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Clock . Setting ................................... 3-6
Clutch. Hydraulic
............................... 6- 19
Comfort Controls ................................ 3- I
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-2 I
Compact Spare Tire 3-33
Control of a Vehicle .............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-57
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-50
Coolant ................................... 5- 14.6-23
Coolant Heater. Engine
.......................... 2- I7
Cruise Control ................................. 2-42
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- I
Customer Satisfaction Procecture .................... 8-2
.. .............................
Courtesy Transportation ........................... 8-8
Damage
. Finish ............................... 6-56
Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-55
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator Light ............ 2-80
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety ................... X- IO. 8- 1 1
Defensive Driving ............................... 3-2
Defogging ..................................... 3-5
Defrosting ..................................... 3-5
Dimensions . Vehicle ............................ 6-64
Dome Latmps
.................................. - 3-48
Door
Locks
....................................... 2-3
Storage ..................................... 2-56
Drive. Automatic Transmission
.................... 2-20
Daytime Running Lamps ......................... 2-36 Drive
Axlc Service ... ........................ 7-51
Driver Position
.................................
City ........................................ 4-32
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Foreign Countries
.............................. 6-4
Guidelines
.................................. 4-14
Hill and Mountain Roads
....................... 4-35
In a Blizzard ................................. 4-39
Night
...................................... 4-28
Ofl-Road ................................... 4-15
On Curves ................................... 4-9
Rainy Conditions
............................. 3-29
Snowy and Icy Conditions ...................... 3-37
Through Deep Standing Water
................... 4-31
Wintet-
...................................... 4-37
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-50
Driving On Grades Whilc Towing :I Trailer ........... 3-52
Drunken Driving ................................ 3-3
F~KWLI~ .................................... 4-33
Wet Roads .................................. 1-29
Easy Entry scat ................................ 1-7
Electrical Equipmcnt
. Addin2 ................ 3-20, 6-58
Electrical System
............................... 6-58
Elnergency Releasc
........................... 2-11
EIldgate ....................................... 2-9
M;tIlLlal Rclc~~e
.............................. 2- IO
Re111ote Release .............................. 2-11
9-3

Garage Door Opener ............................ 2-5 1
GasCap ....................................... 6-5
Gate Ajar Light ................................ 2-81
GAWR ....................................... 4-43
Gear Positions
................................. 2- 18
GIov~ BOX .................................... 2-50
Gross Axle Weight Rating
........................ 4-43
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
...................... 4-42
Guide en Franqais
11
GVWR ....................................... 4-42
.. .................................
Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-33
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints ................................. 1-6
Headlamps .................................... 2-35
Bulb Replacement ............................ 6-33
High/Low Beam Changer
...................... 2-39
On Reminder
................................ 2-46
Wiring
..................................... 6-59
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance .............. 8-4
Heating ........................................ 3-3
Highway Hypnosis .............................. 4-35
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-35
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-48
Horn
......................................... 2-37
Hydraulic Clutch
............................... 6- I9
Hydroplaning .................................. 4-3 I
Hood .......................................... 6-6
Check
...................................... 7-47 Ignition
Positions ..............................
Brake System ................................
Suspension .................................. 7-50
Throttle Linkage
.............................. 7-50
Transfer Case
................................ 7-51
Instrurnent Panel
............................... 2-67
Cleaning
.................................... 6-52
Cluster ..................................... 2-69
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-47
Exhallst
Systems
............................. 7-50
Steering
.................................... 7-50
F~seBlock
.................................. 6-59
Jacking Equipment
............................. 5-26
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Key
in the I.ylilion ............................. 2-12
Key Lock Cylinders Service ...................... 7-47
Key Release Burton
............................. 2-15
Keyless Entry System ............................ 2-6
Keys .......................................... 2-2
9-5

Labels Certificatioflire
............................. 4-42
Fuse
....................................... 6-60
Safety Belt
.................................. 1-48
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-58
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-58
Lamps
........................................ 2-45
Dome
...................................... 2-48
FrontMap
................................... 2-48
Front Reading
........................... 2-47, 2-51
Latches, Seatback
................................ 1-6
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-5
Leaving Your Vehicle with the Engine Running
....... 2-32
Air Bag Readiness
....................... 1-21, 2-73
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning
............ 2-76, 4-7
Brake System Warning
......................... 2-75
Charging System
............................. 2-73
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
............... 2-80
Gate Ajar
................................... 2-81
Safety Belt Reminder
...................... 1-9, 2-72
Service Engine Soon
.......................... 2-77
Shift
.................................. 2-22, 2-80
Loading Your Vehicle
........................... 4-42
Locking Rear Axle
.............................. 2-23
LockoutSwitch
................................ 2-37
Interior
..................................... 2-47
OnReminder
................................ 2-4 6
Lighter
....................................... 2-61
Lights
CheckGages
................................ 2-80 Locks
......................................... 2-4
Door ........................................ 2-4
Key Lock Cylinder
Service ..................... 7-47
PowerDoor
.................................. 2-5
Rear Door Security
............................. 2-5
Steering Column Park Lock Check
............... 7-49
Loss of Control
................................ 4-13
Lubricants and Fluids
....................... 6-64, 7-52
Lubrication Service, Body
........................ 7-47
Luggagecarrier
................................ 2-59
Lumbar Controls
............................ 1-3, 1-4
Maintenance Record
........................... 7-55
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long Tripmighway
....................... 7-6, 7-30
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-46
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-50
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-52
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-4
Short TripKity
............................ 7-5, 7-7
Maintenance, Underbody
......................... 6-56
Maintenance When Trailer Towing
................. 4-54
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-77
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-2
Manual Lumbar Support
.......................... 1-3
Manual Transmission Check
...................................... 7-47
Fluid
....................................... 6-18
Shifting
..................................... 2-21
Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-16
9-6

Methanol .................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-49
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-50
Inside Day/Night Rearview
..................... 2-49
Outside
..................................... 2-49
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-62
Model Reference
................................. vi
Mountain Roads ................................ 4-35
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-38
Net. Convenience
.............................. 2-57
Neutral
Automatic Trans~nission
....................... 2- I9
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-22
New Vehicle "Break-In"
......................... 2- I3
Nightvision
................................... 4-28
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
............. 6-63
Odometer
.................................... 2.68
Off-Road Driving .............................. 4- 15
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4- I 1
Opener, Garage Door ............................ 2-5 1
Ordering Owner and Service Publications ....... 8- 11. 8- 12
Outside Mirror
Manual Adjust
............................... 2-49
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-49
Convex
..................................... 2-50
Overdrive, Automatic Transmission
................ 2-20
Oil.
Engine
..................................... 6-9 Overhead Console
.............................. 2-50
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-46
Owner Publications
........................ 8-11 .
Paint Spotting. Chemical ........................ 6-56
Park
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-18
Shifting Into ................................. 2-30
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-33
AtNight
.................................... 2-12
Brake ...................................... 2-29
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-49
Lots ....................................... 2-12
On Hills with a Trailer ......................... 4-52
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-34
Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission
.............. 2-33
Passing
....................................... 4-12
Payload
....................................... 4-44
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-50
Power
Accessory Outlets
............................ 2-63
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-49
Steering
..................................... 4-9
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-26
Windows
................................... 2-36
Powerseat ..................................... 1-3
Lumbar Controls .............................. 1-4
Parking
9-7

Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-26
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner
.............. 8- 11. 8- 12
Radiator. Adding Coolant
....................... 5-19
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-26
Radio Reception
................................ 3-19
AM-FM Stereo ............................... 3-6
Cassette Care
........................... 3-20. 7-46
Cassette Tape Player
...................... 3.8. 3.10
Compact Disc Player
.......................... 3- 13
Theft-Deterrent Feature.
CD Player .............. 3-17
Rain. Driving
.................................. 4-29
Axle
....................................... 6-20
DoorSecarityLocks
........................... 2-5
Safety Belt Comfort Guides ..................... 1-3 1
Seat Passengers .............................. 1-28
Seats
........................................ l-7
Towing ..................................... 5-11
Window Defogger
............................. 3-5
Window WasherNlper
........................ 2-41
RearSea
ts ...................................... 1-7
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-49
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recornmended Fluids and Lubricants
.......... 6-64. 7-52
Recovery
Hooks ................................ 5-37
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Recreational Vehicle Towing
...................... 4-41
Radios
Rear Replacement
Bulbs
...................................... 6-62
Parts
....................................... 6-63
Wheel
...................................... 6-46
Reporting Safety Defects
.................... 8-10. 8.11
Checking
................................... 1-47
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head
........................................ 1-6
Replacing Parts After a Crash
................... 1-48
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-19
Manual Transmiss-ion
.......................... 2-22
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-26
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-5
Canadian .................................... 8-7
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-37
Rotation, Tires
................................. 6-42
Restraints
Check
...................................... 7-47
Reverse
safety Belts
................................... 1-8
Adults
...................................... 1-13
Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Front Passenger Position
................. 1-26
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-34
Children
............................... 1-35, 1-44
DriverPosition
............................... 1-13
Extender
.................................... 1-47
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1-13
Lap Belt
............................... 1-27, 1-34
9-8 I

Lap-Shoulder ........................... 1.13. 1-28
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 . 12
Rear Comfort Guides
.......................... 1-3 1
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-28
Replacing After a Crash
........................ 1-48
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-26
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-26
WhyTheyWork
............................... 1-9
SafetyChains
.................................. 4-49
Safety Defects. Reporting
................... 8.10. 8.11
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... iii
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................... 7-4
Seatback
Latches
...................................... 1-6
Reclining Front
............................... 1-4
Seats and Restraint Systems
........................ 1-1
Second Gear
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-20
Manual Transmission
.......................... 2-21
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.............. 8.11. 8.12
Service Engine
Soon Light ....................... 2-77
Service Parts Identification Label
.................. 6-58
Service Work. Doing Your Own
.................... 6-2
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
........... 1-25
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-55
Shift Light
............................... 2.22. 2.80
Shifting
.................................. 2- 18. 2.21
Into Park
.................................... 2-30
Out of Park
.................................. 2-33 Signaling Turns
................................ 2-39
SIR .......................................... 1-20
Skidding
...................................... 4-13
Specifications and Capacities
................. 6.63. 6.64
Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
............... 8-4
Speedometer
................................... 2-71
Stains. Cleaning
................................ 6-51
Starter Switch Check
............................ 7-48
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-15
Steam
........................................ 5-12
Steering In Emergencies
............................... 4-10
Power
....................................... 4-9
Steering Column Park Lock Check
................. 7-49
Steering Wheel. Tilt
............................. 2-38
Storage Compartments
........................... 2-50
Storage. Vehicle
................................ 6-33
Storing a Flat or Spare Tire and Tools
............... 5-32
Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow
.................. 5-36
Sunvisors
.................................... 2-62
Sunglasses Storage
.............................. 2-56
Sunroof
....................................... 2-63
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
.................. 1-20
Symbols. Vehicle .................................. v
Tachometer .................................. 2-71
Taillamp Bulb Replacement
....................... 6-37
TapePlayerCare
............................... 3-20
Temnerature and Compass Display
................. 2-53
9-9