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Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-27
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-37
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-44
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-49
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-50
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-53
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-56
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-59
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-63
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-64
Buying New Tires .........................................5-65
Different Size Tires and Wheels ......................5-66
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-67
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-69
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-69
Tire Chains ..................................................5-70
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-71
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-72
Removing the Spare Tire and Tools ................5-73
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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