Maintenance and Specifications
5.
Removethedipstick,wipingitcleanwithaclean,drylintfreerag.If
necessary,refertoIdentifyingcomponentsintheenginecompartment
inthischapterforthelocationofthedipstick.
6.
7.
Installthedipstickmakingsureitisfullyseatedinthefillertube.
Removethedipstickandinspectthefluidlevel.Thefluidshouldbein
thedesignatedareasfornormaloperatingtemperature.
Lowfluidlevel
Donotdrivethevehicleifthefluid
levelisatthebottomofthedipstick
andtheoutsidetemperaturesare
above10°C(50°F).
20 C
65 C
Correctfluidlevel
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]).
Highfluidlevel
Fluidlevelsabovethesaferange
mayresultintransaxlefailure.An
overfillconditionoftransmission
fluidmaycauseshiftand/or
20 C
65 C
engagementconcernsand/orpossibledamage.
Highfluidlevelscanbecausedbyanoverheatingcondition.
Adjustingautomatictransmissionfluidlevels
Beforeaddinganyfluid,makesurethecorrecttypeisused.Thetypeof
fluidusedisnormallyindicatedonthedipstickandalsointhe
Lubricantspecificationssectioninthischapter.
Useofanon-approvedautomatictransmissionfluidmaycause
internaltransaxlecomponentdamage.
Ifnecessary,addfluidin250mL(1/2pint)incrementsthroughthefiller
tubeuntiltheleveliscorrect.
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