2019 CHEVROLET TAHOE towing

Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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430 Customer Information
puts you in danger, or you are
instructed to move it by a police
officer.
Give only the necessary information
to police and other parties involved
in the crash.
For emergency towing see
Roadside Assistance Program
0425.
Gather the following information:
. Driver name, address, and
telephone number
. Driver license number
. Owner name, address, and
telephone number
. Vehicle license plate number
. Vehicle make, model, and
model year
. Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN)
. Insurance company and policy
number
. General description of the
damage to the other vehicle Choose a reputable repair facility
that uses quality replacement parts.
See
“Collision Parts” earlier in this
section.
If the airbag has inflated, see What
Will You See after an Airbag
Inflates? 099.
Managing the Vehicle Damage
Repair Process
In the event that the vehicle requires
damage repairs, GM recommends
that you take an active role in its
repair. If you have a pre-determined
repair facility of choice, take the
vehicle there, or have it towed there.
Specify to the facility that any
required replacement collision parts
be original equipment parts, either
new Genuine GM parts or recycled
original GM parts. Remember,
recycled parts will not be covered by
the GM vehicle warranty. Insurance pays the bill for the repair,
but you must live with the repair.
Depending on your policy limits,
your insurance company may
initially value the repair using
aftermarket parts. Discuss this with
the repair professional, and insist on
Genuine GM parts. Remember,
if the vehicle is leased, you may be
obligated to have the vehicle
repaired with Genuine GM parts,
even if your insurance coverage
does not pay the full cost.
If another party's insurance
company is paying for the repairs,
you are not obligated to accept a
repair valuation based on that
insurance company's collision policy
repair limits, as you have no
contractual limits with that company.
In such cases, you can have control
of the repair and parts choices as
long as the cost stays within
reasonable limits.

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450 Index
Door (cont'd)Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 420
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 259
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 164
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 264
Characteristics andTowing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . 27
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 212
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 214
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 337
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342, 345
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 303
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 150
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 231 Engine (cont'd)
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 433
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 183
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 185
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
F
FanEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Filter,
Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 187
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 131
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399

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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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Index 455
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 431
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Rear Climate Control System . . . 198
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 261
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 137
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recommended
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 385
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34, 40
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Replacement Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Replacement Parts
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . 106
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Replacing Seat Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 432
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . 420 Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
S
Safety Defects Reporting
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . 432
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . 427
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
How to Wear Seat BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . 93
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 91
Seats Adjustment, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Heated and Ventilated Front . . . . 73
Heated, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lumbar Adjustment, Front . . . . . . 68

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T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 424
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 55
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355, 356
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 358
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 357
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Tires (cont'd)
Terminology and Definitions . . 352
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 368
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 278
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 278
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 385
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 296
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 160
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 296
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 313, 316
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 366
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 180Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 417
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

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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