Service And Appearance Care - Pontiac 2006 G6 Owner's Manual

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-4
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-5
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-5
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................5-6
Fuel ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-7
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-7
California Fuel ...............................................5-7
Additives .......................................................5-8
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-21
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-24
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
(3.5 L V6 Engine) ......................................5-26

Service and Appearance Care

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter (All Other Engines) .....5-27
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Automatic Transmission Fluid
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Engine Coolant .............................................5-33
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-37
Engine Overheating .......................................5-37
Overheated Engine Protection
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-40
Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-45
Jump Starting ...............................................5-46
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-51
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-51
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(2.4L L4, 3.5L and 3.6L V6 Engines) ............5-29
(3.9L Engine) ............................................5-29
Operating Mode ........................................5-39
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-52
(Sedan) ...................................................5-53
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