Buick 2005 Manuel D’Utilisation

Service ............................................................5-3

Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your

Vehicle ......................................................5-5

Fuel ................................................................5-5

Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your 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 ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-21
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Overheated Engine Protection

Operating Mode ........................................5-30

Cooling System ............................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36

Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42

All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-47

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-49

Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-49
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,

and Parking Lamps ....................................5-49

Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking

Lamps .....................................................5-51

Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-51
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-52
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-53

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-53

Tires ..............................................................5-55

Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-58
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-61
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-62
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-64
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-65
Buying New Tires .........................................5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-68
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-68

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1