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318 Service and Maintenance
Recommended Daily
(Pre-operation) Inspections
These checks are in addition to, not
instead of, any legally required daily
inspections. See related topics
under "Maintenance Schedule",
especially if problems are found.
For safe and comfortable driving,
keep record of the distances driven
and the condition of the vehicle
during operation. Perform
inspections at appropriate intervals,
and perform maintenance in
accordance with the findings of the
inspections. If an inspection reveals
an abnormality or there was an
abnormality the previous time the
vehicle was driven, have the vehicle
repaired by the nearest dealer
before it is driven again.1. Components that showed abnormalities during the
previous operation
.Check components that
showed abnormalities
during the previous
operation 2. Checks performed at the
engine
.Fan belt looseness and
damage
. Engine oil level
. Engine coolant level
. Power steering fluid level
3. Checks performed from the driver's seat
.Brake fluid level
. Brake pedal free play
. Operation of meters,
gauges and warning/
indicator lights
. Engine startability,
abnormal noise and color of
exhaust gases
. Parking brake lever stroke
. Windshield washer fluid
spray condition and
windshield wiper
effectiveness
. Windshield washer fluid
level .
Steering wheel position and
free play
. Operation of horn and turn
signal lights
. Door lock operation
4. Checks performed during a walk around the vehicle
.Illumination, flashing,
contamination, damage and
obstruction of lights
. Contamination, damage ad
obstruction of windows,
mirrors and reflectors
. Leaf spring damage
. Oil, engine coolant, fuel,
brake fluid and power
steering fluid leaks
. Water separator
5. Checking wheels and tires .Air pressure
. Cracks and other damage
. Abnormal wear
. Tread depth
. Mounting condition of all
wheel nuts
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Index 355
Lights (cont'd)Automatic Transmission
Fluid Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Brake System Warning . . . . . . . . . 75
Check Engine (Malfunction
Indicator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) . . . . . 80
Engine Oil Level Indicator . . . . . . 80
Engine Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Engine Shutdown Warning . . . . . 80
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
High-Beam On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . . . 93
Idle Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Reduced Engine Power . . . . . . . . 81
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Service Transmission Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Service Vehicle Soon . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Wait to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Locks
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
M
Maintenance and CareAdditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . 303 Recommended Fluids andLubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . 74
Messages Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
N
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Noise Control System . . . . . . . . . . 250
O
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Oil Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Online Owner Center . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . 153
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 347 Outlets
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Overdrive Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Overdrive Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Owner Checks and Services . . . . 317
P
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 157
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Perchlorate Materials Re- quirements, California . . . . . . . . . 218
Port
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Reduced Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Take-Off (PTO) . . . . . . . . . . 215
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 47
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 349
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Index 357
Storage Areas (cont'd)Information on Loading the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 54
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System Noise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
TaillampsBulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Temperature, Operating . . . . . . . . 153
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 343
Three-Point Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tires If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Tires and Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Towing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Transmission Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fluid, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Transmission (cont'd)
Overdrive Off, Automatic . . . . . . 195
Service Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . 78
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Turn Signal Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
U
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
V
VehicleControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Getting In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Identification Number (VIN) . . . 330
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Starting and Stopping . . . . . . . . . 149
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Vehicle Care
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Ventilation, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
W
Wait to Start Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Warning Brake System Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Caution and Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warning Buzzers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning Lights, Gauges, and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Warnings Hazard Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Water in Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Windows Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Winter Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . . . . 252