ventilated CHEVROLET TAHOE 2018 User Guide

Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-11349385) - 2018 - crc - 11/3/17
Climate Controls 195
warmed. To turn Auto Rear Defog
on or off, see“Climate and Air
Quality” underVehicle
Personalization 0170.
Caution
Using a razor blade or sharp
object to clear the inside rear
window can damage the rear
window defogger. Repairs would
not be covered by the vehicle
warranty. Do not clear the inside
rear window with sharp objects.
Heated Mirror : If equipped with
heated outside mirrors, the mirrors
heat to help clear fog or frost from
the surface of the mirror when the
rear window defog button is
pressed. See Heated Mirrors 058.
Rear Climate Controls
O:Press to turn the rear climate
control system on or off.
AUTO : Press AUTO to control the
rear passenger temperature, air
delivery, and fan speed. AUTO
appears in the display when automatic operation is active. If any
of the climate control settings
except rear temperature are
manually adjusted, this cancels full
automatic operation.
Fan Control :
Press up or down to
increase or decrease the rear
passenger area fan speed.
Air Delivery Mode Control : Press
up or down to change the direction
of the rear passenger airflow.
Repeatedly press the switch until
the desired mode appears on the
display. Multiple presses will cycle
through the delivery selections.
Temperature Control : Press up or
down to increase or decrease the
airflow temperature into the rear
passenger area.
RCTRL : Press to lock or unlock
control of the rear climate control
system from the rear seat
passengers. When locked, the rear
climate control can only be adjusted
from the front seat. Remote Start Climate Control
Operation
If equipped with the remote start
feature, the climate control system
will come on when the vehicle is
started remotely, depending on the
outside temperature. The rear
window defogger and heated seats,
if equipped, may also come on.
See
Remote Vehicle Start 043 and
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats
0 72.
SensorsThe solar sensor monitors the solar
heat. Do not cover the solar sensor
or the system will not work properly.

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332 Vehicle Care
FusesUsage
17 Video processing module
18 Mirror window module
19 Body control module 1
20 Front bolster (if equipped)
21 –
22 –
23 –
24 HVAC/Ignition
25 Instrument cluster/ Ignition sensing
diagnostic module/
Ignition
26 Tilt column/SEO/Tilt column lock 1/SEO
27 Data link connector/ Driver seat module
28 Passive entry/Passive start/HVAC battery
29 Content theft deterrent Fuses
Usage
30 –
31 –
32 –
33 SEO/Automatic level control/Left heated
second row seat
34 Park enable/Electric adjustable pedal (if
equipped)
35 –
36 Miscellaneous/Run crank
37 Heated steering wheel
38 Steering column lock 2 (if equipped)
39 Instrument cluster battery
40 –
41 –
42 Euro trailer (if equipped)
43 Left doors Fuses
Usage
44 Driver power seat
45 –
46 Right heated, cooled, or ventilated seat (if
equipped)
47 Left heated, cooled, or ventilated seat (if
equipped)
48 –
49 –
50 Accessory power outlet 2
51 –
54 –
55 –
56 –
Relays Usage
52 Retained accessory power
53 Run/Crank relay

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434 Index
Fluid (cont'd)Four-Wheel Drive
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 261
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 234, 314
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 322
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Fuel (cont'd)
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 159
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 226
Requirements, California . . . . . 267
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 325
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, 333
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 178Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Gauges (cont'd)
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 387
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 185
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

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Index 435
Headlamps (cont'd)High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 159
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 183
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 160
Heated Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 196
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 344
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 210
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 244
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 157
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192, 196I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 217, 219
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 59
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 35, 41
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 33
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 338 Lamps
Auxiliary Roof
Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 184
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Malfunction Indicator
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 263
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 265
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 157
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a
Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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438 Index
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Rear Climate Control System . . . 196
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 256
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 136
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 372
Reimbursement Program,
GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35, 41
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacement
Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 104 Replacing LATCH System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Replacing Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 415
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Roads
Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 403
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227S
Safety Defects ReportingCanadian Government . . . . . . . . 415
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 410
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
How to Wear Seat Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 91
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 89
Seats
Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 72
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 67
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . 67
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74