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Brakes and Traction Control: Service Precautions

GENERAL PROCEDURES (BRAKE)
Wheel and Tire Installation
1. When installing the wheels and tires, tighten the wheel nuts in a criss-cross pattern to the following tightening torque.
Tightening torque 88.2 - 117.6 Nm (9.00 - 11.99 kgf-m, 65.06 - 86.73 ft. lbs.)

Brake Lines Disconnection
1. If any brake line has been disconnected during the procedures, add brake fluid, bleed the brakes, and inspect for leakage after the procedure has been completed.

Caution: Brake fluid will damage painted surfaces. Be careful not to spill any on pointed surfaces. If it is spilled, wipe it off immediately.

Brake Pipe Flare Nut Tightening
1. Tighten the brake pipe flare nut using the SST (49 0259 770B) or any commercially available flare nut wrench.

Connector Disconnection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable before performing any work that requires handling of connectors.

ABS Related Parts
1. Make sure that there are no DTCs in the ABS memory after working on ABS related parts. If there are any DTCs in the memory, clear them.
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