Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2009 Impala 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
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
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 ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-24
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Engine Coolant .............................................5-28

Service and Appearance Care

Pressure Cap ...............................................5-31
Engine Overheating .......................................5-31
Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-37
Battery ........................................................5-40
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-45
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-51
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-51
Tires ..............................................................5-53
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-57
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-62
Operating Mode ........................................5-34
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-46
and Back-up Lamps ...................................5-49
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