Buick 2012 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Buick Regal Owner Manual - 2012

Vehicle Care

10-1

Vehicle Care

General Information

General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

California

Proposition 65 Warning . . . . 10-3

California Perchlorate

Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3

Accessories and

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Vehicle Checks

Doing Your Own

Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5

Engine Compartment

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6

Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-13

Automatic Transmission

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14

Manual Transmission

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15

Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-15

Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-15

Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18

Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19

Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-22

Power Steering Fluid

(2.0L and 2.4L without

eAssist ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24

Power Steering Fluid

(2.4L with eAssist) . . . . . . . . 10-25

Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26

Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-30

Automatic Transmission Shift

Lock Control Function

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31

Ignition Transmission Lock

Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31

Park Brake and P (Park)

Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-31

Wiper Blade

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32

Headlamp Aiming

Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

Bulb Replacement

Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

High Intensity Discharge

(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33

Headlamps, Front Turn

Signal and Parking

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34

Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35

Taillamps, Turn Signal,

Stoplamps, and Back-Up

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35

License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-36

Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-37

Electrical System

High Voltage Devices and

Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37

Electrical System

Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38

Fuses and Circuit

Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-38

Engine Compartment Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39

Instrument Panel Fuse

Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-42

Wheels and Tires

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44

All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45

Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45

Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46

Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-46

Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-48