Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

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

5-8

Filling the Tank

5-8

Filling a Portable Fuel Container

5-11

Checking Things Under the Hood

5-12

Hood Release

5-12

Engine Compartment Overview

5-14

Engine Oil

5-19

Engine Oil Life System

5-22

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter

5-24

Automatic Transmission Fluid

5-26

Engine Coolant

5-26

Pressure Cap

5-29

Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap

5-29

Engine Overheating

5-29

Overheated Engine Protection

 

Operating Mode

5-31

Cooling System

5-32

Power Steering Fluid

5-36

Windshield Washer Fluid

5-38

Brakes

5-39

Battery

5-42

Jump Starting

5-43

Headlamp Aiming

5-48

Bulb Replacement

5-48

Halogen Bulbs

5-48

Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps

5-49

License Plate Lamp

5-50

Replacement Bulbs

5-51

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement

5-51

Tires

5-52

Winter Tires

5-53

Tire Sidewall Labeling

5-54

Tire Terminology and Definitions

5-57

Inflation - Tire Pressure

5-60

High-Speed Operation

5-62

Tire Pressure Monitor System

5-62

Tire Pressure Monitor Operation

5-64

Tire Inspection and Rotation

5-67

When It Is Time for New Tires

5-69

 

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Chevrolet 2008 owner manual Checking Things Under the Hood, Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement