Maintenance and care
1.
temperature(theenginecoolanttemperaturegaugeindicatorwillbe
nearthecenterofthenormalareabetweenHandC).
Starttheengineandletitrununtilitreachesnormaloperating
2.Whiletheengineidles,turnthesteeringwheelleftandrightseveral
times.
3.
4.
Turntheengineoff.
If you r vehicle is equ ippe d wit h a 4.0L OHV V6 engin e, checkthe
fluidlevelonthedipstick.ItshouldbewithintheFULLHOTrange.Do
notaddfluidiftheleveliswithinthisrange.
5.
If you r vehicle is equ ippe d wit h a 4.0L SOHC V6 or a 5.0L V8
engin e, checkthefluidlevelinthereservoir.Itshouldbebetweenthe
MINandMAXlines.Donotaddfluidiftheleveliswithinthisrange.
6.
theleveluntilitreachesthecorrectoperatingrange.Besuretoputthe
capbackonthereservoir.
Ifthefluidislow,addfluidinsmallamounts,continuouslychecking
TRANSMISSION FLUID
Checking automatic transmission fluid
RefertoyourScheduledMaintenanceGuideforscheduledintervalsfor
fluidchecksandchanges.Yourtransmissiondoesnotconsumefluid.
However,thefluidlevelshouldbecheckedifthetransmissionisnot
workingproperly,i.e.,ifthetransmissionslipsorshiftsslowlyorifyou
noticesomesignoffluidleakage.
Automatictransmissionfluidexpandswhenwarmed.Toobtainan
accuratefluidcheck,drivethevehicleuntilitiswarmedup
(approximately30km[20miles]).Ifyourvehiclehasbeenoperatedfor
anextendedperiodathighspeeds,incitytrafficduringhotweatheror
pullingatrailer,thevehicleshouldbeturnedoffforabout30minutesto
allowfluidtocoolbeforechecking.
1.
Drivethevehicle30km(20miles)oruntilitreachesnormaloperating
temperature.
2.
3.
starttheengineandmovethegearshiftleverthroughallofthegear
ranges.Allowsufficienttimeforeachgeartoengage.
Parkthevehicleonalevelsurfaceandengagetheparkingbrake.
Withtheparkingbrakeengagedandyourfootonthebrakepedal,
4.
LatchthegearshiftleverinP(Park)andleavetheenginerunning.
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| Model Year | 1999 |
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