Maintenance and care
1.
Drivethevehicle30km(20miles)oruntilitreachesnormaloperating
temperature.
2.
3.
starttheengineandmovethegearshiftleverthroughallofthegear
ranges.Allowsufficienttimeforeachgeartoengage.
Parkthevehicleonalevelsurfaceandengagetheparkingbrake.
Withtheparkingbrakeengagedandyourfootonthebrakepedal,
4.
5.
LatchthegearshiftleverinP(Park)andleavetheenginerunning.
Removethedipstick,wipingitcleanwithaclean,drylintfreerag.If
necessary,refertoIdentifyingcomponentsintheenginecompartment
inthischapterforthelocationofthedipstick.
6.
7.
Installthedipstickmakingsureitisfullyseatedinthefillertube.
Removethedipstickandinspectthefluidlevel.Thefluidshouldbein
thedesignatedareasfornormaloperatingtemperature.
Low fluid level
Donotdrivethevehicleifthefluid
levelisatthebottomofthedipstick
andtheoutsidetemperaturesare
above10°C(50°F).
20 C
65 C
Correct fluid level
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbecheckedatnormaloperating
temperatures66°C-77°C(150°F-170°F)onalevelsurface.Thenormal
operatingtemperaturecanbereachedafterapproximately30km
(20
miles)ofdriving.
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbein
thisrangeifatnormaloperating
temperature(66°C-77°C
20 C
65 C
[150°F-170°F]).
High fluid level
Fluidlevelsabovethesaferange
mayresultintransaxlefailure.An
overfillconditionoftransmission
fluidmaycauseshiftand/or
20 C
65 C
engagementconcernsand/orpossibledamage.
Highfluidlevelscanbecausedbyanoverheatingcondition.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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