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Vehicle Care
10-1
Vehicle Care
General Information
General Information . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Materials Requirements . . . . 10-3
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Vehicle Checks
Service Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Engine Compartment
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
Engine Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Transmission
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . 10-12
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-14
Engine Overheating . . . . . . . . 10-18
Overheated Engine
Protection
Operating Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . 10-20
Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-22
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . 10-24
Automatic Transmission Shift
Lock Control Function
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25
Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . 10-25
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Windshield Replacement . . . 10-26
Headlamp Aiming
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
Taillamps, Turn Signal,
Sidemarker, and
Stoplamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . 10-28
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Electrical System
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Wheels and Tires
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . 10-36
Tire Designations . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Tire Terminology and