Chevrolet 2008 Cobalt - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

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
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-19
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-20
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-25
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-30
Brakes ........................................................5-31
Battery ........................................................5-34
Jump Starting ...............................................5-34
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-39
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-42
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-42
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-42
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-44
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps (Coupe) .......5-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps (Sedan) .............................5-45
Back-Up Lamps (Coupe) ................................5-46
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-47
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-48
Tires ..............................................................5-49
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-50
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-53
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-57
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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