2012 Chevrolet Avalanche LT RWD Automatic

• Assist steps, Dark Charcoal (Not available with (Z71) Off-Road Suspension Package)
• Cargo cover, rear rigid, 3-piece composite, stowable onboard
• Door handles, color-keyed
• Fascia, front color-keyed
• Fascia, rear color-keyed
• Fog lamps, front, halogen
• Glass, Solar-Ray deep tinted (all windows except light tinted glass on windshield, driver and front passenger)
• Headlamps, dual halogen composite with automatic exterior lamp control and flash-to-pass feature
• Luggage rack center rails, roof-mounted, Black
• Luggage rack side rails, roof-mounted, Black
• Midgate, foldable door between cargo box and cab with a removable and stowable rear window
• Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable, manual-folding, color-keyed
• Moldings, bodyside, color-keyed
• Pickup box mat, Black rubber
• Storage box, integrated top box with locks and lights
• Tire, spare P265/70R17
• Tires, P265/70R17 touring, all-season, blackwall (Not available with (Z71) Off-Road Suspension Package)
• Wheel, 17 (43.2 cm) full-size, steel spare (Requires 2WD models.)
• Wheels, 4-17 x 7.5 (43.2 cm x 19.1 cm) aluminum, 5-spoke with smooth surface and rectangular pockets (Requires (QAN) P265/70R17 touring all-season blackwall tires. Not available with (Z71) Off-Road Suspension Package)

• Air conditioning, dual-zone automatic climate control with individual climate settings for driver and right-front passenger. Includes rear air conditioning outlets in center console when bucket seats are ordered
• Assist handles, front passenger and rear outboard
• Audio system controls, rear with 2 headphone jacks (headphones not included), power outlet and controls for volume, station selection and media
• Audio system feature, Bose 7-speaker system
• Audio system feature, USB port
• Audio system, AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback, seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, Radio Data System (RDS), automatic volume, TheftLock, auxiliary input jack, USB port and 36 cross-band presets (Not available with (PCJ) Sun, Entertainment and Destinations Package)
• Bluetooth for phone personal cell phone connectivity to vehicle audio system and HMI (Human Machine Interface), with specific steering wheel controls
• Console, floor with storage area, cup holders and integrated second row audio controls
• Cruise control, electronic with set and resume speed
• Defogger, rear-window electric
• Door locks, power programmable with lockout protection
• Floor covering, color-keyed carpeting with (B58) carpeted floor mats
• Headliner, cloth
• Instrumentation, analog with speedometer, fuel level, voltmeter, engine temperature, oil pressure and tachometer
• Lighting, interior with dome lamp, driver-and passenger-side door switch with delayed entry feature, cargo light, door handle or Remote Keyless Entry-activated illuminated entry and map lights in front and second seat positions
• Mirror, inside rearview manual day/night
• Pedals, power-adjustable for accelerator and brake
• Power outlets 2 instrument panel-mounted auxiliary with covers, 12-volt (On vehicles equipped with (A95) front bucket seats or (AN3) front leather appointed buckets seats, also includes 1 outlet inside center console and 1 in rear of console)
• Remote vehicle starter system includes Remote Keyless Entry
• Seats, front bucket with (AG1) 6-way power driver and (AG2) front passenger seat adjusters, adjustable head restraints, (AM1) driver manual lumbar control, floor console and rear storage pockets
• Seats, heated driver and front passenger (Included and only available with (A95) front bucket seats. (AN3) front bucket seats contain integrated seat heaters.)
• Seats, rear 60/40 split-bench, 3-passenger, flip and fold with child seat top tether anchor
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio (subscription required)
• Steering column, Tilt-Wheel, adjustable with brake/transmission shift interlock
• Steering wheel controls, mounted audio and cruise controls
• Steering wheel, leather-wrapped
• Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III
• Visors driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, padded with cloth trim, extends on rod
• Warning tones headlamp on, key-in-ignition, driver and right-front passenger safety belt unfasten and turn signal on
• Windows, power with driver and front passenger Express-Down and lockout features

• Alternator, 145 amps
• Battery, heavy-duty 600 cold-cranking amps, maintenance-free with rundown protection and retained accessory power
• Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
• Differential, heavy-duty locking rear
• GVWR, 7000 lbs. (3175 kg) (Requires CC10936 models.)
• Key, single, 2-sided
• Rear axle, 3.08 ratio (Not available with (K5L) heavy-duty trailering package)
• Rear wheel drive
• Steering, power
• Suspension Package, Premium Smooth Ride (Not available with (Z71) Off-Road Suspension Package)
• Suspension, front coil-over-shock with stabilizer bar
• Suspension, rear multi-link with coil springs
• Trailering equipment includes trailering hitch platform, 7-wire harness with independent fused trailering circuits mated to a 7-way sealed connector and (VR4) 2 trailering receiver
• Transmission, 6-speed automatic

• Air bags, dual-stage frontal, driver and right-front passenger with Passenger Sensing System (right-front passenger air bag status on overhead console) (Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size. Even in vehicles equipped with air bags and the Passenger Sensing System, children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. Never place a rear-facing infant restraint in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with an active frontal air bag. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)
• Air bags, head curtain side-impact, front and rear outboard seating positions with rollover sensor (Head curtain side air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of head and neck injuries to front and rear seat outboard occupants on the near side of certain side-impact collisions. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size, even in vehicles equipped with air bags. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)
• Air bags, seat-mounted side-impact driver and right-front passenger (Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints for your child's age and size, even in vehicles equipped with air bags. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate infant, child or booster seat. See the Owner's Manual and child safety seat instructions for more safety information.)
• Automatic Crash Response (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)
• Daytime Running Lamps with automatic exterior lamp control
• LATCH system, (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for CHildren), for child safety seats
• OnStar Equipped (subscription required)
• OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)
• Rear Parking Assist, Ultrasonic with audible warning
• Safety belts 3-point, driver and front passenger and second row all seating positions, center seating position in first row is lap only
• StabiliTrak, stability control system with traction control, includes electronic trailer sway control and hill start assist
• Stolen Vehicle Assistance (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (does not apply to spare tire)

Model Highlights

The 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche is offered in LS, LT and LTZ models, each with a choice of rear-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive. Standard on all models is a 320-horsepower, 5.3L V8 engine, hooked up to a responsive 6-speed automatic transmission. The engine has Active Fuel Management, which switches to 4-cylinder operation when possible to help save fuel. Fuel economy ratings of 15 mpg city, 21 mpg highway are quite respectable for a vehicle of this size and capability. The Avalanche's unusual styling aside, the centerpoint of this truck's unique setup is its folding mid-gate, which allows items from the truck bed to utilize passenger cabin space when needed. As such, the Avalanche can function as both a 6-passenger SUV and as a truck with an 8-foot bed. With the mid-gate open and the back seat folded fully down, the Avalanche can fit a 4-by-8-foot piece of plywood. The bed also has built-in storage compartments with drains, ideal for being filled with ice and used as coolers. The Avalanche includes some of the same rugged character and ability as GM's full-size pickup models, including a very respectable tow rating of 8,100 pounds. Those who do plan to take their Avalanche far off the pavement will want to get the Z71 Off-Road package, which brings color-keyed wheel flares, tubular assist steps, a chrome grille insert and leather bucket seats. Z71 also includes a host of tough hardware, including high-pressure gas-charged shocks, on/off-road tires, recovery hooks, skid plates and an automatic-locking differential. The heavy-duty Trailering Package includes a 2-speed transfer case, which also comes standard on LTZ 4x4 models. The 2012 Avalanche drives like most of GM's other full-size trucks--which is to say it's more nimble than you might think, with surprisingly good ride comfort and great interior appointments, including generously sized front seats. In base LS trim, the Avalanche comes with a simple set of features that should be just fine for work-minded buyers. On the standard features list are front bucket seats, air conditioning, cruise control, steering-wheel audio controls and a MP3/CD sound system with USB port and SIRIUS/XM satellite radio. The LT is more comfort-minded and brings a soft-ride suspension plus remote start, remote keyless entry, dual-zone climate control and Bose audio. The LTZ trim gets lots of appearance extras, plus power-adjustable pedals, a garage-door opener, heated-and-cooled front seats, perforated leather upholstery, a rearview camera system, parking assist, DVD entertainment and a navigation system with XM NavTraffic info. Safety features across the Avalanche range include traction control, front and rear airbags and electronic stability control.