-2
Auxiliary Battery Power Junction Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8
Equipment Grounding Studs - Rear
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10
Radio Suppression Grounding Straps . . . . . . . . . 15-10
SEO Available Options
Dual BatterySystem - SEO 6A6 . . . . . . . . 15-10
Exterior Lamp Emergency Flashing
System - SEO 6J7 . . . . . . . . 15-11
Inactive Rear Door Handles - SEO 6B2 . . . . . . . 15-14
Inactive Rear Door Locks - SEO 6N6 . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Inactive Rear Door Windows - SEO 6N5 . . . . . . 15-14
Spotlamp - SEO 7X6 . . . . . . . 15-14
Spotlamps - SEO 7X7 . . . . . . 15-14 Wiring Provisions for
Emergency Vehicle Roof
Light - SEO TRW . . . . . . . . . 15-15
Wiring Provisions for Horn/ Siren Circuit - SEO 6J4 . . . 15-20
Wiring Provisions for Vehicle Grille Lamps, Flasher, and
Speaker/
Siren - SEO 6J3 . . . . . . . . . . 15-22
Wiring Provisions Front Speakers - SEO WX7 . . . . . 15-24

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15-2 Special Equipment Options
SEO Standard
Options
SEO Standard Options -
Police Package and
Special Service Package
Notice:GM cannot be
responsible for any changes
made to the vehicle. Have all
electrical and body modifications
performed by experienced
technicians.
.Be sure that any modified or
added wiring will work
properly with your vehicle's
wiring system.
.See that all wiring is properly
protected by fuses, and not
causing an overload to
connectors and components.
.Do not route wiring in areas
of the vehicle where
temperatures can be high or
where wiring may be cut,
pinched or rubbed.
.See that all added wiring is
of the same or smaller gauge
than the wire it is being
attached to for proper fuse
protection.
.Be sure that all holes drilled
in the body are properly
sealed and corrosion
protected. See that the
vehicle's wiring harnesses,
piping and other components
have not been displaced or
damaged during customer
installations of equipment
and wiring.
Wiring Provisions for
12-Volt Battery Power
Supply

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Special Equipment Options 15-3
Wiring Provisions‐12‐Volt Battery Power

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Special Equipment Options 15-5
The vehicle is equipped with wiring
provisions for a 12-volt battery
power supply. Refer to the following
information when adding electrical
accessories that will use the 12-volt
power supply feeds connected to
the vehicle's electrical system. The
wiring harness is located below the
instrument panel near the center of
the vehicle. The following
information describes the breaker
and relay location and provides a
wiring diagram to aid in connecting
customer equipment.
Electrical Connections
Notice:Before modifying or
adding any wiring, be sure that it
will work properly with your
vehicle's wiring system. Because
there are so many modifications
that can be made for many
different bodies and accessories,
GM cannot take responsibility for
any changes made. Such
changes may not be covered by
your GM Warranty. Have the work
done by an experienced electrical
technician. All wiring must be properly
protected by fuses, etc. and must
be routed properly so that it will
not be cut, pinched or rubbed by
other parts of the vehicle. Do not
route wiring in areas where it will
be very hot. Be sure not to
overload the vehicle's wiring,
connectors and components. All
added wire must be at least the
same size as the wire being
attached to for proper fuse
protection.
Installation Instructions
–12‐Volt
Accessory Power Supply
1. Disconnect the negative (−)
battery cable at the battery. The
negative (−) battery cable must
be disconnected before the
positive wiring lead is connected
to the power accessory.
2. Locate the power supply harnesses, one under the
instrument panel near the center
of the vehicle, and one within the
driver side rear cargo area jack
stowage compartment. 3. Prepare the wires that are to be
used to connect the power
accessory. Do not remove the
unused wires. Tape unused
wires back in their original
position under the instrument
panel.
4. Complete the wiring installation of the customer added
accessory with additional wire
required for the specific
electrical accessory power
connection. The wire gauge,
3.0 mm² (12 gauge), should be
the same as the wiring of the
installed harness.
5. The ignition must be turned to OFF prior to attaching the cables
to the battery, or serious damage
to the Body Control Module
(BCM) may result.
The windshield wiper switch and
the radio must be turned off
before attaching cables to the
battery.

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15-6 Special Equipment Options
6. Reconnect the negative (−)battery cable to the battery.
Torque the bolt to 5 Y
(3.6 lb ft).
7. Reset the clock time and radio pushbuttons as desired.
The 12‐volt battery power is
supplied through two underhood
mega fuses, one 125 amp and one
60 amp. This underhood power is
fed to the breaker/relay center via a
harness that passes through the
driver side front of the dash, and
routes across the instrument panel
to a position forward of the glove
box. The breaker/relay center is
mounted to the instrument panel
structure forward of the glove box.
The center includes a plastic
bracket, two relays, two 30 amp
breakers and three 50 amp mega
circuit breakers. Two 30 amp breakers supply power
from the underhood 60 amp mega
fuse through the contacts of the
control relays to 3.0 mm² (12 gauge)
blunt cut wires. These two blunt cut
leads are part of wire coil under the
instrument panel near the center of
the vehicle.
Each relay is operated by a 0.5 mm²
(20 gauge) blunt cut, light or dark
blue control lead included in the
122 cm (4 ft) loop of wire coiled
under the instrument panel.
Three 50 amp mega circuit
breakers, protected by three fusible
links, supply power directly from the
underhood 125 amp mega fuse
through three, 5.0 mm² (10 gauge)
wires. Two of the wires are routed
through the body harness to buss
junction blocks in the left rear of the
cargo area and secured near the
jack and tools. This 122 cm (4 ft) of
coiled wires can be accessed by
removing the cup holder on the top
of the trim panel. The third 5 mm²
(10 gauge) wire is a blunt cut lead
which is part of the 122 cm (4 ft)
loop of wire coiled under the
instrument panel near the center of
the vehicle.
An 8 mm² (8 gauge) ground lead is
also provided, and it is located
under the front passenger sill plate.
It can be accessed by removing the
sill plate and pulling the loop of wire
at the front of the plate. The lead is
122 cm (4 ft) long.

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15-8 Special Equipment Options
Enlarged View of the Fuse Block
A. Relays and Circuit Breakers
B. Front of the Vehicle
C. Floor of the Vehicle
D. Glove Box
E. Tab
The following information tells how
to access the vehicle's relay and
breaker center for checking and
replacing breakers. The breaker and relay center is
located behind and above the
instrument panel storage
compartment. Remove contents
from the storage tray. Using the tab
at the back of the compartment,
drop the tray down gently toward
the floor. It will hang from the hinge.
The breaker/relay center is located
above the right rear corner of the
storage compartment. The bracket
is attached to the instrument panel
structure with two screws.
Replace a 30 amp circuit breaker
with GM Part No. 12182117 circuit
breaker, or equivalent. Replace a
relay with a GM Part No. 12193604
relay, or equivalent. Replace a
50 amp circuit breaker with a GM
Part No. 15319848 circuit breaker,
or equivalent.
Reinstall the storage tray into the
compartment by lifting it into the
instrument panel.
Auxiliary Battery Power
Junction Blocks
Two auxiliary power junction blocks
are located within the driver side
rear cargo area jack stowage
compartment. Each junction block is
powered directly from the battery
through a 50 amp circuit breaker for
connection to customer‐furnished
equipment. The two circuit breakers
are located in the breaker/relay
panel forward of the instrument
panel glove box. A maximum load of
50 amps (600 watts) can be
connected to each junction block.
The wiring diagram for this circuit is
shown as part of the diagram for
“Wiring Provisions
–12 Volt Battery
Power”.

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Special Equipment Options 15-9
The two junction blocks are
connected to coiled 1.5 m (5 ft)
branches of the rear body harness
and fastened near the jack.
Mounting of the junction blocks can
be at customer‐selected rear cargo
area locations permitted by the
branch harness length and using
customer‐furnished mounting
hardware.
The junction blocks should not be
attached to the interior trim plastic
components without appropriate
backing hardware to the mounting
bolts.
To connect the customer-furnished
equipment at the junction blocks,
use the following steps:
1. Disconnect the negative (−)battery cable.
2. Connect the customer-furnished equipment positive leads to the
junction block terminals and
tighten to 15 N·m (11 lb ft).
The ignition must be turned off
and the vehicle vacated prior to
connecting the negative (−)
battery cable to the battery. 3. Reconnect the negative (−)
battery cable to the battery.
Torque the bolt to 5 Y
(3.6 lb ft).
4. Set the time on the clock and radio pushbuttons as needed.
See “Introduction” in the
Infotainment section of the
owner manual for more
information.

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15-10 Special Equipment Options
Equipment Grounding
Studs - Rear
Compartment
Your Tahoe Police and Special
Service Package has grounding
studs located at the lower driver
side and passenger side rear
compartment liftgate opening for
connection to customer electrical
equipment. A 1.52 m (5 ft) blunt cut
length of #8 awg copper wire is
coiled inside the jack storage
compartment to permit grounding of
electrical equipment that may bemounted forward in the rear
compartment and behind the
second row seatback.
Radio Suppression
Grounding Straps
Your Tahoe Police Package and
Special Service Package are
equipped with additional grounding
straps in the following locations:
.Driver side front frame body
mount bracket to underbody
.Driver side rear frame body
mount bracket to rear underbody
.Passenger side rear frame body
mount bracket to rear underbody
.Passenger side center frame
body mount bracket to center
underbody
.Exhaust pipe hanger rod to rear
frame
SEO Available
Options
Dual Battery
System - SEO 6A6
This vehicle may have a dual
battery system. The two batteries
are connected so that both supply
battery power to the vehicle at the
same time
—they are connected in
parallel. See “Battery”in the owner
manual for additional information on
batteries.

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Special Equipment Options 15-15
Wiring Provisions for
Emergency Vehicle Roof
Light - SEO TRW
Battery power is supplied through a
30 amp fuse to a wiring harness
located in the roof. Power is
controlled with a switch located in
the overhead console. The
customer or vehicle upfitter must
complete the installation to an
added accessory such as an
emergency beacon lamp.
Maximum rated electrical load is
21 amps (250 watts). The added
electrical requirements must not
exceed 21 amps (250 watts).
Running the accessory for long
periods of time with the engine off
may run the battery down.Installation
Instructions
–Emergency
Vehicle Roof Panel Lamp
Wiring to the accessory can be
done by either directly connecting
the wire in the roof to the accessory
(Option A) or by using Wiring
Harness Package part number
12150250 obtained from GM
Service Parts (Option B).
A. 645 mm (25.39 in)
B. 440 mm (17.32 in)
C. 100 mm (3.94 in) square D. Roof Centerline
E. Roof Edge
1. Disconnect the negative (−)
battery cable at the battery.
2. Make the electrical connections using either option A or option B.
Notice: Pulling the wiring
harness through a panel hole that
has sharp edges may cause
damage to the wire and/or wire
insulation. Remove sharp edges
from the panel hole before pulling
the wire through it.
Option A: Roof Wires Directly to
Accessory
1. Drill a 10 to 13 mm (3/8 in to 1/2 in) hole in the outer roof
panel in the area shown in the
illustration. The hole should only
go through the outer panel.
Remove all sharp edges from
the drilled hole.
2. Remove the inside overhead console access panel/lamp
lenses.

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Special Equipment Options 15-17
8. Attach the harness assemblyfrom the package to the
accessory. Cover with the
supplied conduit for added
protection. Connect the orange
wire to the accessory hot
terminal and the black wire to
the ground.
9. Complete the connection from the roof harness to the extension
harness. Cover the mated
connector with the supplied
foam. Push the foam covered
connection and excess wire
through the roof panel hole.
10. Reinstall the overhead console access panel/lamp lenses. Restoring Power
The auxiliary lamp switch is located
on the overhead console.
This switch includes wiring
provisions for a dealer or a qualified
service center to install an auxiliary
roof lamp. When the wiring is
connected to an auxiliary roof
mounted lamp, pressing the bottom
of the switch will activate the lamp and illuminate an indicator light at
the bottom of the switch. Pressing
the top of the switch again will turn
off the roof mounted lamp and
indicator.
1. Be sure that the auxiliary lamp
switch is off.
2. Vacate the vehicle and reconnect the battery cable.
3. Turn the auxiliary lamp switch on. The accessory should now
be working. If it is not working,
check the connections.
4. After ensuring that the accessory is working properly,
install the grommet in the hole.
Seal with silicone sealer to
prevent water leakage.
Notice: Overloading the vehicle's
electrical system may damage
your vehicle's accessories. Do
not overload the vehicle's system
by having unnecessary
accessories on at the same time.