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Maintenance
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Maintenance
Enginecompartment .............................................7-3
Maintenanceservices ...........................................7-5Owner's responsibility ......................................................7-5
Owner maintenance precautions ................................7-5
Ownermaintenance ...............................................7-8 Owner maintenance schedule ......................................7-8
Scheduledmaintenanceservice ........................7-10
Explanationofscheduledmaintenanceitems ..7-28
Engineoil ..............................................................7-32 Checking the engine oil level ....................................7-32
Changing the engine oil and filter ..............................7-33
Enginecoolant......................................................7-34 Checking the coolant level ...........................................7-34
Recommended engine coolant.....................................7-36
Changing the coolant .....................................................7-36
Brake/clutchfluid ................................................7-37 Checking the brake/clutch fluid level ........................7-37
Washerfluid .........................................................7-39 Checking the washer fluid level ..................................7-39
Parkingbrake .......................................................7-39 Checking the parking brake .........................................7-39
Fuelfilter(ForDiesel) ........................................7-40 Draining water from fuel filter ....................................7-40
Extracting air from the fuel filter ..............................7-40 Aircleaner ............................................................7-41
Filter replacement ........................................................7-41
Climatecontrolairfilter .....................................7-42 Filter inspection ...............................................................7-42
Filter replacement ...........................................................7-42
Wiperblades .........................................................7-44 Blade inspection ..............................................................7-44
Blade replacement ..........................................................7-44
Battery...................................................................7-47 For best battery service................................................7-47
Battery capacity label ....................................................7-49
Battery recharging .........................................................7-49
Reset items .......................................................................7-50
Tiresandwheels ..................................................7-51 Tire care ............................................................................7-51
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures.............7-51
Checking tire inflation pressure ..................................7-53
Tire rotation .....................................................................7-54
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..............................7-55
Tire replacement .............................................................7-55
Wheel replacement ........................................................7-56
Tire traction ......................................................................7-57
Tire maintenance ...........................................................7-57
Tire sidewall labeling ......................................................7-57
Low aspect ratio tire ......................................................7-61
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