1996 Honda Accord Owner's Manual - Page 134
1996 Honda Accord Manual
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Maintenance Schedule The Maintenance Schedule specifies how often you should have your car serviced and what things need attention. It is essential that you have your car serviced as scheduled to retain its high level of safety, dependability, and emission control performance. The services and time or distance intervals shown in the maintenance schedule assume you will use your car as normal transportation. You should: Avoid exceeding your car's load limit. This puts excess stress on the engine, brakes, and many other parts of your car. The load limit is shown on the label on the driver's doorjamb. Operate your car on reasonable roads within the legal speed limit. Drive your car regularly over a distance of several kilometers (miles). Always use unleaded gasoline with the proper octane rating (see page 102). Which Schedule to Follow: Service your car according to the time and mileage periods on one of the Maintenance Schedules on pages 138 and 139. Select the schedule for "Severe Conditions" if most of your driving is done under one or more of the conditions listed on that page. Otherwise, follow the schedule for "Normal Conditions." Maintenance