2017 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Washer

Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9955986) - 2017 - crc - 7/5/16
4 Introduction
3:Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer
(: Heated Steering Wheel
j:LATCH System Child Restraints
*:Malfunction Indicator Lamp
::Oil Pressure
g:Outside Power Foldaway
Mirrors
O: Power
/:Remote Vehicle Start
>:Safety Belt Reminders
7: Tire Pressure Monitor
_:Tow/Haul Mode
d:Traction Control/StabiliTrak®
a:Under Pressure
M: Windshield Washer Fluid

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In Brief 5
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 Ventilated 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
Forward Automatic Braking (FAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) (1500
series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . 29
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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In Brief 7
1.Air Vents 0231.
2.
gTraction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0274.
jPower Assist Steps 052 (If
Equipped).
XParking Assist Button (If
Equipped). See Assistance
Systems for Parking or
Backing 0288.
ALane Keep Assist (LKA)
(1500 Series) 0297 (If
Equipped).
0Pedal Adjust Switch (If
Equipped). See Adjustable
Throttle and Brake
Pedal 0251.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change
Signals 0193.
Windshield Wiper/
Washer 0132.
4. Favorite Switches (Out of View). See Steering Wheel
Controls 0131. Volume Switches (Out of View).
See
Steering Wheel
Controls 0131.
5. Instrument Cluster 0141.
6. Hazard Warning
Flashers 0193.
7. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0262.
Tow/Haul Selector Button. See
Tow/Haul Mode 0266.
Range Selection Mode (If
Equipped). See Manual
Mode 0265.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0192.
9. Infotainment 0198.
10. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0226.
11. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 072 (If Equipped).
12. 110 Volt Power Outlet (If Equipped). See Power
Outlets 0136.
13. Power Outlets 0136 (If
Equipped). 14. Rear Climate Control Buttons.
SeeDual Automatic Climate
Control System 0226.
15. Steering Wheel Controls 0131.
16. Horn 0132.
17. Steering Wheel
Adjustment 0130.
18. Hood Release. See Hood 0322.
19. Cruise Control 0278.
Adaptive Cruise Control 0280
(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0291 (If Equipped).
Heated Steering Wheel 0132
(If Equipped).
20. Trailer Brake Control Panel (If Equipped). See Towing
Equipment 0310.
21. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0151.
22. Four-Wheel Drive 0267 (If
Equipped).

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The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
There are four positions.
O:Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to the off position again to
turn the automatic headlamps or
DRL back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada,
the off position will only work when
the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
AUTO : Automatically turns on the
headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, instrument panel lights,
roof marker lamps (if equipped), and
license plate lamps.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps.
5: Turns on the headlamps with
the parking lamps and instrument
panel lights.
See:
. Exterior Lamp Controls 0189
. Fog Lamps 0194
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper control is on
the turn signal lever.
The windshield wipers are controlled
by turning the band with
z
FRONT on it.
1:Fast wipes.
w:Slow wipes.
3INT : Use this setting for
intermittent wipes or Rainsense™.
For intermittent wipes, turn the
z
FRONT band up for more frequent
wipes or down for less frequent
wipes.
To turn on Rainsense, press
z
AUTO on the lever, then turn thezFRONT band on the wiper
lever to adjust the sensitivity.
. Turn the band up to a higher INT
setting for more sensitivity to
moisture.
. Turn the band down to the lower
INT setting for less sensitivity to
moisture.
Move the band out of the
3INT
position to deactivate Rainsense.
OFF : Turns the windshield
wipers off.
8: For a single wipe, turn to8,
then release. For several wipes,
hold the band on
8longer.
Lm: Push the paddle at the top of
the lever to spray washer fluid on
the windshield.
See Windshield Wiper/
Washer 0132.

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 130
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 131
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 132
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 132
Rear Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Engine Oil Pressure
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . 149
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 149
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 151
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 151
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 154
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 154
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 155
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
StabiliTrak®OFF Light . . . . . . . . 155
Traction Control System (TCS)/ StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 156
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 157
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 157
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 157
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 162
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Battery Voltage and Charging
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake System Messages . . . . . 167
Compass Messages . . . . . . . . . . 167
Cruise Control Messages . . . . . 167
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine Cooling System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Engine Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . 169
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 169
Fuel System Messages . . . . . . . 170
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . 170
Lamp Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Object Detection System
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ride Control System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Airbag System Messages . . . . 174
Security Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Steering System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Starting the VehicleMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Tire Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Transmission Messages . . . . . . 175
Vehicle Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . 177
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 178
Universal Remote System
Universal Remote System . . . . 185
Universal Remote System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Universal Remote System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place. Tilt and Telescoping Steering
Wheel
To adjust the tilt and telescoping
steering wheel, if equipped:
1. Push the lever (1) down to move the steering wheel
forward or rearward. Lift the
lever (1) up to lock the wheel in
place.
2. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever (2) toward you to
move the steering wheel up or
down. Release the lever (2) to
lock the wheel into place.

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1. Favorite: When on a radiosource, press to select the next
or previous favorite. When on a
media source, press to select
the next or previous track.
2. Volume: Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Heated Steering Wheel
(:If equipped, press to turn it on or
off. A light next to the button
displays when the feature is
turned on.
The steering wheel takes about
three minutes to start heating.
Horn
To sound the horn, pressaon the
steering wheel.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The windshield wiper control is on
the turn signal lever.
The windshield wipers are controlled
by turning the band with
z
FRONT on it.
1: Fast wipes.
w:Slow wipes.
3INT : If Rainsense is turned off,
turn the
zFRONT band up for
more frequent wipes or down for
less frequent wipes. If Rainsense is
turned on, see Rainsense™ later in
this section. OFF :
Turns the windshield
wipers off.
8: For a single wipe, turn to8,
then release. For several wipes,
hold the band on
8longer.
Clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged wiper blades
should be replaced. See Wiper
Blade Replacement 0345.
Heavy snow or ice can overload the
wiper motor. An internal circuit
breaker to the motor will stop the
motor until it cools down.
Wiper Parking
If the ignition is put in OFF while the
wipers are on
w,1, or3INT,
they will immediately stop.
If
zFRONT is then moved to
OFF before the driver door is
opened or within 10 minutes, the
wipers will restart and move to the
base of the windshield.

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Windshield Washer
{Warning
In freezing weather, do not use
the washer until the windshield is
warmed. Otherwise the washer
fluid can form ice on the
windshield, blocking your vision.
Lm:Push the paddle marked with
the windshield washer symbol at the
top of the turn signal lever to spray
washer fluid and activate the wipers.
The wipers will continue until the
paddle is released or the maximum
wash time is reached. When the
paddle is released, additional wipes
may occur depending on how long
the windshield washer had been
activated. See Washer Fluid0338
for information on filling the
windshield washer fluid reservoir.
Rear Window Wiper/
Washer
The rear wiper control is on the turn
signal lever.
To turn the rear wiper on, slide the
lever to a wiper position.
OFF : Turns the wiper off.
INT : Turns on the rear wiper with a
delay between wipes.
ON : Turns on the rear wiper.
=REAR : Press this button on the
end of the lever to spray washer
fluid on the rear window. The wipers
will clear the rear window and either
stop or return to your preset speed.
For more washer cycles, press and
hold the button.
The rear window wiper/washer will
not operate if the liftgate or liftglass
is open or ajar. If the liftgate or liftglass is opened while the rear
wiper is on, the wiper returns to the
parked position and stops.
Rear Wiper Arm Assembly
Protection
When using an automatic car wash,
move the rear wiper control to OFF
to disable the rear wiper. In some
vehicles, if the transmission is in
N (Neutral) and the vehicle speed is
very slow, the rear wiper will
automatically park under the rear
spoiler.
The wiper operations return to
normal when the transmission is no
longer in N (Neutral) or the vehicle
speed has increased.
Reverse Gear Wipes
If the rear wiper control is off, the
rear wiper will automatically operate
continuously when the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing low
or high speed wipes. If the rear
wiper control is off, the shift lever is
in R (Reverse), and the front
windshield wiper is performing