Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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from each other and use a
combination of letters, numbers,
and symbols to increase the
security.
. Change the default name of the
SSID (Service Set Identifier).
This is your network’s name that
is visible to other wireless
devices. Choose a unique name
and avoid family names or
vehicle descriptions.
OnStar Wi-Fi
®Hotspot (If
Equipped)
The vehicle may have a built-in
Wi-Fi hotspot that provides access
to the Internet and web content at
4G LTE speed. Up to seven mobile
devices can be connected. A data
plan is required. Use the in-vehicle
controls only when it is safe to
do so.
1. To retrieve Wi-Fi hotspot information, press
=, wait for
the prompt, then say “Wi-Fi
settings.” On some vehicles,
touch Wi-Fi Settings on the
screen. 2. The Wi-Fi settings will display
the Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID),
password, and on some
vehicles, the connection type
(no Internet connection, 3G,
4G, 4G LTE), and signal quality
(poor, good, excellent).
3. To change the SSID or password, press
Qor call
1-888-4ONSTAR to connect
with an Advisor.
After initial set-up, your vehicle’s
Wi-Fi hotspot will connect
automatically to your mobile
devices. Manage data usage by
turning Wi-Fi on or off on your
mobile device, using the
RemoteLink mobile app, or by
contacting an OnStar Advisor.
OnStar RemoteLink
®Mobile App
(If Equipped)
Download the OnStar RemoteLink
mobile app to select Apple
®iOS,
Android™, BlackBerry®,
or Windows®mobile devices.
OnStar Subscribers can access the
following services from a mobile
device: .
Remotely start/stop the vehicle,
if factory-equipped.
. Lock/unlock doors, if equipped
with automatic locks.
. Activate the horn and lamps.
. Check the vehicle’s fuel level, oil
life, or tire pressure,
if factory-equipped with the Tire
Pressure Monitor System.
. Send directions to the vehicle.
. Locate the vehicle on a map
(U.S. market only).
. Turn the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot
on/off, manage settings, and
monitor data consumption,
if equipped.
For OnStar RemoteLink information
and compatibility, see
www.onstar.com (U.S.) or
www.onstar.ca (Canada).
Remote Services
Contact an OnStar Advisor to
unlock the doors or sound the horn
and flash the lamps.
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FlexFuelE85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 328
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 293
Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 267, 341
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Seats Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 348
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Fuel (cont'd)
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 156
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 261
Requirements, California . . . . . 299
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 359
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 185Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Gauges
Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 146
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Gauges (cont'd)
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . .411
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 193
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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Level ControlAutomatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Light Hill Decent Control . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 194
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 153
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 191
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 149
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
StabiliTrak
®OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Lights (cont'd)
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®. . . . . . . . . . 156
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 156
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 277
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 412 Maintenance Schedule (cont'd)
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 151
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Battery Voltage andCharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . 168
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Key and Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Object Detection System . . . . . 171
Ride Control System . . . . . . . . . . 172
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Starting the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175