Vehicle care, Vehicle care 10-1 – CHEVROLET 2011 Equinox User Manual

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Chevrolet Equinox Owner Manual - 2011

Vehicle Care

10-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition

65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

California Perchlorate

Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own

Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Compartment

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-13
Automatic Transmission

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-21
Power Steering Fluid

(2.4L L4 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . 10-23

Power Steering Fluid

(3.0L V6 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . 10-23

Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-28
Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-29

Wiper Blade

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-31

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . 10-34

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-35
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-36

Electrical System

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40

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