Doing Your Own Service Work
CAUTION:
You can be injured and your vehicle could
be damaged if you try to do service work
on a vehicle without knowing enough
about it.
• Be sure you have sufficient knowledge,
experience, the proper replacement
parts, and tools before you attempt any
vehicle maintenance task.
• Be sure to use the proper nuts, bolts,
and other fasteners. English and metric
fasteners can be easily confused. If you
use the wrong fasteners, parts can later
break or fall off. You could be hurt.
If you want to do some of your own service work, you will want to use the proper service manual.
It tells you much more about how to service your vehicle than this manual can. To order the proper service manual.
Your vehicle has an airbag system. Before attempting to do your own service work.
You should keep a record with all parts receipts and list the mileage and the date of any service work you perform.
See also:
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
Frontal airbags are designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal
or near frontal crashes to help
reduce the potential for severe
injuries, mainly to the driver's or
front outboard passe ...
Loss of Control
Skidding
There are three types of skids that
correspond to the vehicle's three
control systems:
• Braking Skid — wheels are not
rolling.
• Steering or Cornering Skid —
too much spee ...
Parking on Hills
WARNING
Parking the vehicle on a hill with the trailer attached can be
dangerous. If something goes wrong, the rig could start to move. People can be injured,
and both the vehicle and the trailer ...
