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 HoodTheft Deterrent System Communication Line High Fixation (B279A)
DESCRIPTION
If the communication line (EFIO-IMI) to the transponder key ECU assembly is stuck
high output (e.g. shorted to +B), the ECM stores this DTC.
DTC No.
DTC Detection Condition
Trouble Area
B279A
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Precaution
PRECAUTION
NOTICE:
When disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal, initialize
the following systems after the cable is reconnected.
System Name
See Procedure
Back Door Closer System
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System Description
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
1. GENERAL
This system has the following functions: manual slide open and close; auto slide
open; manual tilt up and down; auto tilt up; jam protection; key off operation.
2. FUNCTION OF MAIN COMPONENT
Component
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