1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 285

PO053 3. Checkbothsidesofthedipstick,andreadthelowerlevel.Thefluid level must be in the COLD area for a cold check or in the cross-hatched area for a hot check. 4. I thefluidleveliswhereitshouldbe,pushthedipstickbackinallthe f way;then flipthehandledown to lockthedipstickinplace. HOT areaor How To Add FI6Jld: Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine what kind of transmission fluid to use.See"RecommendedFluidsandLubricants"intheIndex. If the fluid level is low, add .only enough of the proper fluid to bring the level up to. the -COLD area.for a cold check or the HOT area for a hot check. It doesn'ttakemuchfluid,generallylessthanapint.Don'toverfill.We recommendyouuseonlyfluidlabeledDEXRONBIIE,becausefluidswiththat label are especially made for your automatic transmission. Damage caused by fluid other than DEXRON@llE is not covered by your new.vehicle warranty. 0 Afteraddingfluid,recheckthefluidlevelasdescribedunder "How To Check". Whenthecorrect fluidlevel is obtained,pushthedipstickback in all the way; then flip the handle down to lock .the dipstick in place. Q 6-1 9