Pontiac 2006 G6 - Manual (Page 269)

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 ..............................................5-8
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 ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (2.4L LE5 and
3.5L LX9 Engines) .....................................5-23
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (3.9L LZ9 Engine) ....5-24
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-26
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-26
Engine Coolant .............................................5-27
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-30
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-32
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-37
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-47
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-49
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-49
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-50
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(Sedan) ...................................................5-51
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(Retractable Hardtop and Coupe) .................5-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps (Sedan) .......................5-52
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps (Coupe) .......................5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker, Stoplamps
and Back-up Lamps (Retractable Hardtop) ....5-54
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1