•Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
•Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
•You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between third and fourth gear occurs.
Unnecessary shifting of this type could result in reduced fuel
economy.
•Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.
•Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
•Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.
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 inscheduled maintenance information.
Conditions
•Heavily loading a vehicle or towing a trailer 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.
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front seats .................................59
Servicing your vehicle ..............200
Setting the clock
AM/FM stereo ...........................20
AM/FM/In-dash 6 CD ..........22, 27
Spare tire
(see Changing the Tire) ...........174
Spark plugs,
specifications .............231, 239–240
Special notice ................................9
ambulance conversions ..............8
diesel-powered vehicles .............7
utility-type vehicles ....................7
Specification chart,
lubricants ...........................236, 239
Speed control ..............................50
Starting your vehicle ........139–141
jump starting ..........................181
Steering wheel
tilting .........................................44
T
Temperature control
(see Climate control) ...........31, 33
Tilt steering wheel ......................44
Tires ...................................103–104
alignment ................................112
care ..........................................109
changing ..........................174–175
checking the pressure ............108
inflating ...................................105
label .........................................119
replacing ..........................111, 176
rotating ....................................112
safety practices .......................111
sidewall information ...............114
snow tires and chains ............120spare tire .........................172, 174
terminology .............................104
tire grades ...............................104
treadwear ........................103, 110
Towing .......................................127
recreational towing .................138
trailer towing ..........................127
wrecker ....................................186
Traction-lok rear axle ...............148
Transmission .............................150
brake-shift interlock (BSI) ....150
fluid, checking and adding
(automatic) .............................227
fluid, refill capacities ..............232
lubricant specifications ..236, 239
Turn signal ..................................38
V
Vehicle dimensions ...................240
Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) ..........................................242
Vehicle loading ..........................120
Ventilating your vehicle ...........142
W
Warning lights (see Lights) .......12
Washer fluid ..............................202
Water, Driving through .............159
Windows
power .........................................48
Windshield washer fluid and
wipers ..........................................44
checking and adding fluid .....202
replacing wiper blades ...........203
Wrecker towing .........................186
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