Chevrolet 2005 Corvette - Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................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 .......................................................5-5
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your 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 ...................................................5-14
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-21
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-27
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
Rear Axle .......................................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-44
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-44
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-44
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-45
Sidemarker Lamps ........................................5-46
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-47
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-48
Tires ..............................................................5-51
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-54
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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