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 HoodDiagnosis System
DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM
1. DESCRIPTION
Active torque control 4WD system data can be read in the Data Link Connector
3 (DLC3) of the vehicle. When the system seems to be malfunctioning, use the Techstream
to check for malfunctions and perform repairs. Therefore ...
Diagnosis System
DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM
1. DESCRIPTION
(a) The power back door ECU (power back door motor unit) controls the power back
door system functions. Power back door system data and Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)
can be read through the Data Link Connector 3 (DLC3).
W ...
Cellular Phone Registration Failure
PROCEDURE
1.
CHECK USAGE CONDITION
(a) Check that the vehicle and cellular phone meet the following conditions:
NOTICE:
If changing cellular phone settings, updating software, etc. is necessary, make
sure to obtain the per ...