2013 Toyota Prius C - Do-It-Yourself Maintenance (67 pages)

Model: 2013 Toyota Prius C
File size: 2.97 MB
Pages: 67 pages



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Manual Description
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure follow correct, procedure as given these sections, toyota Super Long Life Coolant”, or a similar high quality ethylene.

Fuse with same amperage rating, bulb with same number and wattage rating original, the engine compartment contains many mechanisms fluids that may, move suddenly, become hot, or become electrically energized.

Or serious injury, observe following precautions, ● Vehicles without a smart key system: Make sure that engine switch, in the LOCK” position and the READY” indicator off, vehicles with a smart key system: Make sure that indicator.

POWER” switch and the READY” indicator both off, ● Keep hands, clothing and tools away from the moving fans engine, ● Do not leave anything that may burn easily, such as paper rags, ● Do not smoke, cause sparks or expose an open flame fuel.

When working near the electric cooling fans radiator grille, vehicles without a smart key system: The electric cooling fan may keep, rotating for about 3 minutes even after the engine switch turned, with the engine switch in the ON” position, the electric cooling fan may.

Automatically start to run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high, working near the electric cooling fan radiator grille, vehicles with a smart key system: The electric cooling fan may keep rotating, for about minutes even after the POWER” switch off.

With the POWER” switch in ON mode, the electric cooling fans may automatically start to run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high, electric cooling fans radiator grille, wear safety glasses to prevent flying or falling material, fluid spray, etc, driving with the air cleaner filter removed may cause excessive engine wear.

Release the lock from the inside of the vehicle open hood, the hood will pop up slightly, hold the hood open by inserting the supporting rod into, check that the hood is fully closed locked.

And cause an accident, which may result in death serious injury, after installing the support rod into slot, make sure the rod supports the hood securely from falling down your, be sure to return the support rod to its clip before closing hood.

The hood with the support rod up could cause hood bend, when raising your vehicle with a floor jack, position the jack correctly, make sure to observe the following precautions to reduce possibility, ● Lift up the vehicle using floor jack.

Such as the one shown illustration, ● When using a floor jack, follow the instructions of manual provided with, ● Stop the vehicle on level, firm ground, set the parking brake shift, ● Make sure to set the floor jack properly jack point.

Raising the vehicle with an improperly positioned floor jack will damage, the vehicle and may cause the vehicle to fall off floor jack, ● When raising the vehicle, do not place any object on top underneath, ● Always use floor jack and/or automotive jack stands on solid, flat, level.

With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check oil, park the vehicle on level ground, and turning off the hybrid system, wait more than 5 minutes, holding a rag under end, pull.

Holding a rag under the end, pull the dipstick out check, wipe the dipstick reinsert it fully, the low level mark, add engine.