Service And Appearance Care - GMC 2003 Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual

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Service and Appearance Care
Service ............................................................ 5. 3
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 ...............................................
5-6
Additives
.......................................................
5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries
...............................
5-7
Filling Your Tank
............................................
5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................
5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ...................... 5-10
Hood Release ............................................. -5-1 0
Engine Compartment Overview ...................... 5-12
Engine Oil ................................................... 5-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
................................
5-23
(Except Allison Transmission) ................... 5-25
(Allison Transmission) ............................ 5-28
Manual Transmission Fluid .........................
5-31
Hydraulic Clutch ........................................... 5-32
Engine Coolant ............................................. 5-33
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap .................. 5-36
Engine Overheating
.......................................
5.36
Cooling System ............................................
5.39
Engine Fan Noise
.........................................
5.44
Power Steering Fluid
.....................................
5.44
Windshield Washer Fluid
................................
5.46
Brakes ........................................................ 5.47
Battery
.....................................................
5.50
Jump Starting
............................................
5-51
Rear Axle
.......................................................
5.57
Four-wheel Drive
............................................
5.58
Noise Control System
.....................................
5.60
Bulb Replacement ......................................... -5-61
Halogen Bulbs .............................................. 5 . 6 1
Headlamps .................................................. 5.61
Running Lamps ......................................... 5-63
Roof Marker Lamps
......................................
5.64
Cargo Lamp
.............................................
5.66
Taillamps ..................................................... 5.67
Replacement Bulbs ....................................... 5.70
Tampering with Noise Control System
Prohibited
.................................................
5-60
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Pickup Box Identification and Fender Marker
Lamps .....................................................
5.67
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