Chevrolet 2006 Tahoe Owner's manual

Seats and Restraint Systems

........................... 1-1

Front Seats

............................................... 1-2

Rear Seats

............................................... 1-8

Safety Belts

............................................. 1-27

Child Restraints

....................................... 1-46

Airbag System

......................................... 1-72

Restraint System Check

............................ 1-85

Features and Controls

..................................... 2-1

Keys

........................................................ 2-3

Doors and Locks

....................................... 2-8

Windows

................................................. 2-14

Theft-Deterrent Systems

............................ 2-16

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle

........... 2-18

Mirrors

.................................................... 2-37

OnStar

®

System

...................................... 2-50

Universal Home Remote System

................ 2-52

Storage Areas

......................................... 2-56

Sunroof

.................................................. 2-60

Vehicle Personalization

............................. 2-60

Instrument Panel

............................................. 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview

.......................... 3-4

Climate Controls

...................................... 3-21

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators

........ 3-34

Driver Information Center (DIC)

.................. 3-51

Audio System(s)

....................................... 3-72

Driving Your Vehicle

....................................... 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle

..... 4-2

Towing

................................................... 4-58

Service and Appearance Care

.......................... 5-1

Service

..................................................... 5-3

Fuel

......................................................... 5-5

Checking Things Under the Hood

............... 5-10

All-Wheel Drive

........................................ 5-47

Rear Axle

............................................... 5-47

Four-Wheel Drive

..................................... 5-49

Front Axle

............................................... 5-50

Bulb Replacement

.................................... 5-51

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

......... 5-58

Tires

...................................................... 5-59

Appearance Care

..................................... 5-99

Vehicle Identiﬁcation

............................... 5-108

Electrical System

.................................... 5-109

Capacities and Speciﬁcations

................... 5-118

Maintenance Schedule

..................................... 6-1

Maintenance Schedule

................................ 6-2

Customer Assistance and Information

.............. 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information

........... 7-2

Reporting Safety Defects

........................... 7-14

Index .................................................................1

2006 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem,

CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the

names TAHOE, SUBURBAN, and Z71 are registered

trademarks of General Motors Corporation.

This manual includes the latest information at the time it

was printed. We reserve the right to make changes in

the product after that time without notice. For vehicles

ﬁrst sold in Canada, substitute the name “General

Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division

wherever it appears in this manual.

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if you

ever need it while you are on the road. If you sell the

vehicle, leave this manual with the vehicle.

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtained

from your dealer or from:

Helm, Incorporated

P.O. Box 07130

Detroit, MI 48207

How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning to

end when they ﬁrst receive their new vehicle. If this

is done, it can help you learn about the features

and controls for the vehicle. Pictures and words work

together in the owner manual to explain things.

Index

A good place to quickly locate information about the

vehicle is the Index in the back of the manual. It is an

alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the

page number where it can be found.

Litho in U.S.A.

Part No. 06TAHOE A First Printing

©

ii

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book. We

use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things

that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning.

{CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt

you or other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is.

Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce the

hazard. Please read these cautions. If you do not,

you or others could be hurt.

You will also ﬁnd a circle

with a slash through it in

this book. This safety

symbol means “Do Not,”

“Do Not do this” or “Do Not

let this happen.”

iii

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this manual you will ﬁnd these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the

vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered

by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly. But

the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage.

When you read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in

different words.

There are also warning labels on the vehicle. They use

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that use

symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with

the text describing the operation or information

relating to a speciﬁc component, control, message,

gage, or indicator.

If you need help ﬁguring out a speciﬁc name of a

component, gage, or indicator, reference the

following topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• Climate Controls in Section 3

• Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3

• Audio System(s) in Section 3

• Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5

iv

These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

v

✍ NOTES

vi

Front Seats ......................................................1-2

Manual Seats ................................................1-2

Power Seats ..................................................1-3

Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3

Heated Seats .................................................1-4

Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5

Head Restraints .............................................1-7

Rear Seats .......................................................1-8

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8

60/40 Split Bench Seat (Second Row) .............1-10

50/50 Split Bench Seat (Third Row) ................1-13

Bench Seat (Third Row) ................................1-18

Bucket Seats (Second Row) ...........................1-23

Safety Belts ...................................................1-27

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-27

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-31

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-32

Driver Position ..............................................1-32

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-39

Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-39

Center Passenger Position .............................1-39

Rear Outside Passenger Positions ..................1-41

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-43

Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-45

Child Restraints .............................................1-46

Older Children ..............................................1-46

Infants and Young Children ............................1-49

Child Restraint Systems .................................1-52

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-56

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-57

Securing a Child Restraint in a

Rear Outside Seat Position .........................1-64

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Center Rear Seat Position ..........................1-66

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Center Front Seat Position ..........................1-68

Securing a Child Restraint in the

Right Front Seat Position ............................1-68

Airbag System ...............................................1-72

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-74

When Should an Airbag Inﬂate? .....................1-77

What Makes an Airbag Inﬂate? .......................1-78

How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-78

What Will You See After an Airbag Inﬂates? .....1-79

Passenger Sensing System ............................1-80

Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-84

Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-84

Restraint System Check ..................................1-85

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-85

Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-86

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

1-1

Front Seats

Manual Seats

{CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to

adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle

is moving. The sudden movement could startle

and confuse you, or make you push a pedal

when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s

seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

If your vehicle has a manual bucket or a split bench

seat, you can adjust the seat forward or rearward with

the bar located under the front of the seat cushion.

Lift the bar to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to where you

want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with

your body to be sure the seat is locked in place.

1-2

Power Seats

If your vehicle has power seats, the controls are located

on the outboard side of the seats.

• Raise or lower the front of the seat cushion by

raising or lowering the front of the horizontal control.

• Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by

raising or lowering the rear of the horizontal control.

• Raise or lower the entire seat cushion by raising or

lowering the whole horizontal control.

• Move the seat forward or rearward by moving the

horizontal control forward or rearward.

If your vehicle has power reclining seatbacks, the

control is located rear of the power seat control on the

outboard side of the seats. Adjust the angle of the

seatback by pressing the vertical control forward

or rearward. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-5.

If your vehicle has manual reclining seatbacks,

see Reclining Seatbacks on page 1-5.

Power Lumbar

Your vehicle’s seats may be equipped with power

lumbar. They will either be 2-way or 4-way.

If your vehicle has 2-way

lumbar adjustment, it will

have this control located

on the outboard side of

the front seat(s).

To increase support, press and hold the front of the

control. To decrease support, press and hold the rear

of the control. Let go of the control when the lower

seatback reaches the desired level of support.

2-way Power Lumbar

1-3

If your vehicle has 4-way

lumbar adjustment, it will

have this control located

on the outboard side of the

front seat(s).

To increase support, press and hold the front of the

control. To decrease support, press and hold the rear of

the control. Let go of the control when the lower

seatback reaches the desired level of support.

You can also reshape the side wing area of the lower

seatback for more lateral support.

To increase support, press and hold the top of the

control. To decrease support, press and hold the bottom

of the control. Let go of the control when the lower

seatback reaches the desired level of support.

Your vehicle may have a memory function which allows

seat settings to be saved and recalled. See Memory

Seat on page 2-61 for more information.

Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as

it may during long trips, so should the position of

your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.

Heated Seats

If your vehicle has this

feature, the buttons are

located on the front doors.

The engine must be

running for the heated

seats to work.

To heat the entire seat, press the horizontal button with

the heated seat and seatback symbol. Press the button to

cycle through the temperature settings of high, medium

and low and to turn the heated seat off. Indicator lights

will be lit to designate the level of heat selected: three for

high, two for medium, and one for low.

To heat only the seatback, press the vertical button with

the heated seatback symbol. An indicator light on the

seatback button will be lit to designate that only the

seatback is being heated. Additional presses of

the seatback button will cycle through the heat levels for

the seatback only. Press the horizontal button again

to heat the whole seat.

4-way Power Lumbar

1-4

The heated seats will be canceled after the ignition is

turned off. If you still want to use the heated seat feature

after you restart your vehicle, you will need to press

the heated seat button again.

Reclining Seatbacks

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

To adjust the seatback, lift the manual lever located on

the outboard side of the seat. Release the lever to

lock the seatback in the desired position. Lift the lever

again without pushing on the seatback and the seatback

will go to an upright position.

If your vehicle has power seats with a power recliner,

see Power Seats on page 1-3 for further information on

how to operate the reclining seatback feature.

1-5

{CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle

is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you

buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their

job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash,

you could go into it, receiving neck or other

injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash

the belt could go up over your abdomen. The

belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic

bones. This could cause serious internal

injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in

motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit

well back in the seat and wear your safety belt

properly.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is

moving.

1-6

Head Restraints

Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is closest to the top of your head. This position

reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.

Pull the head restraint up to raise it. Push the head

restraint down to lower it.

Each front head restraint can also be tilted forward to

four positions by pulling on it.

A click will sound after each tilt position is reached.

Pull the head restraint forward, past the last position, to

release it to the upright position.

The rear seat head restraints are also adjustable up and

down, but they do not tilt.

1-7

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Operation

Entering or Exiting the Third Row

Seats

Regular Models

If your vehicle has the 60/40 Split Bench seat in the

second row, you must ﬂip and fold the second row seat

following the instructions later in this section. See

60/40 Split Bench Seat (Second Row) on page 1-10.

To exit the third row seat with no assistance, do

the following:

1. Reach over the second

row seat and pull up on

the strap loop located

in the center of the

seat where the

seatback and the seat

cushion meet. Then

pull the seat cushion up

and push it forward.

2. Next, push the seatback forward until it is ﬂat with

the ﬂoor.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

Return the seat to the normal seating position when

ﬁnished. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked in place.

1-8

Extended Models

The passenger’s side of both the second row 60/40 split

bench seat and the second row bucket seat has an

easy entry/exit feature. This makes it easy to get in and

out of the third row seat.

To operate the easy entry seat, do the following:

1. Lift the release lever on the outboard side of the

back of the seat.

2. Tilt the seatback toward the front of the vehicle and

the seat will release.

3. Pull (push if you are exiting the third row with no

assistance) the seat forward until it stops.

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not provide

the protection needed in a crash. The person

wearing the belt could be seriously injured.

After raising the rear seatback, always check

to be sure that the safety belts are properly

routed and attached, and are not twisted.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

Return the seat to the normal seating position when

ﬁnished. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it

is locked in place.

1-9

60/40 Split Bench Seat

(Second Row)

If your vehicle has a 60/40 split bench, the seats can be

ﬂipped and folded for additional cargo space.

Flip and Fold Feature

To ﬂip and fold the seat, do the following:

1. Make sure that there is nothing under or in front of

the seat.

2. Make sure that the headrests are completely

lowered or removed.

On regular models, the rear seatbacks may be

equipped with rearward folding headrests. When the

seatback is being folded forward, the head rest

will automatically fold rearward.

On extended models, the headrests need to be

removed and stored. To do this, push the button at

the base of the head rest, and pull the head rest

out from the seatback. Slide the head rest pins into

the holes on the top of the seat cushion.

3. Pull up on the strap

loop located at the rear

of the seat cushion

and ﬂip the seat

cushion forward.

4. Regular models: Push the seatback forward until it

is ﬂat.

1-10

Extended models: On the passenger side, lift the

lever at the base of the seat to release the

seatback. Push the seatback forward until it is ﬂat.

If the seatback cannot fold ﬂat because it interferes with

the cushion, try moving the front seat forward and/or

bring the front seatback more upright.

Once the seatbacks are folded forward, on extended

models only, the rear seat footwell area will be exposed

and will have to be covered by the load ﬂoor panels.

To create a load ﬂoor, do the following:

1. Release the panels from the seatbacks by pushing

forward on the latches.

2. Fold the panels back to cover the rear seat

footwell area.

1-11

Returning the Seats to the Normal

Seating Position

To return the seat to the normal seating position,

do the following:

1. On extended models, lift the load ﬂoor panels and

latch them into the seatback.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure

it is locked.

2. Lift the seatback up and push it rearward all the

way. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure

it is locked in place.

3. On regular models, return the headrests to the

upright position.

On extended models, return the headrests from the

stored position to the seatback.

4. Lower the seat cushion until it latches into position.

Pull up on the seat cushion to make sure

it is locked.

{CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not

properly attached, or twisted will not provide

the protection needed in a crash. The person

wearing the belt could be seriously injured.

After raising the rear seatback, always check

to be sure that the safety belts are properly

routed and attached, and are not twisted.

5. Make sure that the safety belt buckles on the

driver’s side seat are accessible to the outboard and

center occupants and are not under the seat

cushions.

1-12

50/50 Split Bench Seat (Third Row)

If your vehicle has a 50/50 split bench seat, the

seatback(s) can be folded and the entire seat(s) can

be tilted, or removed from the vehicle.

Folding the Seatback(s)

To fold the seatback, do the following:

• Pull up on the release lever labeled 1, located

on the rear of the seatback, and push the

seatback forward.

Unfolding the Seatback(s)

To return the seatback to the upright position,

do the following:

1. Pull up on the release lever labeled 1, located on

the rear of the seatback. Then pull up on seatback

until it locks into the upright position.

{CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could

cause injury to the person sitting there. Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure

it is locked.

2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure

it is locked.

1-13

Tilting the 50/50 Split Bench Seat(s)

The seat(s) can be tilted forward for additional

cargo space.

To tilt the seat, do the following:

1. Open the liftgate to access the controls for the

50/50 seat.

2. Make sure the head restraints are completely

lowered.

3. Fold the seatbacks forward using the instructions

listed under “Folding the Seatbacks” previously.

You will not be able to unlatch the seat from

the ﬂoor unless the seatback is folded down.

4. Unlatch the seat from the ﬂoor by pulling up on the

lever labeled 2, located next to the carrying handle

at the rear of the seat.

5. Lift the rear of the seat up from the ﬂoor.

6. Tilt the seat fully forward and lock it into place.

7. Push and pull on the seat.

Put the seat in this position only when necessary for

additional cargo space.

Returning the 50/50 Split Bench Seat(s)

from a Tilted Position

To return the seat to the normal seating position, do the

following:

1. Open the liftgate to access the controls for the

50/50 seat.

2. Pull the lever labeled 3 toward you.

3. While still holding the lever 3 toward you, grasp the

top of the seat and pull it toward you slightly.

1-14

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