Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2009 TrailBlazer 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 ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
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 ...................................................5-18
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-22
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-24
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Engine Coolant .............................................5-29
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-34
Engine Overheating .......................................5-35
Service and Appearance Care
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-36
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-48
Rear Axle .......................................................5-49
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-50
Front Axle ......................................................5-51
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-52
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps ...................5-53
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-54
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-58
Winter Tires .................................................5-59
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-62
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-65
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-66
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-67
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