Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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Service and Maintenance 399
Service and Maintenance
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
Multi-Point VehicleInspection (MPVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Special Application Services
Special Application Services . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Recommended Fluids, Lubricants, and
Parts
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . 405
Maintenance Records
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
General Information
Your vehicle is an important investment.
This section describes the required
maintenance for the vehicle. Follow this
schedule to help protect against major repair
expenses resulting from neglect or
inadequate maintenance. It may also help to
maintain the value of the vehicle if it is
sold. It is the responsibility of the owner to
have all required maintenance performed.
Your dealer has trained technicians who can
perform required maintenance using genuine
replacement parts. They have up-to-date
tools and equipment for fast and accurate
diagnostics. Many dealers have extended
evening and Saturday hours, courtesy
transportation, and online scheduling to
assist with service needs.
Your dealer recognizes the importance of
providing competitively priced maintenance
and repair services. With trained technicians,
the dealer is the place for routine
maintenance such as oil changes and tire
rotations and additional maintenance items
like tires, brakes, batteries, and wiper blades.
Caution
Damage caused by improper maintenance
can lead to costly repairs and may not be
covered by the vehicle warranty.
Maintenance intervals, checks,
inspections, recommended fluids, and
lubricants are important to keep the
vehicle in good working condition.
Do not have chemical flushes that are not
approved by GM performed on the
vehicle. The use of flushes, solvents,
cleaners, or lubricants that are not
approved by GM could damage the
vehicle, requiring expensive repairs that
are not covered by the vehicle warranty.
The Tire Rotation and Required Services are
the responsibility of the vehicle owner. It is
recommended to have your dealer perform
these services every 12 000 km/7,500 mi.
Proper vehicle maintenance helps to keep
the vehicle in good working condition,
improves fuel economy, and reduces vehicle
emissions.
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.Vehicles that are regularly used for short
trips of 6 km (4 mi) or less.
The oil life indicator will show you when
to change the oil and filter. Under severe
conditions the indicator may come on
before 12 000 km (7,500 mi).
* Footnote: Under extreme driving
conditions listed above, it may be
necessary to replace your spark plugs at
more frequent intervals. For further
assistance in determining the most
suitable service maintenance intervals for
your vehicle, please contact your
authorized GM Dealer.
Extreme service is for vehicles mainly
driven off-road in four-wheel drive or used
in farming, mining, forestry, or snow
plowing.
Additional Required Services—Severe
Service
Every 72 000 km (45,000 mi)
.Change automatic transmission fluid and
filter.
.Change transfer case fluid, if equipped
with 4WD. 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 transfer case fluid. Contaminated fluid will
decrease the life of the transfer case and/
or axles and should be replaced.
Owner Checks and Services
Every Five Years
.Replace brake fluid.
Every Seven Years
.Replace Air Conditioning Desiccant every
seven years. The air conditioning system
requires maintenance every seven years.
This service requires replacement of the
desiccant to help the longevity and
efficient operation of the air conditioning
system. This service can be complex. See
your dealer.
Multi-Point Vehicle
Inspection (MPVI)
A Multi Point Vehicle Inspection (MPVI)
completed by a GM dealer technician is a
maintenance assessment of your vehicle.
The benefit of the MPVI is to identify and
inform the customer of service items that
require immediate attention and those that
may require attention in the future. The technician will perform the following
checks on your vehicle. For a complete list
of checks, inspections, and services, see your
dealer.
Some items may not apply to your vehicle
and/or region.
Diagnostics
.OnStar active, if equipped
.Service history/recall check
Engine Oil and Filter
.Engine oil
.Oil life monitor
‐
Reset oil life monitor
Exterior Lights
.Visual inspection
Windshield and Wipers
.Visual inspection
Battery
.Battery visual inspection
.Battery test results
.Battery cables and connections
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Assistance SystemsDriving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Audio Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 154
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency Braking (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Emergency Braking (AEB) DisabledLight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Parking Assist (APA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . 153
Axle Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
B
BatteryExterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 142
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . .337, 383
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Bluetooth
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 154
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 167, 170
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brake Pad Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Electric Brake Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Automatic Emergency (AEB) . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Reverse Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps,and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
C
Calibration Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . 319
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 1, 383
Camera Rear Vision (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Radio (cont'd)Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) System . . . . . . 274
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Locking Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Pedestrian Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Seat Infotainment (RSI) System . . . . . . . . 154
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Recognition Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . 404
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Reimbursement Program, GM
Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Remote Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Key Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Replacement
Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . 82
Seat Belt System Parts after a Crash . . . . 59
Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reverse Automatic Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ride Control Systems Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Roof
Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Running Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . 215
S
Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Buckle To Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . 53
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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UsingInfotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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V
Vehicle
Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Vehicle Security Steering Column Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 101
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Winter
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99