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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice,
gravel or other material
is on the road. For safety, you’ll
Driving at Night
Remember: Any anti-lock brake system (ABS) helps
avoid
only the braking skid.
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Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One
reason
is that some drivers are likely to be impaired -- by
alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue.
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Drive defensively.
Don’t drink and drive.
Adjust your inside rearview mirror to reduce the
glare from headlamps behind
you.
Since you can’t see as well, you may need to
slow down and keep more space between you and
other vehicles.
Slow down, especially on higher speed roads. Your
headlamps can light up only
so much road ahead.
In remote areas, watch for animals.
If you’re tired, pull off the road in a safe place
and rest.
Night Vision
No one can see as well at night as in the daytime. But as
we get older these differences increase.
A 50-year-old
driver may require at least twice as much light to see the
same thing at night as a 20-year-old.
What you do in the daytime can also affect your night
vision. For example,
if you spend the day in bright
sunshine you are wise to wear sunglasses. Your eyes will
have less trouble adjusting to night. But
if you’re
driving, don’t wear sunglasses at night. They may cut down
on glare
from headlamps, but they also make a lot
of things invisible.
You can be temporarily blinded by approaching
headlamps. It can take a second or two, or even several
seconds, for your eyes to readjust to the dark. When you
are faced with severe glare (as from a driver who
doesn’t lower the high beams, or a vehicle with
misaimed headlamps), slow down a little. Avoid staring
directly into the approaching headlamps.
Keep your windshield and all the glass on your vehicle
clean
-- inside and out. Glare at night is made much
worse by dirt
on the glass. Even the inside of the glass
can build up a film caused by dust. Dirty glass makes
lights dazzle and flash more than clean glass would,
making the pupils of your eyes contract repeatedly.
Remember that your headlamps light up far
less of a
roadway when
you are in a turn or curve. Keep your
eyes moving; that way, it’s easier to pick out dimly
lighted objects. Just as your headlamps should be
checked regularly for proper aim,
so should your eyes
be examined regularly. Some drivers suffer from night
blindness
-- the inability to see in dim light -- and
aren’t even aware of
it.
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Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-17
New Vehicle “Break-In”
......................... 2- 12
Night Vision
................................... 4- 15
Odometer
.................................... 2-45
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-45
Off-RoadRecovery
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Oil Warning Light
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Overheating Engine
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Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-10
Overdrive. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2- 18
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-37
Ownerhblications. Ordering
..................... 8-12
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-52
Park Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2- 16
Shifting Into
................................. 2-21
Shifting Out
of ............................... 2-24
Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-10
Brake
...................................... 2-20
Brake and Automatic Transaxle PARK (P)
Mechanism Check
........................... 7-40
Lots
....................................... 2-10
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-24
WithaTrailer
................................ 4-36
Parking On Hills. Leaving
........................ 4-37
PassengerPosition
.............................. 1-20 Passing
..b.................................... 4-12
PASS-Key
I1 ................................. 2-10
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-41
Door Locks
................................... 2-4
OptionFuses
................................ 6-57
Outside Mirror
............................... 2-37
Seat
......................................... 1-4
Steering
..................................... 4-9
SteeringFluid ................................ 6-24
Windows
................................... 2-26
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-19
Problems
on the Road ............................ 5-1
Publications, Service and Owner
................... 8-12
Power
Radiator
..................................... 5-20
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-24
Radio Reception
................................ 3-18
Rain, Driving
In ................................ 4-16
Rain. OtherTips
................................ 4-18
ReadingLamps
................................ 2-35
Rear Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-27
Safety Belt
Comfort Guides ..................... 1-30
Seatpassengers .............................. 1-27
Split Folding Seat
.............................. 1-6
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Window Defogger
............................. 3-6
Rearview Mirror, Inside Daymight
................. 2-36
Radios
........................................ 3-7
Reclining Front Seatbacks
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