Maintenance Requirements; General Maintenance; Scheduled Maintenance; And Care - Toyota RAV4 1997 Owner's Manual

Part 6
VEHICLE
MAINTENANCE

AND CARE

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Maintenance requirements

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General maintenance

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Does your vehicle need
repairing?
For scheduled maintenance infor-
mation, please refer to the sep-
arate "Owner's Manual
plement/Maintenance Schedule".
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Maintenance requirements
Your Toyota vehicle has been designed to
for fewer maintenance requirements with
longer service intervals to save both your
time and money. However, each regular
maintenance, as well as day-to-day
care, is more important than ever before
to ensure smooth, and trouble-free, safe,
and economical drivings.
It is the owner's responsibility to make
sure the specified maintenance, including
general maintenance service, is per-
formed. Note that both the new vehicle
and emission control system warranties
specify that proper maintenance and care
must be performed. See Owner's Guide,
Owner's Manual Supplement or Warranty
Booklet for complete warranty informa-
tion.
General maintenance
General maintenance items are those
day-to-day care practices that are impor-
tant to your vehicle for proper operation.
It is the owner's responsibility to ensure
that the general maintenance items are
Sup-
performed regularly.
These checks or inspections can be done
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either by yourself or a qualified technician,
or if you prefer, your Toyota dealer will be
pleased to do them at a nominal cost.

Scheduled maintenance

The scheduled maintenance items listed
in the "Owner's Manual Supplement" are
those required to be serviced at regular in-
tervals.
For details of your maintenance Sched-
ule, read the separate "Owner's Manual
Supplement/Maintenance Schedule".
It is recommended that any replace-
ment parts used for maintenance or
for the repair of the emission control
system be Toyota supplied.
The owner may elect to use non-Toyo-
ta supplied parts for replacement
purposes without invalidating the
emission control system warranty.
However, use of replacement parts
which are not of equivalent quality
may impair the effectiveness of the
emission control systems.
You may also elect to have mainte-
nance, replacement, or repair of the
emission control devices and system
performed by any automotive repair
establishment or individual without
invalidating this warranty. See Own-
er's Guide, Owner's Manual Supple-
ment or Warranty Booklet for complete
warranty information.
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