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Service ............................................................5-4
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-6
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-6
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-7
Additives .......................................................5-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ..................................5-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-9
Filling the Tank ............................................5-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-12
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-12
Hood Release ..............................................5-13
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine) ..........................5-20
Engine Oil Life System (Gasoline Engine) ........5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter (Gasoline Engines) .....5-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid
(Except Allison Transmission
®
) ....................5-27
Automatic Transmission Fluid
(Allison Transmission
®
) ...............................5-30
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-32
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-34
Engine Coolant .............................................5-35
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-37
Engine Overheating .......................................5-37
Overheated Engine Protection Operating
Mode (V8 Engines Only) ............................5-40
Cooling System ............................................5-40
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-45
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-46
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-47
Brakes ........................................................5-48
Battery ........................................................5-51
Jump Starting ...............................................5-52
Rear Axle .......................................................5-56
Four-Wheel Drive ............................................5-58
Front Axle ......................................................5-60
Noise Control System .....................................5-61
Tampering with Noise Control System
Prohibited .................................................5-61
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1