Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Saab 2006 9-7X User Manual
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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 ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-27
Cooling System ............................................5-29
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36
Brakes ........................................................5-37
Battery ........................................................5-40
Jump Starting ...............................................5-41
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-46
Rear Axle .......................................................5-47
Front Axle ......................................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-49
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-49
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-50
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-52
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-53
Windshield Replacement .................................5-53
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-53
Tires ..............................................................5-56
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-57
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-60
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-62
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-65
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-66
Section 5
Service and Appearance Care
5-1