Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-21
Manual Transaxle Fluid ..................................5-24
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-25
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-28
Engine Overheating .......................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-35
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-36
Brakes ........................................................5-37
Battery ........................................................5-40
Jump Starting ...............................................5-41
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-45
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-46
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-46
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-46
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-49
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-51
Tires ..............................................................5-52
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-58
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-60
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-62
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-64
Buying New Tires .........................................5-64
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-65
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-66
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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