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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 ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-6
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-6
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-7
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 6-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) ........... ....... ....... 6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 6-9
Filling the Tank .... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 6-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container ..... . .. .. . .. .. 6-13
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Hood Release ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. . 6-15
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 6-16
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-19
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 6-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... .. .... ... ... ... .. 6-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid ..... ..... .... .... 6-27
Manual Transmission Fluid .... . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . 6-28
Hydraulic Clutch ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. . 6-28
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-28
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-29
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-34
Windshield Washer Fluid .... . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 6-36
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 6-37
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 6-40
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-41
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-45
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-48
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-48
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Parking
Lamps ........ .... ...... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 6-48
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .... . 6-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up
Lamps ........ .... ...... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 6-51
License Plate Lamp ............ .......... ...... 6-52
Replacement Bulbs ....... ... .... ... .... .. .... . 6-53
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ...... ..... 6-53
Tires ............... .......... ......... ............ . 6-54
Tire Sidewall Labeling .... .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . .. 6-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions .... .. . .. .. . .. . 6-60
Inflation - Tire Pressure ..... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... 6-63
Tire Pressure Monitor System .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .... .. . .. . . .. . . 6-65
Tire Inspection and Rotation .... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 6-69
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