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

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-4
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-5
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................5-6
Fuel ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-7
California Fuel ...............................................5-7
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 ................................5-19

Service and Appearance Care

Automatic Transmission Fluid
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Engine Coolant .............................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-34
Overheated Engine Protection
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-37
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-39
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
Rear Axle .......................................................5-49
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-50
Front Axle ......................................................5-52
Noise Control System .....................................5-54
Tampering with Noise Control System
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-55
(4-Speed Transmission) ..............................5-21
(6-Speed Transmission) ..............................5-24
Operating Mode ........................................5-37
Prohibited .................................................5-54
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