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Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Service ...... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..... .. . .. .. . .. .. . 6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... .. .. .. .. .. 6-4
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work ..... . .. .. .. . .. .. . 6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of the Vehicle ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-5
Fuel ........... ......... ........ .......... ....... .... 6-5
Gasoline Octane ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-5
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-6
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-6
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 6-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 6-7
Filling the Tank ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... .... 6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .... .. . . . .. . . . . 6-11
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Hood Release ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. . 6-13
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 6-14
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... .. .... ... ... ... .. 6-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid ..... ..... .... .... 6-21
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-24
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-26
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-29
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ..... .. ... .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . 6-32
Power Steering Fluid ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 6-32
Windshield Washer Fluid .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 6-33
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 6-35
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 6-38
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-40
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-44
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting .... . . . . 6-47
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...... ..... 6-48
Tires ............... .......... ......... ............ . 6-50
Tire Sidewall Labeling .... .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. 6-51
Tire Terminology and Definitions .... .. . .. .. . .. . 6-56
Inflation - Tire Pressure ..... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... 6-59
High-Speed Operation ...... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 6-61
Tire Pressure Monitor System .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .... .. . .. . . .. . . 6-63
Tire Inspection and Rotation .... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 6-67
When It Is Time for New Tires ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
Buying New Tires ..... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 6-70
Different Size Tires and Wheels .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ...... ........ ..... 6-72
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance .... . . . . . . . . 6-73
Wheel Replacement ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 6-74
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