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4-1. Maintenance and careCleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior............ 396
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior............. 399
4-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ..................... 402
General maintenance.......... 405
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs........................... 409
4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precautions ....................... 410
Hood ................................... 413
Positioning a floor jack ........ 416
Engine compartment ........... 419
12-volt battery ..................... 431
Tires .................................... 437
Tire inflation pressure ......... 447
Wheels ................................ 451
Electronic key battery.......... 454
Checking and replacing fuses ................................. 456
Light bulbs........................... 467 5-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers............ 484
If your vehicle needs to be towed........................... 485
If you think something is wrong ............................ 492
5-2. Steps to take in an emergency If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds.............................. 493
If a warning message is displayed ...................... 507
If you have a flat tire ........... 523
If the hybrid system will not start ............................ 538
If you lose your keys........... 540
If the electronic key does not operate properly ......... 541
If the 12-volt battery is discharged........................ 543
If your vehicle overheats .... 549
If the vehicle becomes stuck ................................. 554
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an
emergency ....................... 556
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4-1. Maintenance and careCleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ......... 396
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior .......... 399
4-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements .................. 402
General maintenance....... 405
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs........................ 409
4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precautions .................... 410
Hood ................................ 413
Positioning a floor jack ..... 416
Engine compartment ........ 419
12-volt battery .................. 431
Tires ................................. 437
Tire inflation pressure ...... 447
Wheels ............................. 451
Electronic key battery....... 454
Checking and replacing fuses .............................. 456
Light bulbs........................ 467

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Positioning a floor jack
When raising your vehicle with a floor jack, position the jack cor-
rectly. Improper placement (such as under rear suspension etc.) may
damage your vehicle or cause injury.
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■ Rear
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CAUTION
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When raising your vehicle
Make sure to observe the following precautions to reduce the possibility of
death or serious injury:
●When using a floor jack, follow the instructions of the manual provided with
the jack.
● Do not use the jack that was supplied with your vehicle.
● Do not put any part of your body underneath the vehicle when it is sup-
ported only by the floor jack.
● Always use floor jack and/or automotive jack stands on a solid, flat, level
surface.
● Do not start the hybrid system while the vehicle is supported by the floor
jack.
● Stop the vehicle on level, firm ground, firmly set the parking brake and shift
the shift position to P.
● Make sure to set the floor jack properly at the jack point.
Raising the vehicle with an improperly positioned floor jack will damage
the vehicle and may cause the vehicle to fall off the floor jack.
●Lift up the vehicle using a floor jack
such as the one shown in the illustra-
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CAUTION
●Do not raise the vehicle while someone is in the vehicle.
● When raising the vehicle, do not place any object on top of or underneath
the floor jack.
●When raising the vehicle, do not set the
floor jack under the rear suspension.
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Alphabetical index
I/M test ...................................... 409
Identification
Engine .................................. 562
Vehicle.................................. 561
Ignition switch ......................... 192
Illuminated entry system ........ 353
Immobilizer system ................. 135
Indicator lights ........................ 219
Initialization
Items to initialize ................... 597
Inside rear view mirror............ 118
Instrument panel light
control.................................... 217
Interior lights
Interior lights ................. 354, 355
Switch ........................... 354, 355
Wattage ................................ 570
Jack Positioning a floor jack ......... 416
Vehicle-equipped jack .......... 523
Jack handle.............................. 523
Keyless entry ............................. 85
Keys
Electronic key ......................... 58
If the electronic key does not operate properly ................. 541
If you lose your keys............. 540
Key number ............................ 58
Keyless entry .......................... 85
Keys ....................................... 58
Mechanical key....................... 58
“POWER” switch .................. 192
Wireless remote control key............................ 85
Knee airbag.............................. 140 Lane-Keeping Assist ...............286
Language ..................................238
License plate lights
Replacing light bulbs .............467
Wattage .................................570
Light bulbs Replacing ..............................467
Wattage .................................570
Lights Emergency flasher switch .....484
Fog light switch .....................256
Foot lights..............................353
Hazard light switch ................484
Headlight switch ....................250
Interior lights..................354, 355
Personal lights.......................355
Replacing light bulbs .............467
Shift lever lighting ..................353
Turn signal lever....................211
Turn signal light switch ..........211
Vanity lights ...........................365
Wattage .................................570
LKA............................................286
Load capacity ...........................316
Luggage compartment light Switch......................................94
Wattage .................................570
Luggage cover .........................377I
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*: Refer to “Display Audio System Owner’s Manual” or “Navigation System Owner’s Manual”.