Drive Belt: Description and Operation

Note: Drive belts with automatic drive belt tensioners do not require adjustment.

Note: When an accessory drive belt is replaced or reinstalled after a service procedure, the drive belt does not fully seat into pulley grooves until the engine has run for several minutes.

This vehicle is equipped with:
^ a V-ribbed serpentine accessory drive belt.
^ an automatic drive belt tensioner.
Replacement drive belts should be of the same type as originally installed.
The drive belt condition should be checked:
^ at 96,000 km (60,000 miles).
^ then every 40,000 km (25,000 miles).

Drive Belt Tension
Newly Installed - Refers to the condition of the "NEW" drive belt before the engine has made no more than one rotation and before the belt has had a chance to stretch or seat into the pulley grooves.