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The intent of this guide is to provide information to help you respond to emergency situations involving the 2008 GMC Yukon & Chevrolet Tahoe Two-mode vehicles in as safe a manner as possible. While the majority of the components that make up our Hybrids are common to traditional GM vehicles, there are some differences that may affect how a rescue procedure is performed.
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Front installation (#011201, 121201)
1. Park the vehicle and a clean, flat surface and block the rear wheels for safety.
2. Raise the front of the vehicle and support the frame with jack stands behind the lower control arms.
3. Remove the front wheels.
4. Disconnect the sway bar from the frame (2 bolts per side). Allow the sway bar to hang down. Retain sway bar mounting bolts.
5. Under the hood, locate the driver’s and passenger’s top strut mounting nuts (Fig. 2). Remove the two nuts hold each strut to the frame. CAUTION: DO NOT remove the center strut nut. It is under extreme pressure. Perform the following steps one side at a time, starting with the passenger’s side.
6. Remove the nut that mounts the strut to the lower control arm (Fig. 3). Retain nut.
7. Using a pitman arm puller or equivalent, remove the strut from the tapered mounting stud. Note: If a puller is not available, taper can be freed by striking with a hammer while prying out on the strut mount. (Fig. 4)
8. Remove the strut from the vehicle.
9. Mark the relationships between the top strut plate, coil spring, coil spring mount and strut (Fig. 5). Also mark what side of the strut faces out. The mark on the top plate will need to be transferred to the new top plate provided to ensure the strut is reassemble correctly for proper alignment during installation.
Tools Required
19mm Socket
10″ Extension
Ratchet
Torque Wrench
Gross Load Capacity When Used As A Weight Carrying Hitch: 5,000 Lbs. Trailer Weight & 500 Lbs. Tongue Weight.
Gross Load Capacity When Used As A Weight Distribution Hitch: 6,000 Lbs. Trailer Weight & 600 Lbs. Tongue Weight
On cars with airbags, you may notice bright yellow tubes or harnesses marked SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys- tem) underneath the steering column area. DO NOT tamper with these wires in any way, to prevent personal injury and/or damage to the air bag system. On GM rear-wheel drive vehicles built prior to 1995 and Dodge Dakota trucks built prior to 1996, see the last page of this instruction manual. Some installers connect a battery charger to the vehicle’s bat- tery during installation. This is fine, but it must be removed before running the vehicle under remote starter control.
Common Problems
1. I can’t find my vehicle’s OBD-II connector.
On some vehicles it can be concealed or not in the driver’s area. Don’t forget to see Appendix A of the ScanTool User Guide for details on “hard-to-find” Data Link Connectors (DLC). Sometimes it also helps to “crouch” outside of the vehicle and use a flashlight to look under the dash. Also, you might find a sticker with the actual DLC location instead of a DLC. Lastly, run your hand underneath the dash to feel for a connector that would fit the vehicle end of the AutoEnginuity ScanTool OBD-II connector.
2. I can’t get a checkmark to appear next to Locating OBD-II Connector.
Check that the serial/COM port cable is firmly connected to the PC and to the AutoEnginuity ScanTool OBD-II connector. Also, check that the serial/COM port you are connected to on the PC is the same one that is selected in the Communications Configuration window. If you are using a USB-to-serial adaptor, make sure the device drivers are installed. Finally, check the serial/COM port settings. The ScanTool requires 19,200 baud. See Appendix D: Serial Port Troubleshooting in your ScanTool User Guide for complete details on how to do this.
3. I get a checkmark after the Locating OBD-II Connector, but no other checkmarks appear.
Most likely the vehicle interface type is incorrect for your vehicle or Auto Detect failed to determine the vehicle interface type. (See Table 1.) Open the Connection Configuration window to set the correct vehicle interface type by clicking the AutoEnginuity logo in the Connection Status window, or by selecting Communications Configuration in the Vehicle menu. Also, make sure that the PC and the vehicle are properly cabled, the AutoEnginuity ScanTool OBD-II connector is firmly attached to the vehicle’s DTC, and that either the vehicle’s key is in the “ON” position or the vehicle is running.
