Owner`s manual

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Differential gear oil
Checking the differential gear oil level
1. Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2. Remove the differential gear oil filler bolt
and check the oil level. It should be up to
the brim of the filler hole. If the level is
low, add sufficient oil of the recommend-
ed type to raise it to the specified level.
NOTICE: Be sure no foreign material
enters the differential gear case.
1. Differential gear oil filler bolt
2. Correct oil level 3. Differential gear oil
3. Reinstall the differential gear oil filler bolt,
and then tighten it to the specified torque.
Changing the differential gear oil
1. Park the vehicle on a level surface.
2. Place a container under the differential
gear case to collect the used oil.
3. Remove the differential gear oil filler bolt
and differential gear oil drain bolt to drain
the oil.
Tightening torque:
Differential gear oil filler bolt:
23 Nm (2.3 m·kgf, 17 ft·lbf)
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