2020 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN transmission fluid

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Vehicle Care 311
Rear Axle
When to Check Lubricant
It is not necessary to regularly
check the rear axle fluid unless a
leak is suspected or an unusual
noise is heard. A fluid loss could
indicate a problem. Have it
inspected and repaired. This service
can be complex. See your dealer.
Do not directly power wash the
transfer case and/or front/rear axle
output seals. High pressure water
can overcome the seals and
contaminate the fluid. Contaminated
fluid will decrease the life of the
transfer case and/or drive axles and
should be replaced.
Starter Switch Check
{Warning
When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured.1. Before starting this check, be
sure there is enough room
around the vehicle.
2. Apply both the parking brake and the regular brake.
Do not use the accelerator
pedal, and be ready to turn off
the engine immediately if it
starts.
3. Try to start the engine in each gear. The vehicle should start
only in P (Park) or N (Neutral).
If the vehicle starts in any other
position, contact your dealer for
service.
Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control
Function Check
{Warning
When you are doing this
inspection, the vehicle could
move suddenly. If the vehicle
moves, you or others could be
injured. 1. Before starting this check, be
sure there is enough room
around the vehicle. It should be
parked on a level surface.
2. Apply the parking brake. Be ready to apply the regular
brake immediately if the vehicle
begins to move.
3. With the engine off, turn the ignition on, but do not start the
engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the
shift lever out of P (Park) with
normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of P (Park), contact
your dealer for service.
Ignition Transmission
Lock Check
If equipped with a Key Access
ignition, while parked and with the
parking brake set, try to turn the
ignition off in each shift lever
position.
.The ignition should turn off only
when the shift lever is in
P (Park).

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Service and Maintenance 387
Maintenance Schedule
Additional Required
Services - Severe12 000 km/7,500 mi
24 000 km/15,000 mi
36 000 km/22,500 mi
48 000 km/30,000 mi
60 000 km/37,500 mi
72 000 km/45,000 mi
84 000 km/52,500 mi
96 000 km/60,000 mi
108 000 km/67,500 mi
120 000 km/75,000 mi
132 000 km/82,500 mi
144 000 km/90,000 mi
156 000 km/97,500 mi
168 000 km/105,000 mi 180 000 km/112,500 mi
192 000 km/120,000 mi
204 000 km/127,500 mi
216 000 km/135,000 mi
228 000 km/142,500 mi
240 000 km/150,000 mi
Rotate tires and perform Required Services.
Check engine oil level and oil life percentage.
Change engine oil and filter, if needed.@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace passenger compartment air filter. (1)@ @@@@@
Inspect evaporative control system. (2)@ @@
Replace engine air cleaner filter. (3)@@@
Change automatic transmission fluid and filter.@@@
Change transfer case fluid, if equipped with
4WD. (4)@@@
Replace spark plugs. Inspect spark plug wires.@
Drain and fill engine cooling system. (5)@
Visually inspect accessory drive belts. (6)@
Replace brake fluid. (7)
Replace windshield wiper blades. (8)
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
Replace hood and/or body lift support gas
struts. (9)@ @
Replace air conditioning desiccant. (10)

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392 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and Parts
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.Usage Fluid/Lubricant
Automatic Transmission (6-Speed Transmission) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid.
Automatic Transmission (10-Speed Transmission) DEXRON ULV Automatic Transmission Fluid (GM Part No. 19352619, in
Canada 19352620).
Chassis Lubrication Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.
Engine Coolant 50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable water and use only DEX-COOL Coolant. SeeCooling System 0301.
Engine Oil Engine oil meeting the dexos1 specification of the proper SAE viscosity grade. ACDelco dexos1 full synthetic is recommended. See Engine Oil
0 293.
Front Axle (Four-Wheel Drive) SAE 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 88900401, in Canada 89021678).
Front Axle Propshaft Spline or One-Piece Propshaft Spline (Two-Wheel Drive) Spline Lubricant, Special Lubricant (GM Part No. 19257121, in
Canada 19257122).
Hydraulic Brake System DOT 3 Hydraulic Brake Fluid (GM Part No. 19353126, in Canada 19353127).

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UsageFluid/Lubricant
Key Lock Cylinders, Hood Hinges, Power Assist Steps, and Outer
Liftgate Handle Pivot Points Multi-Purpose Lubricant, Superlube (GM Part No. 12346241, in
Canada 10953474).
Rear Axle SAE 75W-85 Synthetic Axle Lubricant (GM Part No. 19300457, in
Canada 19300458).
Transfer Case (Four-Wheel Drive) DEXRON-VI Automatic Transmission Fluid. Weatherstrip Conditioning Weatherstrip lubricant (GM Part No. 3634770, in Canada 10953518) or equivalent.
Weatherstrip Squeaks Synthetic Grease with Teflon, Superlube (GM Part No. 12371287, in Canada 10953437).
Windshield Washer Automotive windshield washer fluid that meets regional freeze protection requirements.
Maintenance Replacement Parts
Replacement parts identified below by name, part number, or specification can be obtained from your dealer.
Part GM Part Number ACDelco Part Number
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter 22845992 A3181C
Engine Oil Filter 5.3L Engine 12690385 PF63E

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426 Index
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Armrest Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Assistance Program,
Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 244
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . 250
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . 296, 299
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 172
Axle, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
B
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Battery - North America . . . . 309, 363
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 312
Blind Spot Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brake Pedal and Adjustable
Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Automatic
Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 204
Bulb Replacement Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 316
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315, 316
High Intensity Discharge(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 318 Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
California Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .285, 309, 363,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 112
Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

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428 Index
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . 399
Driver Assistance Systems . . . . . 243
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 147
Driving Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 248
Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . 187
Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 196
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 198
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E
E85 or FlexFuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Electrical System
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 319
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 327
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Emergency OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Check Light (MalfunctionIndicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 288
Coolant Temperature
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 216 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Equipment, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 412
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Extended Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Extender, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 167
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . 169
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
F
Fan
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 171
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
FlexFuel E85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Floor Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . 113
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Fluid AutomaticTransmission . . . . . . . . . . . 296, 299

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Index 435
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Third-Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
All-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
All-Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337, 338
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 340
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 339
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Terminology and Definitions . . 334
Uniform Tire QualityGrading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 350 When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Top Tier Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing Driving Characteristics . . . . . . . . 262
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 262
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 368
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Trailer Sway Control (TSC) . . . 280
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak Light . . . . . . 142
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Trailer
Sway Control (TSC) . . . . . . . . . . 280
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . 296, 299
Transportation Program,
Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Turn Signal
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 348
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 163Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 396
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154