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Maintenance
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Maintenance
Enginecompartment .............................................7-3
Maintenanceservices ...........................................7-5
Owner's responsibility......................................................7-5
Owner maintenance precautions ................................7-5
Ownermaintenance...............................................7-8
Owner maintenance schedule ......................................7-8
Scheduledmaintenanceservice ........................7-10
Explanationofscheduledmaintenanceitems..7-28
Engineoil ..............................................................7-32
Checking the engine oil level ....................................7-32
Changing the engine oil and filter..............................7-33
Enginecoolant......................................................7-34
Checking the coolant level ...........................................7-34
Recommended engine coolant.....................................7-36
Changing the coolant .....................................................7-36
Brake/clutchfluid................................................7-37
Checking the brake/clutch fluid level........................7-37
Washerfluid .........................................................7-39
Checking the washer fluid level..................................7-39
Parkingbrake .......................................................7-39
Checking the parking brake .........................................7-39
Fuelfilter(ForDiesel) ........................................7-40
Draining water from fuel filter....................................7-40
Extracting air from the fuel filter ..............................7-40
Aircleaner ............................................................7-41
Filter replacement ........................................................7-41
Climatecontrolairfilter .....................................7-42
Filter inspection...............................................................7-42
Filter replacement...........................................................7-42
Wiperblades.........................................................7-44
Blade inspection ..............................................................7-44
Blade replacement ..........................................................7-44
Battery...................................................................7-47
For best battery service................................................7-47
Battery capacity label....................................................7-49
Battery recharging .........................................................7-49
Reset items .......................................................................7-50
Tiresandwheels ..................................................7-51
Tire care ............................................................................7-51
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures.............7-51
Checking tire inflation pressure..................................7-53
Tire rotation .....................................................................7-54
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..............................7-55
Tire replacement .............................................................7-55
Wheel replacement ........................................................7-56
Tire traction......................................................................7-57
Tire maintenance ...........................................................7-57
Tire sidewall labeling......................................................7-57
Low aspect ratio tire......................................................7-61
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