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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine With the automatic setting, the air conditioning
compressor automatically cycles when needed to cool
the air. In cold weather, when the system senses the need
for heat, the airflow will be directed out the floor
outlets.
As the interior temperature approaches a desired
setting, the blower speed will decrease. To maintain
interior comfort, the airflow will adjust between the
instrument panel air outlets and floor outlets. On bright
sunny days in cool weather, the airflow may come out of
the air conditioning and floor outlets (bi-level mode) to
maintain comfort and prevent stuffiness.
To avoid blowing cold air in cold weather, the system
will delay turning on the fan until warm air is available.
The length of delay depends on the outside air
temperature, engine coolant temperature or the time
since the engine was last started. As the coolant warms
up, the blower fan speed will gradually increase and air
will flow from the heater outlets, with some airflow to
the windshield to prevent fogging under most
normal conditions.
If your vehicle
is sitting out on a warm day and you
have the fan set
on AUTO, the air will first flow out of
the floor air outlets for a few seconds. That is normal.
This
is to expel hot air from the air outlets. As the air is
cooled, the airflow will move through the air
conditioning outlets. Be careful
not to put anything over the solar sensor
located around the center of the instrument panel.
This sensor is used by the automatic system to
regulate temperature.
Mode Knob - Manual Operation
The right knob on the control panel allows you to
choose the direction of air delivery.
You can choose to set the climate control system
operations yourself, or let the system work for
you
by placing the system in AUTO mode. See “Mode
Knob
- Automatic Operation” earlier in this section.
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fl PANEL: This setting directs most of the air
through the instrument panel outlets and a small amount
through the floor outlets.
+H BI-LEVEL: Air is delivered through the heater
floor outlets as well as the instrument panel outlets.
+’ HEATER: This setting directs most of the
warmed air through the heater floor outlets and some
air through the windshield defroster outlets.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinlung and driving is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to the
highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims
every year.
Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive
a vehicle:
0 Judgment
0 Muscular Coordination
0 Vision
0 Attentiveness.
Police records show that almost half
of all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases,
these deaths are the result
of someone who was drinking
and driving. In recent years, over
17,000 annual motor
vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use
of alcohol, with more than
300,000 people injured.
Many adults
-- by some estimates, nearly half the adult
population
-- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never
drive after drinking.
For persons under 21, it’s against the
law in every
U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good
medical, psychological and developmental reasons for
these laws. The obvious way to solve
hs highway safety problem is
for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what
if people do? How much is “too much” if the driver plans
to dnve? It’s a lot less than many might
think. Although it
depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone
who is drinking depends upon four things:
0 The amount of alcohol consumed
0 The drinker’s body weight
e The amount of food that is consumed before and
during drinking
0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to
consume the alcohol.
According to the American Medical Association, a
180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a
BAC of about
0.06 percent. The person would reach the
same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses
of wine or three mixed drinks if each had
1- 1/2 ounces
(45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine @ Am I likely to stall when going downhill?
A: It’s much more likely to happen going uphill. But if
it happens going downhill, here’s what to do.
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Stop your vehicle by applying the regular brakes.
Apply the parking brake.
Shift to
PARK (P) (or to NEUTRAL (N) with the
manual transmission) and, while still braking, restart
the engine.
Shift back to
a low gear, release the parking brake,
and drive straight down.
If the engine won’t start, get out and get help.
Driving Across an Incline
Sooner or later, an off-road trail will probably go across
the incline
of a hill. If this happens, you have to decide
whether
to try to drive across the incline. Here are some
things to consider:
0 A hill that can be driven straight up or down may be
too steep to drive across. When you
go straight up or
down a hill, the length
of the wheel base (the distance
from the front wheels to the rear wheels) reduces the
likelihood the
vehicle will tumble end over end. But
when
you drive across an incline, the much more
narrow track width
(the distance between the left and
right wheels) may not prevent the vehicle
from tilting
and rolling over.
Also, driving across an incline puts
more weight on the dowhll wheels.
This could cause
a downhill slide or a rollover.
0 Surface conditions can be a problem when you drive
across a hill. Loose gravel, muddy spots, or even wet
grass can cause your tires to slip sideways, downhill.
If the vehicle slips sideways, it can hit something
that will trip it (a rock, a rut, etc.) and roll over.
Hidden obstacles can make the steepness of the
incline even worse.
If you drive across a rock with
the uphill wheels, or if the downhill wheels
drop into
a rut or depression, your vehicle can tilt even more.
For reasons like these, you need
to decide carefully
whether to try to drive across an incline. Just because
the trail goes across the incline doesn’t mean
you have
to drive it. The last vehicle
to try it might have
rolled over.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Vehicle Dimensions*
Wheelbase SiT10516
.............. 100.5 inches (255.3 cm)
SIT10506
.............. 107.0 inches (271.8 cm)
S10516
............... 175.0 inches (444.5 cm)
T10516
............... 175.4 inches (445.5 cm)
SiT10506
.............. 181.5 inches (461.0 cm)
S10516
................ 66.0 inches (167.6 cm)
T10516
................ 66.9 inches (170.0 cm)
S10506
................ 65.9 inches (167.4 cm)
T10506
................ 67.0 inches (170.2 cm)
Length
Height Width
................... 67.8
inches (1 72.2 cm)
Front Tread
S Series ................ 55.0 inches (1 39.6 cm)
T Series ................ 57.3 inches (145.4 cm)
S Series ................ 54.7 inches (1 38.8 cm)
T Series ................ 55.1 inches (139.9 cm)
Rear Tread
*Figures reflect base equipment only.
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