Vehicle Care - Chevrolet Impala 2018 Owner's Manual

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Vehicle Care

Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 213
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 214
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 221
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 223
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 228
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Battery - North America . . . . . . 232
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 233
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 234
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 234
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 240
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Electrical System Overload . . . 241
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 241
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 250
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265