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Maintain coolant (antifreeze) concentration at 50%
HOAT coolant (antifreeze) (minimum) and distilled/
deionized water for proper corrosion protection of
your engine which contains aluminum components.
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Make sure that the TPIM cooler and coolant recovery
bottle overflow hoses are not kinked or obstructed.
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Keep the front of the TPIM cooler clean. If your vehicle
is equipped with air conditioning, keep the front of the
condenser clean.
2-Mode Hybrid Transmission
Fluid Level Check
NOTE: Your vehicle has a capped transmission fill tube.
It is sealed and should not be tampered with. Your
authorized dealer has the proper tools to ensure that the
fluid level is set properly.
Fluid And Filter Change
Refer to “Maintenance Schedules” in Section 7 of this
supplement for the proper maintenance intervals.
Selection of Lubricant
It is important that the proper lubricant is used in the
transmission to assure optimum transmission perfor-
mance. Use only the manufacturer’s recommended trans-
mission fluid. Refer to “Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine
Parts” in this section for the correct fluid type. It is
important that the transmission fluid be maintained at
the prescribed level using the recommended fluid.
Special Additives
Automatic transmission fluid is an engineered product
and its performance may be impaired by supplemental
additives. Therefore, do not add any fluid additives to
the transmission. The only exception to this policy is the
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