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 ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9
Checking Things Under
the Hood ....................................................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-10
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-24
Engine Coolant .............................................5-26
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-29
Engine Overheating .......................................5-29
Cooling System ............................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-42
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-43
Brakes ........................................................5-44
Battery ........................................................5-47
Jump Starting ...............................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-54
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-54
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-56
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-57
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-57
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-58
Tires ..............................................................5-59
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-61
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-63
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-64
Buying New Tires .........................................5-65
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-66
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-67
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-67
Tire Chains ..................................................5-69
If a Tire Goes Flat ........................................5-69
Changing a Flat Tire .....................................5-70
Compact Spare Tire ......................................5-81
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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