HOW TO USE THIS
MANUAL
SCOPE OF MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR AND SERVICING EXPLANATIONS
This manual provides
explanations, etc. concerning procedures for the inspection,
maintenance,
repair and servicing of the subject model. Note, however, that for
engine and transmission-related
component parts, this manual covers only on-vehicle inspections,
adjustments, and the removal
and installation procedures for major components. For detailed
information concerning the inspection, checking,
adjustment, disassembly and reassembly of the engine, transmission and
major components after
they have been removed from the vehicle, please refer to separate
manuals covering the engine
and the transmission.
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
"On-vehicle Service" is procedures for
performing inspections and adjustments of particularly
important locations with regard to the construction and for maintenance
and servicing, but other
inspection (for looseness, play, cracking, damage, etc.) must also be
performed.
INSPECTION
Under this title are presented inspection and
checking procedures to be performed by using special
tools and measuring instruments and by feeling, but, for actual
maintenance and servicing procedures,
visual inspections should always be performed as well.
INDICATION OF
DESTINATION
General Export and GCC are used for convenience
to indicate destination.
1."General Export" means territories
other than Europe, GCC, Australia, New Zealand,
the U.S.A. and Canada.
2."GCC" indicates countries that are
members of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council
of nations.
3.In some instances, vehicles with other
specifications may be shipped to some countries.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
STANDARD VALUE
Indicates the value used as the standard for
judging the quality of a part or assembly
on inspection or the value to which the part or assembly is corrected
and adjusted. It is given
by tolerance.
LIMIT
Shows the standard for judging the quality of a part
or assembly on inspection and means
the maximum or minimum value within which the part or assembly must be
kept functionally or
in strength. It is a value established outside the range of standard
value.
REFERENCE VALUE
Indicates the adjustment value prior to
starting the work (presented in order to facilitate
assembly and adjustment procedures, and so they can be completed in a
shorter time).
DANGER, WARNING, AND CAUTION
DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION
call special attention to a necessary action or to an action
that must be avoided. The differences among DANGER, WARNING, and CAUTION
are as follows:
- If a DANGER is not followed, the result is severe bodily harm or
even death.
- If a WARNING is not followed, the result could be bodily
injury.
- If a CAUTION is not followed, the result could be damage to the
vehicle, vehicle
components or service equipment.
INDICATION OF TIGHTENING
TORQUE
Tightening torques (units: N·m) are set to take
into account the central value
and the allowable tolerance. The central value is the target value, and
the allowable tolerance
provides the checking range for tightening torques. If bolts and nuts
are not provided with
tightening torques, refer to
.
MODEL INDICATIONS
The following abbreviations
are used in this manual for identification of model
types.
2400Indicates an engine with the 2,378mL <4G69>
petrol engine.MPIIndicates the multipoint injection.SOHCIndicates an
engine with the single overhead camshaft.MIVECIndicates the mitsubishi
innovative valve timing and lift electronic control
systemM/TIndicates the manual transmission.A/TIndicates the
automatic transmission.A/CIndicates the air conditioner.
EXPLANATION OF MANUAL
CONTENTS
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