Maintenance and Specifications
transmissionmayshiftfirmly.Thisoperationisconsiderednormaland
willnotaffectfunctionordurabilityofthetransmission.Overtimethe
adaptivelearningprocesswillfullyupdatetransmissionoperationtoits
optimumshiftfeel.
Ifthebatteryhasbeendisconnectedoranewbatteryhasbeeninstalled,
theclockandthepresetradiostationsmustberesetoncethebatteryis
reconnected.
•
Alwaysdisposeofautomotive
batteriesinaresponsiblemanner.
Followyourlocalauthorized
standardsfordisposal.Callyour
localauthorizedrecyclingcenter
tofindoutmoreaboutrecycling
automotivebatteries.
RECYCLE
ENGINE COOLANT
Checking engine coolant
Theconcentrationandlevelofenginecoolantshouldbecheckedatthe
mileageintervalslistedintheservicemaintenancesection.Thecoolant
concentrationshouldbemaintainedat50/50coolantandwater,which
equatestoafreezepointof-36°C(-34°F).Coolantconcentration
testingispossiblewithahydrometerorantifreezetester(suchasthe
RotundaBatteryandAntifreezeTester,014–R1060).Thelevelofcoolant
shouldbemaintainedatthe“coldfull”of“coldfillrange”levelinthe
coolantreservoir.Ifthelevelfallsbelow,addcoolantpertheinstructions
intheAddingEngineCoolantsection.
Yourvehiclewasfactory-filledwitha50/50enginecoolantandwater
concentration.Iftheconcentrationofcoolantfallsbelow40%orabove
60%,
50–50
theenginepartscouldbecomedamagedornotworkproperly.A
mixtureofcoolantandwaterprovidesthefollowing:
•
•
•
•
freezeprotectiondownto-36°C(-34°F).
boilingprotectionupto129°C(265°F).
protectionagainstrustandotherformsofcorrosion.
anaccuratetemperaturereadoutfromtheenginecoolant
gauge.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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