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2. To remove the child restraint system,press the buckle-release button and
allow the belt to retract.To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, pull up the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and release
the lever.
When the steering wheel is in a low posi-
tion, it will spring up as you release the
lock release lever.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving.
After adjusting the steering wheel,
try moving it up and down to make sure it is locked in position.
CAUTION!
Adjust the mirror so you can just see
the side of your vehicle in the mirror. Be careful when judging the size of dis- tance of any object seen in the outside
rear view mirror on the passenger's side.
It is a convex mirror with a curved surface.
Any object seen in a convex mirror will
look smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat mirror.
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2. To remove the child restraint system,press the buckle-release button and
allow the belt to retract.To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, pull up the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and release
the lever.
When the steering wheel is in a low posi-
tion, it will spring up as you release the
lock release lever.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving.
After adjusting the steering wheel,
try moving it up and down to make sure it is locked in position.
CAUTION!
Adjust the mirror so you can just see
the side of your vehicle in the mirror. Be careful when judging the size of dis- tance of any object seen in the outside
rear view mirror on the passenger's side.
It is a convex mirror with a curved surface.
Any object seen in a convex mirror will
look smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat mirror.
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To adjust a power rear view mirror, first
place the master switch at Lº (left) or
Rº (right) depending onwhich mirror
needs adjusting, then push the con-
trol switch in the desired direction.
If the engine is not running, the key must be in the ACCº position.
NOTICE
If ice should jam the mirror, do not operate the control or scrape the
mirror face. Use a spray de-icer tofree the mirror.
To fold the rear view mirror, push back-
ward.
The rear view mirrors can be folded back-
ward for parking in restriced areas.Pull the lever toward you to reduce glare from the headlights of the ve-
hicle behind you during night driving.
Before adjusting the mirror to the position
with most clarity, push the day-night
change lever away from you (daylight
driving position). Remember that by reducing glare you
also lose some rear view clarity.
ÐFolding rear view mirrors
Anti-glare inside rear view mirror
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Part 1Headlights and turn signals
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS ANDCONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-4
Lights and Wipers
Headlights and turn signals
Emergency flashers
Instrument panel light control
Interior light
Personal lights
Ignition switch and step light
Windshield wipers and washer
To turn the lights on, twist the knob on
the end of the lever.
Daytime Running Light System (Canada only)Ð
The headlights turn on when the parking brake is released with the engine started,
even with the light switch in the OFFº
position. They will not go of until the igni-
tion switch is turned off.
To turn on the other exterior lights and in-
strument
panel lights, twist the knob to the
first clickstop.
Under the daytime running system, the
headlights turn on at reduced intensity.
Twist the knob to the second clickstop toturn to full intensity for driving at night. FIRST CLICKSTOP: Only the parking, tail, license plate and instrument panel
lights turn on.
SECOND CLICKSTOP: The headlights
also turn on.
On some models, the buzzer will remind
you to turn lights off when the driver 's door
is opened if the ignition switch is turned to the LOCKº position with the headlight
switch on.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the lights
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For high beam, push the lever away
from you. Pull it toward you for low low
beam. For the headlight flasher, pull
the lever all the way back and release.
A blue light in the instrument panel indi-
cates high beam is on.
The headlight flasher works even when
the headlight switch is off.For signaling a turn, move the lever up
or down in the conventional manner The key must be in the ONº position.
The turn signal is self-cancelling after a
turn, but after a lane change, you may
have to cancel it by hand. You can also
signal a lane change by moving the turn
signal lever partway and holding it there.
If the green light in the instrument panel
flashes faster than normal, it indicates
that the front or rear turn signal bulb has burned out.To turn on the emergency flashers,
push the switch. All the turn signal lights will flash.
Turn on the emergency flashers to warn other drivers if your vehicle must be
stopped where it might be a traf fic hazard.
Always pull as far off the road as possible.
The turn signal light switch will not work
when the emergency flashers are operat-ing.
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NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a long period when the engine is not running.
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the knob.To turn on the interior light, slide the switch.
With the switch in the DOORº position,
the light comes on when either of the doors is opened.
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To turn on the personal light, push the switch.For easy access to the ignition switch,
the ignition switch light comes on
when the driver's door is opened. The
step lights also come on when either
of the side doors is opened. The ignition switch light remains on for a
certain time after the driver's door is closed.To turn the wipers on, move the lever.
To make the washer squirt, push the
button on the end of the lever. The key must be in the ONº position.
The wipers will operate at intervals when the lever is in the INTº position. With the
lever in this position, the wipers can be ad-
justed to operate at intervals of 2 to 11seconds depending on the interval adjust-
er setting between SLOWº and FASTº.
Also, the wipers will automatically operate
a couple of times after the washer squirts
even with the lever in the OFFº position.
Ignition switch and step lights
Personal lights Windshield wipers and washer (intermittent type)