Maintenance Schedule - Honda

1 Maintenance ScheduleThe Maintenance Schedule specifieshow often you should have your carserviced and what things needattention. It is essential that you haveyour car serviced as scheduled toretain its high level of safety,dependability, and emissions services and time or distanceintervals shown in the maintenanceschedule assume you will use yourcar as normal transportation forpassengers and their should also follow theserecommendations:Avoid exceeding your car's loadlimit. This puts excess stress onthe engine, brakes, and manyother parts of your car. The loadlimit is shown on the label on thedriver's your car on reasonableroads within the legal speed your car regularly over adistance of several miles(kilometers).Always use unleaded gasoline withthe proper octane rating (see page100).Which Schedule to Follow:Service your car according to thetime and mileage periods on one ofthe Maintenance Schedules on thefollowing pages. Select the schedulefor "Severe Conditions" if most ofyour driving is done under one ormore of the conditions listed on thatpage.

2 Otherwise, follow the schedulefor "Normal Conditions."MaintenanceMaintenance ScheduleYour authorized Honda dealerknows your car best and can providecompetent, efficient , service at a dealer is notmandatory to keep your warrantiesin effect. Maintenance may be doneby any qualified service facility orperson who is skilled in this type ofautomotive service. Keep all thereceipts as proof of completion, andhave the person who does the workfill out the Maintenance your warranty booklet formore recommend the use of GenuineHonda parts and fluids whenever youhave Maintenance done. These aremanufactured to the same high-quality standards as the originalcomponents, so you can be confidentof their performance and Vehicles: Maintenance , replacement orrepair of emissions controldevices and systems may be doneby any automotive repairestablishment or individual usingparts that are "certified" to to state and federalregulations, failure to performmaintenance on the items markedwith # will not void your emissionswarranties.

3 However, Hondarecommends that all maintenanceservices be performed at therecommended time or mileageperiod to ensure long-term Schedule (Normal Conditions) OwnersFollow the Normal ConditionsMaintenance Schedule if thesevere driving conditionsspecified in the SevereConditions MaintenanceSchedule do not : If you onlyOCCASIONALLY drive under a"severe" condition, you shouldfollow the Normal ConditionsMaintenance OwnersFollow the MaintenanceSchedule for Severe Schedule for Normal Conditions (listed by distance/time)Service at the indicated distance or time, whichever comes first. Do the items in A, B, C as required for each distance/time interval. Follow thisschedule if the severe driving conditions described in the Severe Conditions Schedule on the next page do not owners: Follow the Schedule for Severe # : See information on Maintenance and emissions warranty, lastcolumn, page 133.* : See Timing belt on page 165 to determine need for 169 Maintenance Schedule (Severe Conditions) OwnersFollow the Severe ConditionsMaintenance Schedule if youdrive your vehicle MAINLY under one or more of thefollowing conditions:Driving less than 5 miles (8km) per trip or, in freezingtemperatures, driving lessthan 10 miles (16 km) per in hot [over 90 F(32 C) idling or longperiods of stop-and-go with a roof-top carrier,or driving in on muddy, dusty, orde-iced roads.]

4 *: Refer to page 165 for replacementinformation under special OwnersFollow the MaintenanceSchedule for Severe # : See information on Maintenance and emissions warranty, last column, page Schedule for Severe Conditions (listed by distance/time)Use this Schedule if your vehicle is MAINLY driven in any of the following Severe Conditions, or normally driven in Canada; otherwise use the NormalSchedule. Service at the indicated distance or time, whichever comes first. Do the items in A, B, C as required for each 169 Maintenance Schedule for Severe Conditions (listed by distance/time) Maintenance # : See information on Maintenance and emissions warranty, lastcolumn, page 133.* : See Timing belt on page 165 to determine need for replacement.