Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – GM None Pontiac Aztek User Manual

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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 ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9

Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10

Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42

All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-48

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-50

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-50
Headlamps ..................................................5-51
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and

Parking Lamps ..........................................5-53

Taillamps, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ........5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-56

Tires ..............................................................5-58

Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-66
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-67
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-68
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-70
Buying New Tires .........................................5-71
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-72
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-73
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-74

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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