Buick 2008 Automobile User Manual


 
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 ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Engine Coolant (4.6L Engine) .........................5-28
Engine Coolant (3.9L Engine) .........................5-32
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-35
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-35
Engine Overheating .......................................5-35
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode .........................................5-37
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-39
Brakes ........................................................5-40
Battery ........................................................5-44
Jump Starting ...............................................5-46
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-51
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-54
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-56
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-57
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-57
Tires ..............................................................5-59
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-63
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-66
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-67
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-69
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1