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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
Withdiscbrakes,thefluidlevelcanbeexpectedtofallas
thebrakeliningswear.However,anunexpecteddropin
fluidlevelmaybecausedbyaleakandasystemcheck
shouldbeconducted.
WARNING!
Riding the brakes can lead to brake failure and
possiblyanaccident.Drivingwithyourfootresting
orridingonthebrakepedalcanresultinabnormally
highbraketemperatures,excessiveliningwear,and
possiblebrakedamage.Youwouldnothaveyourfull
brakingcapacityinanemergency.
Refer to “Fluids, Lubricants, and Genuine Parts” in
“MaintainingYourVehicle”forfurtherinformation.
WARNING!
FluidLevelCheck—BrakeMasterCylinder
Thefluidlevelofthemastercylindershouldbechecked
when performing under the hood service, or immedi-
atelyifthebrakesystemwarninglampindicatessystem
failure.
• Usefluid.onlyRefermanufacturer’sto “Fluids, Lubricants,recommendedand Genuinebrake
Parts” in “Maintaining Your Vehicle” for further
information.Usingthewrongtypeofbrakefluid
can severely damage your brake system and/or
impairitsperformance.Thepropertypeofbrake
fluidforyourvehicleisalsolabeledontheorigi-
nal factory installed hydraulic master cylinder
reservoir.
The brake master cylinder has a translucent plastic
reservoir.Ontheoutboardsideofthereservoir,thereisa
“MAX” dot and a “MIN” dot. The fluid level must be
keptwithinthesetwodots.Donotaddfluidabovethe
MAXmark,becauseleakagemayoccuratthecap.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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