Service and appearance care – Pontiac 2007 Solstice User Manual
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Service ........................................................ 235
Accessories and Modifications ................... 235
California Proposition 65 Warning .............. 236
Doing Your Own Service Work .................. 236
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...................................... 237
Fuel ............................................................. 237
Gasoline Octane ........................................ 237
Gasoline Specifications .............................. 237
California Fuel ........................................... 238
Additives ................................................... 238
Fuels in Foreign Countries ........................ 239
Filling the Tank ......................................... 240
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ............... 242
Checking Things Under the Hood .............. 242
Hood Release ........................................... 243
Engine Compartment Overview .................. 244
Engine Oil ................................................. 247
Engine Oil Life System .............................. 252
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ............................ 254
Automatic Transmission Fluid .................... 256
Manual Transmission Fluid ........................ 256
Hydraulic Clutch ........................................ 256
Engine Coolant .......................................... 257
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ............ 260
Engine Overheating ................................... 260
Cooling System ......................................... 262
Power Steering Fluid ................................. 268
Windshield Washer Fluid ........................... 269
Brakes ...................................................... 270
Battery ...................................................... 273
Jump Starting ............................................ 274
Rear Axle .................................................... 279
Bulb Replacement ....................................... 280
Halogen Bulbs ........................................... 280
Headlamps ................................................ 280
Front Turn Signal, Parking and
Fog Lamps ............................................ 281
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ...... 281
Back-Up Lamps ......................................... 282
License Plate Lamp ................................... 282
Replacement Bulbs ................................... 283
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ....... 283
Tires ............................................................ 284
Winter Tires .............................................. 285
Tire Sidewall Labeling ............................... 286
Tire Terminology and Definitions ............... 289
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