Buick 2004 Rendezvous - Manual (Page 323)

Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Cooling System ............................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-50
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-50
Headlamps ..................................................5-50
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Lamps .....................................................5-52
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-52
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-53
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-54
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-55
Tires ..............................................................5-57
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-64
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-65
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-67
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-69
Buying New Tires .........................................5-70
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-71
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-72
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-72
Tire Chains ..................................................5-74
Accessory Inflator .........................................5-74
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1