Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001-2010 Maintenance Plans

This schedule shows key service items and indicative intervals. Actual intervals depend on driving conditions, exact engine specification and manufacturer recommendations. For full details of all operations, sub-tasks and technical specifications, see our technical manuals.

1.6 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EJD)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the spark plugs every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 1.6 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EJD) · Normal conditions

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,000 km/36 months	84,000 km/42 months	96,000 km/48 months	108,000 km/54 months	120,000 km/60 months	132,000 km/66 months	144,000 km/72 months	156,000 km/78 months	168,000 km/84 months	180,000 km/90 months	192,000 km/96 months	204,000 km/102 months	216,000 km/108 months	228,000 km/114 months	240,000 km/120 months	252,000 km/126 months	264,000 km/132 months	276,000 km/138 months	288,000 km/144 months	300,000 km/150 months	312,000 km/156 months	324,000 km/162 months	336,000 km/168 months	348,000 km/174 months	360,000 km/180 months	372,000 km/186 months	384,000 km/192 months	396,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

2.0 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (ECC)

(2001 - 2002) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the timing belt every 192,000 km/96 months
Renew the spark plugs every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.0 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (ECC) · (2001 - 2002)

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,000 km/36 months	84,000 km/42 months	96,000 km/48 months	108,000 km/54 months	120,000 km/60 months	132,000 km/66 months	144,000 km/72 months	156,000 km/78 months	168,000 km/84 months	180,000 km/90 months	192,000 km/96 months	204,000 km/102 months	216,000 km/108 months	228,000 km/114 months	240,000 km/120 months	252,000 km/126 months	264,000 km/132 months	276,000 km/138 months	288,000 km/144 months	300,000 km/150 months	312,000 km/156 months	324,000 km/162 months	336,000 km/168 months	348,000 km/174 months	360,000 km/180 months	372,000 km/186 months	384,000 km/192 months	396,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Normal conditions, (2003 - 2004) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the timing belt every 168,000 km
Renew the spark plugs every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.0 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (ECC) · Normal conditions, (2003 - 2004)

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,000 km/36 months	84,000 km/42 months	96,000 km/48 months	108,000 km/54 months	120,000 km/60 months	132,000 km/66 months	144,000 km/72 months	156,000 km/78 months	168,000 km/84 months	180,000 km/90 months	192,000 km/96 months	204,000 km/102 months	216,000 km/108 months	228,000 km/114 months	240,000 km/120 months	252,000 km/126 months	264,000 km/132 months	276,000 km/138 months	288,000 km/144 months	300,000 km/150 months	312,000 km/156 months	324,000 km/162 months	336,000 km/168 months	348,000 km/174 months	360,000 km/180 months	372,000 km/186 months	384,000 km/192 months	396,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

2.2 16V CRD Diesel (EDJ)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 40,000 km
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 20,000 km

Service intervals · 2.2 16V CRD Diesel (EDJ) · Normal conditions

Task	20,000 km	40,000 km	60,000 km	80,000 km	100,000 km	120,000 km	140,000 km	160,000 km	180,000 km	200,000 km	220,000 km	240,000 km	260,000 km	280,000 km	300,000 km	320,000 km	340,000 km	360,000 km	380,000 km	400,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

2.2 16V CRD Diesel (EDJ)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 40,000 km
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 20,000 km

Service intervals · 2.2 16V CRD Diesel (EDJ) · Normal conditions

Task	20,000 km	40,000 km	60,000 km	80,000 km	100,000 km	120,000 km	140,000 km	160,000 km	180,000 km	200,000 km	220,000 km	240,000 km	260,000 km	280,000 km	300,000 km	320,000 km	340,000 km	360,000 km	380,000 km	400,000 km
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

2.4 16V GT Turbo, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EDV)

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter first change at 44,000 km/24 months; then every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the timing belt every 164,000 km/84 months
Renew the spark plugs first change at 44,000 km/24 months; then every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter first change at 20,000 km/12 months; then every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.4 16V GT Turbo, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EDV) · Normal conditions

Task	8,000 km/6 months	20,000 km/12 months	32,000 km/18 months	44,000 km/24 months	56,000 km/30 months	68,000 km/36 months	80,000 km/42 months	92,000 km/48 months	104,000 km/54 months	116,000 km/60 months	128,000 km/66 months	140,000 km/72 months	152,000 km/78 months	164,000 km/84 months	At 176,000 km/90 months	188,000 km/96 months	200,000 km/102 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check for oil leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Electrical System
Check the operation of the exterior lights	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

2.4 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EDZ)

Normal conditions, (2001 - 2002) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the timing belt every 192,000 km/96 months
Renew the spark plugs every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.4 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EDZ) · Normal conditions, (2001 - 2002)

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,000 km/36 months	84,000 km/42 months	96,000 km/48 months	108,000 km/54 months	120,000 km/60 months	132,000 km/66 months	144,000 km/72 months	156,000 km/72 months	168,000 km/84 months	180,000 km/90 months	192,000 km/96 months	204,000 km/102 months	216,000 km/108 months	228,000 km/114 months	240,000 km/120 months	252,000 km/126 months	264,000 km/132 months	276,000 km/138 months	288,000 km/144 months	300,000 km/150 months	312,000 km/156 months	324,000 km/162 months	336,000 km/168 months	348,000 km/174 months	360,000 km/180 months	372,000 km/186 months	384,000 km/192 months	396,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Normal conditions, (2003 - 2004) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the timing belt every 168,000 km
Renew the spark plugs every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.4 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EDZ) · Normal conditions, (2003 - 2004)

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,000 km/36 months	84,000 km/42 months	96,000 km/48 months	108,000 km/54 months	120,000 km/60 months	132,000 km/66 months	144,000 km/72 months	156,000 km/78 months	168,000 km/84 months	180,000 km/90 months	192,000 km/96 months	204,000 km/102 months	216,000 km/108 months	228,000 km/114 months	240,000 km/120 months	252,000 km/126 months	264,000 km/132 months	276,000 km/138 months	288,000 km/144 months	300,000 km/150 months	312,000 km/156 months	324,000 km/162 months	336,000 km/168 months	348,000 km/174 months	360,000 km/180 months	372,000 km/186 months	384,000 km/192 months	396,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

Normal conditions, (2005 - 2010) Standard interval

Additional operations (specific intervals)

Renew the air filter every 48,000 km/24 months
Renew the timing belt every 192,000 km/96 months
Renew the spark plugs every 48,000 km/24 months
Braking system: renew the brake fluid every 24 months
Renew the dust and pollen filter every 24,000 km/12 months

Service intervals · 2.4 16V, -LPG LPG,Petrol (EDZ) · Normal conditions, (2005 - 2010)

Task	12,000 km/6 months	24,000 km/12 months	36,000 km/18 months	48,000 km/24 months	60,000 km/30 months	72,000 km/36 months	84,000 km/42 months	96,000 km/48 months	108,000 km/54 months	120,000 km/60 months	132,000 km/66 months	144,000 km/72 months	156,000 km/78 months	168,000 km/84 months	180,000 km/90 months	192,000 km/96 months	204,000 km/102 months	216,000 km/108 months	228,000 km/114 months	240,000 km/120 months	252,000 km/126 months	264,000 km/132 months	276,000 km/138 months	288,000 km/144 months	300,000 km/150 months	312,000 km/156 months	324,000 km/162 months	336,000 km/168 months	348,000 km/174 months	360,000 km/180 months	372,000 km/186 months	384,000 km/192 months	396,000 km/198 months
Engine
Renew the engine oil	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Renew the oil filter	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the exhaust system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Cooling system: check for leaks. Check the level and anti-freeze strength; correct if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Transmission
Manual transmission: check the oil level; top up if necessary; check for leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
CV joint boots: check for damage and leaks	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Steering
Check the steering assembly for damage, leaks and wear	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	●	○
Brakes
Check the brake fluid level; top up if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the brake lines, hoses and connections for leaks and damage	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension, wheels and tyres
Check the tread depth and wear pattern on all the tyres, including the spare	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Suspension: check for damage and wear	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Check the tyre pressures; adjust if necessary	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●
Exterior
Check the windscreen wipers and washing system	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●

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