Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Maintenance / Outside vehicle
Toyota Corolla (E120): Outside vehicle
General maintenance
Performing these maintenance checks on the vehicle in the owner’s responsibility. The owner may perform the maintenance or take the vehicle to a service center.
Check the parts of the vehicle described below on a daily basis. In most cases, special tool are not required. It is recommended that the owner perform these checks.
The procedures for general maintenance are as follows.
1. General notes
- maintenance requirements vary depending on the country.
- Check the maintenance schedule in the owner’s manual supplement.
- Following the maintenance schedule is mandatory.
- Determine the appropriate time to service the vehicle using either miles driven or time (month) elapsed, whichever reaches the specification first.
- Maintain similar intervals between periodic maintenance unless noted.
- Failng to check each vehicle part could lead to poor engine performance and increase exhaust emissions.
2. Tires
- check the tire pressure with a gauge. Make adjustments if necessary.
- check the surfaces of tires for cuts, damage or excessive wear.
3. Wheel nuts
- check for nuts that are loose or missing. Tighten them if necessary.
4. Tire rotation
- check the maintenance schedule in the owner’s manual supplement.
5. Windshield wiper blades
- check the blades for wear or cracks when they are unable to wipe the windshield clean. Replace them if necessary.
6. Fluid leaks
- check under the vehicle for leaking fuel, oil, water and other fluids.
- if you smell gasoline fumes or notice any leaks, the cause and correct it.
7. Doors and engine hood
- all of the doors and the tailgate operate smoothly, and that all the latches lock securely.
- when the primary latch is released, check if the engine hood secondary latch prevents the hood from opening.
Other materials:
Power outlet
Please use as a power supply for electronic goods that use less than 12 VDC/10
A (power consumption of 120 W).
Open the lid.
■The power outlet can be used when
► Vehicles without a smart key system
The engine switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
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Symptom confirmation and diagnostic trouble code
Hint:
the diagnostic system in corolla has various functions. The first
function is the diagnostic trouble
code (dtc) check, in which a malfunction in the signal circuits to the ecu
is stored in code form in
the ecu memory. Another function is the input signal check, which checks if
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