Pontiac G3 2009 Owner's Manual page 205

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
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-21
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-21
Cooling System ............................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Service and Appearance Care
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-31
Brakes ........................................................5-32
Battery ........................................................5-35
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-42
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-42
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-42
Headlamps ..................................................5-43
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-48
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-51
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-54
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-57
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-44
(Hatchback) ..............................................5-46
(Sedan) ...................................................5-46
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-47
5-1