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Vehicle Loading
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to keep
your loaded vehicle weight within its design rating capability, with or without a trailer.
Properly loading your vehicle will provide maximum return of vehicle design performance.
Before loading your vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining
your vehicle's weight ratings, with or without a trailer, from the vehicle's Safety
Certification Label and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious
consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's
suspension system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure,
handling or steering problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the
distance required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail
completely, particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a
combination of the size of the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation
pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
Base Curb Weight is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all
standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo, or optional equipment.
Vehicle Curb Weightis the weight of your new vehicle when you picked it up from your
dealer plus any aftermarket equipment.
PAYLOAD
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (except Canada)
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Specifications
qEngine
Item Specification
Type DOHC-24V 60°V Duratec 35, 6-cylinder
Bore×Stroke 92.5 × 86.7 mm (3.64 × 3.41 in)
Displacement 3,496 ml (3,496 cc, 213.3 cu in)
Compression ratio 10.3
qElectrical System
Item Classification
Battery 12V-55AH/5HR MF
Spark-plug number ZZJ1-18110
*1
Spark-plug gap 1.29―1.45 mm (0.051―0.057 in)
*1 ex factory
CAUTION
When cleaning the iridium plugs, do not use a wire brush. The fine particulate
coating on the iridium alloy and platinum tips could be damaged.
qLubricant Quality
Lubricant Classification
Engine oil Refer to the recommended SAE viscosity numbers on page 8-19.
Automatic transaxle fluid JWS3309
Transfer case oil API Service GL-5 (SAE 75W-140)
Rear differential oil API Service GL-5 (SAE 80W-90)
Power steering fluid ATF M-III, M-V, or equivalent (e.g. Dexron® II)
Brake fluid SAE J1703, or FMVSS116 DOT-3
10-4
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Jump-Starting .................................... 7-17
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Keyless Entry System ....................... 3-22
Keys .................................................. 3-21
L
Label Information ............................. 10-2
Lane-Change Signals ........................ 5-56
Liftgate .............................................. 3-28
Light Bulbs
Replacement ............................... 8-37
Specifications ............................. 10-6
Lighting Control ............................... 5-53
Lubricant Quality .............................. 10-4
Luggage Compartment Light .......... 6-122
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Maintenance
Introduction .................................. 8-2
Owner maintenance
precautions ................................. 8-17
Owner maintenance schedule ..... 8-16
Scheduled ..................................... 8-3
Map Lights ...................................... 6-122
Mirrors
Outside mirrors .......................... 3-57
Rearview mirror ......................... 3-58
Money-Saving Suggestions ................ 4-6
Moonroof .......................................... 3-44
O
Odometer and Trip Meter .................. 5-34
Outside Mirrors ................................. 3-57
O
Overhead Console ........................... 6-127
Overhead Lights .............................. 6-121
Overheating ....................................... 7-14
Overloading ...................................... 4-11
P
Paint Damage .................................... 8-52
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-5
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Power Door Locks ............................ 3-27
Power Liftgate ................................... 3-30
Power Outlet ................................... 6-132
Power Steering .................................. 5-16
Fluid ........................................... 8-24
Power Windows ................................ 3-35
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-19
R
Rear Door Child Safety Locks .......... 3-28
Rear Entertainment System ............... 6-51
Before operation ......................... 6-63
Country code list ........................ 6-94
Language code list ..................... 6-92
Sound output .............................. 6-69
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-61
Rear Window Washer ....................... 5-61
Rear Window Wiper .......................... 5-61
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-58
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-23
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-16
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-9
Roll-over ............................................. 4-8
Index
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Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-43
Seat Belt System
3-point type ................................ 2-22
Automatic locking ...................... 2-21
Belt minder ................................. 2-32
Center-rear lap/shoulder ............. 2-27
Emergency locking .................... 2-20
Extender ..................................... 2-30
Pregnant women ........................ 2-20
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-24
Seat belt precautions .................. 2-18
Warning light/beep ..................... 2-32
Seats
Front seat
(Electrically operated seats) ......... 2-5
Front seat
(Manually operated seats) ............ 2-2
Seat warmer ................................ 2-10
Second-row seats ........................ 2-11
Third-row seat ............................ 2-16
Second-Row Seats ............................ 2-11
Security System
Immobilizer system
(without advanced key) .............. 3-52
Immobilizer system
(with advanced key) ................... 3-50
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-55
Service Publications .......................... 9-45
Shopping Bag Hook ........................ 6-129
Side Extention Sunvisors ................ 6-120
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
Speedometer ...................................... 5-34
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-4
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-57
Horn ........................................... 5-62
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Storage Compartments .................... 6-127
Armrest box ............................. 6-128
Cargo securing loops ................ 6-128
Cargo sub-compartment ........... 6-129
Center console .......................... 6-128
Coin box ................................... 6-128
Glove box ................................. 6-128
Overhead console ..................... 6-127
Shopping bag hook .................. 6-129
Sunshade ........................................... 3-49
Sunvisors ........................................ 6-120
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Tachometer ........................................ 5-35
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-35
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-55
Third-Row Seat ................................. 2-16
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-21
Tire Information ................................ 9-23
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-27
System error activation .............. 5-31
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-29
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-31
Tires
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-33
Replacement ............................... 8-34
Rotation ...................................... 8-34
Snow tires .................................... 4-9
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ............................. 10-6
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-21
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
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