Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual: Vehicle Checks

Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual / Vehicle Care / Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own Service Work
Hood
Engine Compartment Overview
Engine Oil
Engine Oil Life System
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
Cooling System
Engine Overheating
Washer Fluid
Brakes
Brake Fluid
Battery - North America
All-Wheel Drive
Starter Switch Check
Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Function Check
Park Brake and P (Park) Mechanism Check
Wiper Blade Replacement
Gas Strut(s)

Accessories and Modifications

Adding non-dealer accessories or making modifications to the vehicle can affect vehicle performance and safety, including such things as airbags, braking, stability, ride and handling, emissions ...

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's manual procedures and consu ...

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Braking
Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. Deciding to push the brake pedal is perception time. Actually doing it is reaction time. Average driver reaction time is about three-quarters of a second. In that time, a vehicle moving at 100 km/h (60 mph) travels 20m (66 ft), wh ...