Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – GMC 2009 Sierra User Manual

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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 Your Vehicle ...........................................5-5

Fuel ................................................................5-5

Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10

Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10

Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
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

All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-45
Rear Axle .......................................................5-46
Front Axle ......................................................5-47
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps ..................................................5-52
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Daytime

Running Lamps .........................................5-53

Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)

and Cargo Lamp .......................................5-54

Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and

Back-up Lamps .........................................5-55

License Plate Lamp ......................................5-56
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-57

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-57
Tires ..............................................................5-58

Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-59
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-62
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-65

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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