Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2006 Corvette 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 ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-28
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-28
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-28
Engine Coolant .............................................5-29
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-32

Service and Appearance Care

Engine Overheating .......................................5-32
Overheated Engine Protection
Cooling System ............................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-40
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-41
Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-45
Jump Starting ...............................................5-46
Rear Axle .......................................................5-51
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-54
Windshield Replacement .................................5-54
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-57
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-60
Extended Mobility Tires ..................................5-62
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-64
Operating Mode ........................................5-34
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-52
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