Chevrolet 2008 Impala - Service and Appearance Care; Service; Fuel; Checking Things Under the Hood

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-31
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-47
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-50
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-51
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-52
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-52
Tires ..............................................................5-54
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-55
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-58
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-61
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-63
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-64
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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