Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2004 Epica 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 ............................................5-7
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-19
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-21
Engine Overheating .......................................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-31
Brakes ........................................................5-32

Service and Appearance Care

Battery ........................................................5-35
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-40
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Headlamps ..................................................5-41
Front Turn Signal Lamps ...............................5-43
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-44
Parking Lamps .............................................5-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-53
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-54
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-55
Buying New Tires .........................................5-56
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-57
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-58
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-59
Tire Chains ..................................................5-60
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-61
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-62
Spare Tire ...................................................5-68
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-46
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