Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Buick 2005 Century User Manual

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

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 Your 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 Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-24
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode ........................................5-26

Cooling System ............................................5-27

Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40

Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-45

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

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps ..................................................5-47
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ................5-48
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-49
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-50
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-51

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-52

Tires ..............................................................5-53

Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-54
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-57
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-61
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-63
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-64
Buying New Tires .........................................5-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-65
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-67

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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