Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Hummer 2008 H2 User Manual

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

Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
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 ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9

Checking Things Under the Hood .....................5-9

Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-27

Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode .........................................5-28

Cooling System ............................................5-29
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-33
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40

Rear Axle .......................................................5-45

Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-46

Front Axle ......................................................5-47

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-48

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-48
Headlamps ..................................................5-48
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-49
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) .......................5-50
Roof Marker Lamps ......................................5-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and

Back-up Lamps .........................................5-51

Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-53

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-54

Tires ..............................................................5-55

Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-58

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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