Buick 2009 Lucerne - Manual (Page 285)

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Engine Coolant (4.6L Engine) .........................5-27
Engine Coolant (3.9L Engine) .........................5-31
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-35
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-35
Engine Overheating .......................................5-36
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-37
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-39
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-52
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-54
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-55
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1