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 ............................................5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-8
Checking Things Under
the Hood ......................................................5-9
Hood Release ................................................5-9
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-10
Engine Oil ...................................................5-11
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-15
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-17
Engine Coolant .............................................5-19
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-21
Engine Overheating .......................................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-24
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-31
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-32
Brakes ........................................................5-33
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-36
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-41
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-42
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-43
Headlamps ..................................................5-43
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-44
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-45
Taillamps and Back-Up Lamps .......................5-45
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-46
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-47
Tires ..............................................................5-48
Inflation -- Tire Pressure ................................5-49
Check Tire Pressure System ..........................5-49
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-51
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-52
Buying New Tires .........................................5-53
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-54
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-55
Wheel Replacement ......................................5-55
Section 5Service and Appearance Care
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