Pontiac 2007 G6 - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service ........................................................ 308
Accessories and Modifications ................... 308
California Proposition 65 Warning .............. 309
Doing Your Own Service Work .................. 309
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle .......................................... 310
Fuel ............................................................. 310
Gasoline Octane ........................................ 310
Gasoline Specifications .............................. 310
California Fuel ........................................... 311
Additives ................................................... 311
Fuels in Foreign Countries ........................ 312
Filling the Tank ......................................... 313
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ............... 315
Checking Things Under
the Hood .................................................. 316
Hood Release ........................................... 317
Engine Compartment Overview .................. 318
Engine Oil ................................................. 325
Engine Oil Life System .............................. 328
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ............................ 330
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
(2.4L L4 and 3.5L V6 Engines) .............. 332
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
(3.6L Engine) ......................................... 332
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
(3.9L V6 Engine) .................................... 335
Manual Transaxle Fluid ............................. 338
Hydraulic Clutch ........................................ 338
Engine Coolant .......................................... 339
Pressure Cap ............................................ 342
Engine Overheating ................................... 342
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..................................... 344
Cooling System ......................................... 345
Power Steering Fluid ................................. 349
Windshield Washer Fluid ........................... 350
Brakes ...................................................... 352
Battery ...................................................... 355
Jump Starting ............................................ 356
Bulb Replacement ....................................... 361
Halogen Bulbs ........................................... 361
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and Parking Lamps ............. 362
Center High-Mounted
Stoplamp (CHMSL) (Sedan) ................... 363
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