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Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – GMC 2004 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 ......................................................5-4

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 ............................................5-7
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 Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-22
Hydraulic Clutch (Manual Transmission) ...........5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
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 .......................................................5-47

Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-48

Front Axle ......................................................5-49

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-50

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

Daytime Running Lamps .............................5-52

Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and

Back-up Lamps .........................................5-53

Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-54

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1