2012 Chevrolet Avalanche Features And Specs

Year

Style, Configuration, Engine Options

Trim

Avalanche 2WD LS Package Includes

  • Interior

  • 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, rear 60/40 split-bench, 3-passenger, flip and fold with child seat top tether anchor

  • Console, floor with storage area, cup holders and integrated second row audio controls (Not available with (AZ3) 40/20/40 split-bench front seats.)

  • Floor covering, color-keyed carpeting with (B58) carpeted floor mats

  • Steering column, Tilt-Wheel, adjustable with brake/transmission shift interlock

  • Steering wheel, leather-wrapped

  • Steering wheel controls, mounted audio and cruise controls

  • Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III

  • Cruise control, electronic with set and resume speed

  • Instrumentation, analog with speedometer, fuel level, voltmeter, engine temperature, oil pressure and tachometer

  • 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

  • Door locks, power programmable with lockout protection

  • Remote vehicle starter prep package includes Remote Keyless Entry (Remote vehicle starter fob available as a Chevy Accessory.)

  • Air conditioning, dual-zone manual 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

  • Defogger, rear-window electric

  • Mirror, inside rearview manual day/night

  • Headliner, cloth

  • Visors driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors, padded with cloth trim, extends on rod

  • Assist handles, front passenger and rear outboard

  • 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)

  • 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

  • Exterior

  • Wheels, 4-17\ x 7.5\ (43.2 cm x 19.1 cm) aluminum, 5-spoke with smooth surface and rectangular pockets

  • Tires, P265/70R17 touring, all-season, blackwall

  • Wheel, 17\ (43.2 cm) full-size, steel spare (Requires 2WD models.)

  • Tire, spare P265/70R17

  • Luggage rack side rails, roof-mounted, Black

  • Luggage rack center rails, roof-mounted, Black

  • Assist steps, Dark Charcoal

  • Bumper, rear color-keyed steel (Not available with (UD7) Rear Parking Assist)

  • Fascia, front color-keyed

  • Moldings, bodyside, color-keyed

  • Door handles, color-keyed

  • Headlamps, dual halogen composite with automatic exterior lamp control and flash-to-pass feature

  • Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable, manual-folding, color-keyed

  • Glass, Solar-Ray deep tinted (all windows except light tinted glass on windshield, driver and front passenger)

  • Midgate, foldable door between cargo box and cab with a removable and stowable rear window

  • Cargo cover, rear rigid, 3-piece composite, stowable onboard

  • Pickup box mat, Black rubber

  • Storage box, integrated top box with locks and lights

  • Entertainment

  • 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

  • SiriusXM Satellite Radio is standard on nearly all 2012 GM models. Enjoy a 3-month trial to the 'XM Select' package, with over 170 channels including commercial-free music, all your favorite sports, exclusive talk and entertainment. And now add premium channels to your trial at no-cost. Welcome to the world of satellite radio. (Requires a subscription sold separately by SiriusXM after the trial period. If you decide to continue your service at the end of your subscription, service will automatically renew and bill, at the rates in effect at the time of renewal, until you call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349 to cancel. See our Customer Agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com. Available only to those at least 18 and older in the 48 contiguous USA and D.C.)

  • Audio system feature, 6-speaker system

  • Audio system feature, USB port

  • Audio system controls, rear with 2 headphone jacks (headphones not included), power outlet and controls for volume, station selection and media (Not included when (AZ3) 40/20/40 split-bench rear seats are ordered.)

  • Bluetooth for phone personal cell phone connectivity to vehicle audio system and HMI (Human Machine Interface), with specific steering wheel controls

  • Engine

  • Engine Order Code

    LMG

  • Engine Type and Required Fuel

    Gas/Ethanol V8

  • Displacement (liters/cubic inches)

    5.3L/325

  • Fuel System

    SFI

  • Maximum Horsepower @ RPM

    320 @ 5400

  • Maximum Torque @ RPM

    335 @ 4000

  • Cooling System Capacity (quarts)

    16.8

  • Engine Oil Cooler

    NA

  • Electrical

  • Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (2nd)

    NA

  • Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F

    600

  • Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps)

    145

  • Safety

  • StabiliTrak, stability control system with traction control, includes electronic trailer sway control and hill start assist

  • Daytime Running Lamps with automatic exterior lamp control

  • 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.)

  • Safety belts 3-point, driver and front passenger and second row all seating positions, center seating position in first row is lap only

  • LATCH system, (Lower Anchors and Top tethers for CHildren), for child safety seats

  • OnStar, 6 months of Directions and Connections plan includes Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist, Stolen Vehicle Assistance including Stolen Vehicle Slowdown and Remote Ignition Block, Remote Door Unlock, Turn-by-Turn Navigation with Destination Download (requires navigation radio) and OnStar eNav (where available), OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics, Roadside Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, and Hands Free Calling. (Visit onstar.com for details and system limitations.)

  • Automatic Crash Response (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)

  • Stolen Vehicle Assistance (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)

  • OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation (Deleted when (UE0) OnStar delete is ordered.)

  • Tire Pressure Monitoring System (does not apply to spare tire)

  • Steering

  • Steering Type

    Pwr

  • Steering Ratio (:1)

    NA

  • Turning Diameter / Radius, curb to curb (feet)

    43.0

  • Turning Diameter / Radius, wall to wall (feet)

    NA

  • Mechanical

  • Engine, Vortec 5.3L V8 SFI FlexFuel with Active Fuel Management, capable of running on unleaded or up to 85% ethanol (with gas - 320 hp 238.6 kW @ 5400 rpm, 335 lb-ft of torque 452.2 N-m @ 4000 rpm, with E85 ethanol - 326 hp 243.1 kW @ 5300 rpm, 348 lb-ft of torque 469.8 N-m @ 4400 rpm), iron block (Requires 2WD models.)

  • Transmission, 6-speed automatic

  • Rear axle, 3.08 ratio (Not available with (K5L) heavy-duty trailering package)

  • Suspension Package, Premium Smooth Ride

  • Rear wheel drive

  • Battery, heavy-duty 600 cold-cranking amps, maintenance-free with rundown protection and retained accessory power

  • Alternator, 145 amps

  • 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

  • Suspension, front coil-over-shock with stabilizer bar

  • Suspension, rear multi-link with coil springs

  • GVWR, 7000 lbs. (3175 kg) (Requires CC10936 models.)

  • Steering, power

  • Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc

  • Key, single, 2-sided

  • Suspension

  • Front Suspension Type

    Coil Over Shock

  • Rear Suspension Type

    Multi-Link

  • Front Shock Absorber Diameter (mm)

    46

  • Rear Shock Absorber Diameter (mm)

    46

  • Front Anti-Roll Bar Diameter (inches)

    1.42

  • Rear Anti-Roll Bar Diameter (inches)

    1.12

  • Towing

  • Maximum Towing Capacity (pounds)

    NA

  • Maximum Trailer Weight, dead weight hitch (pounds)

    5000

  • Maximum Tongue Weight, dead weight hitch (pounds)

    500

  • Maximum Trailer Weight, weight distributing hitch (pounds)

    5100

  • Maximum Tongue Weight, weight distributing hitch (pounds)

    765

  • Transmission

  • Transmission Order Code

    MYC

  • Transmission Description

    Automatic

  • Number of Transmission Speeds

    6

  • First Gear Ratio (:1)

    4.03

  • Second Gear Ratio (:1)

    2.36

  • Third Gear Ratio (:1)

    1.53

  • Fourth Gear Ratio (:1)

    1.15

  • Fifth Gear Ratio (:1)

    0.85

  • Sixth Gear Ratio (:1)

    0.67

  • Reverse Ratio (:1)

    3.06

  • Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1)

    NA

  • Transfer Case Model

    NA

  • Transfer Case Gear Ratio, high (:1)

    NA

  • Transfer Case Gear Ratio, low (:1)

    NA

  • Clutch Size

    NA

  • Vehicle

  • Drivetrain

    Rear Wheel Drive

  • Warranty

  • 3 Basic Years / 36,000 Basic Miles

  • 5 Drivetrain Years / 100,000 Drivetrain Miles

  • 5 Roadside Assistance Years / 6 Corrosion Years

  • 100,000 Roadside Assistance Miles / 3 Corrosion Years

  • 100,000 Corrosion Miles / 36,000 Corrosion Miles/km

  • Brakes

  • Brake Type

    Pwr

  • Anti-Lock-Braking System

    4-Wheel

  • Front Brake Rotors, diameter x thickness (inches)

    13.0 x 1.2

  • Rear Brake Rotors, diameter x thickness (inches)

    13.5 x 0.8

  • Rear Drums, diameter x width (inches)

    NA