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 ....................................5-4
California Fuel ...............................................5-4
Additives .......................................................5-5
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-5
Filling the Tank ..............................................5-6
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-8
Checking Things Under the Hood .....................5-8
Hood Release ................................................5-9
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-10
Engine Oil ...................................................5-14
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-17
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-20
Engine Coolant .............................................5-22
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-25
Engine Overheating .......................................5-25
Cooling System ............................................5-27
Engine Fan Noise .........................................5-32
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-33
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-34
Brakes ........................................................5-35
Battery ........................................................5-38
Jump Starting ...............................................5-39
All-Wheel Drive ..............................................5-44
Rear Axle .......................................................5-45
Front Axle ......................................................5-46
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-47
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-47
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-47
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-48
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
and Parking Lamps ....................................5-48
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Sidemarker,
Stoplamps and Back-up Lamps ...................5-50
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-51
Windshield Replacement .................................5-51
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-51
Section 5
Service and Appearance Care
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