2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE transmission oil

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Instruments and Controls 5-1
Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Fuel Economy Gauge . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . 5-6
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-8 Brake System Warning
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . 5-10
Engine Oil Pressure Light . . . . 5-11
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Battery Voltage and ChargingMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Brake System Messages . . . . 5-12
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . 5-13
Service Vehicle Messages . . . 5-13
Transmission Messages . . . . . 5-13

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Instruments and Controls 5-13
System Warning Light,”and“ABS
Brake System Warning Light” in the
owner manual.
This message may also come on
when you are towing a trailer. See
“Trailer Brakes” underTrailer Towing
on page 9‑16 for more information.
Door Ajar Messages
HOOD OPEN
If the hood is not fully closed or
there is a problem with the hood
switch, this message will be
displayed. Close the hood to clear
the message. If the HOOD OPEN
message continues to be displayed
after verifying the hood is closed,
you should have the hood switch
serviced. Failure to service the hood
switch properly can result in an Auto
Start condition.
Auto Stops will be disabled when
this message is displayed. If the
vehicle is in auto stop mode when
this message appears, the engine
will instantly start.
Engine Oil Messages
OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP
ENGINE
If engine oil pressure is low, this
message will be displayed on the
DIC. Stop the vehicle as soon as
safely possible and do not operate it
until the cause of the low oil
pressure has been corrected. Check
your oil level as soon as possible
and have your vehicle serviced. See
“Engine Oil”in the owner manual.
Service Vehicle Messages
SERVICE HYBRID SYSTEM
If this message is displayed on the
DIC, the vehicle may continue to
operate, but you need to have it
serviced as soon as possible.
SERVICE POWER STEERING
This message displays if a problem
has been detected with the electric
power steering. Have your vehicle
serviced by your dealer immediately.
Transmission Messages
SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE
This message may display if a
problem occurs with the
four-wheel-drive system. If this
message appears, stop as soon as
possible and turn off the vehicle.
Make sure the key is in the LOCK/
OFF position for at least one minute
and then restart the vehicle and
check for the message on the DIC
display. If the message is still
displayed or appears again
when you begin driving, the
four-wheel-drive system needs
service. See your dealer.

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Vehicle Care 10-5
A. See“Engine Air Cleaner/Filter”
in the owner manual.
B. Drive Motor/Generator Control Module (DMCM). See Drive
Motor/Generator Control
Module (DMCM) Cooling
System on page 10‑9.
C. Engine Oil Dipstick (Out of View). See “Engine Oil” in the
owner manual.
D. Automatic Transmission Fluid Dipstick. See Automatic
Transmission Fluid on
page 10‑6. E. Brake Fluid Reservoir. See
“Brakes” in the owner manual.
F. See “Engine Compartment Fuse
Block” in the owner manual.
G. Windshield Washer Fluid Reservoir. See “Washer Fluid”
in the owner manual.
H. Hybrid Auxiliary Fuse Block (Out of View). See Engine
Compartment Fuse Block on
page 10‑15. I. DMCM Coolant Surge Tank
Pressure Cap. See Drive Motor/
Generator Control Module
(DMCM) Coolant Surge Tank
Pressure Cap on page 10‑9.
J. Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap. See “Engine Coolant” in
the owner manual.
K. Engine Oil Fill Cap (Out of View). See “Engine Oil” in the
owner manual.

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i-2 INDEX
Engine (cont.)Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
F
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 10-6
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Fuel
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Fuel Economy Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Fuses Engine CompartmentFuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15
G
GaugesEngine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
General Information Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
H
HeadlampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Heater Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Heating and Air Conditioning . . . 8-1
High Voltage Devices and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
I
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii, 7-1
J
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
L
LightStabiliTrak®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Lights
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

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INDEX i-3
M
Maintenance ScheduleRecommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . 11-1
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Messages
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Service Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
O
Oil
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . 5-6
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
P
ParkShifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
R
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 3-2
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-3
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
S
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . 11-1
Sealant Kit, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Seats
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . 3-1
Power Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 3-1
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Service Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 10-2
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Shifting
Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Fluid, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Stoplamps and Back-Up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Supplement Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii