Specifications

Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................5-4
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements .....5-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......................................................5-5
Fuel ................................................................5-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................5-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-6
California Fuel ...............................................5-6
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-7
Filling the 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 ...................................................5-15
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-20
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-22
Cooling System ............................................5-22
Engine Coolant .............................................5-23
Pressure Cap ...............................................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-27
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-30
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-32
Brakes ........................................................5-33
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-37
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-41
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-41
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-41
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-42
License Plate Lamp ......................................5-43
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-44
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-44
Tires ..............................................................5-45
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-46
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-49
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-52
High-Speed Operation ...................................5-53
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-54
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................5-55
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-59
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-60
Buying New Tires .........................................5-61
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
5-1