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Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – GMC 2005 Canyon User Manual

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

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 Your 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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-22
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28

Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-30
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36
Brakes ........................................................5-37
Battery ........................................................5-40
Jump Starting ...............................................5-41

Rear Axle .......................................................5-44

Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-45

Front Axle ......................................................5-46

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps ..................................................5-47
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and

Daytime Running Lamps .............................5-49

Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and

Back-up Lamps .........................................5-50

Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-52

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1