Service and appearance care, Service and appearance care -1 – Pontiac 2005 Bonneville User Manual

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Service ............................................................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 ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your 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 ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter (3.8L V6 Engine) .......5-22
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter (4.6L V8 Engine) .......5-23
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (3.8L V6 Engine) .....5-25
Automatic Transaxle Fluid (4.6L V8 Engine) .....5-28
Engine Coolant (3.8L V6 Engine) ....................5-31
Engine Coolant (4.6L V8 Engine) ....................5-34
Radiator Pressure Cap (3.8L V6 Engine) ..........5-36
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap

(4.6L V8 Engine) .......................................5-36

Engine Overheating (3.8L V6 Engine) ...............5-36
Engine Overheating (4.6L V8 Engine) ...............5-38
Overheated Engine Protection Operating

Mode (4.6L V8 Engine) ..............................5-40

Cooling System (3.8L V6 Engine) ....................5-40
Cooling System (4.6L V8 Engine) ....................5-47
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-52
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-53
Brakes ........................................................5-54
Battery ........................................................5-57
Jump Starting (3.8L V6 Engine) ......................5-59
Jump Starting (4.6L V8 Engine) ......................5-63

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-67

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-67
Headlamps ..................................................5-68
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-69
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and

Back-up Lamps .........................................5-71

Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-72

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-73

Tires ..............................................................5-74

Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-75
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-77
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-80
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-83
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-85

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1

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