Maintenance Under Severe Driving Conditions
The maintenance intervals shown on the preceding pages are for normal operating conditions. If the vehicle is mainly operated under severe driving conditions as shown below, more frequent maintenance must be performed on the following items as shown in the table.
Severe driving conditions
- Driving in dusty conditions
- Repeatedly driving short distances
- Towing a trailer or caravan
- Extensive idling
- Driving in extremely adverse weather conditions or in areas where ambient temperatures are either extremely low or extremely high
- Driving in high humidity or mountainous areas
- Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials
- Driving on rough and/or muddy roads or in the desert
- Driving with frequent use of braking or in mountainous areas
MAINTENANCE UNDER SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS
| Driving condition | Maintenance item | Maintenance operation | Maintenance interval | Reference page | |||||||||
| A | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Air cleaner filter | Viscous paper filter | Replace | More frequently | AIR CLEANER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION [VQ40DE] IN-CABIN MICROFILTER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION |
| A | B | C | D | • | • | • | H | • | Engine oil and engine oil filter | Replace | Every 5, 000 km (3, 000 miles) or 3 months | CHANGING ENGINE OIL [VQ40DE] OIL FILTER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION [VQ40DE] |
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| • | • | • | • | • | F | • | • | • | Brake fluid | Replace | Every 20, 000 km (12, 000 miles) or 12 months | BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND LEAKS: ON BOARD INSPECTION | |
| • | • | C | • | • | • | • | H | • | Automatic transmission fluid | Replace | Every 40, 000 km (24, 000 miles) or 24 months | CHANGING THE A/T FLUID (ATF) | |
| • | • | C | • | • | • | G | H | • | Differential gear oil | Replace | Every 40, 000 km (24, 000 miles) or 24 months | CHECKING DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL [C200] CHECKING DIFFERENTIAL GEAR OIL [M226] |
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| • | • | • | • | • | • | G | H | • | Steering gear & linkage, axle & suspension parts & propeller shaft, & drive shafts | Inspect | Every 12, 000 km (12, 000 miles) or 12 months | CHECKING STEERING GEAR AND LINKAGE CHECKING AXLE AND SUSPENSION PARTS |
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| • | • | • | • | • | • | G | H | • | Propeller shaft & drive shafts | Inspect | Every 10, 000 km (6, 000 miles) or 6 months | Chassis and Body Maintenance: Checking Propeller Shaft | |
| A | • | C | • | • | • | G | H | I | Brake pads, rotors & other brake components | Inspect | Every 10, 000 km (6, 000 miles) or 6 months | CHECKING DISC BRAKE | |
| A | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Air conditioner filter | Replace | More frequently | IN-CABIN MICROFILTER REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION | |