2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN seats

Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9159366) - 2016 - crc - 5/19/15
ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 31
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . 126
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 192
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 400
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 417
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 427
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

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In Brief
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . 6
Initial Drive Information
Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Heated and Cooled Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . 14
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Passenger Sensing System . . . 15
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . 16
Throttle and Brake Pedal Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . 19
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . 23
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . 23
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front Automatic Braking (FAB) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . 25
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . 25
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 26
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Universal Remote System . . . . . 27
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Performance and Maintenance
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . 28 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 28
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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1.Air Vents 0225.
2.
gTraction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0267.
jPower Assist Steps 051 (If
Equipped).
XParking Assist Button (If
Equipped). See Assistance
Systems for Parking or Backing
0 281.
ALane Keep Assist (LKA)
0 289 (If Equipped).
0Pedal Adjust Switch (If
Equipped). See Adjustable
Throttle and Brake Pedal
0 244.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 187.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
0 129.
4. Favorite Switches (Out of View). See Steering Wheel
Controls 0128. Volume Switches (Out of View).
See
Steering Wheel Controls
0 128.
5. Instrument Cluster 0137.
6. Hazard Warning Flashers
0187.
7. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0255.
Tow/Haul Selector Button. See
Tow/Haul Mode 0259.
Range Selection Mode (If
Equipped). See Manual Mode
0 257.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0186.
9. Infotainment 0192.
10. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0220.
11. Heated and Cooled Front
Seats 070 (If Equipped).
12. 110 Volt Power Outlet (If Equipped). See Power Outlets
0 133.
13. Power Outlets 0133 (If
Equipped). 14. Rear Climate Control Buttons.
SeeDual Automatic Climate
Control System 0220.
15. Steering Wheel Controls 0128.
16. Horn 0129.
17. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0127.
18. Hood Release. See Hood
0 313.
19. Cruise Control 0271.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0273
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0283 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0129
(If Equipped).
20. Trailer Brake Control Panel (If Equipped). See Towing
Equipment 0302.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0146.
22. Four-Wheel Drive 0260 (If
Equipped).

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Use the pull cup to lower and close
the liftgate. Do not press the touch
pad while closing the liftgate. This
will cause the liftgate to be
unlatched.
Power Liftgate Operation
If equipped with a power liftgate, the
switch is on the overhead console.
The vehicle must be in P (Park).
Choose the power liftgate mode by
selecting MAX or 3/4. Press
8on
the overhead console. On the RKE
transmitter press
btwice quickly.
Pressing and releasing
bwhile the
liftgate is moving stops the liftgate.
Pressing again reverses the
direction.
To close, press
lon the bottom
of the liftgate next to the latch.
To disable the power liftgate
function, select OFF on the liftgate
switch. See Liftgate047.
Windows
The power windows work when the
ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY, or in Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). See
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
0251.
If equipped, the front and rear
windows have an express-down
feature. The front windows have an
express-up feature. See Windows
0 59 and Power Windows 059.
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Pull the handle at the front of the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
See Seat Adjustment 065.

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Power Seats
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
. If equipped, raise or lower the
front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the control
up or down.
. If equipped, raise or lower the
seat by moving the rear of the
control up or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment 066.
Lumbar Adjustment
Manual Lumbar
If equipped, move the lever up or
down repeatedly to increase or
decrease lumbar support.
See Lumbar Adjustment 066. Power Lumbar
To adjust the power lumbar support,
if equipped:
.
Press and hold the control
forward to increase or rearward
to decrease upper and lower
lumbar support at the same time.
. If equipped, press and hold the
control up to increase upper
lumbar support and decrease
lower lumbar support.
Press and hold the control down
to increase lower lumbar support
and decrease upper lumbar
support.

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SeeLumbar Adjustment 066.
Memory Features
If equipped, the SET, 1, 2, andB
(Exit) buttons on the driver door are
used to manually store and recall
memory settings for the driver seat,
outside mirrors, power tilt and
telescoping steering column (if
equipped), and adjustable pedals (if
equipped).
Automatic Memory Recall and/or
Easy Exit Recall features may be
enabled in the personalization menus to automatically recall the
positions previously stored to the 1,
2, and
Bbuttons.
See Memory Seats 068 and
Vehicle Personalization 0173.
Second Row Seats
The second row seatbacks can be
folded for additional cargo space,
or the seats can be folded and
tumbled for easy entry/exit to the
third row seats (if equipped). The
seatbacks also recline.
See Second Row Seats 072.
Third Row Seats
If equipped, third row seatbacks can
be folded.
To fold the third row seatback:
1. Open the liftgate.
2. Make sure that there is nothing under, in front of, or on
the seat.
3. Make sure the second row seatbacks are in the upright
position. 4. Fully lower the head restraints.
See Head Restraints 064.
5. Disconnect the rear safety belt
mini-latch using a key in the
slot on the mini-buckle, and let
the belt retract into the
headliner.

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7. Stow the mini-latch in theholder in the headliner.
8. Pull up on the lever on theback of the seat to release the
seatback. 9. Push the seatback forward to
lay flat.
10. Repeat the steps for the other seatback, if desired.
See Third Row Seats 076.
Heated and Cooled Front
Seats
Heated and Cooled Seats Shown,
Heated Seats Similar
If equipped, the buttons are on the
center stack below the climate
control system. To operate, the
engine must be running. .
Press
Ito heat the driver or
passenger seatback only.
. Press
Jto heat the driver or
passenger seat cushion and
seatback.
. Press
Ato cool the driver or
passenger seat.
See Heated and Cooled Front Seats
0 70.
Head Restraint
Adjustment
Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints 064 and Seat
Adjustment 065.

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The vehicle may have a memory
function, which lets pedal settings
be saved and recalled. SeeMemory
Seats 068.
Interior Lighting
Dome Lamps
There are dome lamps in the
overhead console and the headliner,
if equipped.
To change the dome lamp settings,
press the following:
OFF : Turns the lamps off, even
when a door is open. DOOR :
The lamps come on
automatically when a door is
opened.
ON : Turns all dome lamps on.
Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps in the
overhead console and the headliner,
if equipped. To operate, the ignition
must be in the ACC/ACCESSORY
or ON/RUN position or using
Retained Accessory Power (RAP).
Pressmornnext to each reading
lamp to turn it on or off.
For more information about interior
lighting, see Instrument Panel
Illumination Control 0188.
Exterior Lighting