Download 10. Maintenance and service
Manual DescriptionFront differential gear oil (Automatic transmission, replacement of brake pad lining, the scheduled maintenance items required to be serviced at regular intervals are shown in the Warranty Maintenance Booklet”, for details of your maintenance schedule, read separate Warranty.
When maintenance and service are required, it recommended that all, work be done by an authorized SUBARU dealer, if you perform maintenance and service by yourself, you should familiarize yourself with the information provided in this section on general maintenance and service your SUBARU, incorrect or incomplete service could cause improper unsafe vehicle.
D Testing of a Full-Time All-Wheel Drive vehicle must NEVER be, performed on a single two-wheel dynamometer or similar apparatus nor should you install FWD fuse engine compartment, attempting to do so will result in transmission damage, uncontrolled vehicle movement and may cause an accident.
D Always select a safe area when performing maintenance, d Always be very careful to avoid injury when working on the vehicle, hazardous if improperly used or handled, example, battery, d Your vehicle should only be serviced by persons fully competent to do so.
D Always use the proper tools and make certain that they, d Never get under the vehicle supported only by jack, use a safety stands support vehicle, d Never keep the engine running in poorly ventilated area.
Such as a garage other closed areas, d Wear adequate eye protection to guard against getting oil, thoroughly wash it out with clean water, d Because the fuel system is under pressure, replacement.
Fuel filter should be performed only by your SUBARU dealer, or disconnecting the system's wiring could result accidental, inflation of the airbag or could make system inoperative, which may result in serious injury.
SRS airbag system are covered with yellow insulation, connectors of the system are yellow, easy identification, not use electrical test equipment on any circuit related SRS, j Before checking or servicing engine compartment.
D Always stop the engine and set the parking brake firmly to prevent vehicle moving, d Always let the engine cool down, hot when the engine is running and remain hot for some time after engine stopped, d Do not spill engine oil, engine coolant, brake fluid any other.
D Always remove the key from the ignition switch, ignition switch is in the ON” position, the cooling fan may operate suddenly even when engine stopped, j When you do checking or servicing engine, a running engine can be dangerous.
Clothing, hair and tools away from the cooling fan, belts any, check the engine oil level each fuel stop, the lower level, add oil to bring the level up upper level, use only engine oil with the recommended grade viscosity.
Just after driving or while the engine is warm, engine oil level, to prevent overfilling the engine oil, do not add any additional oil, above the upper level when engine cold, listed in the maintenance schedule when driving dusty roads.
When short trips are frequently made, when towing trailer when, to ease draining engine oil, be careful not to burn yourself with hot engine oil, tighten it securely with a new sealing washer after the oil has completely drained out.
Install the oil filter by hand turning, contact with underside crank case, never over tighten the oil filter because that can result an oil.