2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Owners Manual

Download PDF Manual
current insurance carrier, consider switching to another insurance carrier. If your vehicle is leased, the leasing company may require you to have insurance that ensures repairs with Genuine GM Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts or Genuine Manufacturer replacement parts. Read your lease carefully, as you may be charged at the end of your lease for poor quality repairs. 8-13 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (14,1) If a Crash Occurs If there has been an injury, call emergency services for help. Do not leave the scene of a crash until all matters have been taken care of. Move the vehicle only if its position 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 on page 8‑7. Gather the following information: . Driver's name, address, and telephone number . Driver's license number . Owner's 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? on page 2‑92. Managing the Vehicle Damage Repair Process In the event that your 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 your 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 your 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 your repair professional, and insist on Genuine GM parts. Remember, if your 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. 8-14 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (15,1) 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. Reporting Safety Defects Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying General Motors. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or General Motors. To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20590 You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov. Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government If you live in Canada, and you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, notify Transport Canada immediately, and notify General Motors of Canada Limited. Call them at 1-800-333-0510 or write to: Transport Canada Road Safety Branch 2780 Sheffield Road Ottawa, Ontario K1B 3V9 8-15 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (16,1) Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada) in a situation like this, notify General Motors. Call 1-800-222-1020, or write: Chevrolet Motor Division Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center P.O. Box 33170 Detroit, MI 48232-5170 In Canada, call 1-800-263-3777 (English) or 1-800-263-7854 (French), or write: General Motors of Canada Limited Customer Communication Centre, Mail Code: CA1-163-005 1908 Colonel Sam Drive Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7 Service Publications Ordering Information Service Manuals Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair information on the engines, transmission, axle, suspension, brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc. Service Bulletins Service Bulletins give additional technical service information needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle. 8-16 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (17,1) Owner Information Owner publications are written specifically for owners and intended to provide basic operational information about the vehicle. The Owner Manual includes the Maintenance Schedule for all models. In-Portfolio: Includes a Portfolio, Owner Manual, and Warranty Booklet. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $35.00 (U.S.) plus handling and shipping fees Without Portfolio: Owner Manual only. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $25.00 (U.S.) plus handling and shipping fees Current and Past Models Technical Service Bulletins and Manuals are available for current and past model GM vehicles. ORDER TOLL FREE: 1-800-551-4123 Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Eastern Time For Credit Card Orders Only (VISA-MasterCard-Discover), visit Helm, Inc. on the World Wide Web at: www.helminc.com Or you can write to: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 Prices are subject to change without notice and without incurring obligation. Allow ample time for delivery. Note to Canadian Customers: All listed prices are quoted in U.S. funds. Canadian residents are to make checks payable in U.S. funds. 8-17 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (18,1) Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated computers that record information about the vehicle’s performance and how it is driven. For example, your vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control engine and transmission performance, to monitor the conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in a crash, and, if so equipped, to provide antilock braking to help the driver control the vehicle. These modules may store data to help your dealer technician service your vehicle. Some modules may also store data about how you operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel consumption or average speed. These modules may also retain the owner’s personal preferences, such as radio pre-sets, seat positions, and temperature settings. Event Data Recorders This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as: . How various systems in your vehicle were operating . Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened . How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal . How fast the vehicle was traveling This data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. Important: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) is recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired during a crash investigation. To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. 8-18 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (19,1) GM will not access this data or share it with others except: with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if the vehicle is leased, with the consent of the lessee; in response to an official request of police or similar government office; as part of GM's defense of litigation through the discovery process; or, as required by law. Data that GM collects or receives may also be used for GM research needs or may be made available to others for research purposes, where a need is shown and the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or vehicle owner. OnStar® If your vehicle is equipped with an active OnStar system, that system may also record data in crash or near crash‐like situations. The OnStar Terms and Conditions provides information on data collection and use and is available in the OnStar glove box kit, at www.onstar.com (U.S.) or www.onstar.ca (Canada), or by pressing the Q button and speaking to an advisor. Navigation System If the vehicle has a navigation system, use of the system may result in the storage of destinations, addresses, telephone numbers, and other trip information. Refer to the navigation system operating manual for information on stored data and for deletion instructions. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) RFID technology is used in some vehicles for functions such as tire pressure monitoring and ignition system security, as well as in connection with conveniences such as key fobs for remote door locking/unlocking and starting, and in-vehicle transmitters for garage door openers. RFID technology in GM vehicles does not use or record personal information or link with any other GM system containing personal information. Radio Frequency Statement This vehicle has systems that operate on a radio frequency that comply with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and with Industry Canada Standards RSS‐210/220/310. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. The device may not cause interference. 2. The device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Changes or modifications to any of these systems by other than an authorized service facility could void authorization to use this equipment. 8-19 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (20,1) 2 NOTES 8-20 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (1,1) Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4 Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29 Accessory Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Active Fuel Management™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33 Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-117 Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment . . . . . . . . 5-39 Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31 Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21 Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Airbag Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-100 Airbag System How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91 Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-94 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 2-99 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-91 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . 2-92 When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-90 Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-87 Airbags Passenger Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33 System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-84 Antenna Rear Side Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-143 Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143 Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Appearance Care Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . .6-114 Care of Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-112 Fabric/Carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-109 Finish Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-112 Finish Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-110 Interior Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-108 Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-110 Sheet Metal Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 i - 1 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (2,1) Appearance Care (cont.) Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 Washing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades . . . . . . .6-113 Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7 Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82 Audio Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-140 Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-116 Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-142 Rear Seat (RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-138 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83 Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-140 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . . . . . . . . .4-143 Audio System(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84 Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23, 6-26 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33 Autoride® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50 Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51 i - 2 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45 Electric Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Run-Down Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Bench Seat, Split (60/40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116 Brake Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Pedal and Adjustable Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48 System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4 Braking in Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6 Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27 Bucket Seats, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60 Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55 Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58 License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60 Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (3,1) Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59 California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 California Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 Camera, Rear Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63 Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-125 Carbon Monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13, 3-15 Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52 Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29 Care of Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78 CD, MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100, 4-107 Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76 Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86 Charging System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Checking Things Under the Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115 Child Restraints Infants and Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . 2-68 Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63 Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-66 Cigarette Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-118 Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . .6-114 Exterior Lamps/Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-112 Fabric/Carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-109 Finish Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-112 Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-110 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-108 Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-110 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 i - 3 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (4,1) Cleaning (cont.) Washing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Windshield, Backglass, and Wiper Blades . . . . . . .6-113 Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Outlet Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27 Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System . . . . . . . 4-27 Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System, Electronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Climate Control Systems Dual Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21 Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Clock, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83 Collision Damage Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59 Content Theft-Deterrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3 Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 Engine Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 Cooled Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30 Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75 i - 4 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 Customer Information Service Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . 8-16 Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2 Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 DIC Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59 Disc, MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100, 4-107 Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5 Dome Lamp Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Door Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Programmable Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 DIC Operation and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48, 4-55 DIC Vehicle Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73 DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62 Driving At Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25 Before a Long Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 In Rain and on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Recovery Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29 Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30 Dual Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21 DVD Rear Seat Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-128 Black plate (5,1) E85 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9 EDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 Electrical Equipment, Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-117 Electrical System Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-120 Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-118 Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-118 Power Windows and Other Power Options . . . . . .6-117 Underhood Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-121 Windshield Wiper Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-117 Electronic Immobilizer PASS-Key® III+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Electronic Immobilizer Operation PASS-Key® III+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21 Check and Service Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16 Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31 Coolant Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 i - 5 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (6,1) Engine (cont.) Fluid Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30 Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14 Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52 Fan Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17 Overheated Protection Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . 6-39 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20 Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56 Exterior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Filter Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21 Finish Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115 Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87 Flat Tire, Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88 Flat Tire, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104 i - 6 Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23, 6-26 Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40 Windshield Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41 Fog Lamps Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41, 3-46, 6-53 Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54 Front Fog Lamps Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 California Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Filling a Portable Fuel Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13 Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Gasoline Octane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46 Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 Management, Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33 Fuel Economy Driving for Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Fuses Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-120 Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-118 Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-118 Underhood Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-121 Windshield Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-117 Garage Door Opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68 Gasoline Octane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Gauges Engine Coolant Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46 Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75 GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7 Black plate (7,1) Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58 Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 Headlamps Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58 Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Exterior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8, 2-9 Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Highbeam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28 Hood Checking Things Under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38 i - 7 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (8,1) Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28 Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59 Inflation - Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72 Instrument Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Instrument Panel Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31 Integrated Trailer Brake Control System (ITBC) . . . . 5-50 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46 Keyless Entry Remote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3 Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64 Lamps Auxiliary Roof Mounted Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Dome Lamp Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 i - 8 Lamps (cont.) License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60 Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 LATCH System for Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68 Level Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49 Liftgate, Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 Liftgate/Liftglass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Liftglass/Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Lighting Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Lights Airbag Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33 Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Charging System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Exterior Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Front Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Highbeam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Low Fuel Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44 On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Lights (cont.) Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Safety Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44 StabiliTrak® Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Loading Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 Locking Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9 Locks Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Programmable Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68 Lumbar Manual Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Power Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Black plate (9,1) Maintenance Schedule Maintenance Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15 Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Owner Checks and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Manual Lumbar Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7 Manual Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Message DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62 Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Manual Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 Outside Convex Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 Outside Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 Outside Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56 Outside Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55 Outside Towing Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55 Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100, 4-107 i - 9 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (10,1) Navigation System, Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116 New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27 Object Detection, Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . 3-60 Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20 Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43 Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44 Older Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57 Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5 OnStar, Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 OnStar® System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 Operation, Universal Home Remote System . . . . . . . 3-68 Outlet Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27 Outlets Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 Convex Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 Manual Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Power Foldaway Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56 Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55 Towing Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55 Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode . . . . 6-39 Owner Checks and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9 Owners, Canadian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Paint, Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115 Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49 Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51 Park Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58 Park Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57 i - 10 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (11,1) Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58 Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48 Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34 Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-94 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Perchlorate Materials Requirements, California . . . . . .6-5 Phone Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-116 Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-117 Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 Lumbar Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 Power Assist Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Programmable Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19 Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-84 Radios Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-116 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-142 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83 Theft-Deterrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-140 Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System . . . . . . . . 4-27 Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System and Electronic Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 i - 11 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (12,1) Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51 Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Rear Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77 Rear Seat Audio (RSA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-138 Rear Seat Entertainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-128 Rear Seat Audio (RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-138 Rear Side Window Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-143 Rear Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77 Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63 Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7 Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Recovery Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 3-5 Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89 Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60 Replacement Parts Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13 Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16 U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 Restraint System Check Checking the Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-101 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-102 Retained Accessory Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29 Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7 Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Roof Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79 Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76 Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53 Safety Belts Care of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38 Lap Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47 i - 12 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (13,1) Safety Belts (cont.) Securing a Child Restraint Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Safety Belts Are for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55 Center Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80 Rear Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-75 Right Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-80 Safety Defects Reporting Canadian Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16 U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 Safety Warnings and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3 Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Seats 60/40 Split Bench Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Bucket Seats, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 Center Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Heated and Cooled Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Heated Seats - Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Manual Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Memory, Mirrors and Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Power Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28 Secondary Latch System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101 Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Adding Equipment to the Outside of the Vehicle . . . 6-6 Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-116 Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16 Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 2-99 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83 Sheet Metal Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115 Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51 Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49 Side Blind Zone Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60 Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4 Snow Plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39 Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-107 i - 13 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (14,1) Spare Tire (cont.) Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94 Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89 Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-104 Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-125 Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Split Bench Seat (60/40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 StabiliTrak® Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 StabiliTrak® System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6 Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9 Steering Wheel Controls, Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140 Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Steps Power Assist Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75 Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75 Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77 Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77 Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76 Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice, or Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79 System Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Taillamps Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps . . . . . . 6-59 Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6 Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140 Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 Content Theft-Deterrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 PASS-Key® III+ Electronic Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Third Row Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28 Throttle, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31 Tilt Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Time, Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63 i - 14 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (15,1) Tires (cont.) Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels, Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-114 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80 Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86 Changing a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-115 Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82 If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-87 Inflation - Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72 Inspection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78 Installing the Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94 Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74 Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-73 Removing the Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-94 Removing the Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89 Secondary Latch System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-101 Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64 Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-107 Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . . . .6-104 Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69 Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82 Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84 Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84 Tires (cont.) When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79 Tow/Haul Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39 Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45 Towing Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50 Trailer Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70 Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Traction StabiliTrak® System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Trailer Towing Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70 Transmission Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23, 6-26 Transmission Operation, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33 Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32 Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4 Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58 Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82 Universal Home Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68 i - 15 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (16,1) Vehicle Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Running While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Vehicle Customization, DIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-73 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-116 Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-116 Ventilation Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27 Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Warnings DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-62 Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Safety and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84 Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82 Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84 When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79 Where to Put the Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-66 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 Windshield Backglass, and Wiper Blades, Cleaning . . . . . . . . .6-113 Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41 Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61 Wiper Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-117 Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29 Wipers Rear Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 XM Radio Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115 XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-143 i - 16 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (1,1) 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual M In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22 Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 Seats and Restraint System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33 Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57 Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-84 Restraint System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-101 Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Doors and Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 Starting and Operating Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54 Object Detection Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58 Universal Home Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68 Storage Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79 Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18 Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . 4-30 Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47 Audio System(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82 Driving Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (2,1) 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual M Service and Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 Checking Things Under the Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51 Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53 Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54 Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63 Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-108 Vehicle Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116 Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-117 Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-125 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Customer Assistance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Customer Assistance and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15 Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18 i-1 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (3,1) GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the names TAHOE, SUBURBAN, and Z71 are registered trademarks of General Motors LLC. This manual describes features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle either because they are options that you did not purchase or due to changes subsequent to the printing of this owner manual. Please refer to the purchase documentation relating to your specific vehicle to confirm each of the features found on your vehicle. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors of Canada Limited” for Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it appears in this manual. If your vehicle is a Two-mode Hybrid, see the Two-mode Hybrid manual for more information. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference. Litho in U.S.A. Part No. 25854761 C Third Printing Canadian Owners Propriétaires Canadiens A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer or from: On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès du concessionnaire ou à l'adresse suivante: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 Numéro de poste 6438 de langue française www.helminc.com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. ©2010 General Motors LLC. All Rights Reserved. iii Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (4,1) Safety Warnings and Symbols Warning messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce them. Danger indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which will result in serious injury or death. Warning or Caution indicates a hazard that could result in injury or death. { WARNING: These mean there is something that could hurt you or other people. Notice: This means there is something that could result in property or vehicle damage. This would not be covered by the vehicle's warranty. A circle with a slash through it is a safety symbol which means “Do Not,” “Do not do this,” or “Do not let this happen.” Vehicle Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to a specific component, control, message, gauge, or indicator. M : This symbol is shown when you need to see your owner manual for additional instructions or information. * : This symbol is shown when you need to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. iv Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (5,1) Vehicle Symbol Chart Here are some additional symbols that may be found on the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the Index. 9 : Airbag Readiness Light # : Air Conditioning ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar® $ : Brake System Warning Light " : Charging System I : Cruise Control B : Engine Coolant Temperature O : Exterior Lamps # : Fog Lamps . : Fuel Gauge + : Fuses 3 : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer j : LATCH System Child Restraints * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp : : Oil Pressure } : Power / : Remote Vehicle Start > : Safety Belt Reminders 7 : Tire Pressure Monitor F : Traction Control M : Windshield Washer Fluid Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (6,1) 2 NOTES vi Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (1,1) Section 1 In Brief Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7 Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Third Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Head Restraint Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Sensing System for Passenger Airbag . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Vehicle Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22 Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22 Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23 Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23 Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26 Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 Universal Remote System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 Performance and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 StabiliTrak® System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30 Driving for Better Fuel Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30 Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30 OnStar® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31 1-1 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (2,1) Instrument Panel 1-2 United States version shown; Canada similar Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (3,1) A. Outlet Adjustment on page 4‑27. B. Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 4‑4. C. D. Hazard Warning Flashers on page 4‑3 . E. Shift Lever. See Automatic Transmission Operation Instrument Panel Cluster on page 4‑31. on page 3‑33 . F. Tow/Haul Mode on page 3‑39 (If Equipped). G. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Information Center (DIC) on page 4‑47. H. Audio System(s) on page 4‑82. I. Exterior Lamps on page 4‑10. J. Dome Lamp Override on page 4‑15 . Instrument Panel Brightness on page 4‑14 . Fog Lamps on page 4‑13 (If Equipped). K. Hood Release on page 6‑14. L. Integrated Trailer Brake Controller (If Equipped). Towing a Trailer on page 5‑50. M. Automatic Transfer Case Control. (If Equipped). See Four-Wheel Drive (Two Speed Automatic Transfer Case) on page 3‑41 or Four-Wheel Drive (Single Speed Automatic Transfer Case) on page 3‑46 . N. Cruise Control on page 4‑8. O. Tilt Wheel on page 4‑3. P. Horn on page 4‑3. Q. Audio Steering Wheel Controls on page 4‑140. R. Climate Control System on page 4‑18 or Dual Automatic Climate Control System on page 4‑21 (If Equipped). S. Accessory Power Outlet(s) on page 4‑16 . Cigarette Lighter (If Equipped). See Ashtray(s) and Cigarette Lighter on page 4‑17 . T. StabiliTrak® System on page 5‑6 (If Equipped). Pedal Adjust Button (If Equipped). See Adjustable Throttle and Brake Pedal on page 3‑31 . Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA) on page 3‑58 (If Equipped). Heated Windshield Washer Fluid Button (If Equipped). See Windshield Washer on page 4‑6 . Power Assist Steps on page 3‑18 (If Equipped). U. Glove Box on page 3‑75. 1-3 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (4,1) Initial Drive Information This section provides a brief overview about some of the important features that may or may not be on your specific vehicle. For more detailed information, refer to each of the features which can be found later in this owner manual. Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System The RKE transmitter is used to remotely lock and unlock the doors from up to 60 m (195 feet) away from the vehicle. Press K to unlock the driver door. Press K again within three seconds to unlock all remaining doors. Press Q to lock all doors. Lock and unlock feedback can be personalized. Press m and hold to unlock the liftglass. Press & and hold to open or close the power liftgate. Press L and release to locate the vehicle. Press L and hold for more than two seconds to sound the panic alarm. Press L again to cancel the panic alarm. See Keys on page 3‑3 and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 3‑5. Remote Vehicle Start With this feature the engine can be started from outside of the vehicle. 1-4 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (5,1) Starting the Vehicle 1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the vehicle. 2. Press Q. 3. Immediately after completing Step 2, press and hold / until the turn signal lamps flash. When the vehicle starts, the parking lamps will turn on and remain on as long as the engine is running. The doors will be locked and the climate control system may come on. The engine will continue to run for 10 minutes. Repeat the steps for a 10-minute time extension. Remote start can be extended only once. Canceling a Remote Start To cancel a remote start: . Aim the RKE transmitter at the vehicle and press and hold / until the parking lamps turn off. Turn on the hazard warning flashers. Turn the ignition on and then back off. See Remote Vehicle Start on page 3‑8. Door Locks There are several ways to lock and unlock the vehicle. From outside, use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or the key in the driver door. From inside, use the power door locks or the manual door locks. To lock or unlock the door with the manual locks, push down or pull up on the manual lock knob. Power Door Locks If available, these switches are located on the front doors. K : Press to unlock the doors. Q : Remove the key from the ignition and press to lock the doors. For more information, see: . Programmable Automatic Door Locks on page 3‑11 . . Rear Door Security Locks on page 3‑11. 1-5 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (6,1) There are several ways to open and close the power liftgate: . Press and hold & on the RKE transmitter until the liftgate starts moving. . Press & on the overhead console inside the vehicle. . Press the touchpad switch (B) on the outside liftgate handle to open. . Press the l button next to the liftgate latch to close. To disable the power liftgate function, press OFF on the overhead console. Liftglass There are two ways to unlatch the liftglass: . Press the button on the underside of the underside of the license plate applique (A). . Press m on the RKE transmitter. Liftgate Power Liftgate Use the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or the power door lock switches to unlock the liftgate. 1-6 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (7,1) Windows The power window switches are located on the driver door. In addition, each passenger door has a switch for its own window. Seat Adjustment Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. Press the switch to lower the window. Pull the switch up to raise it. For more information, see: . Windows on page 3‑19. . Power Windows on page 3‑20. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in place. See Manual Seats on page 2‑5. 1-7 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (8,1) Power Seats Manual Lumbar If equipped, this control is located on the outboard side of the seat. Increase or decrease lumbar support by turning the knob forward or rearward. If equipped, the power seat controls are located on the outboard side of the front seats. Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the control forward or rearward. Raise or lower the front or rear part of the cushion by moving the front or rear part of the control up or down. Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the entire control up or down. See Power Seats on page 2‑6. 1-8 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (9,1) Power Lumbar On vehicles with two-way lumbar, press and hold the top of the control to increase lumbar support. To decrease, press and hold the bottom of the control. On vehicles with four-way lumbar, press and hold the front of the control to increase lumbar support. To decrease, press and hold the rear of the control. To raise the height of the support, press and hold the top of the control. To lower, press and hold the bottom of the control. See Power Lumbar on page 2‑7. If equipped, this control is located on the outboard side of the seat. 1-9 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (10,1) Manual Reclining Seatbacks Power Reclining Seatbacks If equipped, this control is located on the outboard side of the seat. To recline the seatback: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 2‑12. 1-10 If available, this control is located on the outboard side of the seat. To recline the seatback, tilt the top of the control rearward. To bring the seatback forward, tilt the top of the control forward. See Reclining Seatbacks on page 2‑12. Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (11,1) Memory Features This vehicle may have the memory package. The controls for this feature are located on the driver door, and are used to program and recall memory settings for the driver seat, outside mirrors, and the adjustable throttle and brake pedal feature. For more information, see Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 2‑10. Second Row Seats If the vehicle has a 60/40 split bench or buckets seats, the seat(s) can be folded for additional cargo space or folded and tumbled for easy entry and exit to the third row seats, if the vehicle has them. If the vehicle has bucket seats, the seatbacks can be also be reclined. These seats will have either the manual fold and tumble feature or the automatic seat release fold and tumble feature. For more information, see 60/40 Split Bench Seat on page 2‑16 or Bucket Seats on page 2‑22. Third Row Seats If the vehicle has a third row seat, the seatback(s) can be folded and the entire seat can be tumbled, or removed from the vehicle. For detailed instructions, see Third Row Seat on page 2‑28 . 1-11 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (12,1) Heated Seats Front Seats On vehicles with heated front seats, or heated and cooled front seats, the controls are located on the driver and passenger doors. { (If Equipped): Press to cool the entire seat. + : Press to heat the seatback only. z : Press to heat the seat and seatback. Continue to press the desired button to cycle through the temperature settings: high (three indicator lights), medium (two indicator lights), low (one indicator light), and off (no lights). See Heated Seats on page 2‑8 and Heated and Cooled Seats on page 2‑9. Rear Seats The heated rear seat controls are located on the Rear Sear Audio (RSA) panel. M : Press to heat the seat cushion and to cycle through the three temperature settings. See Heated Seats on page 2‑16. Head Restraint Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints for all occupants are installed and adjusted properly. For more information see Head Restraints on page 2‑3 . 1-12 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (13,1) Safety Belt Refer to the following sections for important information on how to use safety belts properly. . Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone on page 2‑33. . How to Wear Safety Belts Properly on page 2‑38. Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 2‑47. Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 2‑68 . Sensing System for Passenger Airbag The passenger sensing system, if equipped, will turn off the right front passenger frontal airbag under certain conditions. The driver airbags, seat‐mounted side impact airbags, if equipped, and roof‐rail airbags are not affected by this. If the vehicle has one of the indicators pictured in the following illustrations, then the vehicle has a passenger sensing system for the right front passenger position. The passenger airbag status indicator, if equipped, will be visible on the overhead console when the vehicle is started. United States Canada See Passenger Sensing System on page 2‑94 for important information. 1-13 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (14,1) Mirror Adjustment Exterior Mirrors Vehicles with manual outside mirrors can be adjusted so that the side of the vehicle and the area behind are seen. If the vehicle has towing mirrors, they can be adjusted for a clearer view of the objects behind you. Manually pull out the mirror head to extend it for better visibility when towing a trailer. See Outside Towing Mirrors on page 3‑55 . Vehicles with outside power mirrors and foldaway mirrors have controls located on the driver door. 1. Press (A) or (B) to select the driver or passenger side mirror. 2. Press one of the four arrows located on the control pad to adjust the mirror. 3. Press either (A) or (B) again to deselect the mirror. 1-14 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (15,1) Power Foldaway Mirrors To fold the mirrors: 1. Press (C) to fold the mirrors out to the driving position. 2. Press (D) to fold the mirrors in to the folded position. The mirrors may also include a memory function that works with the memory seats. See Memory Seat, Mirrors, and Pedals on page 2‑10 for more information. Manual Foldaway Mirrors Manually fold the mirrors inward to prevent damage when going through an automatic car wash. To fold, push the mirror toward the vehicle. Push the mirror outward, to return to its original position. Interior Mirror Vehicles with a manual rearview mirror can be adjusted to see clearly behind the vehicle. Hold the mirror in the center to move it up or down and side to side. To reduce headlamp glare during nighttime use, push the tab forward for daytime use and pull it for nighttime use. Vehicles with the automatic dimming feature will automatically reduce the glare of lights from behind the vehicle. The dimming feature comes on and the indicator light illuminates each time the vehicle is started. See Automatic Dimming Rearview Mirror on page 3‑54 for more information. 1-15 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (16,1) Interior Lighting Dome Lamps The dome lamps come on when any door is opened. They turn off after all the doors are closed. The dome lamps can also be turned on by turning the instrument panel brightness knob, located on the instrument panel to the left of the steering column, clockwise to the farthest position. In this position, the dome lamps remain on whether a door is opened or closed. k : The dome lamp override button is located next to the exterior lamps control. Press the button in and the dome lamps remain off when a door is opened. Press the button again to return it to the extended position so that the dome lamps come on when a door is opened. Steering Wheel Adjustment The tilt lever is located on the lower left side of the steering column. To adjust the steering wheel: 1. Hold the steering wheel and pull the lever. 2. Move the steering wheel to a comfortable position. 3. Release the lever to lock the wheel in place. See Tilt Wheel on page 4‑3. 1-16 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (17,1) For vehicles first sold in Canada, the off position will only work when the vehicle is shifted into P (Park). AUTO: Automatically turns on the headlamps, parking lamps, taillamps, instrument panel lights, and license plate lamps. ;: Turns on the parking lamps, taillamps, instrument panel lights, and license plate lamps. 2: Turns on the headlamps, parking lamps, taillamps, instrument panel lights, and license plate lamps. For more information, see: . Exterior Lamps on page 4‑10. . Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) on page 4‑12. Fog Lamps on page 4‑13. Reading Lamps For vehicles with reading lamps in the overhead console, press the button located next to the lamp to turn it on or off. The vehicle may also have reading lamps in other locations. The lamps cannot be adjusted. For more information about interior lamps, see: . Dome Lamps on page 4‑14. . Reading Lamps on page 4‑15. Instrument Panel Brightness on page 4‑14. Exterior Lighting The exterior lamps control is located on the instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel. O : Turns off the automatic headlamps and daytime running lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp control to the off position again to turn the automatic headlamps or DRL back on. 1-17 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (18,1) Windshield Wiper/Washer 6 : Turn the band up for more frequent wipes or down for less frequent wipes. ] : Slow wipes. ? : Fast wipes. L (Washer Fluid): Push the paddle at the top of the lever to spray washer fluid on the windshield. See Windshield Wipers on page 4‑6 and Windshield Washer on page 4‑6. 8 : Single wipe, turn to 8, then release. Several wipes, hold the band on 8 longer. 9 : Turns the windshield wipers off. 1-18 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (19,1) Climate Controls The heating, cooling, and ventilation in the vehicle can be controlled with these systems. If this vehicle is a Two-mode Hybrid, see the Two-mode Hybrid manual for more information. A. Fan Control B. REAR C. Air Recirculation D. Air Delivery Mode Control E. Air Conditioning F. Driver and Passenger Temperature Controls G. Rear Window Defogger A. Fan Control B. AUTO C. Defrost D. Air Recirculation E. REAR F. Air Delivery Mode Control G. Driver Temperature Control H. Display I. Power Button J. Rear Window Defogger K. Air Conditioning L. PASS M. Passenger Temperature Control 1-19 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (20,1) See Climate Control System on page 4‑18 and Dual Automatic Climate Control System on page 4‑21 . For vehicles with rear heating and air conditioning controls, see Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System on page 4‑27 and Rear Air Conditioning and Heating System and Electronic Climate Controls on page 4‑28. Transmission Range Selection Mode current range will appear next to the M. This is the highest attainable range with all lower gears accessible. As an example, when 4 (Fourth) gear is selected, 1 (First) through 4 (Fourth) gears are available. Press the plus/minus buttons, located on the steering column shift lever, to select the desired range of gears for current driving conditions. See Automatic Transmission Operation on page 3‑33. While using Range Selection Mode, cruise control and the Tow/Haul mode can be used. Grade Braking is not available when Range Selection Mode is active. See Tow/Haul Mode on page 3‑39. Four-Wheel Drive If the vehicle has Four-Wheel Drive, you can send the engine's driving power to all four wheels for extra traction. Base trim shown (uplevel similar) The Range Selection Mode switch is located on the shift lever. To enable the Range Selection feature, move the column shift lever to the M (Manual) position. The 1-20 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (21,1) Automatic Transfer Case Two Speed Transfer Case Single Speed Transfer Case The transfer case knob is located next to the steering column. Use this knob to shift into and out of the different Four-Wheel Drive modes. 2 m (Two-Wheel-Drive High): This setting is used for driving in most street and highway situations. AUTO (Automatic Four-Wheel Drive): This setting is ideal for use when road surface traction conditions are variable. 4 m (Four-Wheel High): Use the Four-Wheel-Drive High position when extra traction is needed, such as on snowy or icy roads or in most off-road situations. 4 n (Four-Wheel-Drive Low): Vehicles with a two speed transfer case have a Four-Wheel-Drive Low position. This setting sends maximum power to all four wheels. You might choose Four-Wheel-Drive Low if you are driving off-road in deep sand, deep mud, deep snow, and while climbing or descending steep hills. N (Neutral): Vehicles with a two speed transfer case have a N (Neutral) position. Shift the transfer case to N (Neutral) only when towing the vehicle. See Recreational Vehicle Towing on page 5‑43 or Towing Your Vehicle on page 5‑43. See Four-Wheel Drive (Two Speed Automatic Transfer Case) on page 3‑41 or Four-Wheel Drive (Single Speed Automatic Transfer Case) on page 3‑46. 1-21 Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (22,1) Vehicle Features Radio(s) Radio with CD, DVD, and USB Port O : Press to turn the system on and off. Turn to increase or decrease the volume. BAND: Press to choose between FM, AM, or XM™, if equipped. f : Select radio stations. © ¨ : Seek or scan stations. 1-22 4 : Press to display additional text information related to the current FM-RDS or XM station; or CD, MP3 or WMA song. If information is available during XM, CD, MP3 or WMA playback, the song title information displays on the top line of the display and artist information displays on the bottom line. When information is not available, “NO INFO” displays. For more information about these and other radio features, see Radio(s) on page 4‑84. For vehicles with a Rear Seat Entertainment System (RSE) and Rear Seat Audio System (RSA) see, Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) System on page 4‑128 and Rear Seat Audio (RSA) on page 4‑138 for more information. Storing a Favorite Station A maximum of 36 stations can be stored as favorites using the six softkeys located below the radio station frequency tabs and by using the radio FAV button. Press FAV to go through up to six pages of favorites, each having six favorite stations available per page. Each page of favorites can contain any combination of AM, FM, or XM stations. For more information, see Radio(s) on page 4‑84. Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban Owner Manual - 2010 Black plate (23,1) Setting the Clock To set the time and date for the radio with CD, DVD, and USB Port: 1. Turn the ignition key to ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/ RUN, then press O, to turn the radio on. 2. Press H to display HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY (hour, minute, month, day, and year). 3. Press the softkey located under any one of the labels to be changed.

Boost Classifieds - Car Advice, Reviews, Events & Classifieds

2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Owners Manual