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Checking the Fluid Level
Prepare your vehicle as follows:
1. Park your vehicle on a level place. Keep the
engine running.
2. With the parking brake applied, place the shift
lever in P (Park).
3. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the shift
lever through each gear range, pausing for about
three seconds in each range. Then, position the
shift lever in P (Park).
4. Let the engine run at idle for three minutes
or more.
Then, without shutting off the engine, follow these
steps:
The transmission
dipstick is located near
the center of the engine
compartment and will be
labeled with the graphic
shown.
See Engine Compartment Overview
on page 6‑14
for
more information on location.
1. Flip the handle up and then pull out the dipstick
and wipe it with a clean rag or paper towel.
2. Push it back in all the way, wait three seconds and
then pull it back out again.
3. Check both sides of the dipstick, and read the
lower level. The fluid level must be in the COLD
area for a cold check or in the HOT or
cross-hatched area for a hot check. Be sure to
keep the dipstick pointed down to get an accurate
reading.
4. If the fluid level is in the acceptable range, push
the dipstick back in all the way; then flip the handle
down to lock the dipstick in place.
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