Chevrolet 2009 Corvette Owner's Manual page 273

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-7
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-20
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-26
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-28
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-30
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-31
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-31
Cooling System (Engine) ................................5-32
Cooling System (Intercooler) ...........................5-33
Service and Appearance Care
Engine Coolant .............................................5-34
Engine Overheating .......................................5-39
Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-42
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-43
Brakes ........................................................5-44
Battery ........................................................5-50
Jump Starting ...............................................5-51
Rear Axle .......................................................5-55
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-56
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-56
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-56
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-57
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-59
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-59
Windshield Replacement .................................5-60
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-60
Tires ..............................................................5-62
Winter Tires .................................................5-63
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-64
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-66
Run-Flat Tires ..............................................5-69
Operating Mode ........................................5-41
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-57
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