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deploys could suffer very serious injuries. Because the SRS air- bag needs enough space for deployment, the driver should al-ways sit upright and well back in the seat as far from the steeringwheel as practical while still maintaining full vehicle control and
the front passenger should move the seat as far back as possibleand sit upright and well back in the seat.
Carefully read the sec tions “Seat b elts ” and “SRS airb ag ” in c hap ter 2 of
this owner ’s manual for instruc tions and p rec autions c onc ernin g the seat
b elt system and SRS airb ag system. CHILD SAFETY
WARNING
Never hold a child on your lap or in your arms while the ve-
hicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from in- jury in a collision, because the child will be caught between the
passenger and objects inside the vehicle. While riding in the vehicle, infants and small children should
always be placed in the REAR seat in an infant or child restraint
system which is appropriate for the child ’s age, height and
weight. If a child is too big for a child restraint system, the childshould sit in the REAR seat and be restrained using the seatbelts.According to accident statistics, children are safer when properlyrestrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seatingpositions. Never allow a child to stand up or kneel on the seat. Put children aged 12 and under in the REAR seat properly re-
strained at all times in a child restraint device or in a seat belt.The SRS airbag deploys with considerable speed and force andcan injure or even kill children, especially if they are 12 years ofage and under and are not restrained or improperly restrained.
Because children are lighter and weaker than adults, their risk be-
ing injured from deployment is greater. NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE
FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO

13-6Manual transmission oil
10-19
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Master, sub master and valet key 1-2
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Mirrors 3-23
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New vehic le b reak-in d riving – the first 1,000 miles (1,600 km) 7-3 . . . . . .
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Od ometer/Trip meter 3-2
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Off road d riving 7-38
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Oil p ressure warning lig ht 3-6
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Op erating tip s for heater and air c ond itioner 4-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outsid e mirrors 3-23
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Overhead c onsole 6-4
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Parking b rake stroke 10-38
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Parking lig ht switc h 3-15
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Parking your vehic le 7-30
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Period ic insp ec tions 7-10
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Power d oor loc king switc hes (if eq uip p ed ) 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power steering 7-27
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Power steering fluid 10-25
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Power wind ows 1-22
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Prec autions ag ainst vehic le mod ific ation 2-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prep aring to d rive 7-9
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Rad io 5-2
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Rad io op eration 5-4
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Rear c omb ination lig hts 10-50
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Rear d ifferential g ear oil 10-23
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Rear g ate 1-25
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Rear seats 2-8
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Rear visc ous limited slip d ifferential (for S mod el s) 7-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear wind ow d efog g er switc h 3-21
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Rear wind ow wip er and washer switc h (if eq uip p ed ) 3-
19
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Removal and installation of the c rossb ars 1-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rep lac ement of b rake p ad and lining 10-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rep lac ement of wind shield wip er b lad es 10-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rep lac ing b ulb s 10-46
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Rep orting safety d efec ts (USA) 12-4
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Roc king the vehic le 7-45
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Roof rail and c rossb ar (if eq uip p ed ) 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Seatb elt maintenanc e 2-20
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Seatb elts 2-12
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Seatb elt safety tip s 2-12
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Seatb elt warning lig ht and c hime 2-14, 3-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat heater (if eq uip p ed ) 2-7
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Sec urity system (if eq uip p ed ) 1-12
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Selec tor lever 7-20
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Shift loc k release 7-24
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Shop p ing b ag hook 6-27
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Snow tires 7-44
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Sp ark p lug s 10-17
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Sp ec ific ations 11-2
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Sp eed ometer 3-2
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Sp otlig ht 6-24, 10-53
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SRS airb ag (Sup p lemental Restraint System airb ag ) 2- 27
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SRS airb ag op eration 2-32
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SRS airb ag system monitors 2-37
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SRS airb ag system servic ing 2-38
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SRS airb ag system warning lig ht 3-5
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Starting the eng ine 7-13
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State emission testing (U.S. only) 7-5
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Steering 7-26
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Stop p ing the eng ine 7-15
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Storag e c omp artment 6-2
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Sun visors 6-2
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Tac hometer 3-3
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Temp erature A, B, C 12-3
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Temp erature g aug e 3-4
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Tilt steering wheel 7-26
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Tire c hains 7-45
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Tire c hang ing tools 8-10
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Tire p ressure 10-39
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Tire rotation 10-40
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Tires 11-3
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Tires and wheels 10-39
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Top strap anc hors 2-25
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Towing 8-12
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Towing eyelets 8-14
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Trac tion A, B, C 12-2
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Trailer towing 7-49
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Tread wear 12-2
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Turn sig nal ind ic ator lig hts 3-10
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Turn sig nals lever 3-14
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Und er floor storag e tray 6-29
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Unfastening the seatb elt 2-18
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Uniform tire q uality g rad ing stand ard s 12-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vanity mirror (if eq uip p ed ) 6-2
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Vehic le c ap ac ity weig ht 7-47
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Vehic le id entific ation 11-8
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Vehic le with d river ’s and front p asseng er ’s SRS airb ag s and
lap /should er restraint 2-27
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Ventilator 4-2
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Warning and ind ic ator lig hts 3-5
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Washing 9-2
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1-14The sec urity system c an b e p rog rammed to op erate wi
th one to four
remote transmitters. Eac h transmitter is p owered b y an internal 12-volt
alkaline b attery. n The status indicator/Valet button
HS1004BB
The Status Ind ic ator is a hig h intensity warning li g ht, loc ated on the
d ash to the left of the steering wheel. The Status Ind ic ator d isp lays a
visual ind ic ation of the sec urity system ’s status while c reating a p ow-
erful theft d eterrent. LED status Off: System is d isarmed .
Double-Flash: System is in valet mod e.
Steady Flash: System is armed .
Fast Flash: System has b een trig g ered .
On: System is in p re-arm state (and will arm when all d oors are
c losed ). n The valet button (built into the status indicator)
The Valet Button is used to eng ag e Valet Mode (see “Valet mod e ”
Sec tion). In Valet Mod e, the sec urity system will n ot arm, throug h the
siren will c hirp and keyless entry features will fu nc tion when the sec u-
rity system is d isarmed .

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3. Press the Emerg enc y Overrid e/Prog ramming b utton.
The system
will d isarm. n Valet mode
HS1004CB
Valet Mod e p revents the sec urity system from arming , yet allows all
keyless entry and c onvenienc e features to func tion normally.
The valet b utton is b uilt into the status ind ic ator , loc ated on the d ash
to the left of the steering wheel.
To eng ag e Valet Mod e: With the system d isarmed and the vehic le ig nition o ff, p ress the
Status Ind ic ator/Valet Button. The status ind ic ator will b eg in to emit a q uic k d ou b le-flash p attern.
This ind ic ates that the system is in Valet Mod e. To exit Valet Mod e, p ress the Status Ind ic ator/Vale t Button ag ain.
The status ind ic ator will turn off, ind ic ating the system is in normal
op erating mod e. n Trip identification
If the siren c hirp s four times when you d isarm your sec urity system,
this ind ic ates that the system was trig g ered in you r ab senc e. Before
turning the ig nition on, p erform the following op er ation to d etermine
the p rotec ted zone that trig g ered the system. Op en the vehic le d oor and p ress the Emerg enc y Overr id e/Pro-
g ramming b utton.

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Front seats
WARNING
Never adjust the seat while driving to avoid the possibility of
loss of vehicle control and of personal injury. Never drive the vehicle with the head restraints removed be-
cause they are designed to reduce the risk of serious neck injury
in the event that the vehicle is struck from the rear. Before adjusting the seat, make sure the hands and feet of rear
seat passengers are clear of the adjusting mechanism. Seat belts provide maximum restraint when the occupant sits
well back and upright in the seat. To reduce the risk of sliding un-der the seat belt in a collision, the front seatbacks should be al-ways used in the upright position while the vehicle is running. Ifthe front seatbacks are not used in the upright position in a colli-
sion, the risk of sliding under the lap belt and of the lap belt slid-ing up over the abdomen will increase, and both can result in se-rious internal injury or death. Do not put cushions or any other materials between occupants
and seatbacks or seat cushions. If you do so, the risk of sliding
under the lap belt and of the lap belt sliding up over the abdomen
will increase, and both can result in serious internal injury or death. The SRS airbags deploy with considerable speed and force.
Occupants who are out of proper position when the SRS airbag
deploys could suffer very serious injuries.
Because the SRS airbag needs enough space for deployment, thedriver should always sit upright and well back in the seat as farfrom the steering wheel as practical while still maintaining full ve-hicle control and the front passenger should move the seat as farback as possible and sit upright and well back in the seat. Put children aged 12 and under in the rear seat properly re-
strained at all times. The SRS airbag deploys with considerable
speed and force and can injure or even kill children, especially if
they are 12 years of age and under and are not restrained or im-
properly restrained. Because children are lighter and weaker than

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adults, their risk of being injured from deployment is greater.
For that reason, we strongly recommend that ALL children (includ-
ing those in child seats and those that have outgrown child re-
straint devices) sit in the REAR seat properly restrained at all
times in a child restraint device or in a seat belt, whichever is ap-
propriate for the child
’s age, height and weight.
Secure ALL types of child restraint devices (including forward fac-
ing child seat) in the REAR seats at all times.
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE
FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO
THE CHILD BY PLACING THE CHILD ’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE
SRS AIRBAG.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seatingpositions.
For instructions and precautions concerning child restraint sys-
tems, see the “Child restraint systems ” section in this chapter.
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Adjust the seatback to upright position. Sit well back and upright.
Move the seat as far from the steering wheel as practical. Adjust the seatback toupright position. Sit well back and upright.Move the seat as far back as possible.