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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

WARNING

  Do not perform maintenance work if you lack suffi

    cient knowledge and experience 

or the proper tools and equipment to do the work. Have maintenance work done by a 
qualifi ed technician:

  Performing maintenance work on a vehicle is dangerous if not done properly. You can be 
seriously injured while performing some maintenance procedures.
  

  If you must run the engine while working under the hood, make certain that you 
remove all jewelry (especially rings, bracelets, watches, and necklaces) and all 
neckties, scarves, and similar loose clothing before getting near the engine or cooling 
fan which may turn on unexpectedly:

  Working under the hood with the engine running is dangerous. It becomes even more 
dangerous when you wear jewelry or loose clothing.
  Either can become entangled in moving parts and result in injury.

Pull over to a safe location, then switch the ignition off  and make sure the fan is not 

running before attempting to work near the cooling fan:

  Working near the cooling fan when it is running is dangerous. The fan could continue 
running indefi nitely even if the engine has stopped and the engine compartment 
temperature is high. You could be hit by the fan and seriously injured.
  

  Do not leave items in the engine compartment:

  After you have fi nished checking or doing servicing in the engine compartment, do not 
forget and leave items such as tools or rags in the engine compartment.
  Tools or other items left in the engine compartment could cause engine damage or a fi re 
leading to an unexpected accident.