Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Buick 2006 Rainier User Manual

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Service ............................................................5-3

Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside

of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-5

Fuel ................................................................5-5

Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26

Cooling System ............................................5-28
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40

All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-45

Rear Axle .......................................................5-45

Front Axle ......................................................5-46

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

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,

and Parking Lamps ....................................5-48

Taillamps and Turn Signal Lamps ...................5-48
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-49

Windshield Replacement .................................5-50

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

Tires ..............................................................5-52

Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-56
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-58

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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