Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Pontiac 2004 Bonneville User Manual
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Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-31
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-40
Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-45
Jump Starting ...............................................5-47
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps ..................................................5-53
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-56
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-57
Tires ..............................................................5-58
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-67
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-68
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-70
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-72
Buying New Tires .........................................5-72
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-75
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-75
Tire Chains ..................................................5-77
Accessory Inflator .........................................5-78
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-79
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-80
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-90
Section 5
Service and Appearance Care
5-1