If you do not use the air conditioner for a long period, such as during winter, it may not give the best performance when you start using it again. To help maintain optimum performance and durability of your air conditioner, it needs to be run periodically.
Operate the air conditioner at least once a month for one minute with the engine idling. This circulates the refrigerant and oil and helps protect the internal components.
Inspection and Maintenance
WARNING:
You should take extreme care when
working on your vehicle to prevent
accidental injury. Here are a few precautions
that you should be especially
careful to observe:
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Gear Oil
Specified Gear Oil
Manual transaxle (API GL-4)
Rear differential oil (i-AWD)/Transfer oil of automatic transaxle model
(i-AWD) (API GL-5 Hypoid)
When replacing gear oil, use the appropriate
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Transfer Switch (if equipped)
Transfer Switch (if equipped)
The transfer switch is located on the center
of the instrument panel.
For details on how to use this switch, refer
to “Using the Transfer Switch” in the
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