Buick 2006 Rendezvous - Manual (Page 327)

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-8
Checking Things Under the Hood .....................5-9
Hood Release ................................................5-9
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-10
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-21
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-32
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-33
Brakes ........................................................5-34
Battery ........................................................5-37
Jump Starting ...............................................5-38
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-44
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-44
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-47
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-48
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-49
Windshield Replacement .................................5-49
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-51
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-57
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-59
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-60
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-62
Buying New Tires .........................................5-62
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-64
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1