Service And Appearance Care - GMC Safari 2003 Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
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 ............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-13
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Cover ...............................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-23
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-28
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-30
Engine Overheating .......................................5-31
Cooling System ............................................5-33
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-39
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-40
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-41

Service and Appearance Care

Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-46
Jump Starting ...............................................5-47
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-52
Rear Axle .......................................................5-53
Front Axle ......................................................5-54
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-55
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-55
Headlamps ..................................................5-55
Front Turn Signal Lamps ...............................5-59
Taillamps .....................................................5-60
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-61
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-62
Tires ..............................................................5-63
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-64
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-66
Buying New Tires .........................................5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-69
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-69
Tire Chains ..................................................5-70
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-71
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-72
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-82
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