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Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC 2nd Edition - 9/12/12
Vehicle Care
10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
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 Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-15
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Manual Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
(Except ZL1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
(ZL1 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Cooling System (Except ZL1
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Cooling System (ZL1
Engine Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Cooling System
(Intercooler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-28
Power Steering
Fluid (LFX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Power Steering Fluid (L99,
LS3 and ZL1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Windshield Replacement . . . 10-36
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal and Parking Lamps
(Base Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal and Parking Lamps
(Uplevel Vehicle) . . . . . . . . . . 10-38
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and
Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-40
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-41