Chevrolet 2009 Express 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 ............................... .5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Engine Coolant ............................................ .5-25
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-32
Engine Overheating .......................................5-32
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36
Brakes ........................................................5-37
Battery ....................................................... .5-40
Jump Starting ...............................................5-41
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-45
Rear Axle
.......................................................5-46
Front Axle ......................................................5-47
Noise Control System .....................................5-48
Tampering with Noise Control System
Prohibited .................................................5-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-49
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-49
Headlamps ................................................. .5-49
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Lamps .................................................... .5-51
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-52
Taillamps .....................................................5-52
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-53
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-54
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1