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MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
Safety Precautions
Some of the most important safety precautions are listed below; however, we cannot
warn you of every conceivable hazard that can arise in performing mainte\
nance.
Only you can decide whether or not you should perform a given task.
Maintenance Safety
• To reduce the possibility of fi re or explosion, keep cigarettes, sparks, and fl ames away from the battery and all fuel-related parts.
• Never leave rags, towels, or other fl ammable objects under the hood.
• To clean parts, use a commercially available degreaser or parts cleaner, not gasoline.
• Wear eye protection and protective clothing when working with the battery\
or compressed air.
• Do not run the engine in confi ned spaces where carbon monoxide gas can accumulate.
Vehicle Safety
• The vehicle must be stationary, and parked on level ground with the parking brake set and the engine off.
• Be aware that hot parts can burn you.
• Be aware that moving parts can injure you.
Improperly maintaining this vehicle or failing to correct a problem befo\
re driving
can cause a crash in which you can be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance recommendations according t\
o
the schedules in this guide.
WARNING
Failure to properly follow maintenance instructions and precautions can \
cause
you to be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and precautions in this guide.
WARNING
Learn about basic maintenance that you can perform on the vehicle yourse\
lf, as well
as information about how to best maintain the vehicle.
MAINTENANCE
When maintenance is due, the Maintenance Minder indicator comes on and a\
message appears on the display every time you turn the vehicle on. Press\
the select/
reset knob to change displays.
Maintenance Minder™
Reminds you when indicated maintenance service is due.
Models with information display
Maintenance
Minder indicator
Main items Sub items
Maintenance Minder message
When maintenance is due, the system message indicator comes on and a mes\
sage
appears on the display every time you turn the vehicle on. Press the Inf\
o button on
the steering wheel to change displays. Models with multi-information display
System message
indicator
Main itemsSub items
Maintenance Minder message
• Independent of the Maintenance Minder information, replace the brake fl\
uid
every 3 years.
• Inspect idle speed every 160,000 miles (256,000 km).
• Adjust the valves during services A, B, 1, 2, or 3 if they are noisy .
