GMC YUKON XL 2003 - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Section 5
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
.................................... 5-6
California Fuel
............................................... 5-6
Additives
....................................................... 5-6
Fuel E-85 (85% Ethanol)
................................. 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries
............................... 5.8
Filling Your Tank
............................................ 5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ..................... 5-1 1
the Hood ............................. ................ 5-12
Hood Release
........................................... 5-12
Checking Things Under
Engine Compartment Overview
.................... 5.14
Engine Oil
................................................... 5-17
Engine Air CleanedFilter
................................ 5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid
......................... 5-25
Engine Coolant
............................................. 5-27
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap .................. 5-30
Engine Overheating
....................................... 5-30
Cooling System
............................................ 5-33
Engine Fan Noise
......................................... 5-38
Power Steering Fluid
.................................... -5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid
................................ 5.39
Brakes
........................................................ 5.40
Battery
........................................................ 5.44
Jump Starting
............................................... 5.45
All-Wheel Drive
.............................................. 5.50
Rear Axle
....................................................... 5.51
Four-wheel Drive
............................................ 5.52
Front Axle
........... .................................... 5.53
Bulb Replacement
...................................... 5.54
Halogen Bulbs
.............................................. 5-54
Headlamps
.................................................. 5.54
Running Lamps
......................................... 5-55
Side Identification Marker Lamps ..................... 5.56
Roof Marker Lamps
...................................... 5.56
Taillamps
..................................................... 5.58
Replacement Bulbs
....................................... 5.59
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.............. 5.60
Tires
.............................................................. 5.61
Inflation
.. Tire Pressure ................................ 5.62
Tire Inspection and Rotation
........................... 5.62
When It
Is Time for New Tires ....................... 5-64
Buying New Tires
......................................... 5.64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
.......................... 5.65
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
.................. 5-66
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