Service and appearance care – GMC 2009 Acadia User Manual
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Service and
Appearance Care
Service
Service ................................5-3
Accessories and
Modifications .......................5-3
Warning .............................5-4
Materials Requirements ........5-4
Service Work ......................5-4
Outside of the Vehicle ..........5-5
Fuel
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
the Hood ..........................5-10
Hood Release .....................5-11
Engine Compartment
Overview ..........................5-12
Engine Oil ..........................5-13
Engine Oil Life System .........5-15
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter .......5-17
Automatic Transmission
Fluid ................................5-18
Cooling System ...................5-19
Engine Coolant ...................5-19
Engine Overheating .............5-24
Overheated
Engine Protection
Operating Mode .................5-25
Power Steering Fluid ............5-26
Windshield Washer Fluid ......5-26
Brakes ...............................5-27
Battery ...............................5-30
Jump Starting .....................5-30
All-Wheel Drive
All-Wheel Drive ...................5-35
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming ................5-35
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement ...............5-35
Halogen Bulbs ....................5-35
License Plate Lamp .............5-36
Replacement Bulbs ..............5-36
Windshield Wiper Blade
Replacement
Replacement .....................5-36
Tires
Tires ..................................5-37
Tire Sidewall Labeling ..........5-38
Tire Terminology and
Definitions .........................5-40
Inflation - Tire Pressure ........5-43
Tire Pressure Monitor
System .............................5-44
Operation ..........................5-46
Rotation ............................5-50
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