Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
Mexico-12460269) - 2019 - CRC - 9/11/18
410 Service and Maintenance
Additional
Maintenance and Care
Your vehicle is an important
investment and caring for it properly
may help to avoid future costly
repairs. To maintain vehicle
performance, additional
maintenance services may be
required.
It is recommended that your dealer
perform these services—their
trained dealer technicians know
your vehicle best. Your dealer can
also perform a thorough
assessment with a multi-point
inspection to recommend when your
vehicle may need attention.
The following list is intended to
explain the services and conditions
to look for that may indicate
services are required. Battery
The 12-volt battery supplies power
to start the engine and operate any
additional electrical accessories.
.
To avoid break-down or failure to
start the vehicle, maintain a
battery with full cranking power.
. Trained dealer technicians have
the diagnostic equipment to test
the battery and ensure that the
connections and cables are
corrosion-free.
Belts
. Belts may need replacing if they
squeak or show signs of
cracking or splitting.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the belts and
recommend adjustment or
replacement when necessary. Brakes
Brakes stop the vehicle and are
crucial to safe driving.
.
Signs of brake wear may include
chirping, grinding, or squealing
noises, or difficulty stopping.
. Trained dealer technicians have
access to tools and equipment
to inspect the brakes and
recommend quality parts
engineered for the vehicle.
Fluids
Proper fluid levels and approved
fluids protect the vehicle’s systems
and components. See
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants 0413 for GM approved
fluids.
. Engine oil and windshield
washer fluid levels should be
checked at every fuel fill.
. Instrument cluster lights may
come on to indicate that fluids
may be low and need to be
filled.
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Index 451
FluidAutomatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 316
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Four-Wheel Drive Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Forward Automatic Braking . . . . . 267
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 239, 326
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 334
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Fuel (cont'd)
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 161
Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 229
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 337
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342, 345
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 180Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Gauges (cont'd)
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 150
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 401
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 187
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
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Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
LATCH SystemReplacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 114
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lighting
Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . 189
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Antilock Brake System(ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . 157
Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Door Ajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Front Fog Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Lights (cont'd)
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 185
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lane Keep Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . 153
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
StabiliTrak OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Traction Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Locks Automatic Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . 161
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . 249
MaintenanceRecords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Maintenance and Care Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 403 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . 155
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234, 236
Memory Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Memory Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages Engine Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Vehicle Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Mirror Child-View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mirrors Automatic DimmingRearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Blind Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Convex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Vehicle (cont'd)Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 159
Vehicle Care Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Lane Departure (LDW) . . . . . . . 271
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 367 Wheels (cont'd)
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 112
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 330
Wipers
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141