P/S Fluid Change

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CAUTION: Do not use any fluid other than the specified P/S fluid. Use of any fluid other than the specified P/S fluid may cause juddering or some other faulty condition to occur.

Lift up vehicle.
Remove front under cover.
When engine is cool, remove P/S gear low pressure hose (1) from pipe and drain P/S fluid from low pressure hose.

Fig 1: Identifying P/S Gear Low Pressure Hose
Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
Install low pressure hose to pipe.
Fill specified P/S fluid and bleed air referring to P/S SYSTEM AIR BLEEDING PROCEDURE .
P/S fluid specification

Equivalent of DEXRON®-II

P/S fluid capacity reference value

0.7 - 0.8 liters (1.48/1.23 - 1.69/1.41 US/Imp.pt)