Vehicle Care
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Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own Service Work . . . . . . . . . 90
Underhood Compartment Overview . . . . 91
Battery - North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp Aiming
Front Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tire Terminology and Definitions . . . . . . . 97
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tire Pressure Monitor System . . . . . . . . . 100
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation . . . . . . . 101
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . 107
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Different Size Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . 109
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . 109
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . 112
Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Jump Starting
Jump Starting - North America . . . . . . . . . 122
Towing the Vehicle
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General Information
For service and parts needs, visit your
dealer. You will receive genuine GM parts
and GM-trained and supported service
people.
Genuine GM parts have one of these marks:
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements
Certain types of automotive applications,
such as airbag initiators, seat belt
pretensioners, and lithium batteries
contained in electronic keys, may contain
perchlorate materials. Perchlorate Material
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