1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE check transmission fluid

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(166 00.0 km) should be performed after 100,000 miles
(166 000 km) at the same intervals.
Footnotes
-f The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the
California Air Resources Board has determined that
the failure to perform this maintenance item will not
nullify the emission warranty or limit recall liability
prior to the completion of the vehicle's useful life.
We, however, urge that all recommended
maintenance services be performed at the indicated
intervals and the maintenance be recorded.
# Lubricate the front suspension, kingpin bushings,
steering linkage, transmission shift linkage, transfer
case shift linkage, parking brake cable guides, front
axle propshaft splines and brake pedal springs. Ball
joints and kingpin bushings should not be lubricated
unless their temperature is
10°F (-12"C), or higher,
or they could be damaged.
** Drive axle service:
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Locking Differential -- Drain fluid and refill at first
engine
oil change. At subsequent oil changes, check
fluid level and add fluid as needed. If driving in
dusty areas or towing a trailer, drain fluid and refill
every
15,000 miles (25 000 km).
Standard Differential -- Check fluid level and add
fluid as needed at every engine oil change. If driving
in dusty areas or towing a trailer, drain
fluid and
refill every
15,000 miles (25 '000 km).
More frequent lubrication may be required for
heavy-duty or off-road use.
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Restraint System Check
Make sure the safety belt reminder light and all your
belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are
working properly. Look for any other loose or damaged
safety belt system parts.
If you see anything that might
keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have it
repaired. Have any torn or frayed safety belts replaced.
Also look for any opened or broken air bag covers, and
have them repaired or replaced. (The air bag system
does
not need regular maintenance.)
Air Cleaner Filter Restriction Indicator Check
Your vehicle has an indicator on the engine that lets you
know when the air cleaner filter is dirty and needs to be
changed. Check indicator at least twice a year or when
your oil is changed. See “Air Cleaner” in the Index for
more information.
Automatic Transmission Check
Check the transmission fluid level; add if needed. See
“Automatic Transmission”
in the Index. A fluid loss
may indicate a problem. Check the system and repair
if needed.
At Least Once a Year
Key Lock Cylinders Service
Lubricate the key lock cylinders with the lubricant
specified in Part
D.
Body Lubrication Service
Lubricate all fuel door, body hood and body door
hinges, rear compartment hinges, tailgate handle pivot
points, latches, locks and folding seat hardware. Part
D
tells you what to use. More frequent lubrication may be
required when exposed to a corrosive environment.
Starter Switch Check
CAUTION:
When you are doing this check, the vehicle could
move suddenly.
If it does, you or others could be
injured. Follow the steps below.
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Air Bag ...................................... 1-29
Adding Equipment
............................ 1-34
How Does
it Restrain .......................... 1-32
How it Works
................................ 1-3 1
Location .................................... 1-31
Readiness Light
......................... 1.30. 2.59
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-32
What Will
You See After it Inflates ............... 1-33
When Should
it Inflate ......................... 1-32
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-16
Air Cleaner Filter Restriction Indicator Check
........ 7-43
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-6
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-73
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-57
Antenna. Fixed
................................. 3-28
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-25
Anti-Lock Brakes
...................................... 4-6
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.62. 4.6
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-24
Appearance Care
............................... 6-5 1
Servicing ................................... 1-34
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-49 Appearance Care
Materials
........................ 6-59
Arbitration Program
.............................. 8-7
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-52
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-26
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-9
Automatic Transmission
Check
...................................... 7-43
Fluid
....................................... 6-18
Operation
................................... 2-14
Overdrive
................................... 2-16
Park Mechanism Check
........................ 7-45
Shifting
..................................... 2-14
Auxiliary Power Outlet
.......................... 2-53
Axle. Front
........................... ......... 6-23
Axle. Locking Rear
............................. 2-17
Axle. Rear
.................................... 6-22
Battery
...................................... 6-35
Jump Starting
................................. 5-2
Replacement. Keyless Entry
..................... 2-5
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-7
Better Business Bureau Mediation
.. ................ 8-7
Armrest Storage Compartment
.................... 2-47
Warnings
.................................... 5-2
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.................................. 6-34.
Fluid
....................................... 6-31
Master Cylinder .............................. 6-3 1
Parking ...................................... 2-21
PedalTravel
.................................. 6-34
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-34
System Warning Light
......................... 2-61
Trailer
...................................... 4-49
Transmission Shift Interlock Check
...... : ........ 7-44
Wear
....................................... 6-33
Brakes, Anti-Lock
............................... 4-6
Braking
......................................... 4-5
Braking in Emergencies
........................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle
........................... 2-9
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-38
BTSICheck
................................... 7-44
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-35
Canadian Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-6
Capacities and
. Specifications ...................... 6-70
Carbon Monoxide
.................... 2.25.4.40, 4.48
Cargo Security Shade
............................ 2-48
Cargo Tie Downs
............................... 2-50
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-42
Cassette Tape Player
.. ' ..................... 3- 12. 3- 14
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-27
Cassette Tape Player Errors
.................. 3- 13. 3. 17
CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature
................. 3-24
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-41
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-36
CertificationEire Label
.......................... 4-41
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-48 Chains. Tire
.................................... 6-51
Changing a Flat Tire
................ .. ............. 5-19
Charging System Warning Light
................... 2-59
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-67
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-55
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-58
Child Restraints
................................ 1-45
Securing in a Rear Outside Seat Position
........... 1-46
.Securing in the Center Seat Position
.............. 1-48
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-50
Top Strap
.................................... 1-45
WheretoPut
................................ 1-45
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
........................ 6-62
Cleaner.Air
................................... 6-16
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-52
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............................ 6-57
Fabric
...................................... 6-52
Glass
........................................ 6-55
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-52
Instrument Panel
.............................. 6-54
Leather
..................................... 6-54
Outside of Your Vehicle
........................ 6-56
Special Problems
............................. 6-53
Stains
...................................... 6-53
Tires
........................................ 6-57
Vinyl
....................................... 6-54
Wheels
..................................... 6-57
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-55
Climate Control, Optional
......................... 3-2
Climate Control, Standard
......................... 3-1
Climate Control System
........................... 3-1
Clock, Setting the
................................ 3-10
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-1
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Engine
................................... 6.8. 6.10
Coolant
..................................... 6-25
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-12
Coolant Level Check .......................... 7-42
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-62
Cooling System
.............................. 6-72
Exhaust
...................................... 2-25
Identification
................................ 6-60
OilLevelCheck
.............................. 7-42
Overheating
.................................. 5-9
Running While Parked
......................... 2-25
Specifications
. : .............................. 6-70
Starting Your
................................ 2- 11
EngineOil
.................................... 6-12
Adding
..................................... 6- 13
Additives
................................... 6-14
Checking
.................................... 6-12
Pressure Gage
................................. 2-65
Used
....................................... 6-15
Whentochange
.............................. 6-15
.Entry to the Rear Seat (Suburban Second Seat)
........ 1 - 13
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-25
Fabric Cleaning
......... .1 ..................... 6-52
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
Filter, Air
..................................... 6-16
Filter, Engine Oil
............................... 6- 15
Finish Care
.................................... 6-56
Finish Damage
................................. 6-58
First Gear, Automatic Transmission
................ 2-16
Flashers, Hazard Warning
.......................... 5- 1
Flat Tire. Changing ............................. 5- 19
Fluid Capacities ................................. 6-72
Fluid Leak Check
............................... 6-34
Fluids and Lubricants
............................ 7-48
Folding the Rear Seat
(2-Door Utility) ............... 1-8
Folding the Rear Seat
(+Door Utility) ............... 1-9
Folding the Second Seat (Suburban)
................ 1-11
Foreign Countries. Fuel ........................... 6-4
Four-wheel Drive
......................... 2-17. 6-22
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FrontAxle ..................................... 6-23
Front Axle Locking Feature
....................... 2-17
Front Park/Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
...... 6-38, 6-39
Front Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement
............. 6-40
FrontTowing
................................... 5-8
Fuel .......................................... 6-3
Canada
...................................... 6-3
Filling Your Tank
............................... 6-5
Gage
........................................ 2-68
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-4
System Chart
................................. 6-73
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-62
.. ...........................
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-62
Engine Oil Pressure
i .......................... 2-65
Fuel
....................................... 2-68
Speedometer
................................. 2-57
Tachometer
.................................. 2-57
Voltmeter
................................... 2-60
Garage Door Opener.
............................ 2-44
GAWR
....................................... 4-42
Gear Positions, Automatic Transmission
............. 2-14
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Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-3
Leaving Your Vehicle
with the Engine Running ....... 2-23
Lighter
....................................... 2-52
Lights
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1.30. 2.59
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2.62. 4.6
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-61
Charging Warning System
...................... 2-59
CheckGages
................................. 2-67
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-66
Headlamp High-Beam Indicator
................. 2-67
Safety Belt Reminder
..................... 1 - 17. 2-58
Service Engine Soon
........................... 2-63
Turn Signal and Lane Change Indicator
........... 2-67
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-41
Lockoutswitch
................................ 2-27
Locks
.......................................... 2-2
Cylinder
..................................... 7-43
Door
........................................ 2-2
Key Lock Cylinder Service
..................... 7-43'
Power Door
.................................. 2-3
Rear Door Security ............................. 2-3
Steering Column Lock Check
................... 7-45
Window
.................................... 2-27
Lubricants and Fluids
............................. 7-48
Lubrication Service, Body ........................ 7-43
Luggage Carrier
........ : ....................... 2-50
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts
............ 6-7 1
Maintenance Record ............................ 7-5 1
Maintenance Schedule .............................. 7-1
Long TripMighway Definition ................... 7-5
Long TripMighway Intervals ..................... 7-5 Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-42
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-46
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-48
Scheduled Maintenance Services
................... 7-3
Short TripKity Definition ....................... 7-4
Short TriplCity Intervals
......................... 7-4
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-58
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
.................. 4-53
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-63
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-1
Manual Mirror .................................. 2-41
Manualwindows
............................... 2-27
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
........................................ 2-39
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-42
Electrochromic DayNight Rearview
.............. 2-39
Inside Rearview
.......................... ; ... 2-39
Manual
...................................... 2-41
Power Remote Control
........................... 2-41
MMT
......................................... 6-3
Model Reference
.................................. vi
MountainRoads
................................ 4-35
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-29
Net, Convenience
............................... 2-47
Neutral, Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-15
New Vehicle Break-In
............................ 2-9
Nightvision
................................... 4-28
Odometer
.................................... 2-57
Odometer, Trip
................................ : 2-57
Off-Road Driving
.............................. 4-14
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I. Engine .................................... 6-12
bener, Garage Door
............................ 2-44
rerdrive, Automatic Transmission
................ 2- 16
dner Checks and Services
....................... 7-42
kner Publications, Ordering
...................... 8-9
aint Spotting, Chemical
... ....... : ............ 6-58
rk
Automatic Transmission
........................ 2- 14
Shifting Into
................................. 2-22
Parking
"-AtNight
..................................... 2-9
Brake
........................................ 2-21
~ .Brake Mechanism Check ....................... 7-45
Lots
........................................ 2-9
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-24
Ssenger Position
............................... 1-36
:iodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-46
wer
Auxiliary Outlet
.............................. 2-53
DoorLocks
................................... 2-3
Lumbar Adjustment
............................ 1-3
Option Fuses
................................ 6-62
-Remote Control Mirror
......................... 2-41
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-29
Take-Off
.................................... 4-54
rerheating Engine
.............................. 5-9
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With
a Trailer . ..... ., ........................ 4-52
sing
....................................... 4-11
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Winches ..................................... 4-54
Windows
................................... 2-27
Power Lumbar Adjustment
....... : ................ 1-3
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-35
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
.Protecting Exterior Bright Metal Parts
............... 6-57
PTO
......................................... 4-54
Publications, Service and Owner
.................... 8-9
Radiator
...................................... 5-16
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-28
Radio Reception
................................ 3-26
Radios
........................ 3-10, 3-12; 3-14, 3-20
Rain. Driving In
................................. 4-29
Reading Lamps
................................. 2-39
Rear Axle
........................................ 6-22
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-3
Lamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-41
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-38
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-38
Window Defogger
............................. 3-9
Windshield Washer
..... , ...................... 2-32
Rear Air Conditioning and Heating Systems
........... 3-3
RearTowing
.................................... 5-8
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-39
Electrochromic Daymight
...................... 2-39
Inside
...................................... 2-39
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recovery Tank, Coolant
.......................... 5-13
Refrigerants, Air Conditioning
.................... 6-73
Removing the Rear (Third) Seat (Suburban)
.......... 1-14
Recovery Hooks
................................. 5-37
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Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-49
BuyingNew
................................. 6-47
Chains
..................................... 6-51
Changing a Flat
.............................. 5-19
Cleaning
..................................... 6-57
Inflation
.................................... 6-44
Inflation Check
............................... 7-42
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-45
Loading
...................................... 4-41
Pressure
..................................... 6-44
Temperature
................................. 6-49
Traction
.................................... 6-48
Treadwear
................................... 6-48
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-48
Used Wheel Replacement
...................... 6-50
Wear Indicators
.............................. 6-46
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-49
When It's Time for New
........................ 6-46
TopStrap
..................................... 1-45
Torque Lock
................................... 2-24
Torque, Wheel
Nut ......................... 5-30, 6-70
Towing From the Front
................................ 5-8
From 'the Rear
................................ 5-8
Trailer
...................................... 4-43
Yourvehicle
.................................. 5-6
Brakes
...................................... 4-49
Driving on Grades
............................. 4-51
Trailer
Drivingwith
................................. 4-49
Engine Cooling When Towing
.............. 4-44. 4-53
Hitches
..................................... 4-48
Maintenance When Towing
...................... 4-53 Parking
on Hills
.............................. 4-52
Safety Chains
................................ 4-48
Tongueweight
............................... 4-47
Total Weight on Tires
.......................... 4-47
Towing
..................................... 4-43
Turn Signals
................................. 4-51
Weight
...................................... 4-45
Wiring Harness
............................... 4-53
Transfer Case
.................................. 6-23
Transfer Case, Electronic
......................... 2-19
Transfer Case, Manual
........................... 2-17
Transmitters, Keyless Entry
........................ 2-4
Transportation, Courtesy
.......................... 8-6
Transmission Fluid, Automatic
.................... 6-18
Trip Odometer
.I .................................. 2-57
TTYUsers
..................................... 8-3
Turn Signal and Lane Change Signals
............... 2-29
Turn Signals When Towing
a Trailer ................ 4-51
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-58
Underhood Fusemelay Center
............................ 6-66
ReelLamp .................................. 2-37
Storage Area
.................................. 2-47
Vehicle Control
....................................... 4-5
Damage Warnings
.............................. iv
Identification Number ............................ 6-60
Loading
.................................... 4-41
Storage
..................................... 6-35
Ve. ntilation System
............................... 3-7
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