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Service and appearance care – GMC 2007 Sierra User Manual

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Service ........................................................ 468

Accessories and Modifications ................... 468
California Proposition 65 Warning .............. 469
Doing Your Own Service Work .................. 469
Adding Equipment to the Outside of

Your Vehicle .......................................... 470

Fuel ............................................................. 470

Gasoline Octane ........................................ 470
Gasoline Specifications .............................. 471
California Fuel ........................................... 471
Additives ................................................... 472
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ............................ 473
Fuels in Foreign Countries ........................ 474
Filling the Tank ......................................... 474
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ............... 477

Checking Things Under the Hood .............. 478

Hood Release ........................................... 479
Engine Compartment Overview .................. 480
Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine) .................... 486
Engine Oil Life System

(Gasoline Engine) .................................. 489

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter

(Gasoline Engines) ................................. 491

Automatic Transmission Fluid

(Allison Transmission

®

) .......................... 494

Automatic Transmission Fluid

(Except Allison Transmission

®

) ............... 497

Manual Transmission Fluid ........................ 500
Hydraulic Clutch ........................................ 501
Engine Coolant .......................................... 502
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ............ 505
Engine Overheating ................................... 505
Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode (V8 Engines Only) ........ 508

Cooling System ......................................... 508
Engine Fan Noise ..................................... 514
Power Steering Fluid ................................. 515
Windshield Washer Fluid ........................... 516
Brakes ...................................................... 517
Battery ...................................................... 520
Jump Starting ............................................ 521

Rear Axle .................................................... 527

Four-Wheel Drive ........................................ 528

Front Axle ................................................... 529

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