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Maintenance
Do a thorough washing of theundercarriage 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 corro-
sion.
Avoid washing the wheels with highspeed vehicle wash brushes.
Do not use any alkaline or acid detergents It may damage and cor-
rode the aluminum wheels coated
with a clear protective finish.
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design
and construction practices to combat
corrosion, we produce vehicles of
the highest quality. However, this is
only part of the job. To achieve the
long-term corrosion resistance your
vehicle can deliver, the owner's
cooperation and assistance is also
required.
Common causes of corrosion
The most common causes of corro-
sion on your vehicle are:
Road salt, dirt and moisture that isallowed to accumulate underneath
the vehicle.
Removal of paint or protective coatings by stones, gravel, abra-
sion or minor scrapes and dents
which leave unprotected metal
exposed to corrosion.
Index
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Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-84
Exterior overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14 Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Removing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-68 Forward Collision-Avoidance assist (FCA) . . . . . . . . . 5-53
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-55
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
FCA sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-60
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
Recognizing pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist-Lane-Change Oncoming function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Function operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Warning message and function control . . . . . . . . . 5-114
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-115
Front passenger's seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Front seat adjustment (Power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Front seat position memory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Fuel filter (for Gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72\
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Fuse/relay panel description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-53 Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-59
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