Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the 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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-30
Cooling System (3.8L V6 Engine) ....................5-30
Cooling System (4.6L V8 Engine) ....................5-36
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-40
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-41
Brakes ........................................................5-42
Battery ........................................................5-46
Jump Starting ...............................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-56
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-56
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-56
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-57
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-58
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-59
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-59
Tires ..............................................................5-60
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-61
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-64
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-67
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-69
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-70
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-74
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