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Buick Lucerne Owner Manual - 2011
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
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 .... . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . 6-22
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ..... ... .... .. ... .... .. 6-23
Automatic Transmission Fluid . ....... .... ..... . 6-24
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-27
Engine Coolant (4.6L Engine) ....... ......... .. 6-29
Engine Coolant (3.9L Engine) ....... ......... .. 6-31
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-35
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..... .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 6-37
Power Steering Fluid .... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 6-37
Windshield Washer Fluid . .... . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . 6-38
Brakes ............ ...... ...... ....... ...... .... 6-39
Battery ........ ....... ..... ...... ...... ..... .... 6-42
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-44
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-48
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-51
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-51
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps ..... . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6-51
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps ...... ..... ...... 6-53
License Plate Lamp .......... ......... ......... 6-54
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 6-54
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ... ..... ... 6-54
Tires .................. ......... ............ ........ 6-56
Tire Sidewall Labeling ..... .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . . 6-57
Tire Terminology and Definitions ..... .. . .. .. .. . 6-60
Inflation - Tire Pressure ....... ... ... ... .. ... ... 6-63
Tire Pressure Monitor System .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6-64
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .... .. . .. . .. . .. 6-65
Tire Inspection and Rotation ..... . .. .. .. .. . .. .. 6-69
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