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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Your vehicle is equipped with an automatic oil change indicator system. The oil change indicator system will remind you that it is time to take your vehicle in for scheduled maintenance. Based on engine operation conditions, the oil change indicator message will illuminate. This means that service is required for your vehicle. Operating conditions such as frequent short-trips, trailer tow, extremely hot or cold ambient temperatures, and E85 fuel usage will influence when the "Change Oil" or "Oil Change Required" message is displayed. Severe Operating Conditions can cause the change oil message to illuminate as early as 3,500 miles (5,600 km) since last reset. Have your vehicle serviced as soon as possible, within the next 500 miles (805 km). On Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) equipped vehicles, "Oil Change Required" will be displayed in the EVIC and a single chime will sound, indicating that an oil change is necessary. On Non-EVIC equipped vehicles, "Change Oil" will flash in the instrument cluster odometer and a single chime will sound, indicating that an oil change is necessary. Your authorized dealer will reset the oil change indicator message after completing the scheduled oil change. If a scheduled oil change is performed by someone other than your authorized dealer, the message can be reset by referring to the steps described under "Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)/Oil Change Required" in "Understanding Your Instrument Panel" or under "Instrument Cluster Description/Odometer/Trip Odometer" in "Understanding Your Instrument Panel" for further information. NOTE: Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 10,000 miles (16,000 km) or twelve months, whichever comes first. Severe Duty All Models Change Engine Oil at 4000 miles (6,500 km) if the vehicle is operated in a dusty and off road environment. This type of vehicle use is considered Severe Duty. Once A Month Or Before A Long Trip: • Check engine oil level. • Check windshield washer fluid level. • Check tire pressure and look for unusual wear or damage. Rotate tires at the first sign of irregular wear, even if it occurs before the oil indicator system turns on. • Check the fluid levels of the coolant reservoir, brake master cylinder, power steering and transmission (2.4L engine only) and fill as needed. • Check function of all interior and exterior lights. 97

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MAINTENANCESCHEDULE
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanautomaticoilchangeindicatorsystem.Theoilchange
indicator system will remind you that it is time to take your vehicle in for scheduled
maintenance.
Basedonengineoperationconditions,theoilchangeindicatormessagewillilluminate.
Thismeansthatserviceisrequiredforyourvehicle.Operatingconditionssuchasfrequent
short-trips,trailertow,extremelyhotorcoldambienttemperatures,andE85fuelusagewill
influencewhenthe“ChangeOil”or“OilChangeRequired”messageisdisplayed.Severe
OperatingConditionscancausethechangeoilmessagetoilluminateasearlyas3,500
miles(5,600km)sincelastreset.Haveyourvehicleservicedassoonaspossible,withinthe
next500miles(805km).
OnElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)equippedvehicles,“OilChangeRequired”
willbedisplayedintheEVICandasinglechimewillsound,indicatingthatanoilchangeis
necessary.
OnNon-EVICequippedvehicles,“ChangeOil”willflashintheinstrumentclusterodometer
andasinglechimewillsound,indicatingthatanoilchangeisnecessary.
Yourauthorizeddealerwillresettheoilchangeindicatormessageaftercompletingthe
scheduledoilchange.Ifascheduledoilchangeisperformedbysomeoneotherthanyour
authorizeddealer,themessagecanberesetbyreferringtothestepsdescribedunder
“ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)/OilChangeRequired”in“UnderstandingYour
InstrumentPanel”orunder“InstrumentClusterDescription/Odometer/TripOdometer”in
“UnderstandingYourInstrumentPanel”forfurtherinformation.
NOTE:
Undernocircumstancesshouldoilchangeintervalsexceed10,000miles(16,000km)or
twelvemonths,whichevercomesfirst.
SevereDutyAllModels
ChangeEngineOilat4000miles(6,500km)ifthevehicleisoperatedinadustyandoffroad
environment.ThistypeofvehicleuseisconsideredSevereDuty.
OnceAMonthOrBeforeALongTrip:
• Checkengineoillevel.
• Checkwindshieldwasherfluidlevel.
• Checktirepressureandlookforunusualwearordamage.Rotatetiresatthefirstsignof
irregularwear,evenifitoccursbeforetheoilindicatorsystemturnson.
• Checkthefluidlevelsofthecoolantreservoir,brakemastercylinder,powersteeringand
transmission(2.4Lengineonly)andfillasneeded.
• Checkfunctionofallinteriorandexteriorlights.
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
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