SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations and the precautions and procedures before doing repairs or service.
Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure.
Models with air conditioning: Recover the A/C refrigerant with a recovery/recycling/charging station, then disconnect the A/C lines from the evaporator core.
When the engine is cool, drain the engine coolant from the radiator.
From the inlet heater hose, remove the clip (A). Slide the hose clamps (B) back, then disconnect the inlet heater hose (C) and the outlet heater hose (D) from the heater unit. Note the layout of the hoses. Engine coolant will run out when the hoses are disconnected; drain it into a clean drip pan. Be sure not to let coolant spill on the electrical parts or the painted surfaces. If any coolant spills, rinse it off immediately.
NOTE: Discard the removed clip (A) because it is unnecessary at the time of heater hose installation.
Remove the mounting nut from the heater unit. Take care not to damage or bend the fuel lines or the brake lines.
Remove the dashboard/steering hanger beam.
Disconnect the connector (A) from the evaporator sensor, and remove the blower resistor wire harness (B).
Adding Engine Oil
1. Unscrew and remove the engine oil fill cap.
2. Add oil slowly.
3. Reinstall the engine oil fill cap, and tighten
it securely.
4. Wait for three minutes and recheck the
engine oil dipstick.
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M/T Differential Carrier/Final Driven Gear Replacement (M/T)
Loosen the bolts in a crisscross pattern in several steps, then remove
the final driven gear (A) from the differential carrier (B).
Install the final driven gear with the cham ...
Voice Recognition
To achieve optimum voice recognition when using either the navigation voice
control system or Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®:
• Make sure the correct screen is displayed for the voice command that yo ...