1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 266

Checking the Fluid Level Park your vehicle ona level place. Keep the engine running. 0 2. Push it back in all the way, wait three seconds and then pullit back out again. With the parking brake applied, place the shift lever in PARK (P). With your foot on the brake pedal, move the shift lever through each gear range, pausing about for three secondsin each range. Then, position the shift lever in PARK (P). Let the engine run at idle three tofive minutes. for 0 Then, without shutting the engine, follow these steps: off I. The transhission oil dipstick top is a round, red loop' and is next to the brake master cylinder behind the engine block. out Pull the dipstick and wipe it with a clean rag or paper towel. 3. Check both sides of the dipstick, and read the lower level. The fluid level must in the cross-hatched area. be 4. If the fluid level is the acceptable range, push in the dipstick back in all the way. i 6-21