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 HoodCapacity and distribution
Cargo capacity depends on the total weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacity) = (Total load capacity) — (Total weight of occupants) Steps
for Determining Correct Load Limit—
(1) Locate the statement “The combined weight of occupants and cargo should ...
Parking brake
Sets the parking brake* (Depressing the pedal again releases the parking brake.)
*: Fully depress the parking brake pedal with your left foot while depressing
the brake pedal with your right foot.
- Usage in winter time
NOTICE
- Before driv ...
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows.
Type A
The daytime running lights turn
on.
The headlights, parking lights, daytime running lights and so on turn on and
off auto ...