Severe Service Defined

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE LIST

NORMAL VEHICLE USE
The maintenance instructions in this Maintenance Schedule are based on the assumption that the vehicle will be used as designed:
^ to carry passengers and cargo within the limitations specified on the tire placard located on the inside of the glove compartment door.
^ to be driven on reasonable road surfaces within legal operating limits;
^ to be driven on a daily basis, as a general rule, for at least several miles/kilometers;
^ to be driven on unleaded fuel
^ Unusual or severe operating conditions will require more frequent vehicle maintenance, as specified in the following sections.

SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS
If the vehicle is usually operated under any of the severe driving conditions listed below, it is recommended that the applicable maintenance services be performed at the specified interval shown in the Severe Maintenance chart.
^ Towing a trailer, using a camper or car top carrier.
^ Repeated short trips of less than 8 Km (5 miles) with outside temperature remaining below freezing.
^ Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for long distances, such as police, taxi or door-to-door delivery use.
^ Operating on dusty, rough, muddy or salt spread roads.