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Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
the 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 the Tank ..............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-11
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-11
Hood Release ..............................................5-12
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-14
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-21
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-32
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-33
Brakes ........................................................5-34
Battery ........................................................5-37
Jump Starting ...............................................5-38
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-43
Halogen Bulbs
..............................................5-43
Headlamps ..................................................5-44
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-45
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(Hatchback) ..............................................5-47
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(Sedan) ...................................................5-47
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-48
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-49
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-50
Tires ..............................................................5-51
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-54
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-57
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-59
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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