2005 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE change wheel

6. Raise the vehicle by turning the wheel wrench
clockwise. Raise the vehicle far enough off the
ground so there is enough room for the compact
spare tire to t under the wheel well.
7. Remove all the wheel nuts and take off the at tire.
{CAUTION:
Rust or dirt on the wheel, or on the parts to
which it is fastened, can make the wheel nuts
become loose after a time. The wheel could
come off and cause an accident. When you
change a wheel, remove any rust or dirt from
the places where the wheel attaches to the
vehicle. In an emergency, you can use a cloth
or a paper towel to do this; but be sure to use
a scraper or wire brush later, if you need to, to
get all the rust or dirt off.
8. Remove any rust or dirt
from the wheel bolts,
mounting surfaces
and spare wheel.
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Accessory Inator...........................................5-91
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-24
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-111
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.........................5-22, 5-23
Air Conditioning......................................3-25, 3-28
Airbag
Readiness Light..........................................3-38
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)...... 7-9
Airbag System................................................1-47
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-53
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-56
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-53
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-54
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-52
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-50
Antenna, Diversity Antenna System..................3-102
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . 3-103
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-42
Appearance Care..........................................5-101
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels.............5-107
Care of Safety Belts...................................5-104
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-108
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses..................5-105
Fabric/Carpet............................................5-102
Finish Care...............................................5-106Appearance Care (cont.)
Finish Damage..........................................5-108
Glass Surfaces..........................................5-104
Instrument Panel........................................5-104
Interior Plastic Components.........................5-104
Leather....................................................5-104
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-108
Tires........................................................5-107
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-108
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-109
Vinyl........................................................5-103
Washing Your Vehicle.................................5-105
Weatherstrips............................................5-105
Windshield and Wiper Blades......................5-106
Ashtrays........................................................3-24
Audio System(s).............................................3-72
Audio Steering Wheel Controls......................3-99
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player...............3-101
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-102
Care of Your CDs......................................3-102
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-103
Diversity Antenna System............................3-102
Radio with Cassette and CD.........................3-83
Radio with CD............................................3-73
Setting the Time..........................................3-72
Theft-Deterrent Feature................................3-99
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer..........................3-95
Understanding Radio Reception...................3-100
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System...........3-103
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Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-48
Publications Ordering Information...................7-11
Vehicle Soon Light.......................................3-55
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Time.............................................3-72
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-108
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-31
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-33
Short Trip/City Scheduled Maintenance................ 6-6
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-8
Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-95
Removing...................................................5-94
Storing.....................................................5-100
Specications, Capacities...............................5-121
Speedometer..................................................3-37
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-25
Steering........................................................4-10
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot
and Seal Inspection.....................................6-23
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.........................3-99
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-45
Convenience Net.........................................2-45Storage Areas (cont.)
Front Storage Area......................................2-45
Glove Box..................................................2-44
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-28
Sun Visors.....................................................2-19
Sunroof.........................................................2-45
Systems Monitor.............................................3-58
T
Tachometer....................................................3-38
Taillamps
Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps....5-71
TCS Warning Light..........................................3-43
Theater Dimming............................................3-18
Theft-Deterrent, Radio.....................................3-99
Theft-Deterrent Systems...................................2-19
Content Theft-Deterrent................................2-21
PASS-Key
®III .............................................2-21
PASS-Key®III Operation..............................2-22
Universal Theft-Deterrent..............................2-19
Throttle System Inspection...............................6-24
Tilt Wheel........................................................ 3-6
Tire
Pressure Light.............................................3-47
Tires.............................................................5-74
Aluminum or Chrome-Plated Wheels,
Cleaning...............................................5-107
Buying New Tires........................................5-86
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Tires (cont.)
Chains.......................................................5-90
Changing a Flat Tire....................................5-93
Check Tire Pressure System.........................5-83
Cleaning...................................................5-107
Compact Spare Tire...................................5-100
If a Tire Goes Flat.......................................5-92
Ination -- Tire Pressure...............................5-80
Inspection and Rotation................................5-85
Installing the Spare Tire................................5-95
Removing the Flat Tire.................................5-95
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools...............5-94
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools..........5-100
Tire Sidewall Labelling..................................5-75
Tire Terminology and Denitions....................5-77
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.........................5-87
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance.................5-89
Wheel Replacement.....................................5-89
When It Is Time for New Tires......................5-86
Top Strap......................................................1-38
Top Strap Anchor Location...............................1-39
Towing
Recreational Vehicle.....................................4-35
Towing a Trailer..........................................4-36
Your Vehicle...............................................4-34
Traction
Control System (TCS).................................... 4-8
Control System Warning Light.......................3-43
Low Active Light..........................................3-44Transaxle
Fluid, Automatic..................................5-25, 5-28
Transaxle Operation, Automatic.........................2-27
Trip Odometer................................................3-37
Trunk............................................................2-15
Trunk Ajar Light..............................................3-55
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer.............................3-95
Turn and Lane-Change Signals.......................... 3-8
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever........................... 3-7
Twilight Sentinel
®............................................3-16
U
Understanding Radio Reception.......................3-100
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............................5-87
V
Vehicle
Control........................................................ 4-5
Damage Warnings........................................... iv
Service Soon Light......................................3-55
Symbols......................................................... iv
Vehicle Data Collection and Event Data
Recorders.................................................... 7-9
Vehicle Identication
Number (VIN)............................................5-110
Service Parts Identication Label..................5-110
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