Service........................................................ 377
Accessories and Modi cations................... 377
California Proposition 65 Warning.............. 378
Doing Your Own Service Work.................. 378
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle.......................................... 379
Fuel............................................................. 379
Gasoline Octane........................................ 379
Gasoline Speci cations.............................. 379
California Fuel........................................... 380
Additives................................................... 380
Fuels in Foreign Countries........................ 381
Filling the Tank......................................... 381
Filling a Portable Fuel Container............... 384
Checking Things Under the Hood.............. 384
Hood Release........................................... 385
Engine Compartment Overview.................. 386
Engine Oil................................................. 387
Engine Oil Life System.............................. 390
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter............................ 392
Automatic Transmission Fluid.................... 394
Engine Coolant.......................................... 396
Radiator Pressure Cap.............................. 399
Engine Overheating................................... 400Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode..................................... 402
Cooling System......................................... 402
Power Steering Fluid................................. 408
Windshield Washer Fluid........................... 409
Brakes...................................................... 410
Battery...................................................... 413
Jump Starting............................................ 414
All-Wheel Drive........................................... 420
Headlamp Aiming........................................ 421
Bulb Replacement....................................... 422
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting..... 422
Halogen Bulbs........................................... 422
License Plate Lamp................................... 423
Replacement Bulbs................................... 423
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement....... 424
Tires............................................................ 425
Tire Sidewall Labeling............................... 426
Tire Terminology and De nitions............... 429
In ation - Tire Pressure............................. 432
Tire Pressure Monitor System................... 433
Tire Inspection and Rotation...................... 438
When It Is Time for New Tires.................. 440
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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To open the fuel door, push the rearward center
edge in and release. The door will pop open.To remove the fuel cap, turn it slowly
counterclockwise. The fuel cap has a spring in it; if
the cap is released too soon, it will spring back
to the right.
While refueling, hang the tethered fuel cap from
the hook on the fuel door.
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