Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2006 Epica Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
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 the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-11
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-19
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-22
Engine Overheating .......................................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-29
Service and Appearance Care
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-30
Brakes ........................................................5-31
Battery ........................................................5-34
Jump Starting ...............................................5-35
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-38
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-39
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-39
Headlamps ..................................................5-39
Front Turn Signal Lamps ...............................5-41
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-42
Parking Lamps .............................................5-43
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-44
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-45
Tires ..............................................................5-46
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-47
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-49
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-52
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-53
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-54
Buying New Tires .........................................5-55
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-56
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-44
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