SA
FETY FIRST
Front airbag
The airbag for the driver is located in the
steering wheel hub and is marked "AIR
BAG." See illustration above.
The airbag for the front passenger's seat is
located in the instrument panel above the
glove compartment and is also marked with
"AIRBAG." See right illustration.
26 It
is very important to remember that front
airbags only supplement the three point
safety belts in some frontal accidents in
which the vehicle deceleration is high
enough to activate the airbags.
Front airbags are not activated ...
• if the ignition is switched off
• in side collisions
• in rear-end collisions
• in roiJovers Front
airbags may not inflate in certain fron
tal collisions. Vehicle damage, repair costs
or even the lack of vehicle damage is not
necessarily an indication of proper airbag
operation.
The front airbags can only provide additional
protection for the chest and face of the
driver and the front seat passenger when ...
• safety belts are worn properly,
• the seats have been positioned so that
the occupant is properly seated as far as
possible from the airbag
• and the head restraints have been prop
erly adjusted.
Airbags do not protect the lower part of the
body.
Safety belts are important to help keep front
seat occupants in the proper seated posi
tion so that airbags can unfold properly and
provide added protection as intended.
For more details see next pages.
SAF
ETY RRST---------------------------------------------------
. � WARNING
• Objects between you and the
airbag can increase the risk of in
jury in an accident by interfering
with the way the airbag unfolds or
by being pushed into you as the
airbag inflates.
• Never hold things in your hands
or on your lap when the vehicle is
in use.
• Never place or attach accesso
ries or other objects (such as cup
holders, telephone brackets or
even large and bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area
marked ,. Airbag" on the steering
wheel, instrument panel, seat
backrests or between those areas
and yourself. These objects could
cause injury in a crash especially
when the airbags inflate.
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WARNING continued
• Never transport items on or in
the area of the front passenger
seat. Objects could move into the
area of the front alrbags during
braking or other sudden maneuver
and become dangerous projectiles
that can cause serious personal in
jury if the airbags inflate.
• Never recline the front passen
ger's seat to transport objects.
Items can also move into the area
of the side airbags or the front air
bag during braking or sudden ma
neuver. Objects near the airbags
can become projectiles and cause
injury particularly when the seat is
reclined. Child
restraints on the front seat -
important things to know
All children, especially 12 years old and
younger should always ride in the back seat
properly restrained for their age and size.
The ai rbag on the passenger side makes the
front seat a potentially dangerous place for
a child to ride. The front seat is not the saf
est place for a child in a forward-facing child
seat. It is a very dangerous place for an in
fant or a larger child in a rearward-facing
seat.
• Never install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the front
passenger seat. A child will be se
riously injured and can be killed
when the passenger airbag in
flates.
CONTROLS ANDEOUWMENT-----------------------------------------
Front seats
The correct positioning of the seats is im
porta nt:
so that you can reach all the controls on
the vehicle quickly and safely;
so that you can drive or ride relaxed and
help reduce fatigue;
and for maximum protection of
fered by the safety belts and air
bag system.
Therefore, always adjust the position of the
seat as described on the following pages.
Remember to adjust the seats before fas
tening the safety belts and before driving
off. Always be sure to follow these general
guidelines:
76 m
WARNING
• Always sit as far away from the
stee ring wheel and the instrument
panel as possible.
• Never sit less than 10 inches
(25 em.) from the steering wheel
and the instrument panel.
• Do not adjust seats while the ve
hicle is moving. Your seat may
move unexpectedly, causing sud·
den loss of vehicle control and
personal injury.
• Passengers must always keep
their feet on the floor whenever
the vehicle is moving. Never place
feet on the dashboard or on top of
the seats. In an accident, serious
personal injury can result from an
improper seating position. BSN-163
Driver's seat
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is
unfolding, the driver must not sit any closer
to the steering wheel than necessary and al
ways properly wear available three point
belts.
CONT
ROLS AND
EQUIPMENT---------------------
Rear seats
General hints
� WARNING
• Do not allow passengers to
occupy the rear load surface while
the vehicle is in motion. Vehicle
occupants must always be proper
ly restrained.
• Do not let anyone ride in the ve
hicle without the head restraints
provided. Head restraints help re
duce injuries.
• Loose items inside the passen
ger compartment. can fly forward
in an accident or sudden maneuver
and injure occupants. Always
store articles in the luggage
compartment and use the fasten
ing eyes. espec ially when the rear
seat backs have been folded down.
86 You can fold the
split rear seatback forward,
either individually or both seatbacks to
gether, to increase the space in the luggage
compartment. Folding
backrest down
• Push forward release lever (A) in direc
tion of arrow.
• Fold the backrest down.
- Capacities
. . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . 287
-C oolant . . . . . . . .
238
-W indshield washer tank . . . . 250
Fog lights .. .. .. .. .
. 149
Folding master key _ . . . . . . • . . 56
Four- Wheel Drive . . . . . • • . . 207
Front airbags .
. . . • • • . . . 25
Front axle load . . . • • . • • • . 289
Front fog lights .... ... .... .. .. 149
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fuel -Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . 222
Fuel economy . . . . . . . . . • . 19
5
Fuel gauge . . . . • • . . . .
119
Fuel supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 225
Fuel tank . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 222
- Capacity
. • . • • . . • . . • • • . . 287
Fuses . . . •
... .•.. .• • .. . .. 274
G
Garage door opener ...• , • . . . . 173
Gas discharge lamps . . .
277
Gasoline additives . . . . .
227
Gauges and instruments
- Coolant temperature 118 -
Engine oil temperature
-F uel ........ . ..
117
.. 119
- Odometer . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . 11 9
- Speedometer . • . . . . . . . . . . 119
-T achome ter .. _. _...... ... 117
General illustration .
. . . . 8
Gen erator ....... ..... .
Glove box light ... .
Glo ve compartment . . . .
Ground clearance ... . _ .. 12
0, 127
17 8
17 8
153
Gross axle weight rating ...... . 289
289
Gross vehicle weight rating .... .
H
Head airbags . • . • . . • • • .•. . . 39
Head restraints . . . . • . . . . . 75
Headlight adjustment . . • . • • .
148
Headlight dimmer .....• , • . . . .
156
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 157
Headlights -Cleaning . .
214
Heated seats . . . . . . . . .
150
Heated steering wheel . 150
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 12
5 ALP
HABETIC AL INDE X
High voltage label
. . . . . • • . • 291
Hood release . . .
231
Hooks . . . . . . . . . • • • • • . .
.. 89
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . _ .. . .. .. . . . 8
Hydropla ning . . . . 195, 207
I
Identification label ..
291
Identification number ....... ... 290
Ign ition .................. ... 113
Ignition key safety interlock ..... 104
Immobilize r............. 57,
124
Increasing size of luggage
compartment ..... .
Ind icator lights ...... .
Infant seats .......... .
Inside day-night mirror
Installing a radio ..... .
Installing a roof rack ..
Installing wiper blades
Instru ment cluster .... ....
88
10, 122
. 45
. 72
277
191
. . .. -... 251
. . 116
Ins trument illumination . 14 9
Instrument panel . . . . .
. . . 8
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171