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Section 8 Index
ABS ......................................... 4.7
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
AirBag
....................................... 1-25
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-30
How it Works ................................ 1-27
Location
.................................... 1-27
Readiness Light
......................... 1.27, 2.63
Servicing
................................... 1-32
What Makes
it Inflate .......................... 1-30
What Will You See After
it Inflates ............... 1-30
When Should
it Inflate .......................... 1-9
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-6
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-63
Alarm. Theft-Deterrent
.......................... 2- 12
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-43
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-5 1
Antenna. Heated Backlite ........................ 3-24
Antifreeze
..................................... 6- 19
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
................ 2.66. 4.7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti-Lockout Feature
............................ 2-6
Appearancecare
............................... 6-45 Appearance Care Materials Chart
.................. 6-54
Arbitration Program
............................. 7-11
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-49
Assist Handles
................................. 2-51
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-22
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
.................... 3-20
Audio Systems
.................................. 3-9
Automatic Door Locks
............................ 2-4
Automatic Operation
............................. 3-3
Automatic Transmission Operation
................................... 2-19
Shifting
.................................... 2-19
Fluid
...................................... 6-18
Warning Light
............................... 2-75
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-16
Axle. Rear
.................................... 6-19
Battery
...................................... 6-29
Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-8
Warnings
................................ 5.3. 5.5
BBB Auto Line ................................ 7-11
Better Business Bureau Mediation
.................. 7-11
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.................................. 6-28
Fluid
....................................... 6-25
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-25
PedalTravel
................................. 6-28
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-28
System Warning Light
......................... 2-64
To Shift Light
................................ 2-73
Transmission Shift Interlock
.................... 2-27
Wear
....................................... 6-27
Brake Pad Wear Indicator Light
.................... 2-76
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking
........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies
.......................... 4- 10
Break-In. New Vehicle .......................... 2-14
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-44
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-29
Capacities and Specifications
.................... 6-62
Carbon Monoxide
......................... 4.29. 4.35
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 12. 3. 15
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-22
Cassette Tape Player Errors
.................. 3- 12. 3. 15
Cellular Telephone .............................. 2-5 1
Center Console Storage Area
...................... 2-48
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp. Bulb Replacement ... 6-34
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-35
Central Door Unlocking System
.................... 2-4
Certification Label
.............................. 4-30
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-36
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-45
Parking
..................................... 2-24
BTSI ......................................... 2-27
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-23
Charging System Indicator Light
................... 2-63
Check Engine Light
............................. 2-69
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-50
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-53
Child Restraints
................................ 1-39
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-43
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-45
TopStrap
................................... 1-40
Where
to Put ................................ 1-39
CHMSL
...................................... 6-34
Chrome Wheels. Cleaning
........................ 6-51
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-50
Cleaner. Air ................................... 6-15
Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome Wheels
................... 6-51
Exterior LampsLenses
........................ 6-51
Fabric
................................. 6-46. 6-47
Glass Surfaces
............................... 6-49
Inside
of Your Catera .......................... 6-46
Instrument Panel
............................. 6-48
Leather
..................................... 6-48
Outside of Your Catera
......................... 6-50
Speakercovers
.............................. 6-49
Special Problems
............................. 6-47
Stains
................................. 6-47. 6-48
Tires
....................................... 6-52
Vinyl
....................................... 6-48
Wheels
..................................... 6-51
Windshield and Wiper Blades ................... 6-50
Check Oil Light
................................ 2-73
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-41
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Comfort Controls
................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-23
Compact Disc Changer Errors
..................... 3- 19
Console Shift Lever
............................. 2-25
Console Storage
................................ 2-48
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-49
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-47
Coolant
....................................... 6-19
Heater. Engine
............................... 2-17
SurgeTank
.................................. 5-18
CoolingSystem
................................ 5-16
Cornering Lamps
............................... 2-42
Cruise Control
................................. 2-35
Cruise Control Light
............................ 2-73
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 7-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 7-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 7-2
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-9
Damage. Finish
............................... 6-52
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-52
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-40
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 7- 12. 7. 13
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
.......................... 3-9
Defrosting ..................................... 3-8
Dimensions. Vehicle
............................ 6-63
Dolby@
B Noise Reduction .................. 3-13. 3-16 Door
Central Unlocking System
....................... 2-4
Locks ....................................... 2-3
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-21
DriverPosition
................................. 1-17
Driver’s Side Instrument Panel
Fuse Block ........... 6-57
Driver’s Side Temperature
Knob .................... 3-2
Driving
City
........................................ 4-20
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-21
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-28
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
In the Rain and on Wet Roads ................... 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-15
OnCurves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-37
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-24
On Snow and
Ice ............................. 4-26
Throughwater
............................... 4-20
Winter
...................................... 4-25
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-36
DrunkenDriving
................................ 4-3
ECC ......................................... 3-2
Electrical Equipment, Adding
..................... 2-17
Electrical System
............................... 6-55
Electronic Climate Control
........................ 3-2
DRL
......................................... 2-40
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
.......... 2-46
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Emergency
Trunk Release ........................ 2-10
Compartment Relay Center
..................... 6-61
Caolant Heater
............................... 2- 17
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-68
Coolant Temperature Warning
Light .............. 2-68
Identification
................................ 6-55
Overheating ................................. 5-14
Running
While Parked ......................... 2-29
Spscificatio
ns ................................ 6-62
Smg YOU ................................ 2-16
Engine
......................................... 6-9
..................................... CoOltUlt
6-19
Exh~
st ..................................... 2-29
Engine Oil
.................................... 6-10
Adding 6-11
Additives 6- 13
Checking
................................... 6- 11
Used 6-14
.....................................
...................................
.......................................
When to Change .............................. 6-13
Engine
Speed Limiter ............................ 2-61
FmglishMetric Display
........................... 3-3
Ethan01
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust, Engine
................................ 2-29
Exteri~ Frat Bulbs ............................. 6-30
Exterior
Lamps ................................. 2-38
Exterior
RW Bulbs ............................. 6-34
Fabric
cleaning .......................... 6.46. 6.47
Fan Button. Climate Control System
................. 3-2
FillingYourTank
................................ 6-5
Filter. Air 6-15 .....................................
Filter Replacement. Passenger Compartment Air ...... 6- 17
Finish Care 6-51 ....................................
Fish Damage ................................. 6-52
First Gear. Automatic Transmission ................ 2-21
Flashers.
Hazard Warning ......................... 5-2
Flat Tire. Changing ............................. 5-23
Fog Latsps .................................... 2-42
Folding the Rear Seat
............................. 1-10
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
French Language Manual
........................... ii
Front Turn Signal Lamp. Bulb Replacement .......... 6-30
Filling
Your Tank .............................. 6-5
Gage .................................. . ., ... 2-75
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
Fuses and Circuit Breakers ....................... 6-57
Gages
Engine Coolant Temperature .................... 2-63
Flash-To-PassFeature
........................... 2-33
Floor Mats 2-51
....................................
Fuel .......................................... 6-3
DoorLock ................................... 6-6
....................................... Fuel 2-75 OilPressure
................................. 2-72
GarmentHooks
................................ 2-51
GAM 4-30
Glove Box 2-48
.......................................
Gear Positions. Automatic Transmission ............. 2-19
Gold
Key Courtesy Transportation .................. 7-8
Gross Axle Weight Rating ........................ 4-30
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...................... 4-30
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GVWR ....................................... 4-30
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-29
Handles. Assist
................................. 2-51
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-8
Head Restraints. Removable ....................... 1-8
Headlamps .................................... 2-39
Aiming
..................................... 6-35
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-32
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-33
OnReminder
................................ 2-40
Wiper Activated
.............................. 2-40
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 7-4
Heated Backlite Antenna
......................... 3-24
Heated Seats
............................... 1.6. 1. I1
Heating ........................................ 3-6
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-33
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-23
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-24
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-35
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-7
Release
...................................... 6-8
Ho~ ......................................... 2-31
Hydraulic Brake Warning Lights
................... 2-64
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-19
Wiring
..................................... 6-56
Ignition Positions
.............................. 2- 15 Illuminated Entry
............................... 2-44
Illuminated Visor Vanity Mirror
.................... 2-50
Immobilizer
................................... 2-13
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-38
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-58
Brightness Control
............................ 2-44
Cleaning
.................................... 6-48
Cluster
..................................... 2-60
FuseBlock
............................. 6-57. 6-60
Interior Lamps ................................. 2-44
Jack. Tire
............................... 5.25. 5.26
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Keyless Entry. Remote
.......................... 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels Certification
................................. 4-30
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-55
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-30
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-55
Exterior
.................................... 2-38
Interior
..................................... 2-44
Panel
....................................... 2-44
Lamps On Reminder
............................ 2-40
Leaving
Your Vehicle ............................. 2-6
Leveling Indicator Light
......................... 2-76
Light Sensor. Twilight Sentinel
.................... 2-44
Lamps
Leaving
Your Vehicle with
the Engine Running ....... 2-26
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Odometer
.................................... 2-6 1
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-61
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- 12
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Oil Pressure LighVGage
.......................... 2-72
Outside Temperature Display
....................... 3-3
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 14
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 7- 13. 7- 14
Outside Rearview Mirror. Manual Folding
........... 2-47
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-53
Park
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2- 19
Shifting Into
................................. 2-25
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-27
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-11
Brake
...................................... 2-24
Lots
....................................... 2-11
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-28
With a Trailer
................................ 4-38
Passenger Compartment Air Filter
................... 3-8
Passenger Compartment Air Filter Replacement
....... 6-17
Passenger’s Side Instrument Panel
Fuse Block ........ 6-60
Passenger’s Side Temperature Knob
................. 3-2
Passing
....................................... 4-13
Power DoorLocks
................................... 2-4
Option Fuses
................................ 6-56 Recliner
..................................... 1-8
Remote Control Mirror ........................ 2-47
Retained Accessory
........................... 2-16
Seats
........................................ 1-4
Steering
.................................... 4-10
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-23
Windows
................................... 2-30
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-24
Problems
on the Road ............................ 5-1
Programmable Automatic Door Locks
............... 2-5
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 7- 13. 7- 14
Radio Reception .............................. 3-21
Radios
.................................. 3.10. 3.13
Rain. Driving
In ................................ 4-17
RAP
......................................... 2-16
ReadingLamps
................................ 2-45
Rear Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security Lock
............................ 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-32
Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-32
Window Defogger
............................. 3-9
RearSeats ..................................... 1-10
Rear Turn Signal Lamp, Bulb Replacement
.......... 6-34
Rear Window Lockout
........................... 2-31
Recirculation
................................... 3-5
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-6
Refrigerants, Air Conditioning
.................... 6-63
Rearview Mirror, Electrochromic
Daymight
......... 2-46
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Alignment and Balance
........................ 6-43
Buying New
................................. 6-41
Chains
..................................... 6-45
ChangingaFlat
.............................. 5-23
Cleaning
.................................... 6-52
Inflation
.................................... 6-38
Inspection and Rotation
........................ 6-40
Loading Information Label
..................... 4-30
Pressure
.................................... 6-38
Temperature
................................. 6-43
Traction
.................................... 6-42
Treadwe ar
................................... 6-42
Uniform Quality Grading
....................... 6-42
Wear Indicators .............................. 6-41
Wheel Replacement
........................... 6-43
When It's Time for New
....................... 6-41
TopStrap
..................................... 1-38
TorqueLock
................................... 2-2 6
Torque, Wheel Bolt
........................ 5-31, 6-63
Towing a Trailer
................................ 4-32
Towing Your Catera
.............................. 5-8
Control System ................................ 4-9
Control System Warning Light
.............. 2-67. 4-9
Traction Engaged
............................... 2-67
Brakes
..................................... 4- 36
Driving on Grades ............................ 4-37
Traction
Trailer Driving with
................................. 4-36
Hitches
..................................... 4-35
Maintenance When Towing
..................... 4-38
Parking
on Hills .............................. 4-38
Safety Chains
................................ 4-36
Tongueweight
............................... 4-34
Total Weight
on Tires .......................... 4-35
Towing
..................................... 4-32
Turnsignals
................................. 4-37
Weight
..................................... 4-34
Transmission Fluid. Automatic
.................... 6-18
Transmitter. Universal
........................... 2-54
Transportation. Gold Key Courtesy
.................. 7-8
Trip Odometer
................................. 2-61
Ajar Light ................................... 2-74
Mounted CD Changer
......................... 3-17
Release
..................................... 2-10
TTYUsers
..................................... 7-4
Turn and Lane Change Signals
.................... 2-32
Turn SignaUMultifunction Lever ................... 2-32
Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer
................ 4-37
Twilight Sentinel
............................... 2-43
Transmitters. Remote Keyless Entry System
........... 2-6
Trunk
Underbody Maintenance
........................ 6-53
Understanding
Radio Reception ................... 3-21
Universal Transmitter
............................ 2-54
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...................................... 4-6
Damage Warnings
.............................. vi
Dimensions
................................. 6-63
Identification Number
......................... 6-55
Ventilation System
............................... 3-7
Visor Vanity Mirror. Illuminated
................... 2-50
Visors. Sun
.................................... 2-50
Voltmeter
..................................... 2-65
warning Devices
............................... 5-3
Warning Lights. Gages and Indicators ............... 2-61
Warranty Information
............................ 7- 12
Washer Fluid. Windshield
........................ 6-24
Washing Your Vehicle
........................... 6-50
Weatherstrips .................................. 6-50 Wheel
Alignment
.................................. 6-43
Bolt Torque
............................ 5.31. 6.63
Replacement
................................. 6-43
Wrench
..................................... 5-26
Windows
..................................... 2-30
Power
...................................... 2-30
RearLockout
................................ 2-31
Windshield Washer
............................. 2-34
Fluid
.................................. 2-34, 6-24
Windshield Wipers
.............................. 2-33
Blade Replacement
........................... 6-37
Fuses
...................................... 6-56
Winter Driving
................................. 4-25
Wiper Activated Headlamps
...................... 2-40
Wiring, Headlamp
.............................. 6-56
Wrench. Wheel ................................. 5-26
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