Pontiac Solstice 2010 - Section 6 Service and Appearance Care; Service; Fuel; Checking Things Under the Hood

Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the Vehicle .................................................6-5
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-6
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-10
Hood Release ..............................................6-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-12
Engine Oil ...................................................6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-19
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-21
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-22
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................6-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................6-23
Cooling System ............................................6-23
Engine Coolant .............................................6-25
Engine Overheating .......................................6-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-31
Brakes ........................................................6-32
Battery ........................................................6-35
Jump Starting ...............................................6-36
Rear Axle .......................................................6-40
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-41
Bulb Replacement
..........................................6-42
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................6-42
Headlamps ..................................................6-42
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Fog Lamps ......6-43
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
(Base Level) .............................................6-43
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps
(Removable Hardtop) .................................6-44
Back-Up Lamps ............................................6-44
License Plate Lamp ......................................6-45
Replacement Bulbs .......................................6-45
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-46
Tires ..............................................................6-47
Winter Tires .................................................6-48
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-51
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-54
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
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