Automatic Transmission FluidIt is not necessary to check the transmission fluid level.A transmission fluid leak is the only reason for fluidloss. If a leak occurs, take your vehicle to the dealershipservice department and have it repaired as soon aspossible. You may also have your fluid level checked byyour dealer or service center when you have your oilchanged.Change both the fluid and filter every 50,000 miles(83 000 km) if the vehicle is mainly driven under one ormore of these conditions:• In heavy city traffic where the outside temperatureregularly reaches 90°F (32°C) or higher.• In hilly or mountainous terrain.• When doing frequent trailer towing.• Uses such as found in taxi, police or deliveryservice.If you do not use your vehicle under any of theseconditions, the fluid and filter do not require changing.Notice: We recommend you use only fluid labeledDEXRON® -III, because fluid with that label ismade especially for your automatic transmission.Damage caused by fluid other than DEXRON® -IIIis not covered by your new vehicle warranty.How to Reset the Change TransmissionFluid Message and the TransmissionFluid IndicatorAfter the transmission fluid has been changed, theChange Trans Fluid message and the transmission fluidlife indicator must be reset. To reset the messageand indicator, use one of the following procedures:Base Audio SystemPress the CLR button located to the right of the DICdisplay to acknowledge the CHANGE TRANS FLUIDmessage. This will clear the message from the displayand reset it.To reset the transmission fluid life indicator, use thefollowing steps:1. Press the up or down arrow on the INFO buttonlocated to the right of the DIC display to accessthe DIC menu.2. Once the XXX% TRANS FLUID LIFE menu item ishighlighted, press and hold the CLR button.The percentage will return to 100, and thetransmission fluid life indicator will be reset.3. Repeat the steps if the percentage does not returnto 100.5-24
