Do-It-Yourself Maintenance; Do-It-Yourself Service Precautions; Precautions - Lexus GX 470 2009 Owner's Manual

4-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Do-it-yourself service precautions

If you perform maintenance yourself, be sure to follow the correct proce-
dure given in these sections.
Items
Battery condition
Brake fluid level
Engine coolant level
326
• Warm water
• Baking soda
( P. 342 ) • Grease
• Conventional wrench
(for terminal clamp bolts)
• FMVSS No.116 DOT 3 or SAE
J1703 brake fluid
(P. 339) • Rag or paper towel
• Funnel (used only for adding brake
fluid)
• "Toyota Super Long Life Coolant"
or similar high quality ethylene gly-
col based non-silicate, non-amine,
non-nitrite and non-borate coolant
with long-life hybrid organic acid
technology.
For the U.S.A.:
"Toyota Super Long Life Coolant"
(P. 337)
is pre-mixed with 50% coolant and
50% deionized water.
For Canada:
"Toyota Super Long Life Coolant"
is pre-mixed with 55% coolant and
45% deionized water.
• Funnel (used only for adding cool-
ant)
Parts and tools