Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Saturn 2008 Aura User Manual

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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 ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11

Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12

Hood Release ..............................................5-12
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-20
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-27
Engine Coolant .............................................5-27
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-30
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30

Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode ........................................5-32

Cooling System ............................................5-33
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43

Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-47

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,

Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-48

License Plate Lamp ......................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-50

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-50

Tires ..............................................................5-51

Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-58
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-59
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-61
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-66

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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