Service And Appearance Care - GMC 2008 Acadia Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-6
Fuel ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-7
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-24
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-26

Service and Appearance Care

Cooling System ............................................5-27
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
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-45
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-46
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-46
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-52
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-55
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-57
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-58
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-62
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-63
Buying New Tires .........................................5-64
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-68
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