Maintenance
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Maintenance services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
• Owner’s responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
• Owner maintenance precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Owner maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
• Owner maintenance schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Scheduled maintenance service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . 7-32
Engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
• Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
• Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
• Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
• Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
• Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
• Checking the washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
• Checking the parking brake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
• Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
• Blade inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
• Blade replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
• For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
• Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
• Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
• Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
• Recommended cold tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . 7-53
• Checking tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
• Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
• Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
• Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
• Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
• Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
• Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
• Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
• Low aspect ratio tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-63
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-68
• Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-72
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
• Front light replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-81
• Side repeater light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
• Rear combination light bulb replacement . . . . . . . . 7-85
7
Maintenance
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Reset items
Items should be reset after the bat-
tery has been discharged or the bat-
tery has been disconnected.
• Auto up/down window
(See section 4)
• Sunroof (See section 4)
• Trip computer (See section 4)
• Climate control system
(See section 4)
• Clock (See section 4)
• Audio (See section 4)(Continued)
1. Turn off the battery charger
main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp
from the negative battery
terminal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp
from the positive battery
terminal.
• Before performing mainte-
nance or recharging the bat-
tery, turn off all accessories
and stop the engine.
• The negative battery cable
must be removed first and
installed last when the battery
is disconnected.WARNING- Recharging
battery
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precau-
tions:
• The battery must be removed
from the vehicle and placed in
an area with good ventilation.
• Do not allow cigarettes, sparks,
or flame near the battery.
• Watch the battery during
charging, and stop or reduce
the charging rate if the battery
cells begin gassing (boiling)
violently or if the temperature
of the electrolyte of any cell
exceeds 49°C (120°F).
• Wear eye protection when
checking the battery during
charging.
• Disconnect the battery charg-
er in the following order.
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