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Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your 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 Your Tank ............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-20
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-23
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-31
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-32
Brakes ........................................................5-33
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-37
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-42
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-42
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-42
Fog Lamps ..................................................5-44
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-45
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-46
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-49
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-51
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-54
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-55
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-56
Buying New Tires .........................................5-57
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-58
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-59
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-60
Tire Chains ..................................................5-61
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-62
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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