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Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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404 Customer Information
GM Mobility
Reimbursement Program
This program is available to
qualified applicants for cost
reimbursement, up to certain limits,
of eligible aftermarket adaptive
equipment required for the vehicle,
such as hand controls or a
wheelchair/scooter lift for the
vehicle.
To learn about the GM Mobility
program, see www.gmmobility.com
or call the GM Mobility Assistance
Center at 1-800-323-9935. Text
Telephone (TTY) users, call
1-800-833-9935.
General Motors of Canada also has
a Mobility program. See www.gm.ca
or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(800-463-7483) for details. TTY
users call 1-800-263-3830.
Roadside Assistance
Program
For U.S.-purchased vehicles, call
1-800-243-8872. (Text Telephone
(TTY): 1-888-889-2438.)
For Canadian-purchased vehicles,
call 1-800-268-6800.
Service is available 24 hours a day,
365 days a year.
Calling for Assistance
When calling Roadside Assistance,
have the following information
ready:
.Your name, home address, and
home telephone number
. Telephone number of your
location
. Location of the vehicle
. Model, year, color, and license
plate number of the vehicle
. Odometer reading, Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN), and
delivery date of the vehicle
. Description of the problem
Coverage
Services are provided for the
duration of the vehicle’s powertrain
warranty.
In the U.S., anyone driving the
vehicle is covered. In Canada, a
person driving the vehicle without
permission from the owner is not
covered.
Roadside Assistance is not a part of
the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to make
any changes or discontinue the
Roadside Assistance program at
any time without notification.
General Motors North America and
Chevrolet reserve the right to limit
services or payment to an owner or
driver if they decide the claims are
made too often, or the same type of
claim is made many times.
Services Provided
.Emergency Fuel Delivery:
Delivery of enough fuel for the
vehicle to get to the nearest
service station.

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Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Four-Wheel DriveTransfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . 222, 310
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Front Seats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . 316
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Economy, Driving for Better . . . 187
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 143 Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . 214
Prohibited Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Top Tier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Fuses Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 319
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 327
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
G
Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . 163Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Gauges Engine CoolantTemperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Warning Lights and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 381
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
GM Mobility Reimbursement
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
H
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 171
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Daytime RunningLamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 143
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 169
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 144

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HeatedRear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heater Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 182
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 338
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 196
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . 231
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . . . . 141
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 228
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
How to Wear Seat Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
HVAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 182
I
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . 205, 207
Ignition Transmission Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Indicator
Vehicle Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Information Publication Ordering . . . . . . . . . . 409
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Instrument Panel Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 5
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
K
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . 13, 16
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 10
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 332
Lamps Auxiliary Roof
Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 170
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Front Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Lane Change Alert (LCA) . . . . . . . 252
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) . . . . . . . . 254
Lane Keep Assist Light . . . . . . . . . 141
Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LATCH System Replacing Parts after aCrash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
LATCH, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Level Control Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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434 Index
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Second Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Securing Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . .104, 106, 107
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vehicle Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . 286
Maintenance Records . . . . . . . . 395
Maintenance, General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Parts Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . 406
Services
Special Application . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Servicing the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Shift Lock Control Function Check, Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 252
Signals, Turn and
Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Special Application Services . . . . 388
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Start Assist, Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Steps Power Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Storage Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage Areas
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Sunglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . 110
Struts Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sunglass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 413
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Systems Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 403
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 35

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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

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Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . . . 141
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
W
Warning
Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warnings
Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 349
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 93
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Windshield
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 312
Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123