CHEVROLET 2009 Suburban - Manual (Page 401)

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle .................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-9
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid (6-Speed
Transmission) ...........................................5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid (4-Speed
Transmission) ...........................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Engine Coolant .............................................5-29
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-34
Engine Overheating .......................................5-35
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode ...5-37
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-37
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-39
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
Rear Axle .......................................................5-49
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-51
Front Axle ......................................................5-52
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-56
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-57
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-58
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-58
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-59
Tires ..............................................................5-61
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-62
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-67
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-70
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-71
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1