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

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Service ............................................................5-3

Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
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 ............................................5-5
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 ....................5-10

Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26

Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-31
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-36
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, Parking and Daytime

Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-51

Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps

and Back-up Lamps ...................................5-52

License Plate Lamp ......................................5-53
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-53

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

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1