Toyota Corolla (E170) 2014–2019 Owners Manual / Maintenance and care / Do-it-yourself maintenance / Do-it-yourself service precautions
Toyota Corolla (E170): Do-it-yourself service precautions
If you perform maintenance by yourself, be sure to follow the correct procedure as given in these sections.
CAUTION
The engine compartment contains many mechanisms and fluids that may move suddenly, become hot, or become electrically energized. To avoid death or serious injury, observe the following precautions.
■When working on the engine compartment
●Keep hands, clothing and tools away from the moving fan and engine drive belt.
●Be careful not to touch the engine, radiator, exhaust manifold, etc. right after driving as they may be hot. Oil and other fluids may also be hot.
●Do not leave anything that may burn easily, such as paper and rags, in the engine compartment.
●Do not smoke, cause sparks or expose an open flame to fuel or the battery.
Fuel and battery fumes are flammable.
●Be extremely cautious when working on the battery. It contains poisonous and corrosive sulfuric acid.
■When working near the electric cooling fan or radiator grille
Vehicles without a smart key system: Be sure the engine switch is off. With
the engine switch in the “ON” position, the electric cooling fan may automatically
start to run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high.
Vehicles with a smart key system: Be sure the engine switch is off. With the engine
switch in IGNITION ON mode, the electric cooling fan may automatically start to
run if the air conditioning is on and/or the coolant temperature is high. ■Safety
glasses
Wear safety glasses to prevent flying or falling material, fluid spray, etc.
from getting in your eyes.
NOTICE
■If you remove the air cleaner filter
Driving with the air cleaner filter removed may cause excessive engine wear due to dirt in the air.
Other materials:
Body panel sealing areas
Be sure to apply body sealer to the body panel joints and door edges (tip of
outer panel folded part), etc., To waterproof
and rustproof them.
Hint:
apply degreasing agent to a clean cloth and clean the sealer
application areas.
After removing the applied spot sealer from the se ...
On–vehicle inspection
1. Inspect drive belt
Visually check the belt for excessive wear, frayed cords,
etc.
If any defect is found, replace the drive belt.
Hint:
cracks on the rib side of a belt are considered acceptable. If the
missing chunks from the ribs are found on the belt, it should be
replaced.
2 ...
Vehicle lift and support locations
1. Notice about vehicle condition when jacking up
As a rule, the vehicle must be unloaded when jacking up. Never jack up
or lift up the vehicle loaded
with things of heavy weight.
when removing any parts of heavy weight like the engine and
transmission, the center of gravity of
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