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Service ............................................................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 Your 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 ...................................................5-18
Engine Oil Life System ..................................5-21
Supercharger Oil ..........................................5-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-24
Automatic Transaxle Fluid ..............................5-26
Engine Coolant .............................................5-28
Radiator Pressure Cap ..................................5-31
Engine Overheating .......................................5-31
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................5-33
Cooling System ............................................5-34
Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-41
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-42
Brakes ........................................................5-44
Battery ........................................................5-47
Jump Starting ...............................................5-48
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................5-53
Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-53
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-53
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and
Parking Lamps ..........................................5-54
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and
Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-55
Back-Up Lamps ............................................5-56
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-56
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-57
Tires ..............................................................5-58
Tire Sidewall Labelling ...................................5-59
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................5-61
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-64
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................5-65
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-67
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-68
Buying New Tires .........................................5-69
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-70
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ..................5-71
Section 5 Service and Appearance Care
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