Outside Vehicle - General Maintenance

OUTSIDE VEHICLE
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
The owners are responsible for these maintenance and inspection items.
They can be done by the owner or they can have them done at a service shop.
These items include those which should be checked on a daily basis, those which, in most cases, do not require (special) tools and those which are considered to be reasonable for the owner to do.
Items and procedures for general maintenance are as follows.
1. GENERAL NOTES
^ Maintenance items may vary from country to country. Check the owner's manual supplement in which the maintenance schedule is shown.
^ Every service item in the periodic maintenance schedule must be performed.
^ Periodic maintenance service must be performed according to whichever interval in the periodic maintenance schedule occurs first, the odometer reading (miles) or the time interval (months).
^ Maintenance service after the last period should be performed at the same interval as before unless otherwise noted.
^ Failure to do even one item can cause the engine to run poorly and increase exhaust emissions.
2. TIRES
a. Check the pressure with a gauge.
If necessary, adjust.
b. Check for cuts, damage or excessive wear.
3. WHEEL NUTS
When checking the tires, check the nuts for looseness or for missing nuts. If necessary, tighten them.
4. WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES
Check for wear or cracks whenever they do not wipe clean.
If necessary, replace.
5. FLUID LEAKS
a. Check underneath for leaking fuel, oil, water or other fluid.
b. If you smell gasoline fumes or notice any leak, have the cause found and corrected.
6. DOORS AND HOODS
a. Check that all doors and the hoods operate smoothly, and that all latches lock securely.
b. Check that the front hood secondary latch secures the hood from opening when the primary latch is released.