Saturn 2004 Ion - Section 5 Service and Appearance Care

Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle ......................................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-15
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-24
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-25
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-37
Brakes ........................................................5-38
Battery ........................................................5-41
Jump Starting ...............................................5-42
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-47
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-48
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-48
Headlamps (Sedan) ......................................5-48
Headlamps (Coupe) ......................................5-50
Front Turn Signal Lamps (Sedan) ...................5-51
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
(Coupe) ...................................................5-53
Fog Lamps ..................................................5-53
Sidemarker Lamps (Coupe) ............................5-54
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-55
Taillamps, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ........5-55
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-56
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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