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 HoodDiagnostic Trouble Code Chart
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART
HINT:
If a trouble code is output during the DTC check, inspect the trouble areas listed
for that code. For details of the code, refer to "See page" in the DTC chart.
Inspect the fuses and relays before troub ...
Repair
REPAIR
PROCEDURE
1. REPAIR INTAKE VALVE SEAT
NOTICE:
Repair the seat while checking the seating position.
Keep the lip free of foreign matter.
Take off the cutter gradually to make the intake valve seat smooth.
(a) Usin ...
Removal
REMOVAL
PROCEDURE
1. PRECAUTION
(See page )
2. ALIGN FRONT WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD
3. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
CAUTION:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-)
battery terminal to disab ...