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 the 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 ................................5-18
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-19
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-27
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-39
Jump Starting ...............................................5-40
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-45
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-47
Headlamps and Sidemarker Lamps .................5-47
Front Turn Signal, Parking and Daytime
Running Lamps (DRL) ................................5-49
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Back-up Lamps .........................................5-49
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-51
Tires ..............................................................5-52
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-58
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-59
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-60
Buying New Tires .........................................5-61
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-62
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-63
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-64
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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