Section 6
Service and Appearance Care
Service
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6-3
Accessories and Modifications
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6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning
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6-4
California Perchlorate Materials
Requirements
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6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work
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6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the
Vehicle
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6-5
Fuel
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6-5
Gasoline Octane
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6-6
Gasoline Specifications
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6-6
California Fuel
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6-7
Additives
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6-7
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol)
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6-8
Fuels in Foreign Countries
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6-9
Filling the Tank
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6-10
Filling a Portable Fuel Container
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6-13
Checking Things Under the Hood
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6-14
Hood Release
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6-15
Engine Compartment Overview
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6-16
Engine Oil
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6-19
Engine Oil Life System
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6-23
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter
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6-25
Automatic Transmission Fluid
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6-27
Manual Transmission Fluid
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6-28
Hydraulic Clutch
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6-28
Cooling System
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6-28
Engine Coolant
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6-29
Engine Overheating
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6-34
Windshield Washer Fluid
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6-36
Brakes
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6-37
Battery
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6-40
Jump Starting
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6-41
Headlamp Aiming
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6-45
Bulb Replacement
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6-48
Halogen Bulbs
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6-48
Headlamps, Front Turn Signal, and Parking
Lamps
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6-48
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp (CHMSL)
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6-50
Taillamps, Turn Signal, Stoplamps and Back-up
Lamps
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6-51
License Plate Lamp
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6-52
Replacement Bulbs
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6-53
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
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6-53
Tires
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6-54
Tire Sidewall Labeling
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6-56
Tire Terminology and Definitions
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6-60
Inflation - Tire Pressure
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6-63
Tire Pressure Monitor System
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6-64
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation
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6-65
Tire Inspection and Rotation
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6-69
6-1