Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
Service ...... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... ... 6-4
Accessories and Modifications ..... .. . .. .. . .. .. . 6-4
California Proposition 65 Warning ...... .. .. .. ... 6-5
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements .......... ..... ...... ...... ...... 6-5
Doing Your Own Service Work .... . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 6-5
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle ......... ........... .......... .......... 6-6
Fuel ........... ......... ........ .......... ....... .... 6-6
Gasoline Octane ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 6-6
Gasoline Specifications ..... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. .. .. 6-7
California Fuel ...... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 6-7
Additives ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... .... 6-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...... . .. ... .. .. .. . ... 6-8
Filling the Tank ..... ....... ...... ...... ...... .... 6-8
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .... .. . . . .. . . . . 6-11
Checking Things Under the Hood .... . . . . .. .. . . . 6-11
Hood Release ...... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. . 6-12
Engine Compartment Overview ..... . .. . .. .. . .. 6-14
Engine Oil ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... 6-15
Engine Oil Life System ..... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 6-18
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ...... .. .... ... ... ... .. 6-19
Automatic Transmission Fluid ........ .... ...... 6-20
Manual Transmission Fluid ..... . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 6-23
Hydraulic Clutch ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. . 6-23
Cooling System ........ ....... ...... ..... ...... 6-24
Engine Coolant ...... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... 6-25
Engine Overheating ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 6-30
Power Steering Fluid ..... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 6-32
Windshield Washer Fluid ..... . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. 6-33
Brakes ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... 6-34
Battery ........... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 6-37
Jump Starting .......... ........ ...... ....... ... 6-38
Headlamp Aiming ..... .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-43
Bulb Replacement ....... ... ..... .... .... .... .... . 6-43
Halogen Bulbs ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... . 6-43
Headlamps ...... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 6-44
Front Turn Signal, Sidemarker and Parking
Lamps ........ .... ...... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 6-45
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
(Hatchback) ...... . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 6-47
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