Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet VENTURE 2005 Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
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 ............................................5-8
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 ...................................................5-14
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34

Service and Appearance Care

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps ..................................................5-46
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-52
Tires ..............................................................5-53
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-56
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-59
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-60
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-61
Buying New Tires .........................................5-62
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-63
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-64
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-64
Tire Chains ..................................................5-66
Accessory Inflator .........................................5-66
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-68
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-48
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-50
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