Recommended Fluids And Lubricants - Chevrolet 2010 Corvette Owner's Manual

Parking Brake and Automatic
Transmission P (Park) Mechanism
Check
WARNING:
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When you are doing this check, the vehicle could
begin to move. You or others could be injured and
property could be damaged. Make sure there is
room in front of the vehicle in case it begins to roll.
Be ready to apply the regular brake at once should
the vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing
downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set the
parking brake.
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To check the parking brake's holding ability: With the
engine running and the transmission in N (Neutral),
slowly remove foot pressure from the regular brake
pedal. Do this until the vehicle is held by the parking
brake only.
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To check the P (Park) mechanism's holding ability:
With the engine running, shift to P (Park). Then
release the parking brake followed by the regular
brake.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required.
Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
Fluids and lubricants identified below by name, part
number, or specification can be obtained from your
dealer/retailer.
Usage
The engine requires a special engine
oil meeting GM Standard GM4718M.
Oils meeting this standard can be
identified as synthetic, and should
also be identified with the American
Petroleum Institute (API) Certified for
Engine Oil Gasoline Engines starburst symbol.
However, not all synthetic API oils
with the starburst symbol will meet
this GM standard. Look for and use
only an oil that meets GM Standard
GM4718M. For the proper viscosity,
see Engine Oil on page 6-20.
50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
water and use only DEX-COOL
Engine Coolant
Coolant. See Engine Coolant on
page 6-36.
50/50 mixture of clean, drinkable
ZR1 Only:
water and use only DEX-COOL
Intercooler
Coolant. See Engine Coolant on
System
page 6-36.
Fluid/Lubricant
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