Buick 2004 Park Avenue - Manual (Page 245)

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 .......................................................5-5
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-39
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-43
Jump Starting ...............................................5-44
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-51
Headlamps ..................................................5-51
Front Turn Signal Lamps ...............................5-54
Rear Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-Up Lamps ........................................5-54
Rear Quarter Panel Turn Signal and
Stoplamps ................................................5-58
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-60
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-61
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1