Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2006 Avalanche Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
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 ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-11
Hood Release ..............................................5-12
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-18
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-21
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-23
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-28
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-30
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30

Service and Appearance Care

Overheated Engine Protection
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-38
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-40
Brakes ........................................................5-41
Battery ........................................................5-44
Jump Starting ...............................................5-45
Rear Axle .......................................................5-51
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-52
Front Axle ......................................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-54
Headlamps ..................................................5-55
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) .......................5-61
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-62
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-63
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-63
Operating Mode ........................................5-32
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-57
Daytime Running Lamps .............................5-59
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-61
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