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Section 8 Index
ABS ......................................... 4.7
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your Vehicle
...... 6-3
AirBag
....................................... 1-21
How Does it Restrain
.......................... 1-26
Howitworks
................................ 1-24
Location
.................................... 1-24
Readiness Light
......................... 1.23, 2.68
Servicing
................................... 1-29
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-26
What Will You See After it Inflates
............... 1-27
When Should it Inflate
......................... 1-26
Aircleaner
.................................... 6-15
Airconditioning
............................... 3-10
Air Conditioning Refrigerants ..................... 6-67
Air Control. Climate Control System
............. 3.2. 3.6
Alarm. Theft-Deterrent
.......................... 2- 15
Alignment and Balance. Tire ...................... 6-46
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-54
Analog Cluster Climate Control Panel ................ 3-6
Analog Control Buttons .......................... 2-81
Antenna. Power
................................ 3-41
Antifreeze
................................ 6-22. 6-24
Anti-Lock
Brake System Warning Light
................ 2-71. 4-7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7 Anti-Lockout Feature
............................ 2-6
Anti.Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-36
Appearancecare
............................... 6-49
Appearance Care Materials
....................... 6-56
Apply Brake
To Shift Message .................... 2-82
Arbitration Program
............................. 7-11
Armrest. Storage
.......................... 2.54. 2.55
Assist Handles
................................. 2-57
Astroroof
..................................... 2-58
Audio Controls. Steering Wheel Touch Control
....... 3-37
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-38
Audio Systems
................................. 3-14
Automatic Transaxle Fluid
....................................... 6-18
Operation
................................... 2-23
Overdrive
................................... 2-25
Shifting
..................................... 2-23
Starting
Your Engine .......................... 2-20
Automatic
Door Locks ............................ 2-5
Automatic Pull-Down Feature
..................... 2-13
Automatic Transaxle Starting Your Engine
.......................... 2-20
Ashtrays
...................................... 2-55
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Jump Starting
................................. 5-3
Not Charging Message
......................... 2-82
Volts High Message
........................... 2-83
Volts Low Message
........................... 2-83
Warnings
................................ 5-3. 5-5
Battery Saver ............................. 2-46. 2-48
Exterior Lighting
............................. 2-46
Inadvertent Power
............................ 2-48
BBB Auto Line
................................ 7- 11
Better Business Bureau Mediation
.................. 7- 11
Blizzard
...................................... 4-27
Brake Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
............... 2-9
Adjustment
.................................. 6-30
Fluid
....................................... 6-28
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-28
Parking ..................................... 2-26
PedalTravel
................................. 6-30
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-3 1
System Warning Light
......................... 2-69
Trailer
...................................... 4-35
Transaxle Shift Interlock
....................... 2-31
Wear
....................................... 6-30
Brake Vacuum Problem Message
.................. 2-83
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-7
Braking ........................................ 4-6
Braking in Emergencies .......................... 4- 10
Break-In. New Vehicle .......................... 2-18 Brightness Control
.............................. 2-46
Bulb Replacement
.............................. 6-32
BTSI
......................................... 2-31
Capacities and Specifications
.................... 6-66
Carbon Monoxide
.................... 2.32.4.28. 4.35
Cassette Tape Player
.................. 3.16.3.19. 3.28
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-39
Cellular Telephone
.............................. 2-56
Center Console Storage Area
...................... 2-54
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-29
Central Door Unlocking System
.................... 2-5
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-35
Change Engine Oil Message
...................... 2-83
Change Trans Fluid Message
...................... 2-83
Changing a Flat Tire
............................. 5-24
Charging System Indicator Light
................... 2-69
Check Brake Fluid Level Message
................. 2-83
Check Coolant Level Message
..................... 2-84
Check Fuel Gage Message
........................ 2-84
Check Gas Cap Message
......................... 2-84
Check Oil Level Message
........................ 2-84
Check Washer Fluid Message
..................... 2-84
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-53
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-55
Cassette Tape Player Errors
............. 3.16.3.20.
3-28
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp Bulb Replacement
.... 6-35
Certification Label
.............................. 4-30
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-48
8-2
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Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-43
Securing in the Center Rear Seat Position
.......... 1-45
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-47
TopStrap
................................... 1-42
WheretoPut
................................ 1-41
CHMSL
...................................... 6-35
Chrome Wheels. Cleaning
......................... 6-54
Circuit Breakers and Fuses
....................... 6-60
Cleaner.
Air ................................... 6-15
Cleaning Aluminum or Chrome Wheels
................... 6-54
Fabric
...................................... 6-50
Glass
....................................... 6-52
Inside
of Your Vehicle ......................... 6-49
Instrument Panel
............................... 6-5 1
Leather ..................................... 6-51
Outside
of Your Vehicle ........................ 6-52
Speakercovers
.............................. 6-51
Special Problems
............................. 6-50
Stains
................................. 6-50, 6-51
Tires
....................................... 6-54
Vinyl
....................................... 6-50
Wheels
..................................... 6-54
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-52
WoodPanels ................................. 6-51
Climate Control Personalization
................... 3 - 13
Climate Control. Steering Wheel Touch Control
....... 3- 13
Cigarette Lighter
... 2-55 ...............................
Climate Control System ........................... 3-2
Clock. Setting the
............................... 3-14-
Coinholder
.................................. .. . 2-54
Comfort Controls
................................. 3-2
Compact Disc Care
............................. 3-40
Compact Disc Player
....................... I 3-21. 3-29
Compact Disc Player Errors
.................. 3-21, 3-30
Compact Spare Tire
........................ 5-25, 5-34
Compass. Rearview Mirror with
................... 2-49
Console Shift Lever
............................. 2-29
Continuous Variable
- Road Sensing Suspension ...... 2-95
Control of a Vehicle
.............................. 4-6
Convenience Net
............................... 2-55
Convex gutside Mirror
.......................... 2-53
Heater. Engine
............................... 2-21
Surge
Tank .................................. 5-20
Cooling System ................................ 5-18
Cornering Lamps
............................... 2-44
Courtesy Lamps ................................ 2-46
Cruise Control'
................................. 2-39
Cruise Engaged Message
......................... 2-84
Cupholders
............................... 2-54. 2-55
Curb View Assist Mirror
......................... 2-53
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone Users
......... 7-4
Customer Assistance Information
................... 7-1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure
.................... 7-2
CV-RSS
...................................... 2-95
Coolant
.................................. 6-22. 6-24
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Damage. Sheet Metal
............................ 6-54
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-43
Dead Battery
................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 7-12. 7-13
Defensive Driving
............................... 4-2
Defogger. Rear Window
......................... 3- 12
Defogging
.................................... 3- 12
Defrosting
.................................... 3- 12
DIC
.......................................... 2-79
Digital Cluster Climate Control Panel
................ 3-2
Digital Control Buttons
.......................... 2-79
Dolby B Noise Reduction
................... 3- 17. 3-21
Central Unlocking System
....................... 2-5
MapPocket
................................. 2-54
OpenMessage
............................... 2-84
Driver Door Open Message
....................... 2-84
Driver Information Center
......................... 2-79
Driver Information Center Messages
................ 2-82
Driver Position
................................. 1 - 11
Driver’s Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview Mirror
..... 2-52
Driving Dimensions. Vehicle
............................. 6-66
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4
City
........................................ 4-20
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4- 3
Freeway
.................................... 4-21
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-27 In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-17
Night
...................................... 4-15
On Curves
.................................. 4-10
On Grades While Towing a Trailer
............... 4-37
On Hill and Mountain Roads
.................... 4-23
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-26
Throughwater
............................... 4-19
WetRoads
.................................. 4-17
Winter
...................................... 4-25
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
DRL
.......................................... 2-43
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Temperature Control
..................... 3-3, 3-6
ECC ......................................... 3-2
Electrical Equipment, Adding
........... 2-21,3-39, 6-57
Electrical System ............................... 6-57
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview Mirror
..... 2-48, 2-49
Electronic Climate Control
........................ 3-2
Electronic Level Control
......................... 4-31
Electronic Solar Sensor
............................ 3-9
Engine
....................................... 6-10
Compartment Fuse Block
....................... 6-61
Coolant
................................ 6-22, 6-24
Coolant Heater
............................... 2-21
Coolant Hot-Idle Engine Message
................ 2-84
Coolant Temperature Gage
..................... 2-73
Coolant Temperature Warning Light
.............. 2-72
Exhaust
................................ 2-32, 4-28
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Misfire. Ease
Off Gas Pedal Message ............. 2-85
Overheated. Stop Engine Message
................ 2-85
Overheating
................................. 5-15
PowerReduced
.............................. 2-85
Running While Parked
.................... 2.32. 4.28
Specifications
................................ 6-66
Starting Your
................................ 2-20
Engine Hot
. A/C Off Message .................... 2-85
Engineoil
.................................... 6-11
Adding
..................................... 6-12
Checking
................................... 6-12
Additives
................................... 6- 14
Used
....................................... 6-15
What Kind
of Oil to Use ....................... 6-13
Whentochange
.............................. 6-14
Stop Engine Message
.......................... 2-85
Engine Speed Limiter
............................ 2-67
EnglisMetric Display
.......................... 2-66
Ethanol
........................................ 6-4
Exhaust. Engine
........................... 2.32. 4.28
Express-Down Window
.......................... 2-34
Exterior Lighting
............................... 2- 10
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver .................... 2-46
Fabric Cleaning
............................... 6-50
Fan Button
................................. 3.2. 3.6
Filling Your Tank
................................ 6-5
Finish Care
.................................... 6-53
Finish Damage
................................. 6-55 First Gear. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-26
Flashers. Hazard Warning
......................... 5-2
Flash-To-Pass Feature
........................... 2-36
Flat Tire. Changing
............................. 5-24
FloorMats
.................................... 2-57
Fluid Capacities
................................ 6-66
Foreign Countries. Fuel
........................... 6-5
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Front Storage Armrest ........................... 2-54
Front Towing
.............................. 5-9. 5-11
Fuel
.......................................... 6-3
Canada
...................................... 6-5
Data Panel
.................................. 2-78
DoorRelease
................................. 6-6
Filling Your Tank
.............................. 6-5
Gage
....................................... 2-77
In Foreign Countries
........................... 6-5
Level Low Message
........................... 2-85
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
....................... 6-60
Gages
FogLamps
.................................... 2-44
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Front Turn Signal Lamp Bulb Replacement .......... 6-34
Engine Coolant Temperature
.................... 2-73
Fuel
....................................... 2-77
Tachometer
.................................. 2-67
GAWR
....................................... 4-30
Gear Positions. Automatic Transaxle ................ 2-23
GloveBox
.................................... 2-54
Gold Key Courtesy Transportation .................. 7-8