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 HoodPrecaution
PRECAUTION
1. PRECAUTION FOR DISCONNECTING BATTERY CABLE
NOTICE:
When disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal, initialize
the following systems after the cable is reconnected.
System
See Procedure
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Removal
REMOVAL
PROCEDURE
1. REMOVE BACK DOOR PANEL TRIM ASSEMBLY
2. REMOVE REAR WIPER ARM HEAD CAP
(a) Disengage the 4 claws and remove the rear wiper arm head cap as shown
in the illustration.
3. ...
Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT INTAKE AIR CONTROL VALVE (for ACIS)
(a) Inspect the diaphragm.
(1) Using a vacuum pump, apply a vacuum of 60 kPa (450 mmHg, 17.7 in.Hg)
or higher to the diaphragm chamber. Wait for 1 minute and check that the ...