Part B: Owner Checks and Services
Listed below are owner checks and sewices which
should be performed at the intervals specified to help
ensure the safety. dependability and emission control
performance of your vehicle.
Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once.
Whenever any fluids or lubricants are added to your
velicle, make sure they are the proper ones, as shown
in Part D.
At Each Fuel Fill
Engine Oil Level
Check the engine oil level and add the proper oil if
necessary. See “Engine Oil” in the Index for further
details.
Engine Coolant Level
Check the engine coolant level and add the proper
coolant
mix if necessary. See ”Coolant“ in the Index
for further details.
Windshield Washer Fluid Level
Check the windshield washer fluid level in the
windshield washer tank and add the proper fluid
if
necessary. See “Windsl1ield Washer Fluid” in the
Index for further details.
At Least Once a Month
Tire Inflation
Check tire inflation. Make sure tires are inflated to the
pressures specified on the Tire-Loading Information
label located on the rear edge of the driver’s door. See
“Tires”
in the Index for further details.
Cassette Deck
Clean cassette deck. Cleaning should be done every
SO hours of tape play. See “Audio Systems” in the
Index for further details.
Power Antenna
Clean power antenna mast. See “Audio Systems” in the
Index for further details.
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Part D: Recommended Fluids and
Lubricants
NOTE: Fluids and lubricants identified below by name,
part number or specification may be obtained from your
3M retailer.
USAGE
Engine Oil
Engine Coolant
Coolant Supplement
FLUID/LUBRICANT
Engine oil with the American
Petroleum Institute Certified For
Gasoline Engines “Starburst”
symbol
of the proper viscosity. To
determine the preferred viscosity
for your vehicle’s engine, see
“Engine Oil” in the Index.
50/50 mixture of water (preferably
distilled) and good quality
ethylene glycol base antifreeze
(GM Part
No. 1052753 or
equivalent) conforming to GM
Specification 1825M or approved
recycled coolant conforming
to
GM Specification 1825M.
GM Part
No. 3634621 or
equivalent with a complete flush
and refill.
L
USAGE
Hydraulic Brake System
Parking Brake
Guides
Power Steering System
Automatic
Transaxle
Key Lock
Cylinders
FLUIDLUBRICANT
Delco Supreme 11 @ Brake Fluid
(GM Part
No. 1052535 or
equivalent DOT-
3 brake fluid).
Chassis lubricant (GM Part
No. 1052497 or equivalent) or
lubricant meeting requirements of
NLGI Grade 2, Category LB
or GC-LB.
GM Hydraulic Power Steering
Fluid (GM Part
No. 1052884 or
equivalent).
DEXRON@-I11 Automatic
Transmission Fluid.
Lubricate with Multi-Purpose
Lubricant (GM Part
No. 12345 120)
or synthetic SAE 5W-30
engine oil.
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@ Section 9 Index
Accessory Power Outlet ......................... 2-57
Accessory Power . Retained ....................... 2- 16
Adding
Brake Fluid
................................. 6-24
Engine Coolant
.............................. 6- 1 9
Engine Oil .................................. 6- IO
Power Steering Fluid ......................... 6-2 1
Sound Equipment ....................... 2.57 . 3-29
Transaxle Fluid
.............................. 6- 16
Windshield Washer Fluid ...................... 6-22
Air Bag Readiness Light
.................... 1 . I8 . 2-63
Air Cleaner ............................... 6- I1 . 6-6 1
Air Conditioner ................................. 3-5
Air Conditioner Rel’rigerant ....................... 6-60
Alcohol . Driving Uncier the Intluence of .............. 4-2
Alcohol in Gasoline .............................. 6-3
Aluminum Wheels;, Cleaning ...................... 6-48
Antifreeze
........................... 5- I5 . 6- IC). 6-60
Anti-Lock Brake System .......................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light ......... 2-67 . 1-6
Electrical
Equipn~ent
............... 2-57 . 3.29 . 6-52
Air Bag (Supplemental Restraint System) ............ I . I7
Atlte1111a Care
.................................. 3-3 1
Appearance Care ............................... 6-43
Appearance Care and Maintenance Materials
......... 6-50
At.tl1rest
. Stol-age ............................... 2-55
Ashtrays and Lighlers
........................... 2-56
Assistance. Roadside
............................. 8-6
Audio Systems .................................. 3-9
AM/FM Stereo Radio
with ATC and Tape Player ... 3-1X
AM/FM
Stcreo Radio with ATC . Tape and
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Tape
Player (Base@
CD PlL1yct.s ................................. 3-9
Acoustimass)
.............................. 3-14
Care of Audio Systems ................... 3-29 . 3-30
Compuct Disc Player
.................... 3- 13 . 3-21
Radio Reception. Understanding
................ 3-28
Steering Wheel Touch Controls
................. 3-28
Trunk-Mounted CD
Changer ................... 3-21
Automatic Door Locks
. Programmable ............... 2-5
EI-rors ..................................... 3-24
Setting thc Clock .............................. 3-9
Th~f‘tlock:’ ................................. 3-25
Automatic Electronic Clinlate Control
................ 3-1
Automatic Ovet-dri\:e ............................ 2-22
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Adding Fluid
................................ 6-18 Bulb Chart .................................... 6-62
Checking Fluid
.............................. 6- 16 Bulb Replacement
Fluid Life Monitor
........................... 2-75 Headlamp .................................. 6-30
Shifting
..................... 2-20,2-23,2-25, 2-27
Taillamp ................................... 6-32
Average Speed Message .......................... 2-74 Bulbs, Halogen ................................. 6-27
Battery
.................................. 5.2. 6.26
Jump Starting
................................ 5-2
Warning Light
............................... 2-65
Belt. Engine Accessory
.......................... 6- 10
Block Heater, Engine ............................ 2- 18
Blowout. Tire .................................. 5-21
Blizzard
...................................... 4-26
Brake Adjustment
................................. 6-25
Anti-Lock
................................... 4-6
Fluid
...................................... 6-23
Parking
.................................... 2-24
PedalTravel
................................ 6-25
Master Cylinder
............................. 6-23
Replacement
................................ 6-26
System. Anti-Lock Warning Light
............... 2-67
System Warning Light
........................ 2-65
Transaxle Shift Interlock
....................... 2-27
Brakes, Trailer
................................. 4-33
Braking
in Emergencies ........................... 4-9
Wear
...................................... 6-25
Braking
........................................ 4-5 Canadian
Roadside Assistance
.................... 8-6
Capacities and Specifications Chart
................. 6-60
Carbon Monoxide
......................... 2-10. 2-28
Cassette Tape Player
.................. 3- 12. 3- 16. 3-20
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-29 ...
CB Radio. Adding .................... 2-57.3-29. 6-52
Cellular Telephone. Adding
............. 2-57. 3-29. 6-52
Chains. Tire
.............................. 5-29. 6-42
Change Oil Message
............................ 2-75
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-21
Check Oil Level Message ........................ 2-76
Brake Fluid
................................. 6-23
Engine Coolant
.............................. 6-19
Power Steering Fluid
......................... 6-21
Transaxle Fluid
.............................. 6-16
Windshield Washer Fluid
...................... 6-22
Cautions. Safety
.................................. 111
Checking
Engineoil
.................................. 6-11
Restraint Systems
............................. 1-43
Underhood
.................................. 6.7
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Chemical Paint Spotting .......................... 6-49
Children and Safety Belts
................... 1.30 . 1-40
Chilcl
Restraints
................................ 1-32
Cigar Lighters
................................. 2-56
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-54
Cleaner. Air
.............................. 6- 14.6-61
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels ........................... 6-48
Antenna .................................... 3-3 1
Cassette Player and Tapes ...................... 3-29
Compact Discs .............................. 3-30
Fabric
..................................... 6-44
Glass ...................................... 6-46
Inside Your Aurora
........................... 6-43
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-46
Leather
.................................... 6-46
Outside Your Aurora
.......................... 6-47
Safety Belts
................................. 6-46
Underbody Maintenance
....................... 6-49
Vinyl
...................................... 6-45
Weatherstrips
............................... 6-47
Windshield and Wiper Blacks
................... 6-47
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Cluster
. Instrument Panel ......................... 2-60
Comfort Controls
Automatic Electronic Climate Control
............. 3- I
Dual Temperature Control ...................... 3-6
Steering Wheel Touch Controls
.................. 3-8
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-30
City Driving ................................... 4-18 Compact
Disc Player
....................... 3- 13 . 3-21
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-29
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Controls . Features and ............................ 2-1
Convenience Net ............................... - 3-52
Coolant
Checking and Adding .................... 5- 16 . 6-20
Engine
..................................... 6-19
Engine . Temperature Gage ..................... 2-69
Heater
..................................... 2-18
Proper Mixture
to Use ........................ 6-19
Safety Warnings
................... 5- I3 . 5- 16. 5-17
Cornering Lamps
............................... 2-40
Courtesy Lamps
................................. - 7-9
Cruise Control ................................. 2-34
Cupholders
.................................... 2-55
Customer Assistance Hearing/Speech Impaired
....................... 8-2
Satislhctioll Procedure ......................... 8-1
Daytime Running Lamps ........................ 2-41
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-1
Dcfogger. Rear Window .......................... 3-7
Defrost
........................................ 3-6
Disc Brake Wear Indicators
....................... 6-25
Disposal
of Used Oil ............................ 6-14
Distance to Destination
.......................... 2-77
Door Asjar Reminder ............................. 2-4
DoorLocks
..................................... 2-3
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Driving
City
....................................... 4-18
Curve ..................................... 4-10
Defensive ................................... 4- 1
Drunken .................................... 4-2
Foreign Country .............................. 6-4
Freeway .................................... 4-19
Hill and Mountain Roads ...................... 4-22
Long Distance ............................... 4-20
Night ...................................... 4-14
Through Deep Standing Water .................. 2- 18
Rain ....................................... 4-16
Winter ..................................... 4-23
With a Trailer ............................... 4-30
Dual Temperature Control ......................... 3-6
Drunken Driving ................................ 4-2
Electric Outside Mirror Control ................... 2-5 1
Electrical Equipment. Adding ........... 2.57. 3.29. 6-52
Electrochromic Day/Night Rearview Mirror .......... 2-50
Electronic Level Control ......................... 4-29
Emergency
Braking
..................................... 4-9
Starting ..................................... 5-2
Steering .................................... 4- 1 1
Towing ..................................... 5-8
Engine
Accessory Belt
.............................. 6-10
BlockHeater ................................ 2-18
Coolant .......................... 5- 15. 6- 19. 6-60
Coolant Heater .............................. 2-18
Coolant Temperature Gage ..................... 2-69
Exhaust .................................... 2-28
Identil'ication (VIN) .......................... 6-51
Overheating
................................. 5-13
Starting .................................... 2-16
Engineoil .................................... 6-10
Additives ................................... 6-13
Capacity ................................... 6-60
Checking and Adding ......................... 6-11
Life Monitor ................................ 2-75
Pressure Warning Light ....................... 2-70
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) .................. 2-77
Ethanol In Gasoline .............................. 6-3
Exhaust
Dangerous
Gas in ....................... 2- IO. 2-28
Extender. Safety Belt ............................ 1-43
Parking with the Engine Running ........... 2-26. 2-28
Expectant Mothers. Use of Safety Belts ............. 1-23
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-44
Features and Controls ............................ 2-1
Filling the Fuel Tank ............................. 6-5
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Air Cleaner ............................ 6- I4 . 6-0 1
Oil ................................... 6-13.6-61
Finish Care .................................... 6-48
Finish Damage
................................. 6-49
First
Gear ..................................... 2-23
FIash-To-Pass
................................. 2-40
Flashers . Hazard Warning ......................... 5- 1
FlatTire ...................................... 5-21
Flooded Engine ................................ 2- I 7
Flow-Through Ventilation System ................... 3-8
Fluid
B~ke
................................. 6-23.7-41
Capacities
.................................. 6-60
Power Steering .................... 6-2 I . 6-60 . 7-4 I
Windshielcl Washer ...................... 2.32 . 6-22
Fluids and Lubricants
....................... 6.60 . 7-41
Tral1saxlc
......................... 6- I6 . 6-60 . 7-4 1
Fog Lamps .................................... 2-41
Forcip
Operation ............................... 6-1
Fratyais . Guide En ................................. II
Freeway Driving ............................... 4- 19
French Language M:111~1al II
Capacity ................................... 6-60
Door Release. Manual ......................... 6-5
..
.. ...........................
Fuel .......................................... 6-2
Door Release . Ket11ote ......................... 6-4
Ecotlolny ................................... 2-73
Filling the Tank
............................... 6-S
Gage ...................................... 2-71
It1 Foreign Counttics ........................... 6-4
LAW Fuel M~SS~I~C ...........................
FLIW Usage Charts .................... 6-56 . 6.57. 6-58
Fuses
and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-54
Gage
Enginc Coolant Temperature ................... 2-69
Garage
Door Opener. HomeLink Universal .......... 2-48
Fliel
....................................... 2-71
G~age
Door OI3eller Storage ...................... 2-44
Garl11e11t
Hook ................................. 2-56
Gasoline
....................................... 6-2
Gasoline Tank Filling
............................. 6-5
Gear Positions ................................. 2-20
Glass Cleaning ................................. 6-46
GIOV~BOX
.................................... 2-12
Halogcn
Bulbs ........................... 6.27. (3-30
Hazard Warning Flashers .......................... 5-1
Headlamps
Aiming
.................................... 6-28
Circuit Br-eaker
.............................. 6-59
High-Low Beam
............................. - 3-39
Head Restraints ................................. 1-4
Hearing Impaired Assistuncc ....................... 8-2
Healed Seats .................................... 1-4
Heater ......................................... 3-3
Bulb ReplilccI11ct1t ............................ 6-30
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ey ......................................... 2-2
Ignition Positions
............................
PASS ...................................... 2-13
Reminder Warning ........................... 2-16
Heater.
Engine Coolant (Engine Block)
.............. 2- 18 1
Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-2 I
Hill and Mountain Roads ......................... 4-22
Hitches. Trailer ................................. 4-33
HolneLink
lM Universal Transmitter ................. 2-48
Hood Release ................................... 6-7
Hot Engine Safety Warnings ...................... 5- 16 Lamps
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4- I7 Cornering .................................. 2-40
Daytime Running
............................ 2-41
Horn ......................................... 2-30 Label. Service Parts Identil'ication ................. 6-51
Identification
Label. Service Parts ................. 6-5 I
Identification Number. Vehicle (VIN) ............... 6-5 I
Idling Your Engine ..................... 2-26. 2-28 . 3-8
If You're Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow .......... 5-30
Ignition
Key ........................................ 2-2
Switch Positions
............................. 2- I5
Illuminated Entry ............................... 2-9
Indicators. Warning Lights and Gages ............... 2-63
Inlint Restraint
................................. 1-32
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-35
Information Center. Driver
........................ 2-72
Instrurnent Panel
Cluster
... 2-60
Intensity Control ............................. 2-42
Warning Lights and Gages
..................... 2-63
.....................................
Jack. Tire .................................... 5-22
Jump Starting ................................... 5-2
Fog ....................................... 2-41
Headlanyx
....................... 2.39.6.28$ 6.30
Illuminated Entry System ....................... 2-9
Reading .................................... 2-43
Lane Change Indicator ........................... 2-33
LapBelt
...................................... 1-29
Lap-Shoulder Belt
Front
...................................... 1-10
Rear ....................................... 1-24
Leather Cleaning ............................... 6-46
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-7
Lighter . Cigar .................................. 2-56
Lights Air Bag Readiness
...................... 1 . 18. 2.64
Anti-Lock Brake System Wuning ............... 2-67
Battery Wdrning ............................. 2-65
Brake System Warning
........................ 2-65
Oil Pressure Warning
......................... 2-70
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