Pontiac 2010 Automobile User Manual


 
Rotation of New Tires
To maintain ride, handling, and performance of the
vehicle, it is important that the first rotation service for
new tires be performed when they have 8 000 to
13 000 km (5,000 to 8,000 miles). See Tire Inspection
and Rotation on page 6-62.
Scheduled Maintenance
When the Change Oil Soon Message
Displays
Change engine oil and filter. See Engine Oil on
page 6-13. An Emission Control Service.
When the Change Oil Soon message displays, service
is required for the vehicle as soon as possible, within
the next 1 000 km/600 miles. If driving under the
best conditions, the engine oil life system might not
indicate the need for vehicle service for more than a
year. The engine oil and filter must be changed at least
once a year and the oil life system must be reset.
Your dealer/retailer has trained service technicians who
will perform this work and reset the system. If the
engine oil life system is reset accidentally, service the
vehicle within 5 000 km/3,000 miles since the last
service. Reset the oil life system whenever the oil is
changed. See Engine Oil Life System on page 6-16.
When the Change Oil Soon message displays, certain
services, checks, and inspections are required. The
services described for Maintenance I should be
performed at every engine oil change. The services
described for Maintenance II should be performed when:
Maintenance I was performed the last time the
engine oil was changed.
It has been 10 months or more since the Change
Oil Soon message has displayed or since the last
service.
Maintenance I
Change engine oil and filter. See Engine Oil on
page 6-13. An Emission Control Service.
Engine coolant level check. See Engine Coolant on
page 6-24.
Windshield washer fluid level check. See Windshield
Washer Fluid on page 6-28.
Tire inflation check. See Inflation - Tire Pressure on
page 6-55.
Tire wear inspection. See Tire Inspection and
Rotation on page 6-62.
Rotate tires. See Tire Inspection and Rotation on
page 6-62.
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