Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2003 Monte Carlo Owner's Manual

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
Service .......................................................... - 5 - 3
Doing Your Own Service Work
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5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ..................................................... -5-4
Fuel
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-5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................ 5-5
Gasoline Specifications ................................... -5-5
California Fuel ............................................... 5-6
Additives
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-5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ............................... 5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................ 5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ....................... 5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood
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5-10
Hood Release .............................................. 5-11
Engine Compartment Overview
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5-12
Engine Oil
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5-15
Engine Air CleanedFilter ................................ 5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid .............................. 5-23
Engine Cooiani
s-zs
Radiator Pressure Cap
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5-28
Engine Overheating
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5-28
Cooling System
............................................
5-31
Power Steering Fluid .................................... 5-41
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................ 5-42
Brakes
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5-43
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Battery ........................................................ 5.46
Jump Starting ............................................... 5-47
Headlamp Aiming
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5-53
Bulb Replacement
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5-54
Halogen Bulbs
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-5-54
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps
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5-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .................................... -5-56
Back-up Lamps ............................................ 5-57
Replacement Bulbs ....................................... 5-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
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5-58
Tires
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5-59
Inflation
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Tire Pressure
................................
5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System ......................... 5-60
Tire Inspection and Rotation
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5-62
When It Is Time for New Tires ....................... 5-63
Uniform Tire Quality Grading .......................... 5-65
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
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5-66
Wheel Replacement ...................................... 5-66
Tire Chains .................................................. 5-67
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................
5-68
Changing a Flat Tire ..................................... 5-68
Compact Spare Tire ...................................... 5-79
Buying ?!e!! Tires ........................................ .- 6-54
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