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2. Check functioning of the steering system, brake systems,
illumination devices, light and sound alarm, windscreen wiper. Eliminate
any revealed defects.
3. Fill the windshield washer tank. Water is allowed for use in warm
season.
4. If the vehicle was operated in extremely dusty conditions or
crossed fords and country road sections covered with liquid mud, check
the condition of a filter element of the engine air filter and replace it, if
necessary.
5. After a journey, wash the motor vehicle if operated on dirty or
dusty roads.
6. At least once a week, check and bring the tire pressure into
compliance.
VEhIClE MAInTEnAnCE EVERY 500 kM
After the first 500 km, tighten steering mechanism housing fixtures,
leaf spring U-bolt nuts, and wheel nuts of a new vehicle.
SEASOnAl MAInTEnAnCE
Seasonal maintenance shall be performed twice a year (in spring
and autumn) and, if possible, combined with the next maintenance in
accordance with cards of the service book.
Prior to summer operation
1. Drain sediments from fuel tanks.
2. Switch the windshield wiper for 15 - 20 minutes with blades away
from the glass.
3. Check braking system efficiency and proportioning valve operability.
4. Replace oils in units with summer (or all-season) sorts listed in
Appendix 3.
Prior to winter operation
1. Check density of fluid in the engine cooling system and bring to
the standard value (1.075–1.085 g/cm
3
at 20°С), if necessary.
2. If water is poured into the washer tank, drain the water. Pour in
the low-freezing-point fluid for the windshield washer.
3. Check operation of the bodyshell heating and ventilation system.
Eliminate any defects.
