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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
CONTENTS
Hazard Warning Flasher..................236
If Your Engine Overheats.................237
Jacking And Tire Changing................238
▫Jack Location........................238
▫Spare Tire Stowage....................239▫Preparations For Jacking................239
▫Jacking Instructions....................240
Jump Starting.........................242
Towing A Disabled Vehicle................244
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JUMP STARTING
WARNING!
To prevent personal injury or damage to clothing, do
not allow battery fluid to contact eyes, skin, or
fabrics. Do not lean over a battery when connecting
jumper cables or allow cable clamps to touch each
other. Keep open flames or sparks away from battery
vent holes. Always wear eye protection when work-
ing with batteries. Do not use a booster battery or
any other booster source that has a greater than
12–volt system, i.e. do not use a 24–volt power
source.
Your vehicle is equipped with a 12–volt battery. If it
becomes necessary to use a booster battery, with jumper
cables, to start the vehicle’s engine because it’s battery is
discharged, the following procedure should be followed:Set the parking brake, place an automatic transmission in
P (Park) (or N (Neutral) for a manual transmission). Turn
off lights, heater, and other electrical loads. Observe
charge indicator in the battery. If indicator is light or
yellow, replace the battery.
CAUTION!
Use the “Jump Starting” procedure only when the
charge indicator is dark in the center. Do not attempt
jump starting when the battery charge indicator is
bright or yellow. If the charge indicator is dark and
has a green dot in the center, failure to start is not
due to a discharged battery and the cranking system
should be checked.
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1. Attach one end of the jumper cable to the positive
terminal of the discharged battery and the other end of
the same cable to the positive terminal of the booster
battery.
WARNING!
Do not permit vehicles to touch each other as this
could establish a ground connection and personal
injury could result.
2. Connect one end of the other jumper cable to the
negative terminal of the booster battery. Connect the
other end of the jumper cable to a good ground on the
vehicle with the discharged battery. Make sure a good
connection is made, free of dirt and grease.
WARNING!
•Do not connect the cable to the negative terminal
of the discharged battery. The resulting electrical
spark could cause the battery to explode.
•During cold weather when temperatures are be-
low freezing point, electrolyte in a discharged
battery may freeze. Do not attempt jump starting
because the battery could rupture or explode. The
battery temperature must be brought up above
freezing point before attempting to jump start.
3. Take care that the clamps from one cable do not touch
clamps from the other cable. Do not lean over the battery
when making the connection. The negative connection
must provide good electrical conductivity and current
carrying capacity.
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Dimmer Switch, Headlight.................. 63
Dipsticks
Oil (Engine).......................... 253
Disabled Vehicle Towing................... 244
Disposal
Engine Oil........................... 257
Used Coolant......................... 269
Door Locks............................. 18
Doors................................. 18
Drive Belts............................ 257
Driving............................... 202
Off-Pavement......................... 202
Off-Road............................ 202
Dual Top.............................. 73
Electrical Outlet, Auxiliary.................. 69
Electrical Power Outlets.................... 69
Electronic Speed Control................... 66
Emergency Brake........................ 196Emergency, In Case of
Brake Warning Light.................... 147
Coolant Temperature Gauge.............. 145
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge............... 145
Jacking............................. 238
Jump Starting......................... 242
Emission Control System Maintenance......251,300
Engine
Air Cleaner.......................... 260
Block Heater......................... 180
Break-In Recommendations................ 44
Compartment......................... 249
Exhaust Gas Caution..................44,225
Fails to Start.......................... 179
Flooded, Starting...................... 179
Fuel Requirements..................222,295
Jump Starting......................... 242
Oil ..............................253,295
Oil Disposal.......................... 257
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Heater, Engine Block..................... 180
High Beam Indicator..................... 144
Holder, Cup............................ 70
Hood Release........................... 60
Hoses.............................271,272
Hydraulic Clutch Fluid.................... 276
Ignition
Key ................................. 13
Illuminated Entry........................ 17
Infant Restraint.......................... 34
Inflation Pressure Tires.................... 216
Inside Rearview Mirror.................... 50
Instrument Cluster....................... 142
Instrument Panel and Controls.............. 141
Interior Appearance Care.................. 283
Interior Fuses.......................... 286
Interior Lights........................... 61
Intermittent Wipers....................... 64Introduction............................. 4
Jack Location........................... 238
Jack Operation.......................238,240
Jacking Instructions...................... 240
Jump Starting.......................... 242
Key, Programming........................ 16
Key Release Button....................... 14
Key, Replacement........................ 16
Key, Sentry............................. 14
Key-In Reminder......................... 14
Keys................................. 13
Lane Change and Turn Signals.............. 143
Lap Belts.............................. 20
Lap/Shoulder Belts....................... 20
LATCH
(Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren)....37,38
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Tilting............................... 57
Selection of Oil......................... 255
Sentry Key............................. 14
Sentry Key Programming................... 16
Sentry Key Replacement................... 16
Service Assistance....................... 322
Service Contract......................... 324
Service Manuals........................ 328
Setting the Clock........................ 148
Shift Speeds, Manual Transmission........... 183
Shifting............................... 181
Automatic Transmission................. 184
Manual Transmission................... 181
Shoulder Belt Upper Anchorage.............. 25
Shoulder Belts........................... 20
Signals, Turn...................63,143,292,294
Snow Chains (Tire Chains)................. 221
Soft Top............................91,108
Spare Tire............................. 239Spark Plugs............................ 258
Specifications
Fuel................................ 222
Oil ................................ 255
Speed Control........................... 66
Speedometer........................... 144
Starting............................... 178
Automatic Transmission................. 178
Emergency (Jump Starting)............... 242
Engine Block Heater.................... 180
Engine Fails to Start.................... 179
Manual Transmission................... 178
Starting Procedures...................... 178
Steering
Power.............................. 263
Tilt Column........................... 66
Wheel Lock........................... 17
Wheel, Tilt............................ 66
Storage.............................71,290
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