Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2005 Aveo Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-18
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-20
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-21
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-24
Engine Overheating .......................................5-24
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-31

Service and Appearance Care

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-32
Brakes ........................................................5-33
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-41
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Headlamps ..................................................5-42
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-43
Turn Signal Lamps (Side) ..............................5-44
Fog Lamps ..................................................5-44
Sidemarker Lamps (Front) ..............................5-45
Sidemarker Lamps (Rear) ..............................5-46
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-51
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-54
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-55
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-57
Buying New Tires .........................................5-58
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-46
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