Saturn 2008 Vue Hybrid 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
Your 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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-20
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-25
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-29
Brakes ........................................................5-30
Battery ........................................................5-33
Jump Starting ...............................................5-34
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-39
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Headlamps ..................................................5-42
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-43
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-44
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-45
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-46
Tires ..............................................................5-47
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-48
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-50
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-52
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-54
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-55
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-58
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-59
Buying New Tires .........................................5-60
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-62
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-62
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1