Vehicle Care - Chevrolet Camaro 2016 Operating Manual

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Vehicle Care

Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 249
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 249
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 259
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . 260
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 261
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 267
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Battery - North America . . . . . . 271
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 272
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 274
Windshield Replacement . . . . . 274
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Front Turn Signal Lamps
(Passenger Side Only) . . . . . . 276
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and
Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 277
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 278
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 279
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Run-Flat Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 288
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302