Chevrolet 2010 Colorado Automobile User Manual


 
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Service ...... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..... .. . .. .. . .. .. . 6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... .. .. .. .. .. 6-4
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work ..... . .. .. .. . .. .. . 6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ............. ........... .......... ...... 6-5
Fuel ........... ......... ........ .......... ....... .... 6-5
Gasoline Octane ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-5
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-6
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-6
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 6-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 6-7
Filling the Tank ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... .... 6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ..... . .. .. . .. .. 6-10
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Hood Release ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-11
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 6-12
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... .. .... ... ... ... .. 6-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid ..... ..... .... .... 6-21
Manual Transmission Fluid .... . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . 6-24
Hydraulic Clutch ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. . 6-25
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-26
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-28
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-33
Engine Fan Noise ..... .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. 6-34
Power Steering Fluid ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 6-35
Windshield Washer Fluid .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 6-36
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 6-37
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 6-40
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-41
Rear Axle ..... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. . 6-45
Four-Wheel Drive ...... .... .... .... ... ..... ... .... 6-46
Front Axle .......... ........ .......... ....... ...... 6-47
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-47
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-48
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-48
Headlamps ...... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 6-48
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL) ....... .... ... .... .... . 6-49
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .... . 6-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps ......... ...... ...... ..... .... 6-50
License Plate Lamp ............ .......... ...... 6-51
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 6-52
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...... ..... 6-52
6-1