2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO battery

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Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Here you will find information about the care of your vehicle. This section begins with service and fuel information,
and then it shows how to check important fluid and lubricant levels. There is also technical information about your
vehicle, and a part devoted to its appearance care.
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-2 Service
6
-3 Fuel
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-5 Fuels in Foreign Countries
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-5 Filling Your Tank
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-8 Filling a Portable Fuel Container
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-8 Checking Things Under the Hood
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-12 Engine Oil
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-18 Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
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-21 Automatic Transaxle Fluid
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-24 Engine Coolant
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-28 Radiator Pressure Cap
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-28 Power Steering Fluid
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-29 Windshield Washer Fluid
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-31 Brakes
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-34 Battery6
-35 Bulb Replacement
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-41 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
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-42 Tires
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-52 Appearance Care
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-52 Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle
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-54 Care of Safety Belts
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-55 Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle
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-58 Finish Damage
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-59 GM Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials
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-60 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
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-60 Service Parts Identification Label
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-61 Electrical System
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-69 Replacement Bulbs
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-69 Capacities and Specifications
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-70 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts

6-34 Replacing Brake System Parts
The braking system on a vehicle is complex. Its many
parts have to be of top quality and work well together if
the vehicle is to have really good braking. Your vehicle
was designed and tested with top
-quality GM brake
parts. When you replace parts of your braking
system
-- for example, when your brake linings wear
down and you have to have new ones put in
-- be sure
you get new approved GM replacement parts. If you
don't, your brakes may no longer work properly. For
example, if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong
for your vehicle, the balance between your front and
rear brakes can change
-- for the worse. The braking
performance you've come to expect can change in many
other ways if someone puts in the wrong replacement
brake parts.
Battery
Your new vehicle comes with a maintenance free
ACDelco
battery. When it's time for a new battery,
get one that has the replacement number shown on
the original battery's label. We recommend an
ACDelco battery.
Vehicle Storage
If you're not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or
more, remove the black, negative (
-) cable from the
battery. This will help keep your battery from
running down.
CAUTION:
Batteries have acid that can burn you and gas
that can explode. You can be badly hurt if you
aren't careful. See ªJump Startingº in the Index
for tips on working around a battery without
getting hurt.
Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle
for longer storage periods.
Also, for your audio system, see ªTheft
-Deterrent
Featureº in the Index.

6-44 Tire Inflation Monitor System
The tire inflation monitor system can alert you to a large
change in the pressure of one tire. The system ªlearnsº
the pressure at each tire throughout the operating speed
range of your vehicle. The system normally takes
between 45 and 90 minutes of driving to learn the tire
pressures. This time may be longer depending on your
individual driving habits. Learning need not be
accumulated during a single trip. Once learned, the
system will remember the tire pressures until the system
is recalibrated.
After the system has learned tire pressures with properly
inflated tires, the LOW TIRE PRESSURE light will
come on if the pressure in one tire becomes 12 psi
(83 kPa) lower than the other three tires. The tire
inflation monitor system won't alert you if the pressure
in more than one tire is low, if the system is not properly
calibrated, or if the vehicle is moving faster than
70 mph (110 km/h).
The tire inflation monitor system detects differences in
tire rotation speeds that are caused by changes in tire
pressure. The system can alert you about a low
tire
-- but it doesn't replace normal tire maintenance.
See ªTiresº in the Index.When the LOW TIRE PRESSURE light comes on, you
should stop as soon as you can and check all your tires
for damage. (If a tire is flat, see ªIf a Tire Goes Flatº in
the Index.) Also check the tire pressure in all four tires
as soon as you can. See ªInflation
- Tire Pressureº
in the Index.
The light will come on and stay on until you turn off the
ignition or reset (calibrate) the system.
Don't reset the tire inflation monitor system without first
correcting the cause of the problem and checking and
adjusting the pressure in all four tires. If you reset the
system when the tire pressures are incorrect, the system
will not work properly and may not alert you when a tire
is low.
Any time you adjust a tire's pressure, rotate your tires,
or have one or more tires repaired or replaced, you'll
need to reset (calibrate) the tire inflation monitor
system. You'll also need to reset the system whenever
you buy new tires and whenever the vehicle's battery
has been disconnected.

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Circuit Breaker Description
RETAINED
ACCESSORY
PWR BRKRPower Window, Sunroof Breaker
Mini Fuses Description
PCM/BCM/CLS
TRPowertrain Control Module,
Body Control Module, Cluster
(Ignition 0)
WSW Windshield Wipers,
Windshield Washer
PCM (CRANK) Powertrain Control
Module (Crank)
CIG/AUX Accommodated
Device (Accessory)
BCM Body Control Module (Accessory)
SRS Supplemental Restraint System
ABS/PCM Anti
-Lock Brake System,
Powertrain Control Module, Brake
Switch, Crank Relay, Canister
Vent Solenoid (Run, Crank)Mini Fuses Description
STOP Brake Lamps, Body Control
Module (Run, Crank)
TURN SIGNAL Turn Signal Flashers
CRUISE Cruise Control Steering
Column Controls
A/C/CRUISE HVAC Temp Door Motors &
Module, Cruise Control Module
A/C FAN HVAC Blower
STR COL Steering Wheel Lighting
DR LK Body Control Module, Door
Lock Controls
PWR MIR Power Mirrors
CLSTR/BCM Cluster, Body Control Module,
Data Link Connector (Battery)
LH HTD
ST/BCMDriver's Heated Seat, Body
Control Module, Battery
Controlled Loads

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Circuit Relay Description
BATT RUN
DOWN
PROTECTION
RELAYBattery Run Down
Protection Relay
REAR DEFOG
RELAYRear Defog Relay, Heated
Mirror Relay
Circuit Breaker Description
POWER SEATS
BRKRPower Seat Circuit Breaker
REAR DEFOG
BRKRRear Defog Breaker
Mini Fuses Description
RH HTD ST Passenger Heated Seat
PWR DROP Accommodated Device
B/U LP Back
-Up Lamps
DIC/RKE Driver Information Center,
Remote Keyless Entry, HVACMini Fuses Description
TRK/ROOF
BRPTrunk Lamps, Headliner Lamps
HVAC BLO HVAC Blower Relay
I/P BRP Instrument Panel Footwell Lamps,
Glovebox Lamps
HTD MIR Heated Mirrors
BRK SW Brake Switch
HAZ SW Hazard Switch
REAR PRK LP Rear Parking Lamps
AUX PWR Accessory Power Outlet (Battery)
C/LTR Cigarette Lighter
RADIO Radio, Radio Amplifier
FRT PARK LP Front Parking Lamps,
Instrumentation Lighting

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Underhood Fuse Block (Upper)
Some fuses are in a fuse block on the passenger's side of
the engine compartment.Circuit Relay Description
FUEL PUMP Fuel Pump
DRL RELAY Daytime Running Lamps
A.I.R. RELAY Air Induction Reaction Relay
CRANK RLY Starter (Crank) Relay
HORNS Horn
FOG LTS Fog Lamps
Maxi Fuses Description
LEFT I/P Left Bussed Electrical
Center (Battery)
RT I/P #1 Right Bussed Electrical
Center (Battery)
RT I/P #2 Right Bussed Electrical
Center (Battery)
U/HOOD #1 Underhood (Top) Electrical Center

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Mini Fuses Description
HORN RLY Horn Relay
BLANK Blank
BLANK Blank
FOG RLY Fog Lamp Relay
F/PMP RLY Fuel Pump Relay
DRL/EXIT LTS Low (Left Front) & High
(Left Front) Headlamps
EXT LTS Low (Right Front) & High
(Right Front) Headlamps
PCM PCM Battery
A/C RLY
(CMPR)HVAC Compressor Relay
& GeneratorUnderhood Fuse Block (Lower)
Some fuses are in a fuse block on the passenger's side of
the engine compartment.

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Circuit Relay Description
FAN CONT #3 Secondary Cooling Fan
(Passenger's Side)
FAN CONT #2 Cooling Fan Control Relay
FAN CONT #1 Primary Cooling Fan
(Driver's Side)
IGN RELAY Ignition Relay
A/C CMPR HVAC Compressor
Maxi Fuses Description
IGN SW Ignition Switch
BLANK Blank
U/HOOD #2 Ignition Relay, AIR Pump
COOLING
FANSCooling Fans (Battery)Mini Fuses Description
FAN CONT
#2 & #3Cooling Fan Control
Relays #2 & #3
FAN CONT #1 Cooling Fan Control Relays #1
AIR PMP RLY Air Induction Reaction Pump
Relay (Battery)
FUEL INJ Fuel Injectors
TRANS SOL Transmission Solenoids
A/C RLY
(COIL)HVAC Control Relay
ENG DEVICES Canister Purge Solenoid, Mass Air
Flow Sensor (MAF), AIR Pump
Relay & Valve Control
DFI MDL Direct Fire Ignition Module
OXY SEN Oxygen Sensors (Pre and
Post Converter)