2012 Toyota Yaris - Do-It-Yourself Maintenance (62 pages)

Model: 2012 Toyota Yaris
File size: 3.5 MB
Pages: 62 pages



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Manual Description
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure follow correct, procedures as given these sections, toyota Super Long Life Coolant”, 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.

● Keep hands, clothing and tools away from the moving fan engine, after driving as they may be hot, ● Do not leave anything that may burn easily, such as paper rags, ● Do not smoke, cause sparks or expose an open flame to fuel or the battery.

● Be extremely cautious when working on the battery, when working near the electric cooling fan radiator grille, be sure the engine switch off, with the engine switch on, the electric cooling fan may automatically start.

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, firmly set the parking brake shift, the shift lever to P (vehicles with an automatic transmission) R (vehicles, ● 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, ● Always use floor jack and/or automotive jack stands on solid, flat, level, ● When raising the vehicle, do not place any object on top underneath, with the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check oil.

Park the vehicle on level ground, and turning it off, wait more than 5 minutes for oil drain, back into the bottom engine, 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, oil of the same type that.

Make sure to check the oil type and prepare items needed before, remove the oil filler cap by turning it counterclockwise, add engine oil slowly, checking dipstick, install the oil filler cap by turning it clockwise.

A certain amount of engine oil will be consumed while driving, refilled in between oil maintenance intervals, ● When the engine is new, for example directly after purchasing vehicle.