Service And Appearance Care - Pontiac 2003 Montana Owner's Manual

Section 5
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 .......................................................5-5
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38

Service and Appearance Care

Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-50
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-50
Headlamps ..................................................5-50
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-56
Tires ..............................................................5-57
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-58
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-60
Buying New Tires .........................................5-60
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-61
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-62
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-63
Tire Chains ..................................................5-64
Accessory Inflator .........................................5-64
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-66
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-67
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-83
Lamps .....................................................5-52
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-54
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