Vehicle Care 9-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Accessories and
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Vehicle Checks
Doing Your Own
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 9-12
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . 9-14
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . 9-22
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-28
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-29
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Turn Signal Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-43
Electrical System
Electrical System
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Engine Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Rear Compartment Fuse
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . 9-53
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-55
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-56
Tire Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-59
Tire Pressure for High-Speed
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-60
Tire Pressure Monitor
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-61
Tire Pressure Monitor
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-62
Tire Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
Tire Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-66
When It Is Time for New
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-68
Different Size Tires and
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-70
Uniform Tire Quality
Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-71
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