Chevrolet Cruze Owners Manual: Doing Your Own Service Work
WARNING
It can be dangerous to work on your vehicle if you do not have the proper knowledge, service manual, tools, or parts. Always follow owner manual procedures and consult the service manual for your vehicle before doing any service work.
If doing some of your own service work, use the proper service manual. It tells you much more about how to service the vehicle than this manual can.
This vehicle has an airbag system.
Before attempting to do your own service work.
Keep a record with all parts receipts and list the mileage and the date of any service work performed.
Notice: Even small amounts of contamination can cause damage to vehicle systems. Do not allow contaminants to contact the fluids, reservoir caps, or dipsticks.
Vehicle Checks
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Hood
To open the hood:
1. Pull up on the hood release handle. It is located inside the vehicle to the
left of the steering column.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle and push the secondary hood rele ...
Other materials:
Installation Procedure
Remove all mounds or loose pieces of urethane adhesive from the
pinch-weld area.
Inspect for any of the following problems in order to help prevent
future breakage of the window:
High weld
Solder spots
Hardened sealer
Any other obstruction or irregularity in the pinch-weld fla ...
Installation Procedure
Drill 8 mm (5/16 in) for plug welding along the edges of the rear bumper
impact bar stud plate as noted from the original panel.
Note: If the location of the original plug weld holes can
not be determined, space the plug weld holes every 40 mm (1½ in).
Clean and prepare the ...
Vehicle Load Limits
It is very important to know how much weight the vehicle can carry. This weight
is called the vehicle capacity weight and includes the weight of all occupants,
cargo, and all nonfactory-installed options.
Two labels on the vehicle show how much weight it may properly carry: the Tire
and Loadi ...
