Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2009 Uplander Owner's Manual

Section 5
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 the
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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Cooling System ............................................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28

Service and Appearance Care

Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-31
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-32
Brakes ........................................................5-33
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-37
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-41
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-42
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-45
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-46
Tires ..............................................................5-47
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-51
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-54
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-57
Operating Mode .........................................5-30
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-43
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-44
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