Chevrolet 2008 - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-33
Brakes ........................................................5-34
Battery ........................................................5-37
Jump Starting ...............................................5-38
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-46
Halogen Bulbs
..............................................5-46
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Parking
Lamps .....................................................5-46
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-49
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-50
Tires ..............................................................5-52
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-57
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-61
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-63
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-66
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-68
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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