Maintenance requirements
Your Toyota vehicle has been designed forfewer maintenance requirements with longerservice intervals to save both your timeand money. However, each regular maintenance,as well as day−to−day care, ismore important than ever before to ensuresmooth, trouble−free, safe, and economicaldriving.
It is the owner’s responsibility to makesure the specified maintenance, includinggeneral maintenance service, is performed.Note that both the new vehicle andemission control system warranties specifythat proper maintenance and care must beperformed. See “Owner’s WarrantyInformation Booklet” or “Owner’s ManualSupplement” for complete warrantyinformation.
General maintenance
General maintenance items are those day−to−day care practices that are important toyour vehicle for proper operation. It is theowner’s responsibility to ensure that thegeneral maintenance items are performedregularly.
These checks or inspections can be doneeither by yourself or a qualified technician,or if you prefer, your Toyota dealer will bepleased to do them at a nominal cost.
Scheduled maintenance
The scheduled maintenance items listed inthe “Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or“Owner’s Manual Supplement” are thoserequired to be serviced at regular intervals.
For details of your maintenance schedule,read the “Scheduled Maintenance Guide”or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”.It is recommended that only genuineToyota parts be used for maintenanceor for the repair of the emission controlsystem.
The owner may elect to use non−Toyotasupplied parts for replacement purposeswithout invalidating the emissioncontrol system warranty. However, useof replacement parts which are not ofequivalent quality may impair the effectivenessof the emission control systems.
You may also elect to have maintenance,replacement, or repair of theemission control devices and systemperformed by any automotive repair establishmentor individual without invalidatingthis warranty. See “Owner’s WarrantyInformation Booklet” or “Owner’sManual Supplement” for complete warrantyinformation.
Where to go for service?
Toyota technicians are well−trained specialistsand are kept up to date with thelatest service information through technicalbulletins, service tips, and in−dealershiptraining programs. They learn to work onToyotas before they work on your vehicle,rather than while they are working on it.You can be confident that your Toyotadealer’s service department performs thebest job to meet the maintenance requirementson your vehicle–reliably and economically.Your copy of the repair order is proof thatall required maintenance has been performedfor warranty coverage. If any problemsshould arise with your vehicle whileunder warranty, your Toyota dealer willpromptly take care of it. Again, be sureto keep a copy of the repair order for anyservice performed on your Toyota.
What about do−it−yourself maintenance?
Many of the maintenance items are easyto do yourself if you have a little mechanicalability and a few basic automotivetools. Simple instructions for how to performthem are presented in Section 8.
If you are a skilled do−it−yourselfmechanic, the Toyota service manuals arerecommended. Please be aware thatdo−it−yourself maintenance can affect yourwarranty coverage. See “Owner’s WarrantyInformation Booklet” or “Owner’s ManualSupplement” for the details.
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