Service ............................................................5-3
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle ...........................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................5-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10
Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-26
Engine Overheating .......................................5-26
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-28
Cooling System ............................................5-28
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-34
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-35
Brakes ........................................................5-36
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-44
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-46
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-46
Headlamps ..................................................5-46
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-48
Taillamps, Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ........5-49
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-51
Tires ..............................................................5-52
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-53
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-55
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-58
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-60
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-61
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-63
Buying New Tires .........................................5-64
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-65
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-66
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-66
Tire Chains ..................................................5-68
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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