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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
Be sure to clean the top of the master cylind er area before
rem oving the cap. If necessary, add fluid to bring the
fluid level up to the requ irem ents described on the brake
fluid reservoir. With disc brakes, fluid level can be
expected to fall as the brake pads wear. Brake fluid level
shou ld be checked when pads are rep laced . However,
low fluid level may be caused by a leak and a checku p
may be need ed.
WARN ING!
Worn brak e hoses can burst and cause brak e failu re.
You could have an accid ent. If you see any sign s of
crack ing, scuffin g, or worn spots, have the brak e
hoses rep laced immediately.
Brak e Master Cylin der
The fluid level in the master cylind er shou ld be checked
when perform ing und er hood services, or immediately if
the BRAKE warning light show s system failu re
Use only manu factu rer’s recom mend ed brake fluid, refer
to Recom mend ed Fluids, Lubricants, and Genu ine Parts
for correct fluid typ e.
WARN ING!
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Use of a brak e flu id that may have a low er initial
boilin g poin t or unidentified as to specification ,
may resu lt in sudden brak e failu re durin g hard
prolon ged brak ing. You could have an accid ent.
Overfillin g the brak e flu id reservoir can resu lt in
spillin g brak e flu id on hot engin e parts and the
brak e flu id catch ing fire.
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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