Service And Appearance Care - GMC 2005 Savana Van Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-8
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25

Service and Appearance Care

Cooling System ............................................5-27
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-43
Rear Axle .......................................................5-44
Front Axle ......................................................5-44
Noise Control System .....................................5-45
Tampering with Noise Control System
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps ..................................................5-47
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-49
Taillamps .....................................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51
Prohibited .................................................5-45
Lamps .....................................................5-49
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