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

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GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2012 - 2nd - 11/11/11

Vehicle Care

10-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

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

65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

California Perchlorate

Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3

Accessories and

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

Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own

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

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
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 . . . . . . . . 10-23

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

Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34

Ignition Transmission Lock

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

Park Brake and P (Park)

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

Wiper Blade

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

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Front Turn Signal,

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

Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39

Center High-Mounted

Stoplamp (CHMSL) . . . . . . . 10-41

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-41
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-42

Electrical System

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42

Fuses and Circuit

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43

Floor Console Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46

Wheels and Tires

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-51
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53
Tire Terminology and

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-54

Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-57
Tire Pressure Monitor

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-58

Tire Pressure Monitor

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-60

Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63
Dual Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . 10-65

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