
With the f ront wheels on the ground,
it is best to tow the vehicle no farther
than 50 miles (80 km), and keep the
speedbelow35mph(55km/h).If you decide to tow your vehicle
with all f our wheels on the ground,
make sure you use a properly-
designed and attached tow bar.
Prepare the vehicle for towing as
described above, and leave the
ignition switch in Accessory (I) so
the steering wheel does not lock.
Make sure the radio and any items
plugged into the accessory power
socket are turned of f so they do not
rundownthebattery.
If your vehicle is equipped with a
f ront spoiler, remove it bef ore
towing so it is not damaged.
Emergency T owing
264
The steering system can be damaged if
the steering wheel is locked. Leave the
ignition switch in ACCESSORY (I), and
make sure the steering wheel turns
f reely bef ore you begin towing.
Trying to lif t or tow your vehicle by the
bumpers will cause serious damage.
The bumpers are not designed to
support the vehicle’s weight.
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....................................
Accessories . 168
ACCESSORY (Ignition Key
.......................................
Position) . 78
.............
Accessory Power Socket . 103
....................
Additives, Engine Oil . 212
...................................
Airbag (SRS) . 11
..........
Airbag System Components . 23
............................
Air Conditioning . 109
.........................................
Usage . 111
.......................
Air Pressure, Tires . 237
.......................
Alcohol in Gasoline . 280
Anti-lock Brakes (ABS)
...............................
Indicator . 59, 186
...................................
Operation . 185
.
Anti-thef t Steering Column Lock . 78
........
Audio System . 118, 126, 136, 141
.............
Automatic Speed Control . 151
..............
Automatic Transmission . 178
..........................
Capacity, Fluid . 274
.......................................
Shif ting . 178
.
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 178
................
Shif t Lever Positions . 178
....................
Shif t Lock Release . 181 Battery
Charging System ...........................
Indicator . 58, 259
............................
Jump Starting . 253
..............................
Maintenance . 242
............................
Specif ications . 275
..............................
Bef ore Driving . 159
........................................
Belts, Seat . 10
Brakes
...........
Anti-lock System (ABS) . 185
.............
Break-in, New Linings . 160
....................
Bulb Replacement . 231
...........................................
Fluid . 223
.........................................
Parking . 99
.........................
System Indicator . 59
........................
Wear Indicators . 184
.............................
Braking System . 184
........................
Break-in, New Car . 160
..
Brightness Control, Instruments . 72
........................
Brights, Headlights . 70
Bulb Replacement
..............................
Brake Lights . 231
................
Front Parking Lights . 229
.................................
Headlights . 226 .........
High-mount Brake Light . 232
............................
Specif ications . 275
...............................
Trunk Light . 231
....................
Turn Signal Lights . 229
..............................
Bulbs, Halogen . 226
............................
Capacities Chart . 274
.............
Carbon Monoxide Hazard . 52
.............................
Carrying Cargo . 170
..............
CAUTION, Explanation of . ii
...................................
CD Changer . 128
..............................
CD Player . 126, 127
........................
CD Pocket, Center . 103
........................
Certif ication Label . 272
............................................
Chains . 241
....................
Changing a Flat Tire . 247
Changing Oil
........................................
How to . 214
.............
When to . 202, 203, 204, 205
...
Charging System Indicator . 58, 259
............
Checklist, Bef ore Driving . 174
..................
Childproof Door Locks . 81
Index
AB
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.
Evaporative Emissions Controls . 282
...............................
Exhaust Fumes . 52
Expectant Mothers, Use of Seat
........................................
Belts by . 18
.............
Halogen Headlight Bulbs . 226
..............
Hazard Warning Flashers . 72
........................................
Headlights . 70
........................................
Aiming . 226
..............
Automatic Lighting Off . 71
............
Daytime Running Lights . 72
............
Low Beams, Turning on . 70
.........................
Reminder Chime . 70
........
Replacing Halogen Bulbs . 226
...................................
Turning on . 70
..............................
Head Restraints . 90
.....................
Heating and Cooling . 106
.................................
Heated Mirror . 95
HomeLink Universal
................................
Transceiver . 154
..
Hood, Opening and Closing the . 163
...........................
Hydraulic Clutch . 224
...............
Gas Mileage, Improving . 167
..........................................
Gasohol . 280
.........................................
Gasoline . 160
...........................................
Gauge . 66
................
Octane Requirement . 160
........................
Tank, Filling the . 162
................
Gas Station Procedures . 162
Gauges
...
Engine Coolant Temperature . 65
...............................................
Fuel . 66
...............................
Speedometer . 64
.................................
Tachometer . 64 Gearshif t Lever Positions
..........
Automatic Transmission . 178
...................
Manual Transmission . 176
......................................
Glove Box . 104
...................................
Fan, Interior . 108
.........................................
Features . 105
....................
Filling the Fuel Tank . 162
Filter
.........................
Dust and Pollen . 233
...............................................
Oil . 214
Manual Transmission ...............
Checking Fluid Level . 222
Manual Transmission ................................
Shif ting the . 176
.............
Flashers, Hazard Warning . 72
...................
Flat Tire, Changing a . 247
Fluids
.
Automatic Transmission . 219, 220
..........................................
Brake . 223
.........................................
Clutch . 224
..............
Manual Transmission . 222
..........................
Power Steering . 224
..................
Windshield Washer . 216 ...........................
Folding Rear Seat . 91
.....
Foreign Countries, Driving in . 281
..........................
Four-way Flashers . 72
.................................................
Fuel . 160
...............................
Cap Message . 66
......................
Fill Door and Cap . 162
...........................................
Gauge . 66
................
Octane Requirement . 160
...............................
Oxygenated . 280
........................
Tank, Filling the . 162
.....................
Fuses, Checking the . 265
Index
F
G H
INDEX
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Identif ication Number, Vehicle . 272
Ignition
..............................................
Keys . 75
...........................................
Switch . 78
............
Timing Control System . 283
........................
Immobilizer System . 77
.........
Important Safety Precautions . 8
.........
Indicators, Instrument Panel . 58
...............................
Inf ant Restraint . 39
......................................
Inf ant Seats . 39
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 47
...................
Inf lation, Proper Tire . 236
...................................
Inside Mirror . 94
.............................
Inspection, Tire . 238
....................
Installing a Child Seat . 43
..........
Tether Anchorage Points . 44
.............................
Using LATCH . 43
............................
Instrument Panel . 57
........
Instrument Panel Brightness . 72
........................................
Introduction . i
.................
Jacking up the Vehicle . 248 .......................................
Jack, Tire . 247
................................
Jump Starting . 253
..................................................
Keys . 75
.......................
Label, Certif ication . 272
.................
Lane Change, Signaling . 70
........................
Lap/Shoulder Belts . 20
Lights
....................
Bulb Replacement . 226
.......................................
Indicator . 57
.......................................
Parking . 229
..................................
Turn Signal . 61
......
LOCK (Ignition Key Position) . 78
Locks
.......
Anti-thef t Steering Column . 78
............................
Fuel Fill Door . 162
..................................
Glove Box . 104
....................
Lockout Prevention . 80
.................................
Power Door . 79
...........................................
Trunk . 86
........................
Low Coolant Level . 166 ...
Lower Gear, Downshif ting to a . 177
...........
Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 58
...
Lubricant Specif ications Chart . 274
.........................................
Luggage . 170
..................................
Maintenance . 197
...
Owner Maintenance Checks . 201
........................................
Record . 206
......................
Required Indicator . 66
..........................................
Saf ety . 198
.............................
Schedule . 202-205
.......
Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 259
...................
Manual Transmission . 176
........
Manual Transmission Fluid . 222
...............................
Meters, Gauges . 64
...................
Methanol in Gasoline . 280
..........................
Mirrors, Adjusting . 94
.................................
Modif ications . 169
.........................................
Moonroof . 98
......................
Closing Manually . 262
.....................................
Operation . 98
Index
I J K L
M
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Reverse Gear Position . 179
................................
Rotation, Tire . 239
......................................
Saf ety Belts . 10
............
Safety Defects, Reporting . 290
.................................
Saf ety Features . 9
.........................................
Airbags . 11
.....................................
Seat Belts . 10
.............
Saf ety Labels, Location of . 53
...............................
Saf ety Messages . ii
................................
Satellite Radio . 141
.........................................
Seat Belts . 10
...............
Additional Information . 20
Automatic Seat Belt
...............................
Tensioners . 21
......................
Lap/Shoulder Belt . 20
................................
Maintenance . 21
Reminder Light and
................................
Beeper . 20, 58
...................
System Components . 20
...............
Use During Pregnancy . 18
...
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder Belt . 20
...................
Seats, Adjusting the . 88-90
............................
Security System . 150 .....................
Selecting a Child Seat . 41
.........................
Select/Reset Knob . 67
...............................
Serial Number . 272
....................
Service Intervals . 202-205
.............................
Service Manual . 293
...........
Service Station Procedure . 162
..........................
Setting the Clock . 149
.....
Shif t Lever Position Indicator . 178
........................
Shif t Lock Release . 181
..............................
Side Airbags . 11, 28
...
How Your Side Airbags Work . 28
How the Side Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works . 29
................
Side Curtain Airbags . 11, 30
How Your Side Curtain ..........................
Airbags Work . 30
...............................
Signaling Turns . 70
.....................................
Snow Tires . 240
Sound System
.............. 118, 119, 126, 127 136, 137
Spare Tire ......................................
Inf lating . 246
............................
Specif ications . 276
....................
Specif ications Charts . 274
................................
Speed Control . 152
........................
Speed Limiter . 177, 180 ...................................
Speedometer . 64
..........
SRS, Additional Inf ormation . 20
...
Additional Safety Precautions . 33
.............................
Airbag Service . 28
How the Passenger Airbag Of f
......................
Indicator Works . 31
How Your SRS Indicator .......................................
Works . 30
How Your Front Airbags .......................................
Works . 25
How Your Side Airbags .......................................
Works . 28
........................
SRS Components . 20
.............................
SRS Indicator . 30, 59
....
START (Ignition Key Position) . 78
.......................
Starting the Engine . 175
................
With a Dead Battery . 253
........
Steam Coming f rom Engine . 256
Steering Wheel
..................................
Adjustment . 74
.............
Anti-theft Column Lock . 78
Stereo Sound System .......... 118, 119, 126, 127 136, 137 ........................................
Sun Visor . 100
........................
Sunglasses Holder . 104
Index
S
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Vehicle Identif ication Number . 272
.............................
Vehicle Storage . 243
.................................................
VIN . 272
..................................
Viscosity, Oil . 213
.............
WARNING, Explanation of . ii
.........
Warning Labels, Location of . 53
....................
Warranty Coverages . 289
Washer, Windshield
........
Checking the Fluid Level . 215
.....................................
Operation . 69
Wheels ...............
Adjusting the Steering . 74
............
Alignment and Balance . 238
..........................
Compact Spare . 246
......................................
Wrench . 249
Windows ..................
Operating the Power . 95
...........................
Rear, Def ogger . 73
Windshield .......................................
Cleaning . 69
.......................................
Washers . 69
Wipers, Windshield .......................
Changing Blades . 234 .....................................
Operation . 69
....................................
Worn Tires . 238
.....
Wrecker, Emergency Towing . 264
Index
W
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