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 HoodRandom / Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected (P0300-P0304)
DESCRIPTION
When the engine misfires, high concentrations of hydrocarbons (HC) enter the
exhaust gas. Extremely high hydrocarbon concentration levels can cause an increase
in exhaust emission levels. Extremely high concentrations of hydrocarbons can also ...
Reassembly
REASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL NO. 14 ROOF SILENCER PAD
(a) Align the markings on the roof headlining assembly with the No. 14 roof silencer
pad and install the silencer pad using hot-melt glue as shown in the illustration.
2. INSTALL NO. 1 ROOF WIRE ...
Vehicle Speed or Engine Speed Signal Malfunction (C2173/73)
DESCRIPTION
The tire pressure warning ECU receives a vehicle speed signal from the combination
meter and an engine speed signal from the ECM. The tire pressure warning ECU uses
these signals to detect DTCs C2121/21 to C2124/24 (No Signal from Transmitter) ...