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Features of your vehicle
Engine coolant temperature gauge
(if equipped)
This gauge shows the temperature of the
engine coolant when the ignition switch
is ON.
Do not continue driving with an overheat-
ed engine. If your vehicle overheats, refer
to “If the engine overheats” in chapter 6.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approximate
amount of fuel remaining in the fuel tank.
The fuel tank capacity is given in chapter
8. The fuel gauge is supplemented by a
low fuel warning light, which will illuminate
when the fuel tank is nearly empty.
On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel warn-
ing light may come on earlier than usual
due to the movement of fuel in the tank.
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CAUTION
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the
“H” it indicates overheating that
may damage the engine.
WARNING
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The engine
coolant is under pressure and
could cause severe burns. Wait
until the engine is cool before
adding coolant to the reservoir.
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Maintenance
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ENGINE COMPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
MAINTENANCE SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
• Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
• Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
OWNER MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
• Owner maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE. . . . . 7-8
• Normal maintenance schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
• Maintenance under severe usage conditions. . . . . . . 7-13
EXPLANATION OF SCHEDULED
MAINTENANCE ITEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
ENGINE OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
• Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
• Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
ENGINE COOLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
• Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
• Changing the engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
• Checking the brake/clutch fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FLUID . . . . . . . . . 7-27
• Checking the automatic transaxle fluid level . . . . . 7-27
• Changing the automatic transaxle fluid . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
WASHER FLUID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
• Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
PARKING BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
• Checking the parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
AIR CLEANER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER . . . . . . . . . 7-32
• Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
WIPER BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
• Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
• Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
• For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
• Battery capacity label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
• Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
• Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
TIRES AND WHEELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
• Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
• Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 7-41
• Checking tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
• Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
• Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
• Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
• Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
