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Black plate (1,1)Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special Service Packages - 2012
2012 Chevrolet Tahoe Police and Special ServicePackagesM
Keys, Doors, and
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Instruments and Controls . . . . 5-1
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Information Displays . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . 9-1
Driving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Vehicle Care
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
Vehicle Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Special Equipment Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
SEO Standard Options . . . . . . . 15-2
SEO Available Options . . . . . . 15-10
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i-1

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-1
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Specific Cylinder Unit for SingleKey - Random Code
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Keys and Locks
Specific Cylinder Unit for
Single Key - Random
Code System
If your vehicles are equipped with
one of these options, the entire fleet
of vehicle locks can be operated
with one key.
.SEO 6E2 - Specific Fleet
Key Code
.SEO 6E8 - Specific Fleet
Key Code
Your vehicle will be equipped with a
standard production random key
code if one of the optional fleet
codes was not ordered.
For specific key code information,
contact your dealer. Your vehicles will be equipped with
a key cylinder in the ignition lock
and the driver door only. Remote
keyless entry (RKE) is a standard
feature and operates all other doors
and the rear liftgate. Six additional
RKE transmitters may have been
ordered with your vehicle. See your
dealer for additional information
regarding availability of more RKE
units for your vehicle.
The RKE transmitter for your police
vehicle has the vehicle locator/panic
alarm button disabled. The horn will
not sound and the exterior lights will
not flash when the button is
pressed.

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2-2 Keys, Doors, and Windows
Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter
Programming‐SEO
AMF - Fleet Package of
6 Unprogrammed Remote
Units
Do not operate or program the
transmitters in the vicinity of other
vehicles that are in the keyless
entry program mode. This prevents
the programming of the transmitters
to the incorrect vehicle.
Up to eight transmitters may be
programmed to the RKE on Police
and Special Service Package
equipped vehicles. The first four
transmitters are given the position of
#1-#4 in the RKE. Any further
transmitters will also be assigned to
position #4.
Verify that the proper transmitters
are learned to the vehicle. Do not
learn a transmitter with a remote
start button to a vehicle that does
not have remote start. To access this DIC display, the
vehicle must be in P (Park). To
match a remote keyless entry
transmitter to the vehicle, do the
following:
1. Press the trip odometer reset
stem until RELEARN REMOTE
KEY displays.
2. Press and hold the trip reset stem for three seconds. The
message REMOTE KEY
LEARNING ACTIVE will display.
3. At the same time, press and hold
QandKon the first
transmitter for approximately
15 seconds. A beep will sound
indicating the transmitter is
matched to the vehicle.
4. Repeat Step 3 to match up to five more transmitters. A total of
eight transmitters can be
matched per vehicle.
5. To exit the programming mode, turn the ignition key to LOCK/
OFF .

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Lighting 6-1
Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The following exterior lighting
features apply to vehicles first sold
in the United States.
The vehicle has Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) and an Automatic
Headlamp System (AHS). The DRL
and AHS can be turned to OFF with
the headlamp switch when the
transmission is in P (Park) and the
engine is at idle. If the engine is not
turned off, the DRL and AHS will
remain OFF when the transmission
is placed in gear. The vehicle may
be driven with the lamps off for one
ignition cycle.
The vehicle may have been built
with SEO 9G8, DRL AND AHS
DISABLE. This feature turns off
DRL and AHS and requires manual
control of the exterior lighting. See
your dealer to restore the DRL and
AHS to normal operation.For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the DRL and AHS can be turned off
if the transmission is in P (Park).
See the owner's manual for more
information.
Special Features
The following standard features are
disabled in the Police Package and
Special Service Package.
.Entry Lighting and Exit Lighting
.Remote Keyless Entry Feedback
(Horn Beep) and (Lamps Flash)
Automatic Door Locking is standard.
If you need it disabled, see your
dealer.

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15-24 Special Equipment Options
Wiring Provisions Front
Speakers - SEO WX7
About 165 cm (65 in) of auxiliary
speaker wire is run from the
instrument panel radio connector
and is coiled under the center of the
instrument panel. The wiring permits
the connection of front door
speakers to customer-installed
communication equipment.Radio outputs from the front
speakers are sent to the rear
speakers to maintain the required
open door/key in the ignition
reminder chime
Electrical Connections
1. Disconnect the negative (−)
battery cable at the battery.
2. Remove the tape from the wire coiled under the instrument
panel to uncoil it.
3. Using proper electrical connectors, connect the wires
for the left front audio output of
the customer-installed
communication device. The left
front positive wire is tan and the
left front negative wire is gray.
4. Using proper electrical connectors, connect the wires
for the right front audio output of
the customer-installed
communication device. The right
front positive wire is light green
and the right front negative wire is dark green. The electrical
impedance of each speaker
installed is 10 ohms.
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.
5. The ignition must be turned off and the vehicle must be vacated
prior to attaching the cable to the
battery. Connect the negative (−)
battery cable to the battery and
tighten the bolt to 5 N·m
(3.7 lb ft).
6. 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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i-2 INDEX
G
GaugesOdometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Groundig Studs, Rear Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10
Grounding Straps
Radio Suppression . . . . . . . . . 15-10
H
Horn/Siren, WiringProvisions - SEO 6J4 . . . . . . . 15-20
I
Idle SystemFast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Inactive Rear Door Handles - SEO 6B2 . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Inactive Rear Door Locks - SEO 6N6 . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Inactive Rear Door Windows - SEO 6N5 . . . . . . . . 15-14
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
K
Keys Single Key Random CodeSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
L
LampsExterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Exterior EmergencyFlashing
System - SEO 6J7 . . . . . . . . .15-11
Vehicle Grille Wiring
Provisions - SEO 6J3 . . . . . 15-22
Lights Wiring Provisions forEmergency
Vehicle - SEO TRW . . . . . . . 15-15
M
Monitor System, Tire
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

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INDEX i-3
N
Notices forCustomer-installed
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
P
Police Package and SpecialService Package, SEO
Standard Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Q
Questions and Answers
About Airbags and
Specialty Law Enforcement
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
R
Radio SuppressionGrounding Straps . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10
Rear Compartment Equipment GroundingStuds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-10
Rear Door Handles
Inactive - SEO 6B2 . . . . . . . . . 15-14
S
Safety BeltsQuestions and AnswersAbout Airbags and
Specialty Law
Enforcement Vehicles . . . . . . . . 3-1
SEO Standard Options Police Package andSpecial Service Package . . . . 15-2
Speaker/Siren, Wiring Provisions - SEO 6J3 . . . . . . . 15-22 Speakers
Wiring Provisions,
Front - SEO WX7 . . . . . . . . . 15-24
Special Equipment Options Inactive Rear DoorHandles - SEO 6B2 . . . . . . . 15-14
Specific Cylinder Unit for
Single Key - Random Code
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Spotlamp SEO 7X6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Spotlamps SEO 7X7, Available
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-14
Supplement Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii