Chevrolet 2008 Aveo Automobile User Manual


 
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 Your Vehicle ...........................................5-5
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 ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-21
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-31
Brakes ........................................................5-32
Battery ........................................................5-35
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-40
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs
..............................................5-41
Headlamps (Hatchback) .................................5-41
Headlamps (Sedan) ......................................5-42
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
(Hatchback) ..............................................5-43
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps (Sedan) .....5-44
Turn Signal Lamps (Side) ..............................5-45
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(Sedan) ...................................................5-46
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-47
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-48
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-51
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-54
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-57
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-58
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-60
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1