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Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – GMC 2008 Envoy User Manual

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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 ............................................5-6
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 ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-30

Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-35
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42

Rear Axle .......................................................5-46

Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-47

Front Axle ......................................................5-48

Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-49

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-49
Headlamps ..................................................5-50
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and

Parking Lamps ..........................................5-51

Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-51
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-53
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-53
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-54

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-54

Tires ..............................................................5-57

Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-58
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-61
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-64

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

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