Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2008 Uplander Owner's Manual

Section 5
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 ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-24
Engine Overheating .......................................5-24

Service and Appearance Care

Overheated Engine Protection
Cooling System ............................................5-26
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 ..........................................5-42
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-42
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-42
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-46
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-46
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-52
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-54
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-57
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-58
Operating Mode ........................................5-25
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-44
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-44
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