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Your vehicle has LATCH anchors for child seat installation at the seating
positions marked with the child seat symbol.
The anchors at the center of the
rear seat are further apart than the
sets of lower anchors for child seat
installation at other seating
positions. A child seat with rigid
LATCH attachments cannot be
installed at this seating position.
LATCH compatible child seats (with
attachments on belt webbing) can
be used at this seating position only if the child seat instructions state
that the child seat can be installed to anchors that are spaced up to 20
inches (500 mm) apart. Do not attach a child seat to any lower anchor if
an adjacent child seat is attached to that anchor.
Never attach two LATCH child safety seats to the same anchor.
In a crash, one anchor may not be strong enough to hold two
child safety seat attachments and may break, causing serious injury or
death.
The lower anchors for child seat
installation are located at the rear
section of the rear seat between the
cushion and seat back. The LATCH
anchors are below the locator
symbols on the seat back.
Follow the child seat manufacturer’s instructions to properly install a
child seat with LATCH attachments.
Attach LATCH lower attachments of the child seat only to the
anchors shown.
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If you install a child seat with rigid LATCH attachments, do not tighten
the tether strap enough to lift the child seat off the vehicle seat cushion
when the child is seated in it. Keep the tether strap just snug without
lifting the front of the child seat. Keeping the child seat just touching the
vehicle seat gives the best protection in a severe crash.
Each time you use the safety seat, check that the seat is properly
attached to the lower anchors and tether anchor. Try to tilt the child
seat from side to side. Also try to tug the seat forward. Check to see if
the anchors hold the seat in place.
If the safety seat is not anchored properly, the risk of a child
being injured in a crash greatly increases.
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A
Accessory delay ..........................56
Air cleaner filter ...............251–252
Air conditioning ....................29, 31
Airbag supplemental
restraint system ........121, 130, 133
and child safety seats ............123
description ..............121, 130, 133
disposal ....................................136
driver airbag ............123, 131, 134
indicator light .........129, 132, 135
operation .................123, 131, 134
passenger airbag .....123, 131, 134
side airbag ...............................130
All Wheel Drive (AWD),
driving off road .........................181
Antifreeze
(see Engine coolant) ................232
Anti-lock brake system
(see Brakes) ..............................174
Anti-theft system ..................94, 97
arming the system ....................97
disarming a triggered
system .......................................98
Audio system (see Radio) .........16
Automatic transmission
driving an automatic
overdrive .................................179
fluid, adding ............................249
fluid, checking ........................249
fluid, refill capacities ..............253
fluid, specification ..................253
Auxiliary Input Jack ...................22
Axle
lubricant specifications ..........253
B
Battery .......................................230acid, treating emergencies .....230
jumping a disabled battery ....202
maintenance-free ....................230
replacement, specifications ...252
servicing ..................................230
BeltMinder...............................116
Brakes ........................................173
anti-lock ...................................174
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................174
fluid, checking and adding ....249
fluid, refill capacities ..............253
fluid, specifications .................253
lubricant specifications ..........253
parking ....................................175
shift interlock ..........................177
Break-in period .............................5
Bulbs ............................................41
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....253
Cell phone use ..............................7
Changing a tire .........................195
Child safety restraints ..............136
child safety belts ....................136
Child safety seats ......................140
attaching with tether
straps .......................................144
in front seat ............................141
in rear seat ..............................141
Cleaning your vehicle
engine compartment ..............217
instrument panel ....................218
interior .....................................219
interior trim ............................219
plastic parts ............................217
washing ....................................215
waxing .....................................216
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opening the trunk .....................88
opening the windows ...............87
panic alarm ...............................88
replacement/additional
transmitters ...............................90
replacing the batteries .............89
Roadside assistance ..................187
S
Safety Belt Maintenance ..........115
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ..........107, 110, 112–115
Safety Canopy ...........................130
Safety defects, reporting ..........214
Safety
restraints ...........107, 110, 112–115
BeltMinder............................116
extension assembly ................115
for adults .........................112–114
for children .............................136
Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................108
safety belt maintenance .........115
warning light and chime ........116
Safety seats for children ..........140
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................257
Satellite Radio Information ........24
Seat belts
(see Safety restraints) .............107
Seats ..........................................100
child safety seats ....................140
climate control ........................104
front seats ...............................100
heated ........................................29
memory seat .............................88SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ..........................................94
Servicing your vehicle ..............222
Side air curtain .........................133
Spark plugs,
specifications .....................252, 256
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................253
Speed control ..............................58
Starting your vehicle ........170–172
jump starting ..........................202
Steering
speed sensitive .......................177
Steering wheel
controls ......................................61
tilting .........................................52
T
Tilt steering wheel ......................52
Tires ...........................148–149, 195
alignment ................................156
care ..........................................152
changing ..........................195, 198
checking the pressure ............152
inflating ...................................150
label .........................................162
replacing ..................................154
rotating ....................................156
safety practices .......................155
sidewall information ...............157
snow tires and chains ............163
spare tire .................................196
terminology .............................149
tire grades ...............................149
treadwear ........................148, 153
Towing .......................................168
recreational towing .................168
trailer towing ..........................168
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