Service And Appearance Care - Saturn 2009 Aura Green Line Hybrid Owner's Manual

Section 5
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 ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-8
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-12
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23

Service and Appearance Care

Pressure Cap ...............................................5-27
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-30
Brakes ........................................................5-31
Battery ........................................................5-32
Jump Starting ...............................................5-33
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-37
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-38
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-38
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-40
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-40
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-41
Tires ..............................................................5-42
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-43
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-45
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-48
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-49
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-50
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-51
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-38
5-1