checking oil PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 2003 Owners Manual

Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
Service ........................................................ 5.3
Doing Your Own Service Work
......................... 5.3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your
Vehicle
...................................................... 5.4
Fuel ................................................................ 5.5
Gasoline Octane
............................................ 5.5
Gasoline Specifications
.................................... 5.6
California Fuel
............................................... 5.6
Additives
....................................................... 5.6
Fuels in Foreign Countries
............................ 5.7
Filling Your Tank
........................... .......... 5.8
Filling
a Portable Fuel Container ..... .... 5.11
the Hood ............................. .... 5.12
Hood Release
.............................. ........ 5.13
Engine Compartment Overview ...................... -5-1 4
Checking Things Under
Engine Oil ................................................... 5.15
Supercharger Oil .......................................... 5.21
Engine Air Cleaner/t-llter
................................ 5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid .............................. 5.23
Engine Coolant
............................................. 5.26
Radiator Pressure Cap
.................................. 5.29
Engine Overheating
....................................... 5.29
Cooling System
............................................ 5.32
Power Steering Fluid
..................................... 5.40
Windshield Washer Fluid
................................ 5.40
Brakes
........................................................ 5.42
Battery
........................................................ 5-44
Jump Starting
............................................... 5-46
Headlamp Aiming .......................... ...... 5.52
Bulb Replacement .................................. -5-56
Halogen Bulbs
.............................................. 5.56
Headlamps
.................................................. 5.56
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
.............. 5-57
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps
......................................... 5-59
fiepiacement
Euibs 3.w - ^^ .......................................
5- I

Checking Things Under
the Hood
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An electric fan under the hood can start up
and injure you even when the engine
is not
running. Keep hands, clothing and tools away
from any underhood electric fan. Things that
b n can get on hot engine parts
and start a fire. These include liquids like fuel,
oil, coolant, brake fluid, windshield washer and
other fluids, and plastic or rubber. You or
others could be burned. Be careful not to drop
or
spill things that will burn onto a hot engine.
5-1 2

Checking Engine Oil
It’s a good idea to check your engine oil every time you
get fuel. In order to get an accurate reading, the oil
must be warm and the vehicle must be on level ground. Turn
off the engine
and give the oil several minutes to
drain back into the oil pan.
If you don’t, the oil
dipstick might not show the actual level.
Pull out the dipstick and clean it with a paper towel or
cloth, then push
it back in all the way. Remove it again,
keeping the tip down, and check the level.
The engine oil dipstick is located behind the engine
cooling fans and in front of the engine
oil fill cap. The top
of the dipstick is a round yellow loop. See
Engine
Comparfment Overview on page 5-74 for more
information on location.
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5-1 6

Changing Your Zone Number ............................ 3-69
Check Engine Light
............................................... 3-46
Tire Pressure System
................................... 5-64
Gages Warning Light
................................... 3-51
Checking Coolant
......................................... 5-28
Checking Engine Oil
...................... ... 5-16
Checking Things Under the Hood
.... ... 5-12
Checking Your Restraint Systems
...................... 1-56
Chemical Paint Spotting
................................... 5-88
Child Restraints Child Restraint Systems
............................... 1-33
Infants and Young Children
........................... 1-29
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
.......................... 1-39
Older Children
............................................. 1-27
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System
........................................ 1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position
.................................................. 1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position
........................................... 1-44
IU~J duap ........................................ ... 1 3?
Top Strap Anchor Location ................. ... 1-38
Where to Put the Restraint
........................... 1-36
Chime Level Adjustment
................................. 3-101
Choosing Your Zone Number
............................ 3-69
Cleaning
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Cigarette Lighter ......................................... 3-24
Inside of Your Vehicle
.................................. 5-82 Cleaning
(cont.)
Outside of Your Vehicle
................................ 5-85
Underbody Maintenance
............................... 5-87
Weatherstrips
.............................................. 5-85
Cleaning Exterior LampdLenses
.... ............ 5-85
Climate Control System
................................ 3-25
Automatic
................................................... 3-28
Climate Controls Personalization .................... 3-33
Outlet Adjustment
........................................ 3-32
Compact Disc Messages
................. 3-81, 3-93, 3-97
Compact Spare Tire
........................................ 5-81
Compass Accuracy
.......................................... 3-70
Compass, Electronic
........................................ 3-68
Console Shift Lever
......................................... 2-33
Content Theft-Deterrent
.................................... 2-22
Control
of a Vehicle .......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net
............................................ 2-46
Coolant Engine Temperature Gage
............................ 3-45
Heater, Engine
............................................ 2-27
Cooling System
.............................................. 5-32
Courtesy Lamps
............................................. 3-16
VIUIL)" VVII.,", ................................................ 3-!Q
Current and Past Model Order Forms ................ 7-10
Customer Assistance Information
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Courtesy Transportation .................................. 7-6
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)
Users
....................................................... 7-3
Customer Assistance
Off ices ........................... 7-3
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
..................... 7-2
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HomeLink@ Transmitter. Programming ................ 2-43
HomeLink@ Transmitter
.................................... 2-42
Hood Checking Things Under
................................ 5-12
Release
..................................................... 5-1 3
Horn
............................................................... 3-6
How to Add Coolant to the Coolant
How to Add Coolant to the Radiator
.................. 5-36
How to Add Fluid
............................................ 5-26
How to Check
................................................ 5-24
How
to Check and Add Oil ............................... 5-22
How to Check Power Steering Fluid
.................. 5-40
How to Use This Manual
...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ................... 1-12
Hydroplaning
.................................................. 4-1 9
Recovery Tank ............................................ 5-34 Infants
and Young Children. Restraints
............... 1-29
Inflation
.. Tire Pressure .................................. 5-62
Inspection Brake System
............................................. 6-23
Exhaust System
.......................................... 6-22
Fuel System
............................................... 6-22
Part C
- Periodic Maintenance ....................... 6-22
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle
Boot and Seal
......................................... 6-22
Throttle System
........................................... 6-23
Cluster
....................................................... 3-35
Overview
..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel Brightness
............................. 3-16
Interior Lamps
................................................ 3-16
Interior Plastic Components
........................... 5-84
Engine Cooling
System
................................ 6-23
Instrument Panel
If No Steam Is Coming From Your Engine .......... 5-31 J
If Steam 1s Coming From Your Engine ............... 5-30 Jump Starting ............................ If the Light Is Flashing ..................................... 3-47 ... 5-46
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If the Light Is On Steady ................................. 3-48
If You Are Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow ....... 4-30
If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer ..................... 4-37
If You’re Caught in a Blizzard ........................... 4-28 Key Lock Cylinders Service .......................... 6-19
Ignition Positions
............................................. 2-25 Key Fkminder Warning .................................... 2-26
Ignition Transaxle Lock Check
.......................... 6-21 Keyless Entry System ....................................... 2-5
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Inadvertent Power Battery Saver .................... 3-20 Keys ............................................................... 2-3
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