Pontiac 2009 torrent 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
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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-31
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-32
Brakes ........................................................5-33
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-37
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-42
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-45
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-46
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-47
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-49
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-50
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1