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Starting Your Vehicle
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Preparing to Start Your Vehicle
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RWARNING
Do not start your vehicle in a closed
garage or other enclosed area. Never sit in
a stopped vehicle for more than a short
period of time with the engine running.
Exhaust fumes are toxic. SeeGuarding
Against Exhaust Fumesin this chapter for
more instructions.
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Before you start your vehicle, do the following:
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1. Make sure all occupants in the vehicle
buckle their safety belts. SeeSafety Restraints
in the Index for more details.
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2. Make sure the headlamps and other
accessories are turned off when starting.
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3.If you have an automatic transmission,
make sure that the gearshift is in P (Park)
and the parking brake is set before you turn
the key.
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If you have a manual transmission, make
sure that the parking brake is fully set, push
the clutch pedal to the floor, and put the
gearshift into Neutral before you turn the
key.The starter will operate only if the
clutch pedal is pushed in all the way.
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Before you start your vehicle, you should test
the warning lights on the instrument panel to
make sure that they work. Refer to theWarning
Lights and Gaugeschapter.
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High Beam Light
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This light comes on when the headlamps are
turned to high beam or when you flash the
lights.
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Check Engine Warning Light
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The Powertrain On-Board Diagnostic II (OBD II)
system consists of the hardware and software
necessary to monitor the operation of the
powertrain. The OBD II system is designed to
check the function of the vehicle's powertrain
control system during normal operation. If an
emission problem is detected, the Check Engine
Warning Light (in the cluster) is turned on.
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Modification or additions to the vehicle may
cause incorrect operation of the OBD II system.
Additions such as burglar alarms, cellular
phones, and CB radios must be carefully
installed. Do not install these devices by tapping
into or running wires close to powertrain control
system wires or components.
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To heat the inside of your vehicle and defrost
the windshield and side windows at the same
time, turn the SELECT knob to MIX, turn the
TEMP knob into the red range, as required, and
turn the FAN knob to the desired speed between
LO and HI.
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On mild days you may want to ventilate your
vehicle with outside air. Turn the SELECT knob
to VENT, turn the TEMP knob to the end of the
blue range (full left) and turn the FAN knob to
the desired speed. Air will be delivered through
the instrument panel registers.
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Under normal conditions, the SELECT knob
should be left in any position except OFF when
the vehicle is parked. This allows the vehicle to
ªbreatheº through the outside air inlet duct.
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Rear Window Defroster
(If equipped)
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The defroster for the rear window clears frost,
fog, or thin ice from both the inside and outside
of the rear window.
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The button for the rear window defroster is
located on the left side of the instrument panel
below the headlamp switch.
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The button that controls the rear window defroster
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84 [IP33000( ALL)12/94]Clear away any snow that is on the rear
window before using the defroster. With the
engine running, push the defrost button.
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After approximately 10 minutes, the defroster
will turn off. If the window is still not clear,
turn the defroster on again.
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The defroster will turn off when the ignition key
is turned to the OFF position.
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The heating elements are bonded to the inside of
the rear window. Do not use sharp objects to
scrape the inside of the rear window or use
abrasive cleaners to clean it. Doing so could
damage the heating elements.
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The Interior and Exterior Lights
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Daytime Running Light System
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(Canadian vehicles only)
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The Daytime Running Light (DRL) system turns
the high beam headlamps on, with a reduced
light output, when:
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The headlamp system is in the OFF position,
and
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The vehicle is running, and
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The vehicle has a fully released parking
brake.
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NOTE: The high beam indicator will not turn
on in the flash-to-pass mode during
nighttime driving.
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NOTE: You may notice that the lights flicker
when the vehicle is turned on or off.
This is a normal condition.
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RWARNING
The Daytime Running Light (DRL) system
will not illuminate the tail lamps and
parking lamps. Turn on your headlamps
at dusk. Failure to do so may result in a
collision.
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Turning On the Exterior Lights
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To turn on the headlamps, parking lamps, side
markers, and tail lamps, use the control knob
that is to the left of the steering wheel.
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Headlamp switch location
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The knob that controls the headlamps and parking lamps
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86 [IP35200( ALL)12/91]When you turn on the headlamps, the parking
lamps, tail lamps, and side markers
automatically turn on. But you can turn on the
parking lamps, tail lamps, and side markers
without turning on the headlamps.
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For more information about how the high beams
work, refer to theSteering Column Controls
chapter.
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Cleaning the Exterior Lamps
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Do not use dry paper towel, chemical solvents
or abrasive cleaners to clean the lamps, as these
may cause scratches or crack the lamps.
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Fog Lamps (If equipped)
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The fog lamps switch is located on the console
to the left of the parking brake. The fog lamps
act as a supplement to the low beam headlamps
under limited visibility conditions such as rain,
snow, dust or fog and operate only when the
low beam headlamps are on.
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Fog lamp switch
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To turn the fog lamps on, push the concave
side of the rocker switch. An indicator light
will glow when the lamps are on.
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To turn off, push the raised side of the
switch.
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Lighting Up the Interior and Instrument
Panel
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With the headlamp knob in the parking lamps
or headlamps position, you can brighten or dim
the lights on the instrument panel. To do this,
rotate the headlamp knob clockwise (to dim the
lights) or counterclockwise (to brighten the
lights). Rotate the knob fully counterclockwise to
operate the interior lights.
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The knob controls the light on the instrument panel and
the interior light
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If the turn signal stays on after you turn, move
the lever back to the center (off) position.
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For lane changes, move the lever far enough to
signal but not to latch. The lever will return to
the off position when you release it.
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High Beams
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To turn on the high beams, turn the headlamp
control knob to the headlamp ON position and
push the turn signal lever away from you until
it latches. When the high beams are ON, the
high beam indicator light on the instrument
panel comes on.
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To turn off the high beams, pull the lever
toward you until it latches. The high beam
indicator light turns off.
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NOTE: The fog lamps will turn off if you put
high beams on while fog lamps are on.
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Flashing the Lights
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To flash the headlamps, pull the lever toward
you for a moment and then release it. The
headlamps will flash whether the headlamp
knob is in the on or off position.
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Windshield Wipers and Washer
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To turn on the windshield wipers, the ignition
key must be turned to the ON or ACC position.
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Rotate the end of the lever away from you to
activate the wipers. The first seven detents are
interval wipe positions, the eighth detent is the
LO position and the ninth detent is the HI
position.
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To turn the wipers off, turn the knob toward
you to the OFF position.
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