Pontiac 2005 Montana SV6 Owner's Manual page 301

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-21
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-24
Engine Overheating .......................................5-24
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-26
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-32
Service and Appearance Care
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-33
Brakes ........................................................5-34
Battery ........................................................5-37
Jump Starting ...............................................5-38
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-42
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-43
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-44
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-44
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-48
Tires ..............................................................5-49
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-50
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-52
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-55
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-56
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-57
Buying New Tires .........................................5-58
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-59
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-60
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-60
Tire Chains ..................................................5-62
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-46
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-46
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