Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................5-4
Fuel ................................................................5-4
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-8
Checking Things Under
the Hood ......................................................5-9
Hood Release ................................................5-9
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-10
Engine Oil ...................................................5-12
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-17
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-18
Engine Coolant .............................................5-21
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-23
Engine Overheating .......................................5-24
Cooling System ............................................5-26
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-44
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-45
Headlamps ..................................................5-45
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-46
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-47
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-47
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-50
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-51
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-51
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-53
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-54
Buying New Tires .........................................5-55
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-56
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-57
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-57
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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