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Service and Maintenance 329
Maintenance
Schedule
Owner Checks and Services
At Each Fuel Stop
.Check the engine oil level. See
Engine Oil 0257.
Once a Month
. Check the tire inflation
pressures. See Tire
Pressure 0292.
. Inspect the tires for wear. See
Tire Inspection 0298.
. Check the windshield washer
fluid level. See Washer
Fluid 0269.
Engine Oil Change
When the CHANGE ENGINE OIL
SOON message displays, have the
engine oil and filter changed within
the next 1 000 km/600 mi. If driven
under the best conditions, the
engine oil life system may not
indicate the need for vehicle service
for up to a year. The engine oil and
filter must be changed at least once a year and the oil life system must
be reset. Your trained dealer
technician can perform this work.
If the engine oil life system is reset
accidentally, service the vehicle
within 5 000 km/3,000 mi since the
last service. Reset the oil life
system when the oil is changed.
See
Engine Oil Life System 0259.
Tire Rotation and Required
Services Every 12 000 km/
7,500 mi
Rotate the tires, if recommended for
the vehicle, and perform the
following services. See Tire
Rotation 0298.
. Check engine oil level and oil
life percentage. If needed,
change engine oil and filter, and
reset oil life system. See Engine
Oil 0257 andEngine Oil Life
System 0259.
. Check engine coolant level. See
Engine Coolant 0264.
. Check windshield washer fluid
level. See Washer Fluid 0269. .
Visually inspect windshield wiper
blades for wear, cracking,
or contamination. See Exterior
Care 0317. Replace worn or
damaged wiper blades. See
Wiper Blade
Replacement 0274.
. Check tire inflation pressures.
See Tire Pressure 0292.
. Inspect tire wear. See Tire
Inspection 0298.
. Visually check for fluid leaks.
. Inspect engine air cleaner filter.
See Engine Air Cleaner/
Filter 0261.
. Inspect brake system. See
Exterior Care 0317.
. Visually inspect steering,
suspension, and chassis
components for damaged, loose,
or missing parts or signs of
wear. See Exterior Care 0317.
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Index 373
Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Assistance Systems for Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 238
Audio
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 160
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . 186
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Automatic Transmission
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272B
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Battery Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Voltage and Charging Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Battery - North America . . . . 271, 313
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 274
Bluetooth
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171
Boost Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brake
Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . .119
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 207
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Front Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . 276
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 277
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .249, 271, 313
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . . 96
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
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Track Events andCompetitive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Traction Control System (TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Limited-Slip Rear Axle . . . . . . . . 234
Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Traction Control/Electronic Stability Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fluid, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Transportation Program, Courtesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . 302
Universal Remote System . . . . . . 147Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Universal Remote System (cont'd)
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 150
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 342
Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Reminder Messages . . . . . . . . . . 140
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Vehicle Care Storing the Tire Sealantand Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . 312
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
W
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheels Alignment and Tire Balance . . 304
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . . 83
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windshield Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Winter Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 274
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104