1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 340

A Word About Maintenance Weat GeneralMotorswant to helpyoukeepyourvehicle in goodworking condition.But wedon'tknowexactlyhowyou'lldriveit. Youmay drivevery shortdistancesonly a fewtimes a week.Oryoumaydrive longdistances all thetime in veryhot,dustyweather.Youmayuseyourvehicleinmaking deliveries.Oryoumaydriveittowork,todoerrands,or in manyotherways. Because of all thedifferentwayspeopleusetheirGMvehicles,maintenance needsvary.Youmayeven needmorefrequentchecksandreplacementsthan youwillfindintheschedulesinthissection.Sopleasereadthissectionand notehowyoudrive. If youhaveanyquestionsonhowtokeepyourvehicle GM dealer,theplacemanyGMownerschoose ingoodcondition,seeyour tohavetheirmaintenanceworkdone. Your dealercanbereliedupontouse properpartsandpractices. Your Vehicle and the Environment Propervehiclemaintenancenotonlyhelpskeepyourvehicleingoodworking All recommendedmaintenance condition,butalsohelpstheenvironment. proceduresareimportant.Impropervehiclemaintenanceortheremovalof of theair we breathe. importantcomponentscansignificantlyaffectthequality tire inflationcanincreasethelevel of Improper fluid levelsoreventhewrong emissionsfromyourvehicle. To helpprotectourenvironment,and to help keepyourvehicle in goodcondition,pleasemaintainyourvehicleproperly. Recording Maintenance Services TheMaintenanceRecordneartheendofthissectionprovides a placefor you to recordthemaintenanceperformedonyourvehicle.Wheneverany it down in theMaintenance maintenanceisperformed,besuretowrite Record.Thiswillhelpyoudeterminewhenyournextmaintenanceshouldbe done, In addition, it is a goodideatokeepyourmaintenancereceipts.They may be needed to qualify your vehicle for warranty repairs. I ~ CAUTION rn I A l Performing maintenance work on a vehiclecan be dangerous. In L trying to do some jobs, you can be seriously injured. Do your own maintenance work only if youhavetherequiredknow-howandthe proper tools and equipment for the job. I f you have any doubt, have a qualified technician do the work. If youareskilledenough to dosomeworkonyourvehicle,youwillprobably GM publishes. For information on how to want to get the service information obtain various service publications for your vehicle, see "Service Publications" in the Index. You will find a list of publicationsandanorderform in theback of thebook.