Specifications

Service ............................................................6-3
Accessories and Modifications ..........................6-3
California Proposition 65 Warning .....................6-3
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements ......6-4
Doing Your Own Service Work .........................6-4
Adding Equipment to the Outside of
Your Vehicle ..............................................6-4
Fuel ................................................................6-5
Gasoline Octane ............................................6-5
Gasoline Specifications ....................................6-5
California Fuel ...............................................6-6
Additives .......................................................6-6
Fuels in Foreign Countries ...............................6-7
Filling the Tank ..............................................6-7
Filling a Portable Fuel Container .....................6-10
Checking Things Under the Hood ....................6-10
Hood Release ..............................................6-11
Engine Compartment Overview .......................6-12
Engine Oil ...................................................6-16
Engine Oil Life System ..................................6-20
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter ................................6-22
Automatic Transmission Fluid .........................6-24
Engine Coolant .............................................6-24
Coolant Surge Tank Pressure Cap ..................6-27
Engine Overheating .......................................6-27
Overheated Engine Protection
Operating Mode ........................................6-29
Cooling System ............................................6-30
Power Steering Fluid .....................................6-35
Windshield Washer Fluid ................................6-36
Brakes ........................................................6-37
Battery ........................................................6-40
Jump Starting ...............................................6-41
Rear Axle .......................................................6-46
Headlamp Aiming ...........................................6-47
Headlamp Vertical Aiming ..............................6-48
Bulb Replacement ..........................................6-50
Windshield Replacement .................................6-50
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement ..............6-50
Tires ..............................................................6-52
Winter Tires (XLR-V) .....................................6-53
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...................................6-54
Tire Terminology and Definitions .....................6-56
Run-Flat Tires ..............................................6-58
Inflation - Tire Pressure .................................6-60
Tire Pressure Monitor System .........................6-61
Tire Pressure Monitor Operation .....................6-63
Section 6 Service and Appearance Care
6-1