Maintenance
•Keep tires properly inflated and use only recommended size.
•Operating a vehicle with the wheels out of alignment will reduce fuel
economy.
•Use recommended engine oil. Refer toLubricant specificationsin
this chapter.
•Perform all regularly scheduled maintenance items. Follow the
recommended maintenance schedule and owner maintenance checks
found in your vehicle scheduled maintenance guide.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle may reduce fuel economy at any speed.
•Carrying unnecessary weight may reduce fuel economy (approximately
1 mpg [0.4 km/L] is lost for every 400 lb [180 kg] of weight carried).
•Adding certain accessories to your vehicle (for example bug
deflectors, rollbars/light bars, running boards, ski/luggage racks) may
reduce fuel economy.
•Using fuel blended with alcohol may lower fuel economy.
•Fuel economy may decrease with lower temperatures during the first
8–10 miles (12–16 km) of driving.
•Driving on flat terrain offers improved fuel economy as compared to
driving on hilly terrain.
•Transmissions give their best fuel economy when operated in the top
cruise gear and with steady pressure on the gas pedal.
•Close windows for high speed driving.
EPA window sticker
Every new vehicle should have the EPA window sticker. Contact your
dealer if the window sticker is not supplied with your vehicle. The EPA
window sticker should be your guide for the fuel economy comparisons
with other vehicles.
It is important to note the box in the lower left corner of the window
sticker. These numbers represent the Range of MPG (L/100 km)
expected on the vehicle under optimum conditions. Your fuel economy
may vary depending upon the method of operation and conditions.
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
Your vehicle is equipped with various emission control components and a
catalytic converter which will enable your vehicle to comply with
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Power distribution box
(see Fuses) .......................248, 251
Power door locks ......................142
Power mirrors ...........................115
Power point ...............................110
Power steering ..........................230
fluid, checking and adding ....300
fluid, refill capacity ................304
fluid, specifications .........306–307
Power Windows .........................111
R
Radio ......................................17, 21
Rear Park Assist .......................239
Rear window defroster ...............96
Relays ........................................244
Remote entry system ...............146
opening the trunk ...................148
Roadside assistance ..................242
Roof rack ...................................141
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Safety Belt Maintenance ..........177
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ..................165, 168–173
Safety Canopy ...........................182
Safety defects, reporting ..........269
Safety restraints ........165, 168–173
belt minder .............................174
extension assembly ................177
for adults .........................169–172
for children .....................188–189
safety belt maintenance .........177
warning light and chime ........173
Safety seats for children ..........191Seat belts
(see Safety restraints) .............165
Seats ..........................................158
child safety seats ....................191
climate control ........................162
memory seat ...................151, 161
Select Shift Transmission
(SST) shifter .............................237
Servicing your vehicle ..............276
Setting the clock
AM/FM/In-dash 6 CD ................19
AM/FM/Tape/CD .......................23
Spark plugs,
specifications .............303, 307–308
Specification chart,
lubricants ...........................306–307
Speed control ............................117
Starting your vehicle ........224–226
jump starting ..........................254
Steering
speed sensitive .......................230
Steering column lock ................109
Steering wheel
controls ....................................119
tilting .......................................108
T
Tilt steering wheel ....................108
Tires ...........................199–200, 204
alignment ................................216
care ..........................................214
changing ..........................204, 206
checking the pressure ............202
inspecting and inflating .........201
label .........................................214
replacing ..................................204
rotating ....................................216
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