Toyota Hiace Owner's Manual page 153

Maintenance facts
Regular maintenance is essential.
We urge you to protect your new vehicle
by having your Toyota serviced according
to the maintenance schedule given in the
separate booklet. Regular maintenance will
aid:
Good fuel economy
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Long vehicle life
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Driving enjoyment
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Safety
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Reliability
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Warranty coverage
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Compliance with government regula-
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Your Toyota has been designed for eco-
nomical driving and economical mainte-
nance. Many formerly required mainte-
nance items are no longer required or are
not required as often. To make sure your
vehicle runs at peak efficiency, follow the
maintenance schedule.
For full details of your maintenance
schedule, read the separate "Warranty
and Service Booklet".
Where to go for service?
It makes good sense to take your vehicle
to your local Toyota dealer for service.
Toyota technicians are well−trained spe-
cialists. And they are receiving the latest
service information through technical bulle-
tins, service tips, and in−dealership train-
ing programs. They learn to work on
Toyotas before they work on your vehicle,
rather than while they are working on it.
Doesn't that seem like the best way?
Your Toyota dealer has invested a lot of
money in special Toyota tools and service
equipment. It helps do the job better and
at less cost.
Your Toyota dealer's service department
will perform all of the scheduled mainte-
nance on your vehicle—reliably and eco-
nomically.
What about do−it−yourself maintenance?
Many of the maintenance items are easy
to do yourself if you have a little mechani-
cal ability and a few basic automotive
tools. Simple instructions for how to per-
form them are presented in Section 7.
Note, however, that some maintenance
tasks require special tools and skills.
These are best performed by qualified
technicians. Even if you are an experi-
enced do−it−yourself mechanic, we recom-
mend that repairs and maintenance be
conducted by your Toyota dealer who will
keep a record of maintenance on your
Toyota. This record could be helpful
should you ever require Warranty Service.
The service interval for scheduled main-
tenance is determined by the odometer
reading or time interval, whichever
comes first, shown in the schedule.
Rubber hoses (for heater system, brake
system and fuel system) should be in-
spected by a qualified technician in ac-
cordance with the Toyota maintenance
schedule.