Section 6
Service and Appearance Care
Tires
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63
Inflation - Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68
Tire Inspection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-73
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-76
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-80
Tire Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-82
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit Storage . . . . . . 6-91
Changing a Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-92
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare
Tire (All Models Except SS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Removing the Flat Tire and Installing the Spare
Tire (SS Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools . . . . . . . . 6-111
Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-114
Appearance Care
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115
Interior Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-115
Fabric/Carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-116
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-117
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other Plastic
Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-117
Care of Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-118
Weatherstrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-118
Washing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-118
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-119
Finish Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-119
Windshield and Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-120
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels
and Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-121
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-122
Sheet Metal Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-122
Finish Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-122
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-122
Chemical Paint Spotting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-123
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Summary of Contents for 2010 Cobalt
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Page 8: ...Instrument Panel 1 2 ...
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Page 288: ...When you open the hood on the 2 0L L4 engine this is what you will see 6 16 ...
Page 366: ...A Cover B Retainer C Spare Tire D Wing Nut E Jack and Wheel Wrench F Bolt 6 94 ...
Page 420: ...Maintenance Record cont d Date Odometer Reading Serviced By Services Performed 7 16 ...
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