Chevrolet 2005 Uplander - Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
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 ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-27
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-38
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-45
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-47
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-47
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-51
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-53
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-56
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-57
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-58
Buying New Tires .........................................5-59
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-60
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-61
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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