7
Maintenance
7
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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7-50
Maintenance
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 chapter 3)
• Climate control system (See chapter 3)
• Audio (See chapter 3)
• Clock (See chapter3)
• Trip computer (See chapter 3)
When recharging the battery,
observe the following precautions:
•Before performing maintenance or
recharging the battery, turn off all
accessories and stop the engine.
•Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, or
flame near the battery.
•Wear eye protection when
checking the battery during
charging.
•The battery must be removed
from the vehicle and placed in
an area with good ventilation.
•Watch the battery during charg
ing, and stop or reduce the
charging rate if the battery cells
begin gassing (boiling) violently
or if the temperature of the elec
trolyte of any cell exceeds 49°C
(120°F).
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WARNING (Continued)
•The negative battery cable must
be removed first and installed
last when the battery is discon
nected.
•Disconnect the battery charger in
the following order.
1. Turn off the battery charger
main switch.
2. Unhook the negative clamp
from the negative battery ter
minal.
3. Unhook the positive clamp
from the positive battery ter
minal.
