Vehicle care, Vehicle care -1, Vehicle care 10-1 – GMC 2012 Sierra User Manual

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GMC Sierra Owner Manual - 2012 - CRC - 11/15/11

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 Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission Fluid

(4-Speed Transmission) . . . 10-11

Automatic Transmission

Fluid (6-Speed
Transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-17
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-22

Overheated Engine

Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24

Engine Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-25
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Four-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Noise Control System . . . . . . 10-34
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-35
Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-36

Wiper Blade

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36

Glass Replacement . . . . . . . . 10-37

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-37

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39

Pick-Up Box Identification

and Fender Marker
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40

Taillamps (Chassis Cab

Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40

Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41

Center High-Mounted

Stoplamp (CHMSL) and
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-42
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-43

Electrical System

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43

Fuses and Circuit

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48

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