Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix User Manual

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

Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................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 the Tank ..............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9

Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10

Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-19
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28

Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode ........................................5-30

Cooling System ............................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-40
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-41
Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-45
Jump Starting ...............................................5-46

Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-50

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-53

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-53
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-54
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps ......5-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-57
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-58
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-59

Windshield Replacement .................................5-60

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-60

Tires ..............................................................5-60

Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-62
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-64
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-67
Tire Inflation Monitor System ..........................5-68
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-70

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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