Service And Appearance Care - Pontiac G5 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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-19
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-19
Cooling System ............................................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Service and Appearance Care
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-27
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-29
Brakes ........................................................5-30
Battery ........................................................5-33
Jump Starting ...............................................5-34
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-39
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-43
Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps (Coupe) .......5-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-Up Lamps (Coupe) ................................5-45
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-46
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-46
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-53
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-57
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-59
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-64
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-42
Back-up Lamps (Sedan) .............................5-44
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