
Vehicle  Damage  Warnings 
Also,  in this book  you will find  these notices: 
NOTICE: 
These  mean  there is something  that  could  damage  your  vehicle. 
In the  notice  area, we tell  you  about something that  can damage  your 
vehicle. Many times, this  damage would 
not be covered  by your warranty, 
and  it  could  be costly.  But the notice 
will tell you  what  to do  to help avoid 
the  damage. 
When  you read  other  manuals,  you might see  CAUTION 
and NOTICE 
warnings  in different  colors or 
in different words. 
You’ll  also  see  warning  labels on your vehicle.  They use yellow  for 
cautions,  blue for notices and the words  CAUTION  or NOTICE. 
Vehicle Symbols 
These  are  some of the symbols  you  will find on your vehicle. For  example, 
these  symbols  are used  on 
an original battery: 
A 
I 
Cauflon 
Possible Injury 
1 
Avoid  Sparks 
or Flames 
Protect Eyes 
by Shielding 
Caustic Battery Acid  Spark or Flame Could 
Could  Cause 
Burns Explode Battery 
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When the high beams 
are 
on. this blue light 
on  the instrument 
panel  also 
will be on. 
Windshield  Wipers 
You  contro: the 
windshield  wipers  by 
turning the  band  with 
the  wiper symbol 
on 
it. 
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For  a  single wiping  cycle, turn  the  band to MIST.  Hold it there until the 
wipers  start, then let 
go. The wipers  will stop  after  one  cycle.  If  you want 
more  cycles,  hold the band 
on MIST longer. 
You can set the wiper  speed for a long or short delay between  wipes.  This 
can  be very useful  in light  rain 
or snow.  Turn the band to  choose the delay 
time.  The  closer  to LOW,  the shorter  the delay. 
For steady wiping  at  low speed,  turn  the  band  to the LOW position.  For  high 
speed  wiping, 
turn the band  further, to HIGH. To stop  the wipers, move  the 
band to the 
off symbol. 
Remember  that damaged  wiper blades  may prevent  you from  seeing  well 
enough 
to drive  safely.  To avoid  damage,  be sure  to clear  ice  and snow from 
the wiper blades before using  them. 
If they are frozen  to the  windshield, 
carefully  loosen  or thaw  them. 
If your blades  do become  damaged,  get new 
blades  or blade  inserts. 
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If your vehicle was first sold, when  new, in Canada,  you will have this green 
light 
on the instrument panel. It will  light whenever  the Daytime Running 
Lamps are on. For  more  details  about DRL, see “Headlamps  and  Vehicle 
Lighting” 
in this  section. 
Shift  Indicator  Light 
e 
This  orange  light,  with the word  SHIFT and the upshift arrow,  is  used on 
some models  with manual transmissions.  Depending on your particular 
model,  your vehicle  may  not have this light.  The  SHIFT indicator light  will 
help  you get 
the best fuel economy.  See “Shift Light”  or “Manual 
Transmission  Shift  Speeds” 
in this section for more information. 
Headlamp  High  Beam  Indicator  Light 
The blue high beam  indicator is on whenever you use your  high beam 
headlamps.  For  more details  about high  beams, see “Headlamp  High-Low 
Beam”  earlier 
in this section. 
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The  middle  knob on the control panel lets  you select the relative 
temperature 
of the  air flowing into the passenger  area of your vehicle. This 
knob will allow  you to adjust  the relative  air temperature  independently  of 
the function knob  setting. Move the knob right toward the  red area 
for 
warmer  air. Move  the knob left toward the blue area  for cooler  air. 
The  right knob  on the control panel  changes the heater setting. 
VENT  -This  setting, with  the  arrow pointing at 
the figure’s head,  directs 
air  through the instrument panel vents. 
VENT/HEAT 
- Use this setting, with the arrows pointing at the figure’s 
feet and head, to divide  airflow  between the heater floor vents and 
instrument  panel vents. 
HEAT - This  setting,  with the arrow pointing  at the figure’s feet,  directs  air 
through the heater  floor vents.  This setting  is  useful  for cold weather. 
HEAT/DEFROST 
- Use  this setting,  with  the arrow pointing at the figure’s 
feet  and the defroster  symbol near the figure’s head, to  divide airf-low 
between the heater  floor vents  and windshield. 
DEFROST 
- This  setting  with the defrost  symbol  directs air through the 
windshield  defroster vents. This setting  is  useful  when 
you have fog  or  ice 
on  the windshield. 
The  control knob can  be placed 
in any position between two heater settings 
to blend the flow 
of air.  The closer the knob  is to  a  setting symbol, the  more 
the  air flow  will represent that symbol’s air 
flow arrows. 
Heater/Air  Conditioning  Controls 
If your  vehicle has  air  conditioning,  your heatedair  conditioning  controls 
will 
1,ook like this. 
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Before using your  vehicle's air  conditioning. open  the windows  to clear  the. 
vehicle  of  hot air. 
Using the recirculation  function  can also help. See "Recirculation Buttor:" 
in this section for more  information. 
The  knob  on  the  left  side of the heating  system control  panel controls  the 
fan  speed.  The knob  has four speed  positions. To increase  the air 
flow. move 
the  knob toward 
HI. To decrease  the air flow. move it toward LO. To turn 
the  fan  off. move  the knob 
to OFF. If you  have  the air conditioner  on. 
moving  the fan knob 
to OFF also turns off'  the A/C compressor. 
The  middle knob  on the control  panel lets you  select  the relative 
temperature  of the  air  flowing  into  the passenger 
area of your  vehicle.  This 
knob 
will allow  you to adjust  the relative  air temperature  independently of' 
the function  knob setting. Move  the knob  right  toward  the  red area  for 
warmer air. Move  the knob  left toward the blue area for  cooler air. With 
A/C 
on,  move the knob  to  MAX for maximum  cooling. 
This  setting  puts the system 
in the recirculation  mode  and helps to maximize 
your  air conditioner's  performance and your vehicle's  fuel economy.  This 
setting  also  cools  the air the  fastest.  After the vehicle's  interior reaches 
a 
comfortable  temperature,  move the knob  clockwise  to place the air 
conditioning  system 
in the  normal mode. 
The  right  knob 
on the control  panel changes  the heatedair  conditioning 
setting. 
VENT - This  setting, with the  arrow pointing  at the  figure's  head. directs 
air  through  the instrument  panel vents. 
VENT/HEAT 
- Use  this setting, with the arrows  pointing at the figure's 
feet  and head,  to divide airflow between  the heater  floor vents  and 
instrument panel  vents. 
HEAT 
- This  setting. with the  arrow pointing  at  the figure's  feet. directs  air 
through the  heater  floor  vents. This setting  is  useful  for cold weather. 
HEAT/DEFROST 
- Use this  setting, with the arrow pointing  at  the figure's 
feet  and  the  defroster  symbol near the  figure's head. to divide airflow 
between  the heater  floor vents and windshield. 
DEFROST 
- This  setting with the  defrost symbol  directs  air  through the 
windshield  defroster vents. This setting  is  useful  when  you  have fog 
or ice 
on  the windshield. 
The  control  knob can  be placed 
in any position  between  two  heatedair 
conditioning  settings  to  blend  the flow 
of air. The  closer  the knob is to a 
setting  symbol,  the  more the air flow will represent  that symbol's  air  flow 
arrows. 
RECIRCULATION 
BUTTON - This  button,  between the left and middle 
knobs,  allows the air inside your vehicle 
to be recirculated.  This  setting 
helps  to  maximize  your  air  conditioner's  performance  and your vehicle's 
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