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 HoodLight Sensor Circuit Malfunction (B1244)
DESCRIPTION
The automatic light control sensor detects ambient light, converts it into an
electrical signal, and outputs it to the main body ECU (driver side junction block
assembly). The main body ECU (driver side junction block assembly) turns on or off ...
Vehicle Speed Sensor Malfunction (B2283)
DESCRIPTION
The skid control ECU converts wheel speed sensor signals into 4-pulse signals
and sends them to the combination meter. After this signal is converted into a more
precise rectangular waveform by the waveform shaping circuit inside the combinati ...
Unlocking and locking the doors
►Front door handle
Grip the driver’s door handle to unlock the door. Grip the passenger’s door handle
to unlock all the doors.* Make sure to touch the sensor on the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 seconds after the doors ...