Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2009 Colorado Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle .................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the 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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-24
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-26

Service and Appearance Care

Engine Coolant .............................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-32
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-33
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
Rear Axle .......................................................5-44
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-44
Front Axle ......................................................5-45
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-46
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-46
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-46
Headlamps ..................................................5-47
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Center High-Mounted
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-51
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-48
Stoplamp (CHMSL) ....................................5-48
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-49
5-1