
Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
2-2
2-4 2-6
2-9
2- 15
2- 16
2- 17
2- 17
2- 18
2-20 2-2
1
2-24 2-25
2-28 2-29
2-29 Keys
Door Locks
Keyless Entry System
(If Equipped)
Your Doors and How They Work
Theft Passlock’
New Vehicle “Break-In’,
Ignition Positions
Starting Your Gasoline Engine
Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
Automatic Transmission Operation
Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P)
Shifting Out of PARK (P)
Parking Over Things That Burn
Engine Exhaust 2-30
2-30
2-3 1
2-33
2-34
2-34
2-40 2-43
2-45
2-48 2-48
2-49
2-50
2-5 1
2-53 Running
Your Engine While You’re Parked
Locking Rear Axle (If Equipped)
Windows
Horn
Tilt Wheel (Option)
Turn SignalMultifunction Lever
Exterior
Lamps
Interior Lamps Mirrors Storage Compartments
Cigarette LightedAshtray
Sun Visors
Instrument Panel
Instrument Cluster
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
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Your electric outside
rearview mirrors can be
defrosted by pressing the
switch next to the heater
controls. (See “Comfort
Controls” in the Index). Convex Outside Mirror
Your passenger’s side mirror may be convex. A convex
mirror’s surface is curved
so you can see more from the
driver’s seat.
A convex mirror can make things (like other
vehicles) look farther away than they really are.
If you cut too sharply into the right lane, you
could hit a vehicle on your right. Check your
inside mirror or glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
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POSITION NAME
1. STOP
2. HTD MIR
3. CTSY
4. GAUGES
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
HAZARD
CRUISE
PWR AUX
CRANK
PARK LPS
AIR BAGS
WIPER
HTR-A/C
CIG LTR
ILLUM
CIRCUITS PROTECTED
StopKHMSL, Stoplamps
Electric Heated Mirrors
Courtesy Lamps, Dome/RDG Lamps, Vanity Mirrors, Power Mirrors
IP Cluster, DRL Relay, DRL Module, HDLP Switch, Keyless Entry
Illumination, Low Coolant Module, CHIME Module, DRAB Module
Hazard LampdCHIME Module
Cruise Control
Auxiliary Power Outlet, DLC
License Plate Lamp, Parking Lamps, Taillamps, Front Sidemarkers, Glove
Box Ashtray
Air Bags
Wiper Motor, Washer Pump
A/C, A/C Blower, High Blower Relay, HTD Mirror
Cigarette Lighter
IP Cluster, HVAC Controls, RR HVAC Controls, IP Switches, Radio
Illumination, Door Switch Illumination
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Comfort Controls ................................ 3-2
Compact Disc Care ............................. 3-26
Compact Disc Player
....................... 3- 16. 3.20
Console Storage
................................ 2-48
Control of
a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-46
Coolant
....................................... 6-21
RecoveryTank
............................... 5-16
Cooling System
................................ 5- 14
Courtesy Transportation
........................... 8-8
Crankcase Capacity ............................. 6-68
Cruise Control
................................. 2-37
Cupholders
.................................... 2-48
Customer Assistance Information
................... 8- 1
Customer Satisfaction Procedure .................... 8-2
Customer Assistance
for Text Telephone Users
......... 8-4
Damage. Finish
...................................... 6-57
Sheet Metal ................................. 6-57
Daytime Running Lamps
......................... 2-41
Daytime Running Lamps Indicator
Light ............ 2-62
Dead Battery ................................... 5-3
Defects. Reporting Safety
................... 8-10. 8-1 1
Defensive Driving ............................... 4-2
Defogging
................................. 3.3. 3.4
Defrosting
................................. 3.3. 3.4
Dome Lamps
.................................. 2-43
Door Locks
....................................... 2-4 Sliding
..................................... 2-12
Storage
..................................... 2-48
Swing-Out Side
.............................. 2-10
Drive Position. Automatic Transmission
............. 2-23
DriverPosition
................................. 1-17
Driving City
........................................ 4-18
Defensive
.................................... 4-2
Drunken
..................................... 4-3
Freeway
.................................... 4-19
InaBlizzard
................................. 4-25
In Foreign Countries ........................... 6-5
IntheRain
.................................. 4-15
Night
...................................... 4-14
OnCurves
................................... 4-9
On Grades While Towing a Trailer ............... 4-35
On Hill
and Mountain Roads .................... 4-21
OnSnowandIce
............................. 4-23
Throughwater
............................... 4-17
WetRoads
.................................. 4-15
Winter
...................................... 4-23
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-33
Drunken Driving
................................ 4-3
Dual Tire Operation
............................. 6-45
Storagepocket
............................... 2-48
Electrical Equipment. Adding
.................... 6-61
Electrical System
............................... 6-61
Electronic
Road Speed Governor (Gasoline Engines) ... 2-53
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Halogen Bulbs ................................ 6-32
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-2
Head Restraints
................................. 1-5
Headlamps
.................................... 2-40
Bulb Replacement
............................ 6-33
HighLow Beam Changer
...................... 2-35
OnReminder
................................ 2-41
Wiring
..................................... 6-61
Hearing Impaired. Customer Assistance
.............. 8-4
Heater Controls
................................. 3-2
Heater/Air Conditioning Controls
................... 3-3
High-Beam Headlamps
.......................... 2-35
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-21
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-21
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-32
Hood Checking Things Under
......................... 6-8
Release ...................................... 6-8
Horn ......................................... 2-33
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-17
Heating
........................................ 3-6
Prop
........................................ 6-9
Ignition Switch ................................ 2- 17
Inflation. Tire
.................................. 6-42
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-45
Inspections
.................................... 7-42
Brakesystem
................................ 7-43
Engine Cooling System
........................ 7-42
Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-42
Ignition Transmission Lock
Check
................. 7-41 RearAxle
................................... 7-43
Steering
.................................... 7-42
Suspension
.................................. 7-42
Throttle System
.............................. 7-43
Instrument Cluster
.............................. 2-51
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-50
Brightness Control
............................ 2-40
Cleaning
.................................... 6-53
FuseBlock
.................................. 6-62
Interior Lamps
................................. 2-43
Jack. Tire
.................................... 5-23
Jump Starting
................................... 5-3
Keyless Entry System
........................... 2-6
Keys
.......................................... 2-2
Labels Certification
................................. 4-27
Certificatioflire
............................. 4-27
Service Parts Identification
..................... 6-60
Tire-Loading Information
...................... 4-27
Vehicle Identification Number
................... 6-60
Dome
...................................... 2-43
Exterior
.................................... 2-40
Interior
..................................... 2-43
OnReminder
................................ 2-41
Panel
....................................... 2-40
Underhood
.................................. 2-44
Lamps
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OH-Road Recovery ............................. 4- 1 1
Oil. Engine .................................... 6-12
Overheating Engine
............................. 5- 1 1
Owner Checks and Services ....................... 7-38
Owner Publications. Ordering
................ 8- 1 1. 8- I2
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-58
Park
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-21
Shifting Into
................................. 2-25
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-28
AtNight
.................................... 2-15
Brake
...................................... 2-24
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-41
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-29
With
a Trailer ................................ 4-36
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-26
Passing
.................................. 4-11
Passlock
..................................... 2-16
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-42
Power Antenna Mast Care
............................ 3-27
DoorLocks
................................... 2-5
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-45
Seat
......................................... 1-3
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-25
Windows
................................... 2-31
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-25
Parking
Lots
....................................... 2-16 Problems
on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner .............. 8- 1 1. 8- 12
Radiator
..................................... 5-18
Radiator Pressure Cap
........................... 6-24
Radio Reception
................................ 3-23
Radios
.......................... 3.7.3.9.3.11. 3.16
Rain. Driving In
................................ 4-15
Reading Lamps
................................ 2-43
Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-21
Door Security Locks
........................... 2-5
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-34
Towing
..................................... 5-11
Rear Air Conditioning and Rear Heater
............... 3-5
Rear Heater Controls (without Air Conditioning)
....... 3-4
Rear Passenger Temperature Control
................. 3-5
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides .................. 1-37
Rearview Mirror
................................ 2-45
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Recommended
Fluids and Lubricants ............... 7-44
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-16
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning
.................... 6-70
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-20
Replacement SeatPassengers
.............................. 1-34
Bulbs
...................................... 6-66
Parts
....................................... 6-69
Wheel
...................................... 6-49
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-62
Reporting Safety Defects .................... 8- 10. 8-11
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