Buick 2010 LaCrosse Owner's Manual page 281

Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-13
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-15
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . 9-23
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-28
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control System
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-30
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Vehicle Care
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal
and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
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