Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – CHEVROLET 2010 Impala User Manual
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Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-9
Filling the Tank ............................................6-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-12
Hood Release ..............................................6-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-14
Engine Oil ...................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-22
Cooling System ............................................6-24
Engine Coolant .............................................6-25
Engine Overheating .......................................6-29
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................6-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-32
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-33
Brakes ........................................................6-35
Battery ........................................................6-38
Jump Starting ...............................................6-39
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-43
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................6-43
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................6-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................6-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-49
Tires ..............................................................6-51
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-56
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-59
Section 6
Service and Appearance Care
6-1