Buick 2010 Lucerne Automobile User Manual


 
Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ..................................................... .6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives ...................................................... .6-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-9
Filling the Tank ............................................6-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-12
Checking Things Under
the Hood ....................................................6-12
Hood Release ..............................................6-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-14
Engine Oil ...................................................6-17
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ............................... .6-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-23
Cooling System ............................................6-26
Engine Coolant (4.6L Engine) .........................6-28
Engine Coolant (3.9L Engine) .........................6-32
Engine Overheating .......................................6-35
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................6-37
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-38
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-39
Brakes ........................................................6-40
Battery ....................................................... .6-44
Jump Starting ...............................................6-46
Headlamp Aiming ..........................................
.6-51
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................6-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................6-54
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................6-56
License Plate Lamp ......................................6-57
Replacement Bulbs .......................................6-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-57
Tires ..............................................................6-59
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-60
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-63
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-66
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................6-67
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................6-68
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................6-72
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................6-73
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
6-1