Service And Appearance Care - Chevrolet 2010 Colorado Owner's Manual

Section 6
Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-10
Hood Release ..............................................6-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-12
Engine Oil ...................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-21
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................6-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................6-25
Cooling System ............................................6-26
Service and Appearance Care
Engine Coolant .............................................6-28
Engine Overheating .......................................6-32
Engine Fan Noise .........................................6-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-35
Brakes ........................................................6-36
Battery ........................................................6-39
Jump Starting ...............................................6-40
Rear Axle .......................................................6-45
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................6-45
Front Axle ......................................................6-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-48
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................6-48
Headlamps ..................................................6-49
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Center High-Mounted
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
License Plate Lamp ......................................6-52
Replacement Bulbs .......................................6-52
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-53
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................6-50
Stoplamp (CHMSL) ....................................6-50
Back-up Lamps .........................................6-51
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