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DO-IT-YOURSELF-SERVICE 
EMERGENCY
 STARTING 
Starting by
 pushing
 or towing 
Vehicles
 with
 Automatic Transmission 
 cannot
 be started by
 pushing
 or
 towing. 
Vehicles
 with
 Manual
 Transmission
 must 
 not
 be started by
 pushing
 or
 towing. 
Damage to the catalytic converter and/or 
other parts of the vehicle may result.  Starting
 with
 jumper
 cables 
WARNING 
•
 Always shield your eyes and avoid 
leaning over the battery whenever
 pos
sible. 
•
 Do not allow battery acid to contact 
eyes
 or
 skin.
 Flush any contacted area 
with
 water
 immediately. 
•
 Improper use of booster battery to 
start a vehicle may
 cause
 an
 explosion. 
•
 Vehicles batteries generate explo
sive
 gases.
 Keep sparks, flame and  lighted cigarettes away from batteries. 
•
 Do not charge a frozen battery; allow 
it to thaw out first. Gas trapped 
in the ice may cause an explosion. 
•
 Do not try to jump start any vehicle 
with
 a low electrolyte level in the bat tery. 
•
 The voltage of the booster battery 
must also have a 12-volt rating. The 
capacity
 (Ah) of the booster battery 
should
 not be lower than
 that
 of the
 dis
charged
 battery. Use of batteries of dif
ferent voltage or substantially different 
Ah
 rating may cause an explosion and 
 personal
 injury. 
 •
 Applying
 a
 higher
 voltage
 booster 
battery
 will
 cause
 expensive
 damage
 tc 
sensitive
 electronic
 components,
 such
 as 
 relays,
 radio,
 etc... 
•
 Vehicle
 with
 discharged
 battery: turn off 
lights
 and
 accessories,
 move
 lever
 to N or 
P
 (Automatic
 transmission)
 or into
 Neutra 
(Manual
 transmission)
 and set
 parking 
brake. 
Always
 heed WARNINGS on page 97. 
 
 
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX 
page 
Introduction 2 
Instrument illumination 46 
Instrument panel 4  Instruments 40 
Interior light 63,133 
Jack and tools 123  Jack points 126 
Keys 7 
Kickdown 37 
Lane changer 48 
License plate lights 133 Lifting vehicle 140 
Light switch 46 Light alloy wheels 92 
Lights 46,130 
Locks 7 
Lubricants 98 
Luggage compartment 28 
Maintenance 95 
Maintenance booklet 2 
Manual Transmission 32 Manual Transmission Oil 102 
Mirrors 13 
Notes to owner 2  page 
Octane rating 86 
Oil change 100 
Oil filter changing 101  Oil pressure warning light 43 
OXS (Oxygen sensor) 144 
Parking 31,145 
Parking brake 31 Pedals 29 
Power steering 103 
Power windows 12 
Radio 5, 135 
Rear lid 11 Rear seat bench/bed combination 26 
Rear view mirrors 13 
Rear window defogger 47 
Rear window wiper/washer 50 
Refill Tank 105 
Reverse 32 
Roof rack 68 
Safe driving hints 70 
Safety belts 14 
Safety belts warning light 18 
Safety compliance sticker 151 
Seats 20 Secondary heat exchanger 53 
Selector lever 35  page 
Service manuals 152  Side marker lights 132 
Sliding door 10  Sliding roof 62 
Sliding windows 12 
Snow chains 119 Spare wheel 124 
Spark plugs 146 
Speedometer 40 
Speed ranges 69 
Starter switch 38 Starting procedures 39 
Steering lock 38 
Stopping engine 39 
Sunroof 62  Sun visors 67 
Switches 46 
Swivel seats 22 Syncro  Differential lock 33 
Driving with the-all-wheel-drive . . 75 
Snow chains 119 
Technical Information 142  Towing 139 
Tachometer 41 
Tail lights 132 
Technical data 146 
 
 
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