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Checking Fluid Level

  1. Drive vehicle until engine and transaxle reach normal operating temperature. Park vehicle on level surface. Apply parking brake. Turn engine off. Connect scan tool to Data Link Connector (DLC). See Fig 1.
  2. Start engine. Select TRANSMISSION, then SENSORS on scan tool. Read transaxle temperature on scan tool. Using transaxle temperature displayed on scan tool, determine proper fluid level on dipstick. See Fig 2. Add appropriate transaxle fluid if necessary. See RECOMMENDED FLUID . DO NOT overfill. Turn engine off. Remove scan tool.
Fig 1: Locating DLC
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Fig 2: Determining Transaxle Fluid Level
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