General Maintenance
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
The owner can do them or they can have them done at a service center.
These items include those that should be checked on a daily basis, those that in most cases do not require special tools, and those that are considered to be reasonable for the owner to do.
General maintenance items and procedures are as follows:
PROCEDURE
1. GENERAL NOTES
2. TIRES
(a) Check the tire inflation pressure with a gauge. Make adjustments if necessary.
(b) Check the surfaces of the tires for cuts, damage or excessive wear.
3. WHEEL NUTS
(a) Check for nuts that are loose or missing. Tighten them if necessary.
4. TIRE ROTATION
(a) Check the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual supplement.
5. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES
(a) Check the blades for wear or cracks whenever they are unable to wipe the windshield clean. Replace them if necessary.
6. FLUID LEAKS
(a) Check under the vehicle for leaking fuel, oil, water and other fluids.
NOTICE:
If you smell fuel or notice any leaks, locate the cause and correct it.
7. DOORS AND ENGINE HOOD
(a) Check that all of the doors operate smoothly, and that all the latches lock securely.
(b) When the primary latch is released, check that the engine hood secondary latch prevents the hood from opening.
Inside Vehicle
Under HoodInspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT PAD LINING THICKNESS
(a) Using a ruler, measure the pad lining thickness.
Text in Illustration
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Ruler
Standard thickness of a new pad:
12.0 mm (0.472 ...
Gauges and meters
►Vehicles with smart key system
The following gauges, meters and display illuminate when the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is in IGNITION ON mode.
►Vehicles without smart key system
The following gauges, meters and displays illuminate when ...
System Description
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
1. DESCRIPTION
The power steering system generates torque through the operation of
the motor and the reduction gear installed on the column shaft in order
to assist steering effort.
The power steering ECU determines dire ...