Pontiac 2009 Torrent - Manual (Page 285)

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 ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
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 .........................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-31
Brakes ........................................................5-32
Battery ........................................................5-35
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-41
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-43
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-43
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-45
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-46
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-46
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-52
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-55
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-57
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1