Service and Appearance Care ; Section 5; Service and Appearance Care- Page 201
2003 Buick Century Owner Manual
Table of Contents
Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
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 ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Cooling System ............................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-36
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-38
Brakes ........................................................5-39
Battery ........................................................5-42
Jump Starting ...............................................5-43
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-49
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-51
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-51
Headlamps ..................................................5-51
Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps ..............5-52
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-54
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-55
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-56
Tires ..............................................................5-57
Inflation — Tire Pressure ...............................5-57
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-58
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-60
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-61
Buying New Tires .........................................5-62
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-63
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-64
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-64
Tire Chains ..................................................5-66
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-66
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-67
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-78
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