Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2006 HHR 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 ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-19
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-20
Service and Appearance Care
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-25
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-29
Brakes ........................................................5-30
Battery ........................................................5-32
Jump Starting ...............................................5-33
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-38
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-40
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-40
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-42
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-44
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-44
Tires ..............................................................5-45
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-46
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-48
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-51
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-52
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-53
Buying New Tires .........................................5-54
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-41
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-43
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