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Service ............................................................5-3

Doing Your Own Service Work .........................5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of

Your Vehicle ..............................................5-4

Fuel ................................................................5-4

Gasoline Octane ............................................5-4
Gasoline Specifications ....................................5-5
California Fuel ...............................................5-5
Additives .......................................................5-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................5-6
Filling Your Tank ............................................5-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .......................5-9

Checking Things Under the Hood ....................5-10

Hood Release ..............................................5-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................5-12
Engine Oil ...................................................5-16
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................5-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................5-24
Manual Transmission Fluid .............................5-25
Hydraulic Clutch

(Manual Transmission) ...............................5-26

Engine Coolant .............................................5-27
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................5-30
Engine Overheating .......................................5-30
Cooling System ............................................5-33

Power Steering Fluid .....................................5-39
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................5-40
Brakes ........................................................5-41
Battery ........................................................5-44
Jump Starting ...............................................5-45

Rear Axle .......................................................5-51

Bulb Replacement ..........................................5-52

High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting ............5-52
Halogen Bulbs ..............................................5-52
Headlamps ..................................................5-52
Front Turn Signal and Fog Lamps ...................5-53
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL) .........5-53
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and

Sidemarker Lamps .....................................5-54

Back-Up and License Plate Lamps ..................5-55
Replacement Bulbs .......................................5-55

Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............5-56

Tires ..............................................................5-58

Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................5-66
Tire Inspection and Rotation ...........................5-67
When It Is Time for New Tires .......................5-68
Buying New Tires .........................................5-68
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ..........................5-69

Section 5

Service and Appearance Care

5-1