Maintenance
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Finish damage repair
Deep scratches or stone chips in the
painted surface must be repaired
promptly. Exposed metal will quickly
rust and may develop into a major
repair expense.
If your vehicle is damaged and
requires any metal repair or replace-
ment, be sure the body shop applies
anti-corrosion materials to the parts
repaired or replaced.
Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects,
use a tar remover, not a scraper or
other sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright- metal parts from corrosion, apply a
coating of wax or chrome preser-
vative and rub to a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal areas, cover the bright metal parts
with a heavier coating of wax or
preservative. If necessary, coat the
parts with non-corrosive petroleum
jelly or other protective compound.
Underbody maintenance
Road salt and other corrosive chemi-
cals are used in cold weather states to
melt snow and prevent ice accumula-
tion. If these chemicals are not regu-
larly removed, they will corrode the
vehicle underbody and over time dam-
age fuel lines, the fuel tank retention
system, the vehicle suspension, the
exhaust system, and even the body
frame. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration has warned all
vehicle owners of all brands of the
need to take the following steps:
Wash the undercarriage of yourvehicle regularly during the winter
and whenever your vehicle has
been exposed to such salts or
chemicals.
Do a thorough washing of the undercarriage at the end of the
winter.
Use professional service techni- cians or governmental inspection
stations to annually inspect for cor-
rosion. Immediately seek an inspection of
your vehicle if you become visually
aware of corrosion flaking or scal-
ing or if you become aware of a
change in vehicle performance,
such as soft or spongey brakes,
fluids leaking, impairment of direc-
tional control, suspension noises
or rattling metal straps.
Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated
with a clear protective finish.
Do not use any abrasive cleaner,polishing compound, solvent, or
wire brushes on aluminum wheels.
They may scratch the finish.
Clean the wheel when it has cooled.
Use only a mild soap or neutral detergent, and rinse thoroughly with
water. Also, be sure to clean the
wheels after driving on salted roads.
This helps prevent corrosion.
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Index
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-46
Tire rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47
Wheel alignment and tire balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
Tire replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-49
Tire traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
Tire maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
Tire sidewall labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-50
Tire terminology and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
Summer tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
Snow tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
Tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57
Radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
Low aspect ratio tire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-24 Towing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Removable towing hook (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Emergency towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-98
Transaxle - Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67
Trip modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-67\
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 4-17
Opening trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Closing trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Trunk lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-93
Trunk room lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Turn By Turn Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Turn signals and lane change signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
USB charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-139
User settings mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-61
Vanity mirror lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Vanity mirror lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-91
Vehicle break-in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders . . . . . . 1-6
Vehicle handling instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Vehicle identification number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle load limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99 Tire and loading information label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-99
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-102
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-103
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