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Section B: Owner Checks and Services
Listed below are owner checks and services which. should
be performed at the intervals specified to help ensure the
safety, dependability and emission control performance of
your vehicle.
Be sure any necessary repairs are completed at once.
Whenever any fluids or lubricants are added to
your vehicle
make sure they are the proper ones, as shown in Section D.
At Each Fuel Fill -(It is important for you or a service station attendant to perform these underhood checks at each fuel fill.)
I
CHECK
OR SERVICE WHAT TO DO.
Engine Oil Level
Check
the engine oil level and add the proper oil if necessary. See Engine Oil in the Index for
further details.
Engine Index for further details.
Check
the engine coolant level and add the proper coolant mix if necessary. See Coolant in the
Windshield Washer Check the windshield washer fluid level in the windshield washer tank and add the proper fluid
if
Fluid Level necessary. See Windshield Washer Fluid in the Index for further details.
At Least Once Month
CHECK
OR SERVICE WHAT TO DO
Tire
Inflation Check
tire inflation. Make sure they are inflated to the pressures specified on the Tire-Loading
Information label located on the rear edge of the driver’s door. See Tires in the Index for
further details.
Cassette Deck
I
Clean cassette deck. Cleaning should be done every 15 hours of tape play, See Audio Systems in
the
Index for further details.
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Stoplight. Inside .................... 215. 216
Taillights
.......................... 77. 202. 203
Turn Signal
.................................... 146
Warning Lights
.......................... 91. 98
Loading Your Vehicle
...................... 205
Lock Finder
........................................ 56
Locks. Door
........................................ 51
Locks. Remote Control ...................... 52
Lockout Control Switch. Power
Window
............................................ 72
Long Distance Driving
.................... 138
Low Battery ........................................ 98
Low Coolant Warning Light
.............. 94
Low Oil Level Light
........................... 94
Luggage Carrier
.................................. 87
Low
Fuel Warning Light
.................... 98
M- aintenance
Replacement Parts
......................... 233
Schedule
........................................ 235
Services. Scheduled
...................... 237
When Trailer Towing
.................... 148
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
............. 97
Manual Front Seat
............................. 12
Master Cylinder. Brake
.................... 194
Methanol in Gasoline
...................... 177
Mileage Indicator (see
Odometer G
Speedometer)
Mirrors
Convex Outside
............................... 81
Inside Manual Daymight ............... 81
Manual Adjust ................................. 82
Manual Remote Control
................. 82
Power Remote Control
.................... 82
Visor Vanity ..................................... 83
Mountain Driving 139
............................
N et,
Convenience ............................ 57
New Vehicle Break-In
............... 58. 144
Night Driving
................................... 134
Octane Requirements (see
Fuel)
Odometer ........................................... 92
Oil. Engine
....................................... 184
Capacity
......................................... 227
Pressure Gage
.................................. 95
Quality
........................................... 185
Thickness
....................................... 186
Used
Oil ......................................... 187
When to Change ............................ 186
Oil Warning Light
........................ 94. 98
Outside Rearview Mirrors
................. 82
Overdrive. Automatic
........................ 65
Overheated Engine
.......................... 158
Overheated Engine Coolant Warning
Light
................................................. 94
Owner Checks
& Services ............... 244 Paint
Chemical Spotting
......................... 218
Finish Care
.................................... 217
Finish Damage
.............................. 217
Park. Shifting Into
Column Shift
................................... 67
Console Shift
................................... 68
Over Things That Burn
................... 69 .
With the Engine Running ......... 68. 70
Parking
Parking
Brake
..................................... 66
PASS-Key*II
...................................... 55
Passenger Belts (see Safety Belts)
Passing .............................................. 132
Polishing and Waxing (see
Appearance
Power Antenna ................................ 124
Power Door Locks
............................. 52
Power Mirrors
.................................... 82
Power Seat Controls
.......................... 13
Power Steering
......................... 192, 226
Power Steering Fluid
....................... 192
Power Windows
............................... 226
Power Window Lockout Control
Switch
.............................................. 72
Problems on the Road
...................... 149
Publications (see
Service Publications)
Care)
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts During ... 27
Pulse Windshield Wipers
................... 76
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