
Section 5 Service  and  Appearance  Care 
Service ............................................................ 5.3 
Doing  Your 
Owr? 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 
............................................ 5-7 
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 
................................................... 5-18 
Supercharger  Oil 
.......................................... 5-24 
Engine  Air  CleanedFilter 
................................ 5-25 
Automatic  Transaxle  Fluid 
.............................. 5-27 
Engine  Coolant 
............................................. 5-30 
Radiator  Pressure  Cap 
.................................. 5-33 
Cooling  System 
........................................... -5-36 
Power  Steering  Fluid 
..................................... 5-46 
Windshield  Washer  Fluid 
................................ 5-48 
Engine  Overheating 
....................................... 5-33  Brakes 
........................................................ 5.49 
Battery 
........................................................ 5.52 
Jump  Starting 
............................................... 5-53 
Bulb  Replacement .......................................... 5-60 
Halogen  Bulbs 
.............................................. 5-60 
Headlamps 
.................................................. 5-60 
Front Turn  Signal and Sidemarker  Lamps 
........ 5-62 
Center  High-Mounted  Stoplamp (CHMSL) 
......... 5-63 
Taillamps,  Sidemarker  and  Back-up Lamps 
...... 5-64 
Replacement Bulbs 
....................................... 5-66 
Windshield  Wiper  Blade  Replacement .............. 5-67 
Tires ............................................................. -5-68 
Inflation 
-- Tire  Pressure ................................ 5-68 
Tire  Inspection and  Rotation 
........................... 5-69 
When  It 
Is Time for  New  Tires ....................... 5-70 
Buying  New Tires 
......................................... 5-71 
Uniform Tire  Quality  Grading 
.......................... 5-72 
Wheel  Replacement 
...................................... 5-73 
Headlamp Aiming ........................................... 5-59 
Wheel  Alignment  and  Tire  Balance 
.................. 5-73 
Tire  Chains 
.................................................. 5-75 
If a  Tire  Goes  Flat ........................................ 5-76 
Changing a  Flat Tire 
..................................... 5-76 
Compact Spare Tire 
...................................... 5-87 
5-  1  

RECOMMENDED  SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE OILS 
FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY  AND  COLD STARTING,  SELECT THE  LOWEST 
SA€  VISCOSITY  GRADE 
OIL FOR THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE  RANGE. 
~~~~  ~~~~~  ~~ - 
HOT 
WEATHER 
SAE SW-30 
LOOK 
FOR THIS 
SYMBOL 
8- SAE I 1OW-30 
PREFERRED above 0°F (-1 8°C) 
Notice: Use  only  engine oil with  the American 
Petroleum Institute  Certified  For  Gasoline  Engines 
starburst  symbol.  Failure  to use  the recommended 
oil  can  result  in engine  damage  not  covered  by 
your  warranty. 
GM  Goodwrench@  oil meets  all the  requirements  for 
your vehicle. 
If you  are in an  area of extreme  cold,  where  the 
temperature falls  below 
-20°F (-29"C), it is 
recommended  that you  use  either  an  SAE 
5W-30 
synthetic oil  or  an  SAE OW-30 oil. Both will  provide 
easier cold starting  and  better protection for  your  engine 
at  extremely  low  temperatures. 
Engine Oil Additives 
Don't add anything  to your  oil.  The  recommended  oils 
with the starburst  symbol are 
all you will need  for 
good  performance  and  engine  protection. 
3800 V6  or 3800 V6  Supercharged Engine 
5-22  

Emissions Inspection and Maintenance 
Engine  Programs 
................................................... 3-34 
Air  Cleaner/Filter 
......................................... 5-25 
Battery 
....................................................... 5-52 
Check  and  Service Engine  Soon  Light ............ 3-32 
Coolant 
...................................................... 5-30 
Coolant  Heater 
............................................ 2-23 
Coolant  Temperature  Gage 
........................... 3-31 
Coolant  Temperature  Warning  Light 
................ 3-31 
Cooling  System Inspection 
............................ 6-1 3 
Engine  Compartment  Overview 
...................... 5-1 2 
Exhaust ..................................................... 2-31 
Oil 
............................................................. 5-18 
Starting 
...................................................... 2-20 
Supercharger  Oil 
......................................... 5-24 
Engine  Coolant Level  Check 
.............................. 6-9 
Engine  Cooling  When Trailer  Towing 
.................. 4-43 
Engine  Oil Additives 
........................................ 5-22 
Engine  Oil  Level  Check 
..................................... 6-9 
Engine  Oil Scheduled  Maintenance 
..................... 6-5 
Warning  Light 
............................................. 3-30 
Entering  Programming  Mode 
......................... 2-44 
Entry  Lighting 
........................ ...... 3-13 
Exiting  Programming  Mode 
..........  ...... 2-53 
Extender,  Safety  Belt 
.. ...................... 1-28 
Exterior  Lamps 
............................................... 3-1 0 
Overheating ................................................ 5-33 
Enhanced  Traction System  (ETS) 
...................... 4-1 1 
Express-Down  Window 
................................. 2-1  4 
F 
, ........... FabridCarpet ........... ........... 5-88 
Filter 
Engine Air Cleaner ............................... :~~=:=~ 5-25 
Finding a  Station ............................ 3-45,  3-49, 3-52 
Finish  Care 
.................................................... 5-92 
Finish  Damage 
............................................... 5-93 
Flash-to-Pass 
................................................... 3-6 
Flat Tire 
........................................................ 5-76 
Flat  Tire,  Changing 
......................................... 5-76 
Fluid  Automatic Transaxle 
..................................... 5-27 
Power  Steering 
........................................... 5-46 
Windshield  Washer 
...................................... 5-48 
Fog  Lamps 
................................. , ........... 3-12 
Following Distance 
.......................................... 4-41 
Footnotes 
........................................................ 6-5 
Front  Reading  Lamps 
...................................... 3-14 
Fuel 
............................................................... 5-5 
Additives ...................................................... 5-6 
California  Fuel 
.............................................. 5-6 
Filling  a Portable Fuel  Container 
..................... 5-9 
Filling  Your  Tank 
........................................... 5-7 
Fuels in  Foreign Countries 
.............................. 5-7 
Gage 
......................................................... 3-37 
Gasoline  Octane 
........................................ 5-5 
FM ............................................................... 3-57 
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