Buick 2007 Rendezvous, Owner'S Manual

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Checking the Fluid Level
To prepare your vehicle, do the following:
1. Park your vehicle on a level place and keep
the engine running.
2. With the parking brake applied, place the shift
lever in PARK (P).
3. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the
shift lever through each gear range, pausing
for about three seconds in each range.
Then, position the shift lever in PARK (P).
4. Let the engine run at idle for three to
five minutes.
Then, without shutting off the engine, do the
following:
See Engine Compartment Overview on page 364
for information on dipstick location.
The dipstick handle will be a red loop, located at
the rear of the engine compartment, on the driver’s
side of the vehicle.
1. Pull out the dipstick and wipe it with a clean
rag or paper towel.
2. Push it back in all the way, wait three seconds
and then pull it back out again.
3. Check both sides of the dipstick, and read
the lower level. The fluid level must be in
the cross-hatched area.
4. If the fluid level is in the acceptable range,
push the dipstick back in all the way.
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