Chevrolet 2009 Avalanche 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 the
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under
the Hood ....................................................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-33
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-33
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
Rear Axle ......................................................
.5-45
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-46
Front Axle ......................................................5-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-51
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-53
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-53
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-54
Tires ..............................................................5-55
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-60
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-63
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1