Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2004 Avalanche Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood .....................5-9
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-32

Service and Appearance Care

Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-38
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-40
Brakes ........................................................5-41
Battery ........................................................5-44
Jump Starting ...............................................5-45
Rear Axle .......................................................5-52
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-53
Front Axle ......................................................5-54
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-55
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-55
Headlamps ..................................................5-55
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Daytime Running Lamps ................................5-61
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-61
Taillamps .....................................................5-61
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-62
Lamps .....................................................5-58
Running Lamps .........................................5-59
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