Buick Verano 2016 - General Information; Vehicle Care

Buick Verano Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9085356) - 2016 - CRC - 5/20/15
226 Vehicle Care
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 227
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
California Perchlorate
Materials Requirements . . . . . 227
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . . 235
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Manual Transmission Fluid . . . 236
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . 237
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . . 242
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Battery - North America . . . . . . 246
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . 247
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 247
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . 248
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal
and Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . 249
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Stoplamps, and Back-Up
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 252
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Electrical System
Electrical System Overload . . . 253
Fuses and Circuit Breakers . . . 254
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
All-Season Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Low-Profile Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . 263
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Wheel Alignment and Tire
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 279