Service And Appearance Care - Pontiac Wave 2009 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 ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
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 ...................................................5-14
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-21

Service and Appearance Care

Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-21
Cooling System ............................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-31
Brakes ........................................................5-32
Battery ........................................................5-35
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-41
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Headlamps ..................................................5-42
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-47
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-48
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-43
(Hatchback) ..............................................5-45
(Sedan) ...................................................5-45
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-46
5-1