immobilizer CHEVROLET TAHOE 2021 Owner's Manual

Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-13690484) - 2021 - crc - 8/17/20
Keys, Doors, and Windows 7
Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) SystemOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Doors
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror . . . 30
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Roof
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with a
remote key is dangerous and children or
others could be seriously injured or killed.
They could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the vehicle
move. The windows will function with
the remote key in the vehicle, and
children or others could be caught in the
path of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with a remote key.

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Keys, Doors, and Windows 27
To keep the steering column from binding,
straighten the front wheels before turning
off the vehicle.
Immobilizer
SeeRadio Frequency Statement 0409.
Immobilizer Operation
This vehicle has a passive theft-deterrent
system.
The system does not have to be manually
armed or disarmed.
The vehicle is automatically immobilized
when the vehicle is turned off.
The immobilization system is disarmed
when the ignition is turned on or to ACC/
ACCESSORY and a valid remote key is
present in the vehicle.
The security light, in the instrument cluster,
comes on if there is a problem with arming
or disarming the theft-deterrent system. The system has one or more remote keys
matched to an immobilizer control unit in
the vehicle. Only a correctly matched
remote key will start the vehicle. If the
remote key is ever damaged, you may not
be able to start your vehicle.
When trying to start the vehicle, the
security light may come on briefly.
If the engine does not start and the security
light stays on, there is a problem with the
system. Turn the ignition off and try again.
If the vehicle will not change ignition modes
(ACC/ACCESSORY, on, off), and the remote
key appears to be undamaged, try another
remote key. Or, you may try placing the
remote key in the backup location. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation
08.
If the ignition modes will not change with
the other remote key or in the backup
location, the vehicle needs service. If the
ignition does change modes, the first
remote key may be faulty. See your dealer.
It is possible for the immobilizer system to
learn new or replacement remote keys. Up
to eight remote keys can be programmed
for the vehicle. To program additional remote keys, see
“Programming Remote
Keys to the Vehicle” underRemote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 08.
Do not leave the remote key or device that
disarms or deactivates the theft-deterrent
system in the vehicle.
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors
{Warning
A convex mirror can make things, like
other vehicles, look farther away than
they really are. If you cut too sharply
into the right lane, you could hit a
vehicle on the right. Check the inside
mirror or glance over your shoulder
before changing lanes.
The passenger side mirror is convex shaped.
A convex mirror's surface is curved so more
can be seen from the driver seat.

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A Driver Information Center (DIC) tire
pressure message may also display. Stop as
soon as possible, and inflate the tires to the
pressure value shown on the Tire and
Loading Information label. SeeTire Pressure
0 346.
When the Light Flashes First and Then Is On
Steady
If the light flashes for about a minute and
then stays on, there may be a problem with
the TPMS. If the problem is not corrected,
the light will come on at every ignition
cycle. See Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
0 349.
Engine Oil Pressure Light (Uplevel
Cluster)
Caution
Lack of proper engine oil maintenance
can damage the engine. Driving with the
engine oil low can also damage the
engine. The repairs would not be covered
by the vehicle warranty. Check the oil
level as soon as possible. Add oil if
required, but if the oil level is within the
operating range and the oil pressure is
(Continued)
Caution (Continued)
still low, have the vehicle serviced.
Always follow the maintenance schedule
for changing engine oil.
This light should come on briefly as the
engine is started. If it does not come on,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the light comes on and stays on, it means
that oil is not flowing through the engine
properly. The vehicle could be low on oil
and might have some other system
problem. See your dealer.
Low Fuel Warning Light
A Low Fuel Warning Light near the fuel
gauge comes on briefly when the ignition is
turned on as a check to show it is working.
For vehicles with a reconfigurable cluster,
this light is in the display area and may not
come on when the ignition is turned on.
It also comes on when the fuel gauge
indicator nears empty. The light turns off
when fuel is added. If it does not, have the
vehicle serviced.
Security Light
The security light should come on briefly as
the engine is started. If it does not come on,
have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
If the system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine does
not start, there could be a problem with the
theft-deterrent system. See Immobilizer
Operation 027.

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Index 425
I
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
IndicatorPedestrian Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . 71
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, 141
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . 369
K
Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Lamps
Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 135
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 140
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
LATCH System Replacing Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 82
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Lights (cont'd)
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driver Mode Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Four Corner Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Four-Wheel-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Service Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Index 429
ServicesSpecial Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Stop/Start System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Storage
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
System Brake Pad Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Engine Air Filter Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Four Corner Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Rear Seat Infotainment (RSI) . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346, 347
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 349