Chevrolet Optra 2005 Owner's Manual page 199

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 ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-19
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-20
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-28
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-29
Service and Appearance Care
Brakes ........................................................5-30
Battery ........................................................5-33
Jump Starting ...............................................5-34
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-37
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-38
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-38
Headlamps ..................................................5-38
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-39
Turn Signal Lamps (Side) ..............................5-40
Fog Lamps ..................................................5-40
Sidemarker Lamps (Front) ..............................5-41
Sidemarker Lamps (Rear) ..............................5-41
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-42
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-43
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-44
Tires ..............................................................5-45
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-46
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-48
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-51
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-52
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-53
Buying New Tires .........................................5-54
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-55
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-42
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