Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Hummer 2005 H2 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 ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your 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 .......................................5-26
Overheated Engine Protection

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

Cooling System ............................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39

All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-43

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

Front Axle ......................................................5-44

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps ..................................................5-46
Front Turn Signal and

Parking Lamps ..........................................5-47

Daytime Running Lamps ................................5-47
Roof Marker Lamps ......................................5-48
Taillamps .....................................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-52

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-53

Tires ..............................................................5-54

Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-55
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-58
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-60
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-61
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-63
Buying New Tires .........................................5-63
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-64

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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