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Service ............................................................5-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................5-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................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 ....................................5-6
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 ...................................................5-13
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-16
Engine Cover ...............................................5-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-18
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-22
Hydraulic Clutch ...........................................5-23
Engine Coolant .............................................5-24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-27
Engine Overheating .......................................5-27
Cooling System ............................................5-29
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-31
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-31
Brakes ........................................................5-32
Battery ........................................................5-36
Jump Starting ...............................................5-37
Rear Axle .......................................................5-42
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-43
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-43
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-44
Headlamps ..................................................5-44
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-45
Taillamps, Turn Signal, and Stoplamps ............5-47
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-48
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-48
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-49
Tires ..............................................................5-51
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................5-52
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-54
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-57
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-59
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-59
Buying New Tires .........................................5-60
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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