Pontiac AZTEK 2003, Owner'S Manual

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Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-5
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-8
Checking Things Under
the Hood ......................................................5-8
Hood Release ................................................5-9
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-10
Engine Oil ...................................................5-11
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-16
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-18
Engine Coolant .............................................5-20
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-45
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps ..................................................5-45
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-47
Taillamps, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ........5-48
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-49
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-50
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-50
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-51
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-53
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-55
Buying New Tires .........................................5-55
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-56
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-58
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-58
Tire Chains ..................................................5-59
Accessory Inflator .........................................5-60
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-61
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-62
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-82
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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