
Section 6
Service and Appearance Care
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
Tire Inspection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-73
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
Changing a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
Secondary Latch System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-89
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-95
Appearance Care
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
Interior Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96
Fabric/Carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-97
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Care of Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
Washing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
Finish Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
Windshield and Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-100
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
and Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Sheet Metal Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Finish Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Vehicle Identification
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
Service Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
Electrical System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104
Windshield Wiper Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104
Power Windows and Other Power Options . . . 6-104
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-104
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-105
Center Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . 6-107
Underhood Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-108
Capacities and Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
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Summary of Contents for 2010 Avalanche
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