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Vehicle care, Vehicle care -1, Vehicle care 9-1 – Buick 2010 Lacrosse User Manual

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Vehicle Care

9-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition

65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23

Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . 9-23
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-28
Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-30

Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-30

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
High Intensity Discharge (HID)

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35

Headlamps, Front Turn Signal

and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 9-35

Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-39

Electrical System

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40

Fuses and Circuit

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44

Rear Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46