Buick 2016 Regal - General Information; Vehicle Care

Buick Regal Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159380) - 2016 - crc - 6/8/15
Vehicle Care 219
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 220
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 220
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 230
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . 232
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 232
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 238
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Battery - North America . . . . . . 242
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 243
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 244
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 245
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal
and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 247
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 248
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electrical System
High Voltage Devices and
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electrical System Overload . . . 249
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 250
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 257
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272