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Chevrolet Equinox 2021
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Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
14420010) - 2021 - CRC - 7/29/20
248 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . 249
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . 250
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Engine Compartment Overview . . . . . . . . 252
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Air Filter Life System . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Control Function Check (If
Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Gas Strut(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
LED Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps . . . . . 269
Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Engine Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . 272
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 276
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . 281
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 284
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . 285
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 290
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . 291
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . 292
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . 293
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 295
Storing the Tire Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . 306
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . 310

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