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

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
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 ...............................................5-6
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 ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-28
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-30
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-32
Service and Appearance Care
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-37
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-39
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
Rear Axle .......................................................5-49
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-50
Front Axle ......................................................5-51
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps ..................................................5-53
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) .......................5-58
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-60
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-61
Tires ..............................................................5-62
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-63
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-66
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-55
Daytime Running Lamps .............................5-56
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-59
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