Pontiac 2004 Grand Prix Owner's Manual page 281

Section 5
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
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 ...................................................5-16
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-21
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-42
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-43
Service and Appearance Care
Brakes ........................................................5-45
Battery ........................................................5-48
Jump Starting ...............................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-56
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-59
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-59
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-60
Front Turn Signal, Parking and
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-64
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-64
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-65
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-66
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-67
Tires ..............................................................5-68
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-69
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-70
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-71
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-72
Buying New Tires .........................................5-73
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-74
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-75
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-75
Tire Chains ..................................................5-77
Fog Lamps ...............................................5-62
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