Vehicle Care 9-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
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 . . . . . 9-13
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Power Steering Fluid
(2.4L L4 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Power Steering Fluid
(3.0L V6 Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . 9-26
Automatic Transmission
Shift Lock Control
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Ignition Transmission
Lock Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Park Brake and P (Park)
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Wiper Blade Replacement . . . 9-28
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Bulb Replacement
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, Sidemarker, and
Parking Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, Stoplamps,
and Back-Up Lamps . . . . . . . 9-34
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Electrical System
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Engine Compartment
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Instrument Panel
Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . 9-46
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-48
Tire Terminology and
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
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