6-2. Maintenance
Handling of the battery
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6-2.Maintenance
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Maintenance require-
ments
Battery posts, terminals and related
accessories contain lead and lead
compounds which are known to
cause brain damage. Wash your
hands after handling. (P.298)
To ensure safe and economical
driving, day-to-day care and
regular maintenance are
Scheduled maintenance
essential. Toyota recommends
the maintenance below.
Scheduled maintenance should be
performed at specified intervals
according to the maintenance
schedule.
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Where to go for maintenance ser-
vice?
In order to maintain your vehicle in the
best possible condition, Toyota recom-
mends that maintenance service opera-
tions as well as other inspections and
repairs be carried out by authorized
Toyota retailers or Toyota authorized
repairers, or any reliable repairers. For
repairs and services covered by your
warranty, please visit an authorized
Toyota retailer or repairer, who will use
genuine Toyota parts in repairing any
difficulties you may encounter. There
can also be advantages in utilizing
authorized Toyota retailers or repairers
for non-warranty repairs and services,
as members of the Toyota network will
be able to expertly assist you with any
difficulties you may encounter.
For full details of your maintenance
schedule, refer to the “Toyota Service
Booklet” or “Toyota Warranty Booklet”.
Do-it-yourself maintenance
What about do-it-yourself mainte-
nance?
Many of the maintenance items are
easy to do yourself if you have a little
mechanical ability and a few basic
automotive tools.
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Note, however, that some maintenance
tasks require special tools and skills.
These are best performed by qualified
technicians. Even if you're an experi-
enced do-it-yourself mechanic, we rec-
ommend that repairs and maintenance
be conducted by any authorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or
any reliable repairer. Any authorized
Toyota retailer or repairer will keep a
record of maintenance, which could be
useful should you ever require War-
ranty Service. Should you choose to
select a qualified and equipped profes-
sional other than an authorized Toyota
repairer to service or maintain your
vehicle, we recommend that you
Your Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer will per-
form all of the scheduled maintenance
on your vehicle reliably and economi-
cally due to their experience with Toyota
vehicles.
WARNING
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If your vehicle is not properly
maintained
Improper maintenance could result in
serious damage to the vehicle and
possible death or serious injury.
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