Maintenance and care
2.Whiletheengineidles,turnthesteeringwheelleftandrightseveral
times.
3.
4.
Turntheengineoff.
Checkthefluidlevelinthereservoir.ItshouldbebetweentheMIN
andMAXlines.Donotaddfluidifthelevelisinthisrange.
5.
theleveluntilitreachestherangebetweentheMINandMAXlines.Be
suretoputthecapbackonthereservoir.
Ifthefluidislow,addfluidinsmallamounts,continuouslychecking
TRANSMISSION FLUID
Checking automatic transmission fluid
RefertoyourScheduledMaintenanceGuideforscheduledintervalsfor
fluidchecksandchanges.Yourtransaxledoesnotconsumefluid.
However,thefluidlevelshouldbecheckedifthetransaxleisnotworking
properly,i.e.,ifthetransaxleslipsorshiftsslowlyorifyounoticesome
signoffluidleakage.
Automatictransmissionfluidexpandswhenwarmed.Toobtainan
accuratefluidcheck,drivethevehicleuntilitiswarmedup
(approximately30km[20miles]).Ifyourvehiclehasbeen
operatedforanextendedperiodathighspeeds,incitytraffic
duringhotweatherorpullingatrailer,thevehicleshouldbe
turnedoffforabout30minutestoallowfluidtocoolbefore
checking.
1.
Drivethevehicle30km(20miles)oruntilitreachesnormaloperating
temperature.
2.
3.
starttheengineandmovethegearshiftleverthroughallofthegear
ranges.Allowsufficienttimeforeachgeartoengage.
Parkthevehicleonalevelsurfaceandengagetheparkingbrake.
Withtheparkingbrakeengagedandyourfootonthebrakepedal,
4.
5.
6.
7.
LatchthegearshiftleverinP(Park)andleavetheenginerunning.
Removethedipstick,wipingitcleanwithaclean,drylintfreerag.
Installthedipstickmakingsureitisfullyseatedinthefillertube.
Removethedipstickandinspectthefluidlevel.Thefluidshouldbein
thedesignatedareasfornormaloperatingtemperature.
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| Model Year | 1999 |
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