Chevrolet 2006 Automobile User Manual


 
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 ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-30
Cooling System ............................................5-30
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-35
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-47
Rear Axle .......................................................5-47
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-49
Front Axle ......................................................5-50
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-51
Headlamps ..................................................5-51
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Daytime Running Lamps .............................5-52
Side Identification Marker Lamps .....................5-54
Roof Marker Lamps ......................................5-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps ...................................5-56
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-58
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1