1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 121

Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators This part describes the warning lights and gages tha.t may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them. Warning lights and gages can signal that something is wrong before it becomes serious enoughto cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to your warning lights and gages could also saveyou or others frominjury. Warning lights come onwhen there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle's functions. As you will see in the details on thenext few pages, some warning lights come onbriefly when you start the engine justto let you know they're working. If you are familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed when this happens. Gages canindicate when there may be or is a problem with one of your vehicle's functions. Oftengages and warning lights work together to let you know when there's a problem with your vehicle. When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on when you are driving,or when one of the gages shows there may be a problem, check the section that tells you what to do about it. Please follow this manual's advice. Waiting to do repairscan be costly -- and even dangerous. So please get to know your warning lights and gages. They're a help. big Safety Belt Reminder Light When the key is turned to RUN or START, a tone will come on for about eight seconds to remind people to fasten their safety belts, unless the driver's safety belt is already buckled. The safety belt light wilI also come on and stay on for about 20 seconds, then it will flash for about 55 seconds. If the driver's belt is already buckled, neither the tone nor the light will come on. I 2-58