Service and Maintenance
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Maintenance Intervals
You should follow the periodic
required maintenance schedule.
See "Scheduled Maintenance
Services" later in this section.
Normal Driving Conditions
If you drive your vehicle under
typical, everyday driving condi-
tions, you may follow the ordinary
maintenance schedule.
Severe Driving Conditions
"Severe" driving conditions
include:
• repeated short-distance driv-
ing (driving less than 10 km, or
5 miles)
• extensive idling and/or low-
speed driving in stop-and-go
traffic
• driving on dusty roads
• driving on hilly or mountainous
terrain
• towing a trailer
• driving in heavy city traffic
where the outside temperature
regularly reaches 32°C (90°F)
or higher
• vehicle use for taxi, police or
delivery service, or under simi-
lar conditions
• frequent driving when outside
temperature remains below
freezing
If the vehicle is operated under
severe conditions, some of the
maintenance schedule items need
to be serviced more frequently.
See the numeric symbols in
"Scheduled Maintenance Services"
later in this section.
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Scheduled Maintenance Services
It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure that maintenance services are performed on the vehicle in accordance
with the Scheduled Maintenance Services chart. It is also the owner’s responsibility to retain evidence of the
performed maintenance services.
Maintenance Interval Kilometers (miles) or time in months, whichever comes first
x1,000 km 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
x1,000 miles 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
Months 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
MAINTENANCE ITEM
Engine Control System
Drive Belt (Alternator) (1) I I I R I I I R I I
Drive Belt (Power Steering, A/C Compressor) (1) I I I I I I R I I I
Engine Oil and Engine Oil Filter (2) (4) R R R R R R R R R R
Cooling System Hose and Connections I I I I I I I I I I
Engine Coolant (4) (5) I I I I I I I I I R
Fuel Filter R R
Fuel Line and Connections I I I I I I I I I I
Air Cleaner Element (3) I I I R I I I R I I
Ignition Timing I I I I I
Spark Plugs I I R I I R I I R I
Distributor Cap and Rotor (Except Euro Stage III Countries) I I I I I
Ignition Cable I I I R I I I R I I
Valve Clearance I I I I I I I I I I
Charcoal Canister and Vapor Lines I I
PCV System I I I
Timing Belt I I R
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