Chevrolet 2008 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 .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-27
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-27
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-27
Engine Coolant .............................................5-28
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-31
Service and Appearance Care
Engine Overheating .......................................5-31
Overheated Engine Protection
Cooling System ............................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-41
Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-45
Jump Starting ...............................................5-46
Rear Axle .......................................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-51
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Replacement .................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-58
Winter Tires .................................................5-59
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-62
Run-Flat Tires ..............................................5-64
Operating Mode ........................................5-33
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-53
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