Maintenance
Scheduled Maintenance
In this manual: Maintenance
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Follow the normal maintenance schedule if the vehicle is normally operated under any of the following conditions. If any of the following conditions apply, perform Severe Duty Maintenance.
- Repeated short trips of less than 8 km (5 miles) in normal temperatures, or less than 16 km (10 miles) in freezing temperatures.
- Prolonged engine idling or low-speed driving over long distances.
- Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, gravel, or salted roads.
- Driving in areas where salt or other corrosive materials are used, or in very cold weather.
- Driving in heavy dust conditions.
- Driving in heavy stop-and-go traffic.
- Repeated driving on hills, downhill grades, or mountainous roads.
- Towing a trailer or using a camper or roof rack.
- Driving as a police vehicle, taxi, or other commercial use, or towing vehicles.
- Driving at a speed greater than 170 km/h.
- Frequent stop-and-go driving.
If your vehicle is operated under any of the above conditions, have the maintenance items checked, replaced, or refilled more often than indicated in the following normal maintenance schedule. After the periods or distances shown in the table, continue to perform the maintenance at the prescribed intervals.
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