General Maintenance
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
CAUTION / NOTICE / HINT
The owner can do them or they can have them done at a service center.
These items include those that should be checked on a daily basis, those that in most cases do not require special tools, and those that are considered to be reasonable for the owner to do.
General maintenance items and procedures are as follows:
PROCEDURE
1. GENERAL NOTES
2. TIRES
(a) Check the tire inflation pressure with a gauge. Make adjustments if necessary.
(b) Check the surfaces of the tires for cuts, damage or excessive wear.
3. WHEEL NUTS
(a) Check for nuts that are loose or missing. Tighten them if necessary.
4. TIRE ROTATION
(a) Check the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual supplement.
5. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES
(a) Check the blades for wear or cracks whenever they are unable to wipe the windshield clean. Replace them if necessary.
6. FLUID LEAKS
(a) Check under the vehicle for leaking fuel, oil, water and other fluids.
NOTICE:
If you smell fuel or notice any leaks, locate the cause and correct it.
7. DOORS AND ENGINE HOOD
(a) Check that all of the doors operate smoothly, and that all the latches lock securely.
(b) When the primary latch is released, check that the engine hood secondary latch prevents the hood from opening.
Removal
REMOVAL
PROCEDURE
1. REMOVE REAR BUMPER PLATE LH
(a) Using a screwdriver with the tip wrapped with protective tape, disengage
the 2 claws and remove the rear bumper plate LH.
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System Description
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
1. GENERAL
The windshield deicer system's thin heater wires are attached to the inside of
the front window and deice the window surface quickly. The indicator light illuminates
while the system is operating. The system automaticall ...
Diagnosis System
DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM
1. DESCRIPTION
The main body ECU (driver side junction block assembly) and certification ECU
(smart key ECU assembly) control the LIN communication system. LIN communication
system data and Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) can be read thr ...