Buick 2010 Lacrosse - Manual (Page 283)

Vehicle Care 9-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-13
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . 9-24
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-29
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-31
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal
and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . 9-50
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-53
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-57
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58