
Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9955986) - 2017 - crc - 7/5/16
412 Service and Maintenance
frequent checks and services. The
Additional Required Services -
Normal are for vehicles that:
.Carry passengers and cargo
within recommended limits on
the Tire and Loading Information
label. See Vehicle Load
Limits 0247.
. Are driven on reasonable road
surfaces within legal driving
limits.
. Use the recommended fuel. See
Fuel 0298.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Normal chart.
The Additional Required Services -
Severe are for vehicles that are:
. Mainly driven in heavy city traffic
in hot weather.
. Mainly driven in hilly or
mountainous terrain.
. Frequently towing a trailer.
. Used for high speed or
competitive driving. .
Used for taxi, police, or delivery
service.
Refer to the information in the
Maintenance Schedule Additional
Required Services - Severe chart.
{Warning
Performing maintenance work can
be dangerous and can cause
serious injury. Perform
maintenance work only if the
required information, proper tools,
and equipment are available.
If they are not, see your dealer to
have a trained technician do the
work. See Doing Your Own
Service Work 0322.
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.
Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0325.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire
Pressure 0369.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0375.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer
Fluid 0338.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed within
the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven
under the best conditions, the
engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and
filter must be changed at least once

Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-9955986) - 2017 - crc - 7/5/16
Index 463
Steering System Messages . . . . . 174
StepsPower Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Storage Areas Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 125
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System
Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 442
Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 432
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . 55, 56 Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369, 370
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 372 Tires (cont'd)
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 371
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Terminology and Definitions . . 366
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 380
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Towing
Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 303
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 303
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 396
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 317
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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464 Index
Traction Control/ElectronicStability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 317
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 379
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 185Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Updates
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 425
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 177
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 296
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 380
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 110
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 345
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138