Maintenance and Specifications
WARNING:Donotpark,idle,ordriveyourvehicleindrygrass
orotherdrygroundcover.Theemissionsystemheatsupthe
enginecompartmentandexhaustsystem,whichcanstartafire.
Illuminationoftheserviceenginesoon
indicator,chargingsystem
warninglightorthetemperaturewarninglight,fluidleaks,strangeodors,
smokeorlossofenginepowercouldindicatethattheemissioncontrol
systemisnotworkingproperly.
Animproperlyoperatingordamagedexhaustsystemmayallowexhaust
toenterthevehicle.Haveadamagedorimproperlyoperatingexhaust
systeminspectedandrepairedimmediately.
WARNING:Exhaustleaksmayresultinentryofharmfuland
potentiallylethalfumesintothepassengercompartment.
Donotmakeanyunauthorizedchangestoyourvehicleorengine.By
law,vehicleownersandanyonewhomanufactures,repairs,services,
sells,leases,tradesvehicles,orsupervisesafleetofvehiclesarenot
permittedtointentionallyremoveanemissioncontroldeviceorprevent
itfromworking.Informationaboutyourvehicle’semissionsystemison
theVehicleEmissionControlInformationDecallocatedonornearthe
engine.Thisdecalalsolistsenginedisplacement.
PleaseconsultyourWarrantyGuideforcompleteemissionwarranty
information.
On-board diagnostics (OBD-II)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithacomputerthatmonitorstheengine’s
emissioncontrolsystem.Thissystemiscommonlyknownasthe
on-boarddiagnosticssystem(OBD-II).TheOBD-IIsystemprotectsthe
environmentbyensuringthatyourvehiclecontinuestomeet
governmentemissionstandards.TheOBD-IIsystemalsoassistsyour
authorizeddealerinproperlyservicingyourvehicle.Whentheservice
enginesoon
amalfunction.Temporarymalfunctionsmaycausetheserviceengine
indicatortoilluminate.Examplesare:
indicatorilluminates,theOBD-IIsystemhasdetected
soon
1.
2.
Thevehiclehasrunoutoffuel—theenginemaymisfireorrunpoorly.
Poorfuelqualityorwaterinthefuel—theenginemaymisfireorrun
poorly.
3.
Thefuelfillinletmaynothavebeenproperlyclosed.SeeEasyFuel™
“nocap”fuelsysteminthischapter.
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