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Service ............................................................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 ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your 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 ...................................................5-18
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-22
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-25
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-26
Engine Coolant .............................................5-29
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-32
Engine Overheating .......................................5-32
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-34
Cooling System ............................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-42
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-43
Brakes ........................................................5-45
Battery ........................................................5-48
Jump Starting ...............................................5-49
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-54
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-54
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-55
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-56
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-57
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-58
Tires ..............................................................5-59
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-60
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-62
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-65
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-66
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-68
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-69
Buying New Tires .........................................5-70
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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