
Index 
D In Bad  Weather.  ......................... 140 Malfunction  Indicator 
In  Foreign  Countries  ................. 
249 Lamp ................................. 45, 228 
DANGER,  Explanation of..  ............... ii Oil Pressure Indicator ......... 44, 226 
Dashboard  ........................................ 
42 E Oil, What Kind to Use ............... 157 
Daytime  Running Lights ................. 52 Overheating  ................................ 223 
Dead Battery, What to Do  ............ 220 Economy,  Fuel ............................... 121 Specifications  .............................  244 
Defects,  Reporting 
Safety ............. 258 Emergencies  on the  Road  ............. 211 Engine  Cover, Opening the .......... 118 
Defrosting 
the Windows  ................. 91 Battery, Jump Starting  .............. 220 Ethanol in Gasoline  .......................  248 
Dimensions  .....................................  244 Changing 
a Flat  Tire  ................. 
213 Evaporative  Emission Controls .... 250 
Dimming the Headlights  ................ 51 Charging System Indicator ...... 227 Exhaust Fumes ................................ 39 
Dipstick  Checking the Fuses ................... 232 Expectant  Mothers, Use of Seat 
Engine Oil.. .................................  119 Closing the Convertible  Top .... 230 Belts by ......................................... 17 
Directional Signals ........................... 53 Low Oil  Pressure Indicator  ...... 226  Exterior, 
Cleaning the ................... 204 
Disabled,  Towing Your Car If ...... 238  Malfunction  Indicator Lamp .... 228 
Disc  Brake 
Wear Indicators  ......... 136 Overheated  Engine ................... 223 F 
Disposal  of Used Oil.. .................... 160 Emergency  Brake ............................ 80 
Do Not  Tow  a Trailer  .................... 141 Emergency  Flashers ....................... 79 Fabric, Cleaning  ............................. 207 
Doors  Emission 
Controls ......................... 250 Fan, Interior  ...................................... 86 
Locking  and Unlocking  ............... 62 Engine  Features, Comfort and 
Monitor  Light.. ............................. 
45 Check  Engine  Light ............ 45, 228  Convenience 
................................. 85 
Power Door Locks  ....................... 62 Compartment,  Checking  Filling the Fuel Tank ..................... 117 
DOT Tire Quality  Grading  ........... 246 
in the ....................................... 118 
Downshifting,  6-speed Manual  Coolant ........................................ 120 
Transmission  .............................. 134 Coolant Temperature  Gauge ..... 4 7 
Driving  ............................................ 
129 Drive Belt. ................................... 184 
Economy  ..................................... 121 CONTINUED 
Ill  

Index 
Filters 
Oil ................................................ 159 
Flashers, Hazard Warning  .............. 79 
Flat Tire, Changing a .................... 213 
Fluids 
Brake  ........................................... 
170 
Clutch 
.......................................... 171 
Manual  Transmission  ............... 168 
Windshield Washer ................... 167 
FM Stereo Radio Reception  ......... 100 
Foreign Countries, Driving in ...... 249 
Four-way  Flashers ........................... 79 
Front End, Towing  by Emergency 
W  reeker  ...................................... 
238 
Fuel ..................................................  116 
Fill  Door  and 
Cap ....................... 117 
Gauge  ............................................ 48 
Octane Requirement..  ............... 116 
Oxygenated  ................................  248 
Reserve  Indicator  ......................... 
46 
Tank, Filling the ......................... 117 
Fuel Mileage,  Improving  ............... 121 
Fuel Station Procedures ............... 117 
Fuses, Checking the ...................... 232 
IV 
G 
Gasohol  ........................................... 248 
Gasoline  ..........................................  116 
Fuel  Reserve  Indicator.  ............... 
46 
Gauge ............................................ 48 
Octane Requirement  ................. 116 
Oxygenated Fuels ......................  248 
Tank,  Filling  the ......................... 
117 
Gauges  .............................................. 47 
Engine Coolant Temperature .... 47 
Fuel ................................................ 48 
Gearshift  Lever Positions 
6-speed Manual 
Transmission  .......................... 
133 
Glass Cleaning ............................... 208 
IH 
Halogen Headlight  Bulbs .............. 194 
Hazard  Warning  Flashers ............... 79 
Headlights 
Daytime  Running Lights ............. 
52 
High Beam  Indicator  ................... 46 
High Beams,  Turning  on ............ 51 
Low  Beams,  Turning  on ............. 51 
Reminder Tone ............................ 51 
Replacing  Halogen Bulbs ......... 195 
Turning  on .................................... 51 
Heating  and Cooling System .......... 86 
High Altitude,  Starting at.. ............ 132 
High-Low  Beam Switch .................. 51 
High Speed, Shifting at ................. 134 
Hood  Latch  ..................................... 17 4 
Hood,  Opening 
the ........................ 118 
Hot Coolant, Warning  about ........ 161 
Hydraulic Clutch ............................ 171 
Hydroplaning  .................................. 141 
I 
Identification  Number, 
Vehicle  ........................................ 
242 
If Your Car has to be  Towed  ........ 238 
Ignition 
Keys  ............................................... 
58 
Switch ............................................ 60 
Timing Control  System ............. 251 
Indicator  Lights, Instrument 
Panel .............................................. 43 
Inflation, Proper Tire .................... 185 
Inside Mirror  .................................... 79  

Index 
Inspection, Tire .............................. 187 Indicator  ........................................ 43 Meters, Gauges ................................  4 7 
Instrument 
Panel ............................. 42 Parking ........................................ 198 Methanol  in Gasoline  .................... 248 
Instrument Panel Brightness  ......... 52 Turn Signal.. ...............................  196 Mirrors,  Adjusting  ........................... 79 
Interior Cleaning ............................ 207 Loading Cargo ................................ 124 
Interior Lights .................................. 83 LOCK (Ignition  Key Position) ....... 60 N 
Introduction  .........................................  i Locks 
Anti-theft  Steering 
Column ........ 60 New Vehicle  Break-in  ...................  116 
J Fuel Fill Door  ............................. 117 Normal  Shift Speeds  ...................... 134 
Power Door .................................. 62 NOTICE, Explanation of  ................... ii 
Jacking Up the Car ........................ 213 Trunk ............................................ 66 Numbers, Identification  ................ 242 
Jack, Tire ........................................  213 
Low Coolant Level..  ....................... 120 
Jump Starting  ................................. 220 Lower Gear, Downshifting  to a .... 134 0 
Low  Fuel  Indicator  .......................... 46 
IK Low Oil Pressure Indicator .... 44, 226 Octane  Requirement,  Gasoline .... 116 
Lubricant  Specifications 
Chart .... 244 
Odometer  .......................................... 48 
Keys ................................................... 58 Luggage  ..........................................  124 
Odometer,  Trip ................................ 48 
Oil 
L IM Change, How  to ......................... 159 
Change, When  to .......................  146 
Label, 
Certification ........................  242 
Maintenance  ................................... 143 Checking Engine ....................... 119 
Lane Change, Signaling  .................. 53 Owner Maintenance Checks .... 155 Pressure Indicator ............... 44, 226 
Lap/Shoulder  Belts ......................... 
33 Record  ......................................... 153 Selecting Proper Viscosity 
Leaking  of Exhaust  into 
Car .......... 39 Schedule  ..................................... 146 Chart ....................................... 157 
Leather, Cleaning .......................... 207 Malfunction  Indicator Lamp .. 45, 228 ON (Ignition Key Position) ............ 61 
Lights 
Manual Transmission  .................... 133 
Bulb Replacement  ..................... 194 Manual Transmission  Fluid ......... 168 CONTINUED 
v  

Shifting 
The 6-speed Manual 
Transmission  .......................... 
133 
Side Marker Lights, Bulb 
Replacement  in ..........................  198 
Signaling 
Turns ................................ 53 
6-speed  Manual Transmission 
Checking  Fluid Level  ................ 
168 
Shifting the .................................  134 
Snow Tires ...................................... 191 
Solvent-type  Cleaners ....................  204 
Sound System ................................... 94 
Spare Tire 
Inflating  ....................................... 
212 
Specifications  ............................. 245 
Spark Plugs, Replacing  ................. 17 4 
Specifications  Charts .....................  244 
Speed Control... ................................ 55 
Speedometer ....................................  4 7 
SRS, Additional Information  ........... 35 
Additional Safety Precautions .... 38 
How the Automatic Seat Belt 
Tensioners 
Work ..................... 37 
How the SRS Indicator 
Works  ........................................ 
37 
How Your  Air bags Work ............ 35 
SRS Components  ......................... 35 
SRS Service ................................... 38 
SRS Indicator Light ................... 37, 45 
START (Ignition  Key Position) ..... 61 
Starting the Engine  ........................ 131 
In Cold Weather at High 
Altitude  ................................... 
132 
With a Dead  Battery  ................. 220 
Steam Coming  from Engine  ......... 223 
Steering Wheel 
Anti-theft  Column Lock .............. 
60 
Stereo  Sound System ...................... 94 
Storing Your Car ............................ 202 
Stuck Car  ........................................  236 
Supplemental  Restraint 
System 
Servicing 
....................................... 38 
SRS Indicator  .......................... 37, 45 
Tensioners, Seat Belts ................ 37 
T 
Tachometer  ......................................  4 7 
Taillights,  Changing Bulbs in .......  198 
Taking  Care of 
the Unexpected .. 211 
Technical  Descriptions 
Emission  Control 
Systems ........ 250 
Index 
Three Way  Catalytic 
Converter  ................................ 
252 
Temperature  Gauge ........................  4 7 
Tensioners, 
Seat Belts  .................... 37 
Three Way Catalytic  Converter ... 251 
Tire Chains  ..................................... 191 
Tire, How to Change  a Flat  .......... 213 
Tires  ................................................ 185 
Air Pressure  ............................... 185 
Balancing  .................................... 188 
Checking Wear .......................... 188 
Compact Spare Tire .................. 212 
DOT Tire  Quality  Grading  ....... 246 
Inflation  ....................................... 
185 
Inspection  ................................... 187 
Replacing .................................... 189 
Rotating ....................................... 188 
Snow ............................................ 191 
Specifications  .............................  245 
Technical  Information  .............. 
241 
Tools, Tire Changing .................... 213 
CONTINUED 
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